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Dr Ahmed Apatira

Christmas: Lagos Council bans street jamz, carnivals

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

“The ban becomes necessary due to a series of violence and wanton destruction of valuable properties associated with such carnivals…
Auto accident

Christmas Day tragedy: Six dead, 16 injured in Bauchi auto crash

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

“Twenty-two people were involved in the fatal road crash and there were two male adults, four male children, 10 female…
Police say over 400 suspects have been arrested in various black spots in Lagos

Police kill 2 robbery suspects during gunfire in Lagos

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

He said the suspects entered the communication facility located at Adisa Street, Okokomaiko, tied the security guard on duty and…
Drug suspects arrested by NDLEA

NDLEA intercepts Xmas Colorado, cannabis juice consignments at Lagos airport, seaport

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday said at least, 12 suspects including two dock workers and a…
FRSC vows to prosecute drunk drivers

Yuletide: FRSC deploys 5 ambulances, 1,000 men in Sokoto

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

According to him, FRSC ensures wider awareness initiatives in different media outfits, collaborate with National Union of Road Transport Workers…
Gombe

Xmas: NSCDC deploys 2,979 personnel in Delta

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

He said that the personnel were drafted from the Counter Terrorism Unit CTU, Snipper Combatants, Female Squad, Crack Team, Special…

NEMA flags off “Operation Eagle Eye” in Borno

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

He explained that Operation Eagle Eye is an annual exercise targeting road users during the festive season to ensure safety…
Police dock Nura Mohammed for colluding with others to defraud 21 officers of N100m while claiming to CSP Wale, a PA to DIG Ibrahim Olawale.

Police arrest alleged 31-year-old fake doctor in Ondo State

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

“After 27 days of operation, she came back again complaining of vaginal bleeding. To save her life, I referred her…
boat mishap

Controversy trails death of man in Badagry boat mishap

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The accident, according to sources, occurred at the jetty on Thursday night when two boats, one coming from Badagry and…
Troops

Troops ambush bandits, kill 10, destroy camps in Kaduna

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Aruwan said “According to feedback to the Kaduna State Government, the troops set up ambush positions at bandits’ crossing points…
The burning car

Fire razes vehicle at Lagos Television premises (Videos, photos)

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

After emptying about five large fire extinguishers, an explosion was heard inside the car followed by huge balls of fire…
Second Rainbow bridge construction in progress

Plan your movement: Lagos shuts part of Oshodi-Apapa Expressway

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Oladeinde said the launching of beams at the Second Rainbow Bus stop necessitated this diversion to prevent vehicular interference and…
Illustration for traditional healers docked

Eight docked for cutting dead man’s parts in Ibadan

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

The defendants tampered with the body of the late Nimotalahi Amidu by chopping off his head and body parts.
Accident

Multiple accident claims one life, four others injured in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Oke-Osanyintolu said further information gathered at the scene revealed that the truck driver lost control due to mechanical fault (brake…
Kebbi

Chinese national Fan Yu, 11 bandits shot dead in Zamfara

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

According to him, the police operatives who responded to the distress call regarding the ambush neutralized 11 bandits while others…
Nwonwu

Cleaner, nanny accused of stealing employer’s N9m property sent to Kirikiri Prison

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Miracle Phillip Umorem, 27, a cleaner and Mary Effiong, 27, a nanny were accused of perpetrating the act after their…
Popular Nigerian comedian Bright Okpocha, better known as Basketmouth, announces breakup with Elsie, his wife for 19 years

Marriage breakup: How Basketmouth met his wife 19 years ago

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Last September Elsie had penned a beautiful message celebrating her husband, Basketmouth when he turned 44, saying he was her…
power station

10 killed, 3 communities affected by electric shock in Zaria

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

The accident was a result of a “high tension line snap onto the low tension line”, which resulted in a…

Consumer council confiscates 1,200 substandard tricycle tyres

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

Ali-Muhammad urged tricycle owners and riders to always ensure that they buy standard spare parts for their tricycles in order…
Police arrest 27-year-old woman, Mariam Ayila, for kidnapping a 13- year- old girl and asking for a N250,000.00 to release her in Ogun state.

Ogun woman Mariam Ayila kidnaps 13-year-old girl, demands N250K ransom

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The suspect had also kidnapped a young girl at Itele Ota area on the 19th of December 2022, and ransom…
Kaduna government says 25 suspects prosecuted over involvement in gender-based violence (GBV) in the state have been sentenced to death

Rivers: Udoh brothers sentenced to death for murder of Radio Nigeria staff

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The two defendants who are indigenes of Akwa Ibom State were said to have picked late Okorie along East-West road…
Director General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Lanre Mojola

Lagos moves to stem rising incidence of gas explosion

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

According to Mojola, findings indicated that gas explosions were often caused by improper handling and storage, saying that the summit…
Fasawe, Mojola and others during the meeting

Yuletide: Lagos jaw-jaw with leisure, hospitality operators to avert accidents

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The meeting which was a stakeholders’ parley, was jointly presided over by the Director General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr.…
Gun and flag of Biafra recovered by troops from IPOB/ESN stronghold in Lilu forest

Troops raid IPOB/ESN camps in Ebonyi, Enugu

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

The troops had in another encounter at Agubeji community in Enugu state, apprehended one Mr Martins Abogwu, for conniving with…
Police

Police in show of force in Delta, deploy patrol teams

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

He stated that the operation would be supervised by the eight Area Commanders in the state, to ensure a hitch-free…
Lagos governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu is expected to lead officials of State Government and other stakeholders as the first passengers as the much expected Lagos Blue Line Rail commences operations today.

12 years after: Sanwo-Olu announces completion of first phase Lagos Blue Light Rail 

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

He said the milestone in the development of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) was the culmination of several impactful…
Oke-Osanyintolu and others at the event

Yuletide: Lagos charges residents to be safety cautious

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The permanent secretary added that “due to the fact that we at LASEMA have been in the business of service…
Father found hanged, 2 children, mother dead in France

Missing boy found by police in Nasarawa

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

According to the Police spokesperson, the boy claims to hail from Hadeja in Jigawa State, was found wandering.
People help firefighters to extinguish a fire after blasts ripped through a fireworks warehouse in a shopping mall in Yerevan, Armenia August 14, 2022. Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure via REUTERS

Harmattan: Residents warned on fire outbreaks

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

Mukaddas noted that the agency planned to embark on an aggressive media campaign to prevent dry season disasters in the…
PWDs call for special ministry to address their needs

CSO uncovers systematic exclusion of PWDs from governance, politics in FCT

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

GSAI's report findings indicate that in the entire Federal Capital Territory (FCT), only just six persons with disabilities have been…
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