Oil spill chokes Nembe Creek communities as residents seek intervention
For more than 20 fishing settlements along the waterway, the latest oil spill represents a severe threat to their livelihoods and environment.
N5bn Scandal: I am ready for scrutiny anytime ― Ali Ahmad
Immediate past Speaker of Kwara House of Assembly, Dr Ali Ahmad, has absolved the state’s 8th Assembly of alleged N5 billion fraud levelled against the lawmakers by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The ex-Speaker made the clarification in a statement made available to newsmen in llorin on Tuesday. Ahmad said: “The 8th Kwara […]
Pastor remanded in prison over alleged attempt to murder female pastor
By Onozure Dania The pastor in charge of The Life House Ministry located at Ifeoma Street, opposite Ojo Barracks, Ojo, Lagos, Pastor Benjamin Akinsanya 56, has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court sitting in Igbosere, over alleged attempted murder of a female pastor. Akinsanya was docked before the court alongside two others for allegedly […]
Housekeeper arrested for allegedly adding sniper to 93-year-old woman’s tea
The police have arrested a Beninese teenage housekeeper (name withheld) who allegedly attempted to kill a 93-year-old woman by adding a substance suspected to be sniper insecticide to her tea. The Spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, DSP Bala Elkana, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. He said […]
2 men in court over alleged possession of stolen goats
Two men Ojo Gbenga, 30, and Bamidele Ayo, 31, were on Tuesday arraigned in an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged possession of stolen goats.
Abducted female Corps member rescued after four days in kidnappers den
***CP Odumosu leads police team, arrest suspected gang leader By Evelyn Usman A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Onyiwara Faith, who was abducted four days ago while on her way to attend the Community Development Service (CDS) meeting at Ilamija, Epe area of Lagos has been rescued. Faith, was rescued at about […]
Police investigate alleged suicide of an 84-year-old in Enugu
Police in Enugu State has commenced investigation into an alleged suicide by an octogenarian, Pa Mathias Uzo, 84, in a community in the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ebere Amaraizu, who made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Enugu, said that the alleged suicide was committed at Ezere community in Awgu […]
Saraki House Forfeiture: Kwara APC commends EFCC
Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin Sequel to the the order of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos which ordered for the temporary forfeiture of two houses in Ilorin belonging to the former Governor of the state and Senate President of the 8th Assembly, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state […]
Two died, as motorcycle slipped on collapse bridge in Osun
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Two youngmen, Tunde, 24, and a teenager Samad, early morning on Saturday were involved in an accident which caused them to slip into a river at Omu river in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State. The bridge on the river, which is the boundary mark between Osogbo, the state […]
Police nab handbag, phone snatching robbers in Anambra
By Rasheed Sobowale The Nigerian Police Force, Anambra Command on Monday reported it has nabbed two handbag and phone snatching robbers in the state. Anambra State Police in conjunction with vigilante group responded to a call on the 29/11/2019 at about 8:10 pm. According to the State’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Haruna Mohammed, […]
Breaking: After 15 months in Navy detention without trial, EFCC produces Captain Dada Labinjo
By Onozure Dania – Lagos The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday produced a naval chief, Captain Dada Labinjo, who had been in detention without trial for one year and three months, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. Labinjo has been in the custody of the Nigerian Navy since September 2018. […]
