Nigeria

IGP withdraws policemen from VIPs

An order withdrawing police officers attached to Very Important Persons (VIPs) has been issued by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar Adamu. A...

Cease violent crackdown on protesters – Biden

United States presidential candidate Joe Biden has called on Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian military to cease “violent crackdown on protesters”. A number...

Ighalo criticizes FG over alleged shooting at protesters

Manchester United’s striker Odion Ighalo has said that he is ashamed of the Nigerian government following reports that soldiers opened fire on protesters in...

BREAKING: The Nation newspaper head office on fire

Suspected thugs have set ablaze the head office of The Nation Newspaper at Matori in Lagos. This comes hours after the head office of Television...

UN condemns the killings of activists in Nigeria

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called for an end to police brutality and attack on #EndSARS protesters in Nigeria. The Secretary General, who...

BREAKING: NPA headquarters in Lagos on fire

An angry mob has set the Headquarters of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Marina street, Lagos on fire. Although the motive for the attack is...

Pantami Commissions NCC, USPF and NITDA Projects

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has commissioned more projects executed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the...

Lekki shooting, toughest night of our lives – Sanwo-Olu

  Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu blames the shootings of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate on what he called “forces beyond our direct control.” Shots...

BREAKING: Shooting at Lekki as protesters flout curfew order.

There are indications that security personnel have invaded the Lekki toll gate, venue of #EndSARS protests that lingered for about 13 days. Reports from residents...

#ENDSARS protesters defy curfew order in Lagos

Despite the imposition of 24 hours curfew and banning all protests in Lagos state protesters were seen at protest locations at Lekki toll gate...

BREAKING: IGP orders nationwide deployment of anti-riot policemen

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered immediate nationwide deployment of anti-riot police unit, the Police Mobile Force, PMF, to protect lives and...

BREAKING:#ENDSARS protests turn violent in Kano

#ENDSARS protests have degenerated into violence in Kano, forcing traders to close shops to avoid being caught in the violence. Sahelian Times gathered that the...

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