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Lagos freight agent caught with parcels of cocaine hidden in shea butter buckets

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

A statement issued by NDLEA's spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Sunday said NDLEA operatives at the NAHCO export shed of the…

Paris-bound drug dealer Orjinze excretes 111 wraps of cocaine at Abuja airport

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Babafemi said he was arrested on Tuesday, 21st May, during the outward clearance of Airfrance flight AF 878 from Abuja…

Insecurity: Governor Radda rewards four cops with N5.5m

Taiwo Okanlawon

2 years ago

The State Commissioner of Police, CP Aliyu Abubakar Musa, presented the four officers – CSP Andrew Alphonsus, SP Ibrahim Garba,…

Family accuses police of extra judicial killing as man dies in detention

Taiwo Okanlawon

2 years ago

Abraham's family who works at the Spare Parts Market in Ikoku, in the Mile 2 axis of Port Harcourt, are…

Controversies trail death of Abraham Chukwudi in Rivers police custody

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

The father of the deceased speaking alongside Enefaa Georgewill, a human rights activist and Chairman of Rivers state Civil Society…

Two Ibadan men charged with flogging man to death with ‘koboko’

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

The prosecutor, Insp Olalekan Adegbite, told the court that the defendants committed the murder on May 10 at 8.00 a.m.…

Lightning strike kills two women in Lagos

Paul Dada

2 years ago

The police spokesman sympathised with the deceased, and prayed that their souls rest in peace.

Gridlock as petrol tanker explodes on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Paul Dada

2 years ago

"We are witnessing traffic build up between Ago Igbala, the road traffic crash scene, and MFM prayer city on the…

Kano CP shuns Gov. Yusuf’s order, says police will abide by court order

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

But Gumel at a joint security news conference in Kano on Saturday said: "The Police Command is expressly obeying the…

Four dismissed soldiers stab NDLEA officer to death in Niger

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Abiodun said during the fight, an officer of the NDLEA named Kingsley Chimetalo was stabbed at the back with a…

CBN sacks over 200 workers

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

In one of the sacked letters obtained, the bank said the sack was in line the new strategic direction of…

Syrian-born Nigerian faces charges of conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

They were alleged to have conspired together to commit felony to wit: forgery, obtaining money under false pretence, unlawful conversion…

NSIB directs review of Dana Air standard operating procedure

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The preliminary report of the Bureau also revealed how a popular Nollywood actor, Johnpaul Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope,…

Plan your movement: Lagos shuts very important expressway for exigency situation

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

According to the statement, motorists would be denied access from Ram Seller area beside Gbagada General Hospital and would be…

Drama as Ilorin man weeps in court over wife’s divorce request

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Adepoju had filed for divorce, custody of their three children and maintenance allowance for them. She told the court that…

Court orders interim forfeiture of N830m, $4.7m, properties linked to Emefiele

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had filed an application before the court for the interim forfeitures as the…

Lagos PMO begins working tour to government parastatals, agencies in June

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

According to Adetutu, the exercise is set to commence in June 2024, to conduct on-the-spot assessment of the agencies’ operational…

Police detain officer over accidental discharge

Paul Dada

2 years ago

Adeh said the CP condemned the unprofessional and disheartening conduct of the police officer while he assured the family and…

Remains of Sanwo-Olu’s Deputy Chief of Staff Soyannwo laid to rest

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The service was also attended by members of the Lagos State Executive Council, Permanent Secretaries, All Progressives Congress (APC), religious…

NCAA to sanction Turkish Airlines

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

According to him, the agency would not hesitate to roll out stiff penalties and sanctions to Turkish Airlines as Nigerian…

Court grants Abba Kyari N50 million two weeks bail

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Justice Emeka Nwite ordered Kyari to deposit the sum of N50 million and a surety in like sum.

Parents arrested after 3-year-old dies of starvation

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Police in the western Austrian state of Tyrol said on Wednesday that emergency services were informed of the child’s death…

Foundation supports journalists facing challenges

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Mrs. Esther Peter Thomas, wife of the late Peter Thomas, a renowned entertainment editor and publicist for the former Mo'Hits…

Lagos secures over 320 judgements in courts, approves 100 Plea Bargains

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Lawal disclosed that Office of the Public Defender (OPD) secured 230 judgements in favour of the state, just as the…

Gombe woman Janty Emmanuel arrested for spraying naira notes

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

She was arrested on Monday, May 20, 2024, following intelligence that spotted her spraying the Naira notes at a social…

Sanwo-Olu delivers ‘Ounje Eko’ food packs to Lagos Water Corporation

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

While appreciating the governor, Tijani described the initiative as remarkable and significant achievement in the history of the State, towards…

592 women, 70 men report spousal battering in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Dada said 592 women reported battering and violence against them by their husbands in the last one year, while 70…

Woman killed by her extra large dogs

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

The British government’s move to ban extra-large bullies followed a series of attacks by the larger and more muscular version…

Lagos charges women experiencing domestic violence to speak out

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The Commissioner further revealed that the Ministry, from 2019 to date has had 16,900 graduands from the 20 skill acquisition…

Lagos to activate feeding programme in public schools

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

According to Abiodun, the feeding programme is one of the resolutions that emerged after the 18th Executive/Legislative Parley which was…

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