Tens of thousands of people marched in France Saturday to protest police violence in demonstrations organised by the left, with clashes breaking out on the margins of the Paris rally. The nationwide protest came just under three months after the point-blank killing by a policeman of a youth outside Paris …
Read More »Unravel truth behind Mohbad’s death, Jandor urges security agencies
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State during the 2023 elections, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has called for diligence in the investigation to unravel the cause of the sudden death of the fast-rising Afrobeats singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. Adediran said …
Read More »Tinubu appoints Hakeem Baba-Ahmed as special adviser
President Bola Tinubu has appointed the spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, as the Special Adviser On Political issues in the office of Vice-President Kashim Shettima. Baba-Ahmed, who is the elder brother of the running mate to Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 …
Read More »Police arrest 288 robbers, 187 kidnappers, 198 murderers – IG
The Nigeria Police Force has revealed that it has arrested 288 armed robbery suspects, 187 kidnap suspects, 198 homicide suspects, 59 suspects for possession of prohibited firearms, 168 suspects involved in cases of rape, defilement, and other sexual offences, 265 suspected cultists, and 1891 other suspects for various crimes within …
Read More »BREAKING: IG sets up gun licensing, regulations committee
In line with the Firearms Act and other extant laws, in the interest of public safety and general security, the acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has announced the establishment of an ad hoc committee tasked with the comprehensive review of firearms licensing and regulations by the Nigeria Police Force. …
Read More »Akeredolu signs Ondo LCDAs bill into law
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has signed into law the bill creating 33 Local Council Development Areas in the state. The bill, which had earlier been approved by the state House of Assembly, was presented to the governor for assent by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr …
Read More »Oil theft: Military saved Nigeria from losing N4bn — DHQ
The military high command on Thursday said its operations across the Niger Delta region have denied oil thieves from stealing crude oil estimated at N4bn from the country. The command said within this period, over 6.6 million litres of stolen crude oil; 3.5 million litres of AGO; 200,000 litres of …
Read More »Obaseki swears in LG chairmen, APC kicks
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, swore in the chairmen of the 18 Local Government Areas elected in Saturday’s council election amid calls by the All Progressives Congress to halt the ceremony. Obaseki said the elected chairmen were carefully selected by the Peoples Democratic Party and elected …
Read More »‘Lagos State lacks blood bank capacity for emergency response’
The Programme Director, Timilehin Leukemia Foundation, Mrs. Oluwadamilola Oyedunle, has said that Lagos State has no blood bank capacity to cater to emergency situations. Oyedunle disclosed this on Saturday in Lagos on the sidelines of the TLF street walk and awareness campaign for the September Day Blood Donation Drive for …
Read More »Again, Lagos announces traffic diversion at National Stadium bridge
The Lagos State Government has issued an announcement regarding traffic diversion at the National Stadium Bridge along Funsho Williams Avenue. The diversion is scheduled to take place on the nights of September 1 and 2, 2023, between 10:00 pm and 6:00 am each day. This was disclosed in a statement …
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