Twenty five barracks in Lagos have been marked for demolition and renovation by the order of the Inspector General of Police Usman Alkali Baba. This is according to a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference, Adejobi said that the Police is also partnering with the Lagos State Government in a bid to enhance the overall welfare of Police personnel serving in the state. The police spokesperson added that the initiative by the Police boss is timely as it is fundamental to addressing the longstanding issue of poor and…
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The driver of the Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, that crashed into a moving train at Ladipo area of Lagos, Oluwaseun Osibanjo, had been remanded in Nigeria Correctional Service on Tuesday. The driver was remanded by Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja. Recall that the driver crashed into a moving train, causing grievous harm and involuntary manslaughter to the passengers. Osibanjo is to be remanded pending the filing and hearing of his bail application. Osibanjo was arraigned on a 16-count-charge bordering on involuntary manslaughter and grievous harm. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecution led by the…
By Dennis Isong In Nigeria, buying a home involves a significant quantity of paperwork that can be complicated and time-consuming. Be sure to comprehend the documentation procedure before committing any money. An outline of the documentation procedure for buying property in Nigeria is provided in this article. A title search is the first stage in purchasing a property in Nigeria. This entails checking the legitimacy of the property’s title records with the appropriate government agency. A Certificate of Occupancy (C of O), Deed of Assignment, and Registered Survey Plan are among the title documents. To avoid purchasing a property with…
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It is more than one month since the Supreme Court of Nigeria, the highest and final court in the land, delivered judgement in the case of APGA leadership and categorically pronounced Chief Edozie Njoku as the National Chairman of the Party. n the said matter, INEC was a party and privy to every step taken till judgment was handed down on the 24th of March 2023, where the Court unequivocally alluded to APGA’s National Convention at Owerri that produced Chief Njoku as the authentic convention and further affirmed him as the undisputed National Chairman of APGA. In the unanimous judgment,…
Two children, Chigozie Okonkwo and Bright Okonkwo, aged 10 and nine years old respectively have been rescued at the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. The kids, found on Friday evening.by operatives of Rapid Response Squad, RRS, unaccompanied, while the officers were on routine monitoring on the bridge They were said to have been abandoned on the bridge by their mother. Commander, RRS, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi has directed that the children be immediately transferred to Adekunle Police station, Yaba, where investigation has commenced on the matter.
A medical doctor, Dr. Olufemi Olaleye of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation standing trial for alleged defilement and sexual penetration of his wife’s niece has denied any sexual abuse against the minor during her stay with his family. The defence witness, who is also an health care management consultant and social entrepreneur has been married to his wife for 12 years. While giving evidence at the commencement of his defence on Friday, the embattled father of two children narrated to the trial judge, Justice Ramon Oshodi, of the Domestic and Sexual Offences Court, Ikeja that he did not defile the alledged…
An auto spare parts dealer, Ebube Eddy alias Bebex and Ali Musa have been remanded in the custody of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Kirikiri, Lagos on Wednesday. The defendants were remanded by a Lagos Magistrate court sitting at Samuel Ilori court house in Ogba. The defendants were charged to court for allegedly assaulting a married woman, Omolara James. Following their inability to perfect their bail, they were ordered remanded in prison custody. The Magistrate however fixed May 15, 2023 for further hearing in the charge against them. Recall that the James had in a video that went viral on social media…
A journalist working with Silverbird Television, STV, John Alabi, has narrated how he was alledgedly brutalised by some police officers at Moniya area of Oyo State. The STV Oyo State correspondent in a statement to his colleagues noted that he was brutalised while carrying out his professional duty. Read his statement here My ordeal during an incident that broke up on Tuesday, 25th April, 2023 at Moniya, Ibadan. I was at Akinyele local government in the morning on the said date, where I had a schedule assignment to cover for my organization. As a journalist, I got to the venue…
A Lagos State High Court, in Ikeja sentenced 32-year-old carpenter, Onyekachi Agu, to seven years imprisonment on Wednesday for pouring acid on his ex-girlfriend and his rival. Justice Oyindamola Ogala handed down the judgement following successful prosecution of a one-count charge of causing grievous bodily harm to two persons, Mansur Ahmed and Aishat Adefarati in 2020. According to the State prosecutor, Uju Uwangaze, the defendant committed the offence on July 3, at Gangare Hotel, Mile 12, Lagos. The defendant had traced the victims to an hotel and poured acid on them. The offence contravened the provisions of Section 245 of the…