Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Members of the Nigerian police lob teargas canisters to disperse demonstrators during a protest by residents of Makoko riverine ...

What began as a peaceful protest against demolitions in parts of Lagos quickly descended into chaos as displaced residents marched toward the Lagos State House of Assembly in Alausa. This eyewitness ...

Pedro says there is a need to prevent the protest from being hijacked by hoodlums who are prepared to breach law and order. The application filed by the State’s Attorney General, Senior Advocate of ...

Activist-lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), yesterday condemned the use of teargas by the police on protesters during last week’s demonstration against alleged illegal demolitions and forced evictions in the ...

The Lagos State Government has defended its regulation of bus operations along the Lekki-Epe Expressway following protests by drivers who operate the small yellow buses popularly known as ...

LAGOS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Nigerian police fired tear gas to disperse residents protesting in Lagos on Wednesday over demolition work in one of Africa's largest floating slums that has displaced ...