COURT REMANDS IVD OVER WIFE’S DEATH

02 Feb 2023

An Ebute Meta Magistrate Court in Lagos on Tuesday, January 31, ordered the remand of auto dealer Ikechukwu Daryl Ogbonna, popularly known as IVD, over the death of his wife, Abimbola Martins-Ogbonna. Magistrate Adebayo Kafayat Tella, made the order following advice by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Lagos State, which indicted Ogbonna for involuntary […]

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NIGERIAN POLICE LAUNCH SMART-FORCE DATABASE MANAGEMENT

02 Feb 2023

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, NEAPS, fdc, CFR, has launched the ‘IGP-SmartForce Database Management Centre’ today Wednesday 1st February, 2023, for Personnel Records Digitalization and Biometric Capturing of all officers of the Nigeria Police Force to ensure that all officers have their details captured and stored for record purposes and […]

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Adamawa has six new judges

01 Feb 2023

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri installed six new judges on Tuesday. During the judges’ swearing-in ceremony at the Government House in Yola, the governor charged them with protecting the judiciary as the country’s last hope and safeguarding democracy. “All my life, I have never felt so fearful like the day I stood and held the […]

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GUNMEN KIDNAP MAN ON HIS WAY TO FATHER’S BURIAL

01 Feb 2023

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a man identified as Kenneth Abang in Cross River State. A senior correspondent at the News Agency of Nigeria, George Odok Jnr, who confirmed the incident on Monday night, January 30, 2023, said Mr Abang was kidnapped while travelling to Boki Local Govt Area of the state in […]

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40 HOODLUMS INVADE SCHOOL, CHASE PUPILS

01 Feb 2023

No fewer than 40 hoodlums have invaded a private school, Shalom Group of Schools, Baruwa, Ipaja, Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the students and management of the school could not enter the premises as the main entrance was blocked by the land grabbers, popularly referred to as Omo-Onile. The Proprietress of […]

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MAN ARRESTED FOR THREATENING TO KIDNAP WIFE OF BUSINESSMAN

01 Feb 2023

The Adamawa state police command has arrested a 19-year-old man identified as Hadi Maigari, for allegedly threatening to kidnap a man’s wife after asking her to pay N10 million ransom to prevent the kidnap, According to the police, the suspect who is a herder and hails from Kwanan Yaji in Gombi LGA in Zamfara state, […]

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Another container falls in Lagos, the second in less than 24 hours

31 Jan 2023

A 40-foot container-laden truck has crashed on the road in Lagos state’s Dopemu area. In a tweet on Monday, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) confirmed the incident.  According to the agency, a short video of the upended truck was shared. “A 40ft container laden truck fell at Sawmill inward Dopemu under the bridge,” […]

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Nine people died and one was rescued in the Ojuelegba truck accident

31 Jan 2023

On Sunday, January 29, 2023, four adult males, three adult females, one boy child, and one girl child were killed in the Ojuelegba truck accident, while one adult female was rescued alive.  A truck transporting a 20-foot container collided with a commercial bus.  Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Lagos State Emergency […]

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POLICE ARREST GUNMAN IN APC RALLY IN KWARA

31 Jan 2023

The Kwara State Police command has arrested one Safi Abolaji aka Ojulari, 44, of Kankatu area, Ilorin, for allegedly at a political rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Ojulari, the police said, confessed to be a member of the opposition and a member of the Aye confraternity.In a statement on Monday, […]

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