Police Confirm Suspected Lovers Death In Lagos Apartment
The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the deaths of a man and a woman, suspected to be lovers, in an apartment in the Ojodu area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. Hundeyin said that the sudden and unnatural death was reported to...
Lagos Police Locate Stolen Baby & Hunt For Buyer
Police in Lagos State are on a manhunt for the buyer of a baby stolen by a house help in Shomolu area of the state. Police spokesman in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed on Monday that the buyer abandoned the baby as the police dragnet was closing in. “In the early hours of Monday, the buyer abandoned the baby at...
Imo Communities Agree To Cease Female Genital Mutilation – Monarchs
Imo state traditional rulers on Monday said their communities now have accepted to end the practice of Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, because of its health implications for the girl child. The traditional rulers of Mbaitoli Council Area of the state spoke to newsmen in their communities about the campaign against FGM, which was introduced by the National Orientation Agency, NOA,...
Abuja Residents Groans Over 3-Months Water Scarcity
Residents of Karu, a suburb in the Abuja Municipal Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory are groaning over the lingering water scarcity in the area in the past three months. The residents, speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria in separate interviews on Monday in Abuja, said that the situation was disheartening, especially for those who don’t have boreholes...
Lagos Disaster Mgt To Set Up Emergency Trust Fund
The Lagos State Government, through state Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has disclosed plans to establish an Emergency Trust Fund LSETF, for more effective management as well as ensure disaster risk reduction in Lagos. This came as Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, Mr Olugbenga Oyerinde, has challenged the management of LASEMA, to ensure the local emergency committees at the...
Tinubu To Launch Red Line Rail Project This Month – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced that President Tinubu will launch the Red Line Rail project in the last week of February. Sanwo-olu disclosed this during his visit to the headquarters of China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation in Dalian, China. The governor visited the headquarters of China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation in Dalian, China to conclude the conversations with the top...
Kano Governor To Meet President Tinubu As Economic Hardship Bites
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State says he will meet President Bola Tunibu over the economic hardship being experienced by Nigerians. ”I will personally meet President Tinubu to intimate him about the hardship the people of Kano State are encountering due to inflation with a view to providing succour to the people,” Yusuf said on Monday in Kano. The governor stated...
Neo-Black Movement Of Africa Denies Link With Black Axe Confraternity, Says Arrested Arm Robber Not Its Member
Neo-Black Movement (NBM) of Africa has denied links with "faceless" group, Black Axe Confraternity, decrying "libelous, malicious, and satanic" reports on social and conventional media. NBM of Africa also denied one Mr. Abdul-Azeez Ibrahim who was arrested by the Ogun State Police Command in Ijebu-Ode for allegedly being a cultist, kidnapper, and armed robber who goes about with the name...
Cost Of Living Crisis: Opposition Responsible For Protests To Undermine Tinubu’s Govt — APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday accused opposition parties of instigating mass protests across some major cities in the country to undermine the administration of President Bola Tinubu. On Monday, protesters including women and youths blocked major roads in Minna, the Niger State capital to register their displeasure over the rising cost of living. The protesters said the rising cost...
Heavy Riot At Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture Umudike Over Fee Hike (Photos, Video)
Students of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike Abia State have staged a protest over increase in their school fees, ABN TV reports. The protest on Tuesday paralyzed academic activities in the institution as students in their large numbers demanded reversal of the increase. It also affected the ongoing examination of the final year students in the school. Spokesperson of the...
