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REPORTER'S DIARY: How Lagos police's brutality against protesters, journalists put my life in danger

Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- Leaving home that Wednesday morning to cover a protest in Lagos, it never occurred to me that I could go so close to losing my life. Yet that was exactly what happened. On 28 Janua... Read More


Supreme Court strikes out N1.4bn award against Mobil, ends 29-year-old legal battle

Nigeria, Jan. 31 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday brought to a close a 29 years long dispute by dismissing an appeal challenging the decision of the Court of Appeal, Calabar Division, on a jurisdictio... Read More


Prosecution witness links $2.045m, property documents recovered from lawyer to Emefiele

Nigeria, Jan. 31 -- A prosecution witness said at the FCT High Court in Abuja on Friday that some title documents and the sun of $2 million recovered from a lawyer belonged to former Central Bank of N... Read More


Demolitions: Court grants bail to Lagos protest leaders

Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- A magistrate's court in Yaba, Lagos State,has granted bail to Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Soweto, and Dele Frank, leaders of Wednesday's protest against demolitions at the Lag... Read More


Demolitions: Lagos police to charge protest leaders in court

Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- The Lagos State Police Command said it will charge two leaders of a protest on Wednesday, despite the reported largely peaceful conduct of the protest. It was rather the police th... Read More


Demolitions: Coalition, activists condemn Lagos police, lawmakers over crackdown on protesters, journalists

Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- Civil rights activists and advocacy groups have condemned the Lagos State Government and the Lagos State Police Command over the violent dispersal of peaceful protesters and journa... Read More


Police open fire on peaceful Lagos protesters, journalists

Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- Peaceful protesters demanding entry into the Lagos State House of Assembly in Alausa were met with gunfire and aggressive police action on Wednesday, leaving several residents inju... Read More


Residents march against demolitions in Lagos waterfront communities

Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- Residents of Lagos waterfront communities on Wednesday marched to the Lagos State House of Assembly in Alausa, protesting ongoing demolitions and forced evictions. The demonstratio... Read More


Why Sowore can't rely on my past remark calling Tinubu 'drug lord' - Reno Omokri

Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- Former presidential aide and ambassador-designate, Reno Omokri, has said activist and Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore cannot rely on his past statements calling President... Read More


Lagos residents to protest demolitions after police reject notification letter

Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- Residents of Lagos waterfront communities are set to stage a protest on Wednesday against ongoing demolitions and forced evictions after the Lagos State Police Command rejected the... Read More