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Amnesty demands justice for man who died in Imo police custody

Amnesty demands justice for man who died in Imo police custody

Amnesty International Nigeria has called on the Imo State Government and police authorities to implement a coroner’s recommendations into the death of 32-year-old Japheth Njoku in police custody at Tiger Base, Owerri, and ensure accountability for those found responsible. The organisation made the call in a statement posted on its X platform on Sunday, following […]
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Broken sewer generates epidemic scare at LUTH

Broken sewer generates epidemic scare at LUTH

Patients and visitors at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi Araba, Lagos, fear that they are being exposed to potential outbreak of diseases as a result of the failure of the hospital management to repair a broken sewer system around the hospital’s labour ward complex.

Pollution: Lagos declares war on violators

Pollution: Lagos declares war on violators

By Dotun Ibiwoye & Monsuru Olowoopejo Lagos State Government last week commenced immediate clampdown on religious outfits and companies that violate the 2010 environmental law of the state especially on air and noise pollution. The violators according to the State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA contravene sections of the 2010 law on air and noise pollution, […]

Puzzle, anxiety over disappearance of taxi driver

Puzzle, anxiety over disappearance of taxi driver

Anxiety, tinged with fear, has gripped the family a 52 year old taxi driver, Monday Etokhena, who seems to have disappeared into thin air one month after he took a passenger from Lagos to Owerri in Imo State.

Lagos under siege of beggars; 2,217 sent for rehabilitation

Lagos under siege of beggars; 2,217 sent for rehabilitation

Lagos State, in recent times has witnessed an upsurge in number of beggars, including foreign nationals, such as Nigeriens. It will be recalled that in 2013, Lagos State Government moved 270 destitute to their states of origin in an operation that generated controversy.

No hiding place for criminals at Oshodi, others as Task Force strikes again

No hiding place for criminals at Oshodi, others as Task Force strikes again

The on-going exercise by operatives of the Lagos State Special Task Force on Environmental and other Related Offences to rid Lagos of miscreants and other criminal elements, has led to the arrest of at least 93 suspects, including 23 teenagers, in Lagos, particularly at the popular Oshodi area of the State.