•Police tear-gas, arrest Lagos, FCT demonstrators •Shops locked, markets, streets deserted over fear of violence •PDP, Reps kick as police defend attacks on pro-democracy protesters The protests held across the country on Saturday to mark Democracy Day were marred by low turnout, police resistance and arrests, especially in Lagos and the.The Advocate
The protests held across the country on Saturday to mark Democracy Day were marred by low turnout, police resistance and arrests, especially in Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory.
Second wave, new COVID-19 variant mar New Year celebrations in FCT, states
JESUSEGUN ALAGBE
Unlike before the COVID-19 era when jamboree usually greeted the New Year, the 2021 New Year celebrations were marred in the Federal Capital Territory and many states around the country as Nigeria battles with the second wave of the pandemic and a new variant of the coronavirus.
Findings by our correspondents across the states showed that many citizens deserted facilities like amusement parks, beaches and others, in compliance with the ban on public gatherings placed by the federal and various state governments amid a deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.