Category: Metro

Nigeria Arrests 116 Human Traffickers, Rescues 1,489 Victims In Four Years
July 9, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Arrests 116 Human Traffickers, Rescues 1,489 Victims In Four Years

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Thursday said the agency apprehended no fewer than 116 human traffickers and rescued 1,489 victims in four years. The Zonal Commander in charge of Kano, Mr Shehu Umar,...
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FRSC Secures Conviction Of 39 Traffic Offenders
July 9, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Secures Conviction Of 39 Traffic Offenders

The Nasarawa State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has secured the conviction of 39 traffic violators at a mobile court in Garaku, Kokona Local Government Area of the state. The Sector Commander, Mr Ahmed Mohammed explained in...
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Lagos Receives 16 Vehicles From Shell
July 8, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Receives 16 Vehicles From Shell

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday received 16 security operations vehicles from Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) toward enhancing security in the state. Speaking during the handover ceremony at the Lagos House, Marina, Lagos ...
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FRSC Arrests 236 Traffic Offenders In Seven Days
July 7, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Arrests 236 Traffic Offenders In Seven Days

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Rivers has arrested a total of 236 traffic offenders within one week. The state Sector Commander, Corps Commandant Salisu Galadunci disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Port...
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Police Averts Chaos As Customs, Traffic Officers Clash
July 5, 2020 No Responses

Police Averts Chaos As Customs, Traffic Officers Clash

The Police in Kwara on Saturday averted a bloody clash between personnel of the state Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA) and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) over a minor incident. The Chief Executive Officer of KWARTMA, Mr Yekeen Bello, who confirmed...
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Lagos Surgeon Arraigned Over Alleged Failed Plastic Surgery
July 3, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Surgeon Arraigned Over Alleged Failed Plastic Surgery

A Lagos Surgeon, Dr Anuoluwapo Adepoju, on Friday appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged evavsion from investigation into a failed plastic surgery. The defendant is charged alongside her Clinic, known as MedContour Services Ltd, on a...
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Rape: Afe Babalola Recommends Castration
July 2, 2020 No Responses

Rape: Afe Babalola Recommends Castration

Legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), on Wednesday condemned the rising spate of rape cases, and called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on rape matters. The elder statesman, in...
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Airtel Official Bags Five Years Jail For N2.2m Fraud
July 1, 2020 No Responses

Airtel Official Bags Five Years Jail For N2.2m Fraud

A Magistrates’ Court in Igbosere, Lagos, on Tuesday sentenced a customer service representative of Airtel Nigeria Ltd, Jeremiah Mustapha, to five years in correctional centre, for facilitating a N2.2 million fraud. Mustapha, 32, was arraigned on June 14, 201...
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Gynaecologist: Women Bleaching Skins Prone To Cancer Of kidney, Infertility
June 30, 2020 No Responses

Gynaecologist: Women Bleaching Skins Prone To Cancer Of kidney, Infertility

Women in the habit of bleaching their skins are prone to the cancer of the kidney and infertility, Prof. Ernest Orji of the Department of Gynaecology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, has said.  According to Orji, e...
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FRSC Unveils COVID-19 Enlightenment kiosks, Flyers In Lagos, Ogun
June 26, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Unveils COVID-19 Enlightenment kiosks, Flyers In Lagos, Ogun

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) RS 2 Command, Lagos on Friday organised a media launch and public presentation of the FRSC COVID-19 Public Enlightenment Kiosks and Flyers in Ogun and Lagos States. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
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Police Arrest Man For killing, Dumping Wife’s Body In Well
June 26, 2020 No Responses

Police Arrest Man For killing, Dumping Wife’s Body In Well

The Police in Katsina State on Thursday arrested one Abdulrahman Abdulkarim, 40, for allegedly killing his junior wife and dumping the corpse in an abandoned well. The police spokesman in the state, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident in a...
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Ajimobi’s Death Painful, Says Babatope
June 25, 2020 No Responses

Ajimobi’s Death Painful, Says Babatope

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Ebenezer Babatope on Thursday said he is saddened by the death of former Governor of Oyo State,  Sen. Abiola Ajimobi. Babatope, also former Minister of Transportation, gave the reaction in a...
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Court remands Two Cousins Over Alleged Murder Of Maersk MD’s Wife
June 24, 2020 No Responses

Court remands Two Cousins Over Alleged Murder Of Maersk MD’s Wife

An Igbosere High Court in Lagos on Wednesday remanded two cousins: Olamilekan Goke and Akande Adeyinka, at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre over alleged rape and murder of the 44-year-old Mrs Bernadetta Tohouo-Tohouo. The Hungarian is the wife of Mr Gildas...
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Police Record 42 Rape Cases In Kano
June 18, 2020 No Responses

Police Record 42 Rape Cases In Kano

The Police Command in Kano State, said it recorded 42 rape cases in the state between January and May. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abdullahi Haruna, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
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