Officers of the Lagos State Police Command used tear gas to disperse protesters on 20th October 2024, as they rallied to mark the fourth anniversary of the #EndSARS protests, a movement that gained international attention in October 2020. Videos from the scene showed demonstrators fleeing as shots were fired into the air, and clouds of tear gas filled the area. The protesters, who had gathered at the Lekki Toll Gate around 8:30 am with banners and placards, called for the full implementation of the recommendations made by various judicial panels of inquiry set up in the aftermath of the 2020 protests.

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, has advised Nigerians living around river banks along the River Benue Basin to quickly move to safer grounds. Director-General of NIHSA, Umar Mohammed, who gave the warning in a statement yesterday, said water on the River Benue has reached the flooding level due to increased rainfall. He also urged those along the River Niger to move to a safe location, saying the management of Kainji and Jebba Dams were working to control the floodwaters.

Mrs Jane Egerton-Idehen, the Managing Director (MD) of Nigeria Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Ltd, has stated that the satellite resources of Nigeria are being deployed to tackle terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping across the country.

The Nigerian Army has taken a step in enhancing the welfare and operational efficiency of its personnel with the unveiling of a 12-unit cabin accommodation for officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army Remotely Piloted Aircraft System Regiment in Kaduna. Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Division 1, Nigerian Army, Lt. Col. Musa Yahaya, in a statement issued in Kaduna, on Saturday, said the General Officer Commanding, Division 1, Major General Mayirenso Lander Saraso, performed the unveiling on Friday

The Federal Government will get rid of bandits, terrorists and other criminal gangs terrorising the Northwest. The Minister of State Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, made this known while speaking to newsmen in Sokoto on Wednesday. Matawalle said he was in Sokoto to lead another onslaught against bandits, terrorists and other criminals in Northwest states. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the initiative was part of President Bola Tinubu’s directives on the minister alongside military chiefs to relocate to Sokoto and ensure flushing all the culprits that terrorize the areas.

The Federal Government, on Monday, described as alarming, the statistics on violence against children in the country. It decried that recent studies established that approximately six out of 10 children experience one or more forms of physical, sexual, or emotional violence before the age of 18. The Solicitor General of the Federation, SGF, and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Beatrice Jedy-Agba made this disclosure at the opening session of a two-day stakeholder’s forum on ending violence against children in Nigeria on Monday.