Court sentences man to 11 years imprisonment for child theft
An Asaba, Delta State Magistrate’s Court yesterday sentenced Mr. Onyemaechi Alor to 11 years imprisonment without any option of fine for conspiracy and child theft. In Suit No. CMA/368c/2014 COP v....
View ArticleOgun government holds meeting with security chiefs over Badoo cult gang
Ahmed Iliyasu • Warns members, others to stay steer clear of the state • Lawmakers caution against jungle justice Worried by reports that the notorious “Badoo” cult group was planning to infiltrate...
View ArticleAba assumes duty at Western Naval Command
Nigerian Navy The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Ferguson Dukas Bobai yesterday handed over to a new Flag Officer, Rear Admiral Sylvanus Aba at the NNS BEECROFT...
View ArticleInstall our transformer, Ejigbo residents beg IKEDC
Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company For almost a year, residents of Segun Awolowo Street, Ejigbo, in Ejigbo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State have been in perpetual darkness, as a result...
View Article‘My errand boy sold my property for N918 million’
Titi Abubakar Wife of former Vice President, Mrs.Titi Atiku Abubakar, has narrated to a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja how her former errand boy, Nsikak Akpan Jacobs, whom she made the Managing...
View ArticlePolice arrest nine notorious robbery suspects in Abuja
The suspects The Nigeria Police High Command has arrested nine notorious armed robbery suspects, allegedly terrorising the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Stolen cars and other operational tools were...
View ArticleIgbo quit notice: Diaspora group to petition ICC, calls for return to fiscal...
While condemning in complete term the recent quit notice issued by the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum to Igbo people residing in the northern part of the country, the Igbo World Assembly, IWA, has said...
View Article'IJMB a good substitute for UTME'
For the students who failed the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, there is still another option of gaining university admission, a lecturer at the Kwara State Polytechnic and education...
View ArticlePolice arraign suspected killers of ex-naval officer
The Ogun Police Command yesterday arraigned five suspected killers of ex-naval staff and Chief Executive Officer of MAF 44 Gardens and Event Centre, Arigbajo, Chief Moses Akanni Famuyiwa, before a...
View ArticlePFN seeks government intervention on plight of prison inmates
The Executive Director, Prison Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) Mr. Benson Ngozi Iwuagwu has urged government to come to the aid of inmates in prisons across the country apparently to improve their quality...
View ArticleNeighbourhood Corps reunites missing boy with family
Ajao (right) with the teenager and his mother The Lagos State Neighbourhood Corps (LNSC) has reunited 15-year- old boy, who sneaked out to Lagos from his parent’s home in Ondo State.Deputy Inspector...
View ArticleAmbrose Alli University alumni inaugurate new chapter
Prof. Omi Ujuanbi (left), Head of Department, Political Science, Ambrose Alli University, Dr. Austin Thomas Aghemelo ,Mrs. Ethel Uduehi, an alumnus and Mr. Frank Egboh,at the inauguration The Ambrose...
View ArticleThree-storey building under construction collapses in Owerri
The collapsed building Tragedy occurred yesterday in Umuguma axis, Owerri West Local Council of Imo State, following the caving in of a massive three storey building at the roofing stage of...
View ArticleAmbode tasks traditional rulers on Badoo killings, kidnapping
Akinwunmi Ambode Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode oyesterday charged traditional rulers in the state to rise to their responsibilities and ensure that the menace of ritual killings and...
View ArticleNCP faults removal of Fawehinmi’s statue by LASG
Statue of late Gani Fawehinmi The National Conscience Party of Nigeria (NCP) has condemned the removal of the late human rights activist, Gani Fawehinmi’s statue by the Lagos State government. The...
View ArticleFoundation prepares CSOs to monitor school feeding and basic education funds
Amina Salihu At a recent gathering of MacArthur Foundation’s current and potential grantees from across Nigeria, the conversation on accountability and service delivery was both lively and passionate....
View ArticleCP seeks monarch’s support in crime prevention
Force Public Relations Officer, Don Awunah Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Donald Awunah, has solicited the support of traditional rulers, as it is critical to curbing crime in the state....
View ArticlePolice close part of Victoria Island over flooding
An unprecedented flood has taken over the entire Ahmadu Bello way in Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday, forcing some residents and commercial offices to unceremoniously vacate their premises. The...
View ArticlePower outage in Ikoyi, Victoria Island as flood submerges substations
The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Sunday announced that there would be a power outage in Ikoyi, Victoria Island and its environs as the company’s injection substations...
View ArticleBadoo scare: Whistle sales increase in Ikorodu markets
Following the rising spate of violence in the Ikorodu Area of Lagos State and the call by community leaders on residents to procure whistles, there has been an upsurge in the demand for the device in...
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