Police fired teargas at mourners, journalists and two Lagos governorship candidates at the Lekki Toll Gate during the sixth anniversary of the EndSARS protests.
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Funso Doherty were among those affected as participants gathered to honour victims, including journalist Pelumi Onifade. Meanwhile, a new Foundation for Investigative Journalism report alleges that police extortion and brutality remain widespread six years after SARS was disbanded.
Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in the Federal Capital Territory after a woman who travelled from Uganda tested positive. Health authorities have identified 44 close contacts and begun contact tracing.
Uganda, however, says the woman transited through the country without symptoms after travelling to the Democratic Republic of Congo, stressing that the location of infection remains under investigation.
Vice President Kashim Shettima is facing renewed criticism over security in Northern Nigeria following an opinion article questioning the government’s response to banditry, school closures and displacement.
The commentary also raises questions about federal relief allocations and the administration’s security promises ahead of the 2027 elections.
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has urged Rivers State youths to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, while criticising former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as untrustworthy.
Separately, the APC Presidential Campaign Council has denied allegations of a plot to assassinate Atiku, demanding evidence from those making the claims and insisting that presidential candidates’ security remains in place.
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