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Mirabel Centre Supports 10,000 Sexual Violence Survivors Since 2013

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Photo: Mrs Itoro Eze-Anaba By: Mandy Park Mirabel Centre, Nigeria’s first Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC), has recorded a major milestone, having provided support to over 10,000 survivors of sexual violence since it was established in 2013. The achievement underscores both the growing trust survivors place in the Centre and the disturbing scale of sexual and gender-based violence in the country. Experts note that many cases remain unreported due to stigma, fear, limited access to services and weak justice outcomes. Mirabel Centre offers free, survivor-centred medical, psychosocial, forensic and legal…

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Breaking News: Winhomes Estate Landowners Announce Takeover of Land Ownership in Lagos … Appeals to FG for compensation, express support for Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda

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Photo: Winhomes Estate Landowners At The Briefing By: Daniel Kanu The Association of Landowners in Winhomes Estate, Okun Ajah, Lagos State, today Tuesday, 3rd February announced that its members have formally and lawfully taken possession of their lands within the estate, following what they described as a final judicial resolution of ownership disputes. The announcement was made at a world press briefing held in Lagos by the association in collaboration with the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Good Governance. They pledged to comply with all statutory pre-construction requirements, including…

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CHSR Faults Lagos Police Chief Over Owode Demolitions, Decries Criminalisation of Protests …calls for independent investigation

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Photo: CHSR at the media briefing By: Mandy Park Rights group, Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) has condemned outrightly, what it described as the “criminalisation of peaceful protest” and an alleged attempt by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Moshood Jimoh, to distort facts surrounding the illegal demolitions, forced evictions, and killings across Lagos state. This is as the group called for independent investigation to unravel the truth. Addressing journalists at a press conference on Monday in Lagos, CHSR slammed the Lagos State Police Command of abandoning…

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MOUAU don petitions Tinubu over denial of promotion to professor by Governing Council Chairman

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Photo: President Tinubu By: Mandy Park Erudite lecturer at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike ( MOUAU) Dr Philips Nto has petitioned President Bola Tinubu to intervene over the denial of his promotion to the rank of a professor by the Chairman of the Governing Council of the University, Comrade Fidelis Edeh. He said his promotion, which has been due since 2021, has been withheld by Edeh over issues associated with the 2023 governorship election in Enugu State. According to Dr. Philips Nto, during a press briefing in Umuahia, he…

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MOUAU don petitions Tinubu over denial of promotion to professor by Eden, Governing Council Chairman By: Mandy Park Erudite lecturer at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike ( MOUAU) Dr Philips Nto has petitioned President Bola Tinubu to intervene over the denial of his promotion to the rank of a professor by the Chairman of the Governing Council of the University, Comrade Fidelis Edeh. He said his promotion, which has been due since 2021, has been withheld by Edeh over issues associated with the 2023 governorship election in Enugu State.…

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NDLEA Arrests Businessman Over 1.6kg Cocaine Concealed in Private Parts, Footwear at Lagos Airport

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By Mandy Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a Brazil-based Nigerian businessman, Uche Franklin Onyekwere, for concealing 1.60kg of cocaine in his private parts and the soles of his footwear at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. Onyekwere, 47, was arrested on Thursday, January 29, 2026, during the inward clearance of South African Airways passengers arriving from Brazil via Johannesburg, following credible intelligence. The Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement…

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Again, Obi Knocks Tinubu Over Frequent Foreign Trips, Laments Leadership Vacuum at ‘Difficult Time

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Photo: Mr Peter Obi By: Mandy Park Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has again criticised President Bola Tinubu over his frequent foreign travels, accusing him of leaving the country without firm leadership at a critical moment in its history. In a statement posted on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday, February 1, 2026, titled “A Distressing January for Nigeria,” Obi said President Tinubu appeared more comfortable staying abroad than remaining in the country to tackle pressing national challenges. The former two-term governor…

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Soludo Vows to Name Politicians Sponsoring Sit-at-Home in Anambra

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Photo: Gov. Soludo By: Mandy Park The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has declared that his administration will soon expose politicians allegedly sponsoring the sit-at-home orders that have continued to disrupt socio-economic activities in the state. Soludo made the disclosure while speaking to stakeholders during a security meeting in Awka, where he expressed concern over the persistent enforcement of illegal sit-at-home directives, particularly on Mondays and during public examinations and commercial days. According to the governor, credible intelligence reports have linked the continued sit-at-home disruptions to political…

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Lagos Demolition Protest: Court Grants Soweto, Frank Bail

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Photo: Free Birds, Comrades Frank and Soweto By: Mandy Park A Lagos Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba on Thursday granted bail to activists Taiwo Hassan Soweto, and Dele Frank following their arraignment over a protest against demolitions in parts of Lagos State. The defendants pleaded not guilty to a five-count charge filed by the Lagos State Police Command. The court admitted them to bail in the sum of ₦200,000 each, with two responsible sureties in like sum. Magistrate A.I.O. Alaka (Mrs) further ordered that the defendants be released to their…

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EndBadGovernance Group Condemns Police Crackdown on Makoko Eviction Protest, Demands Release of Soweto

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Photo: Protesters and the Police at the scene By: Nkechi Joseph The Lagos State chapter of the #EndBadGovernance Movement has condemned what it described as a violent crackdown by the Lagos State Police Command on peaceful protesters demonstrating against forced evictions and demolitions in several low-income communities across the state. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the group accused the police, under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police, CP Fatai Jimoh, of using excessive force against unarmed citizens who gathered to protest demolitions in communities including Makoko, Oworoshoki, Owode-Onirin…

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