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December 15, 2020 No Responses

My Husband Sleeps With Church Members, Pastor’s Wife Tells Court

“My husband is a womaniser, he sleeps with church members,’’ a 49-year-old evangelist, Chinwe Ekwe, told an Igando Customary Court on Monday in Lagos. Chinwe spoke while responding to a divorce suit filed by her husband, Pastor Paul Ekwe, who...

November 29, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti Monarchs Lament Murder Of Ondo Traditional Ruler, Olufon Of Ifon

The Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers, on Saturday lamented the killing of a first-class Oba in Ondo State by unidentified gunmen, describing it as both worrisome and against the Yoruba tradition and custom. The council, in a statement issued&nbsp...

November 3, 2020 No Responses

Man Allegedly kills Girlfriend In Hotel Room

The Ogun police command says it has arrested a 31-year-old man, Rexlawson Johnson, an indigene of Ebonyi, over alleged gruesome murder of his girlfriend, Patricia John. Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, the command’s Spokesman, said in a statement that the suspect ...

October 31, 2020 No Responses

Nigerian Navy Arrests 41, Recovers Looted Items

The Nigerian Navy (NN) has arrested 41 people for partaking in various criminal acts, including looting and attacks on innocent citizens in Lagos State, during the ENDSARS protests. Cdr. Ibrahim Shettima, the Commander, BEECROFT, made this known to Journa...

October 23, 2020 No Responses

Probe Lekki Shootings, Women Coalition Urges Buhari

A coalition of women groups, Mothers United and Mobilised (MUM), on Thursday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to constitute a transparent panel of inquiry into alleged shooting of unarmed EndSARS protesters in Lekki, Lagos State. The coalit...

October 22, 2020 No Responses

Hoodlums Vandalise FRSC Office

Some hoodlums on Wednesday stormed the Lagos Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ojodu where they vandalised and set ablaze several patrol vehicles. Lagos FRSC Sector Commander, Olusegun Ogungbemide, confirmed the development:“The h...

October 21, 2020 No Responses

Hoodlums Invade Customs Warehouse, Cart Away Seized Contrabands

Suspected hoodlums on Tuesday under the guise of the #EndSARS protesters invaded the Benin out station of the Nigerian Customs Service (NSC) and carted away some seized contrabands in the warehouse.Mr Meshach Uban, the Officer in charge of the outstation,...

October 20, 2020 No Responses

#EndSARS : Ogun Inaugurates 8-Man Judicial Panel Of Investigation

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun on Monday inaugurated an eight-man Judicial Panel of Investigation to receive and investigate complaints from the public on police brutality, human rights’ violations or related extra judicial killings. The gove...

October 19, 2020 No Responses

Army: Exercise Crocodile Smile VI Has Nothing To Do With #EndSARS Protest

The Nigerian Army has said the newly-launched Exercise Crocodile Smile VI has nothing to do with the ongoing ENDSARS protests across the country. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, indicated this in a statement on Sunday. Musa...

October 18, 2020 No Responses

#EndSARS: Protest Disrupts Vehicular Traffic In Nsukka

Human and vehicular traffic were grounded on Saturday on major road’s in Nsukka town, in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, as a result of the #EndSARS protest. The large number of protesters converged at the Union Primary School...

October 17, 2020 No Responses

Lee Engineering Boss Seeks Import Duty Waiver, Tax Relief For Indigenous Fabrication Firms

Executive Chairman, Lee Engineering, Dr Leemon Ikpea, has appealed to the Federal Government to grant import duty waiver and tax relief for indigenous fabrication companies as part of measures to support the government in job creation and boost the eco...

October 14, 2020 No Responses

Badagry Youths Protest Alleged Extortion, Multiple Checkpoints On Expressway

Youths in Badagry area of Lagos State on Tuesday staged protest against the alleged multiple checkpoints and extortion of motorists by law enforcement agents on Agbara-Badagry Expressway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that youths, in different group...

September 29, 2020 No Responses

Couple, Two Others Arrested Over Alleged Possession Of Human Skull

The Ogun Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested four persons for allegedly being in possession of a human skull. Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta o...

September 23, 2020 No Responses

Zenith Bank Staff In Court, Explains Transfer Of N359m To Different Accounts

A compliance officer with Zenith Bank pic, Remigius Ugwu, on Wednesday, alleged N359 million was moved from Special Duties ministry account and transferred to different accounts. Ugwu made this known while giving his evidence-in-chief in the ongoing...