Funke Busari, Lagos The Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige is not having a smooth relationship with his kinsmen in Alor Community of Anambra State. The are accusing of sundry issues which include but not limited to alledged attempts to slow down the development of the community. In the meantime, they have written a letter to Ngige’s Principal, President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to call his Minister to order. Although they thanked the President for considering one of their own for a Ministerial appointment, they are however claiming that Ngige’s presence in the cabinet has brought more harm to them than…
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Funke Busari, Lagos The Lagos State Police Command have arrested 17 armed hoodlums, who were reportedly attacking, harassing and dispossessing members of the public of their belongings around Amosun, Zion, Mosalasi and Ikale Street in Sari Iganmu area of Lagos State, with dangerous weapons. The suspected hoodlums include: Afolabi Abeeb ‘m’, 18 years; Adeniyi Fawaz ‘m’, 18 years; Ezekiel Kehinde ‘m’, 16 years; Babatunde Toheeb ‘m’, 17 years; Olanrewaju Quadri ‘m’, 19 years and Sunday Okon ‘m’, 16 years. Others are Muhammad Usman ‘m’, 17 years; Ayinla Teslimi ‘m’, 18 years; Ayantunja Daniel ‘m’, 17 years; Prince Ogungbemi ‘m’, 17…
Two lecturers of the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, Abdulahi Opashola and Adebisi Ademola and 28 others have been arrested by Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin zonal office over their alleged involvement in offences bordering on internet fraud. The 28 other suspects are : Kingsley Essien; Tobiloba Adenuga; Tope Ayodele; Rasheed Mujib; Oladipo Opeyemi; Saadu Muktar; Oladejo Hammed; Hammed Tope; Ameachi Umenyi, Salauden Adam and Afolabi Gafar. Others are: Oladimeji Timi; Remilekun Adeolu; Audu John; David Momodu; Abdulkareem Samad; Adebiyi Sodiq; Dawodu Olusoji; Yusuf Amoo; Kehinde Olarenwaju; Philip Mike, Ademola Adebukola and Adeniyi…
Funke Busari, Lagos Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has convicted and sentenced a fake crude oil merchant, Adesanya Olufemi, to 21 years imprisonment, for defrauding a lady, Oluwatoyin Akinwole, the sum of N33,617,000 (Thirty Three Million, Six Hundred and Seventeen Thousand Naira only). The convict was arraigned alongside one Awojobi Ganiu, on December 11, 2018 on four-count charges bordering on stealing and obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N33,617(Thirty Three Million, Six Hundred and Seventeen Thousand Naira). The duo were charged by the Lagos zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…
Two suspected kidnappers have attacked two bus-loads of Federal Road Safety Corps officials at a location in Nasarawa State, killing two officials. An unknown number of the operatives were said to be missing. The officials were on their way to a State in the South-East on Monday when their vehicles came under attack from the gunmen. The Corps Public Education Officer, ACM Bisi Kazeem, confirmed the incident, noting that efforts were ongoing to rescue the abducted men.
Funke Busari, Lagos Online scammers now use cheap prices to to lure buyers into their nets to defraud them but nemesis has caught up with two of them. Chukwu-Emeka Ogbona, 45 years and Olabode Kehinde, 34 years, both mobile phone technicians were arrested by the Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, on Wednesday at Olowu Street, Ikeja in separate incidents. The two suspected online scammers were in the habit of advertising expensive mobile phones at cheaper prices on jiji.com and luring their buyers to places where they fraudulently dispossess them of their money in exchange for fake mobile phones, before…
Funke Busari News from Ekiti State has confirmed the killing of The Director of the State Local Government Service Commission, David Jejelowo by unknown gunmen. Report says the gunmen invaded his residence by 1a.m and shot him dead. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu confirmed the incident and promised that the State Command will get to the root of the matter. Recall that David Jejelowo was kidnapped alongside his driver along Ado-Ijan road while returning from Ode-Ekiti sometimes in January 2019.
Funke Busari, Lagos The Lagos state Emergency Management Agency on Monday said the agency received distress calls on a passenger bus collision with a train at Oshodi, Lagos. According to a statement by Director General/CEO LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, it said upon the arrival of the agency at the scene, it was discovered that a passenger motor GGE 972 GE had veered onto the train tracks while crossing the rail at PWD inward Oshodi and subsequently collided with a scheduled commuter train. Stating further, “the bus was then dragged along for a stretch of the journey before the train…
Funke Busari, Lagos Unspecified number of people were this morning reportedly crushed to death in Arena area, Oshodi, Lagos. Details of the accident is still sketchy but the Lagos State Emergency Agency who is currently at the scene of the incident is helping in the evacuation. Details shortly.
Funke Busari, Lagos Six suspects have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for the alleged killing of 32 years old Kayode Oloruroba following a fight at a Sharwama joint. The deceased lived at No 3, Werewere Street, Alagbado, Lagos State.The incident occurred on Friday at about 9.30pm at AVID Sharwama spot when the deceased had an altercation at the spot with another customer, who is now at large. A statement made available by the Command Spokesperson, SP. Muyiwa Adejobi said after the shooting, Kayode’s friend and witness, one Okikiola Kazeem, ‘m’, who had earlier called him (Kayode) to…