Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have seized substance suspected to be illicit drugs at the Eleko beach road in Lekki area of Lagos. This was however after a 30-minute gun fight with armed men who were escorting the consignment loaded in two long trucks, this is according to the Agency spokesperson, Femi Babafemi. According to him the, NDLEA operatives had laid ambush for the traffickers along the Eleko beach road in Lekki and at about 4:51a.m on Thursday May 4, 2023. He said two long trucks conveying the illicit consignments were flagged down but rather than stopping,…
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The Lagos State Taskforce carried out a follow up exercise and mop up operation at the Lekki Coastal Road to drive home its mandate of creating a serene and habitable environment for residents within that axis through the removal of shanties and criminal hideouts. This information was communicated by Gbadebo Abdulraheem, Director, Press & Public Affairs on Sunday. According to him, the operation was led by the Chairman of the Agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye in the wee hours of today and lasted about six hours. Jejeloye disclosed that 38 recalcitrant suspects who thought it was business as usual were arrested. …
The Chief of the Naval Staff, Nigerian Navy, Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo (CFR) on Thursday bagged the Award of Examplary Leadership in Maritime Security at the International Symposium on Blue Ocean Economy and Maritime Security in Africa: Challenges and Prospects for Agenda 2063 held in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Vice Admiral Gambo was bestowed the award by Prof M.S. Tshehla, Dean of Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University while Mr. Patrick Agbambu, CEO Security Watch Africa Initiatives read his citation. The symposium was based on the premise that the successful attainment of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 objectives is premised…
Police officers and their families are to be given a new lease of life, as brand new barracks to accommodate them, their spouses and children are expected to be built in the next two years in Lagos State. Expectations are high that the project would be seen to fruition if assurances by stakeholders saddled with constructing the shelters hit the ground running and walk the talk. This would be a reality as soon as 25 distressed barracks no longer habitable are demolished and the shelters renovated to modern standard. The regeneration project, which is a collaboration by the Nigeria Police…
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…
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.