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Lagos State Ministry launches Special Task Force to curb street begging

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

2 years ago

The Task Force, consisting of representatives from various government departments and agencies, was inaugurated today in Alausa. Mr. Mobolaji Ogunlende,…

Breaking: Explosion rocks Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Balls of fire enveloped the atmosphere with loud 'bang' heard several metres away from the scene of the incident, which…

Notorious LASTMA serial impersonator arrested in Lagos

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

The image maker said that investigations conducted revealed that the arrested suspect, (name withheld), has been collecting huge amount of…

Three Nigerians placed on INTERPOL Red Notice for forging Buhari’s signature to steal $6.2m from CBN

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

According to a letter addressed to the IGP signed by DCP Eloho Okpoziakpo, Head of Operations, Office of the Special…

Why I don’t believe in DNA test – Seun Kuti

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Seun also said there is no basis for a DNA test because it's cowardly for a man to disown a…

How my ‘school father’ introduced me to homosexuality, Auchi Poly graduate confesses

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Ikwuagwu who confessed to the crime of sodomy, said he was arrested following an allegation by his victim, simply identified…

Met Police sack officer for touching female colleague inappropriately

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Chief Superintendent Simon Crick, responsible for policing in those boroughs, said all his officers were expected to behave with the…

Suspected currency racketeer cracked in Uyo

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The 59-year old ‘Naira Trader’ was arrested on Friday February 9, 2024, at the Ibom Tropicana Mall , Udo Udoma…

Lagos Taskforce impounds 497 Okadas plying prohibited routes

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The Chairman described the activities of okada operators, especially along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway as reckless due to the nonchalant attitude…

EFCC releases names of four brothers, 30 others busted for Internet fraud in Enugu

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The four brothers are Egbo Chukwuebuka, Egbo Favour Chibuike, Egbo Ifeanyi Francis and Egbo Victor.

Lagos student, 13, remanded for allegedly defiling 6-year-old girl

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

The boy, a student who lives with his parents at 96, Oshodi Road, Oshodi, Lagos was arraigned on charges of…

Lagos issues four-day relocation deadline to squatters, illegal motor parks in Obalende

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Speaking with newsmen after the inspection, Wahab said all shanties and their dwellers, traders, squatters, cattle rearers and abandoned vehicles…

Mohammed, supplier of drugs to terrorists cracked in Borno

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

In another operation by NDLEA operatives in Abuja on Tuesday 6th February, Babafemi disclosed that a suspect, Abdulhameed Dauda, 27,…

Zamfara Govt bans sales of fuel in Jerry cans, breads on motorcycles

Taiwo Okanlawon

2 years ago

The Zamfara State Government has announced the ban on sales of loaves of bread and petroleum in jerry cans to…

Pregnant woman, five others busted for drugs in Anambra

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Babafemi added that in Lagos, two ladies, Boluwatife Adebayo and Omolade Fola Adebayo were among suspects arrested during raids in…

Lizzy Anjorin’s husband in alleged land grabbing scandal

Taiwo Okanlawon

2 years ago

The case against Lawal is becoming public knowledge just days after it was alleged that Lizzy Anjorin, his actress wife,…

Ogun CP Alamutu expresses worry over rising cult killings

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Alamutu, who said that the situation really called for concerns, urged the students to focus on their studies and shun…

Indian man calls police after stabbing wife to death

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

According to the Daily Mail, Sharma pleaded guilty at the Kingston Crown Court to the murder of his wife at…

Emefiele’s wife Margaret, three others declared wanted by EFCC

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The EFCC displayed the mugshots of the four suspects and wrote their offences on its social media handles late Friday.

Two dead, three survived after jet crashes on Florida highway

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Collier County Sheriff’s Office said two fatalities have been confirmed, saying that three others survived the crash.

London rapist Khan to rot in jail 15 years

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Khan of Emily Duncan Place, Forest Gate E7, was sentenced on Wednesday, 7 February, 2024. He was previously convicted of…

Commercial bus driver sets Edo traffic agency personnel ablaze

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Report had it that on the way to the EDTSMA office, the driver stopped the vehicle, stripped himself naked, took…

Lagos issues warning to motorists without number plates, covered number plates

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, emphasized on Friday that such actions not only breached traffic laws but also pose a…

How Russian man used AI to find wife

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Zhadan achieved that feat with AI by developing a system that filtered out any woman posing with alcohol, had posted…

Shocker! Repentant Nigerian scammer releases guide book on romance scam

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Smalling now works as a consultant with Social Catfish, a fraud-prevention agency that works to identify and expose fraudsters while…

Plan your movement: Lagos announces closure of important roads for Lagos City Marathon

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The routes that will be shut between 5.00am and 2.00pm are Funsho Williams Avenue from Stadium, Surulere; Ikorodu Road to…

Abuja Pastor Chika Nwofor lands in trouble for stoning colleague

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Tanko said that on three occasions the defendant threw stones at one pastor, George Ekejiuba, the General Superintendent of Indomitable…

Kaduna civil servant asks wife for N7m to grant divorce request

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Zuntu said the N7 million include the money he spent of education and dowries for Hadiza is seeking a dissolution…

Lagos engages 200 religious leaders on Sexual, Gender-Based Violence

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

She explained that the invited participants were made to comb through the laws, in order to learn the intricacies of…

‘Gegemu’ herbal concotion knocks 65-year-old man, 1 other dead in Kogi

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

While Okiribo, and Omo-Folorunsho died, one Shola Pempe and another youth were hospitalized at ECWA hospital, Makutu.

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