The Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria, CRAN, has congratulated two recipients of the latest national honours; IGP Solomon Ehigiator Igbe-Arase Usman and IGP Usman Baba Alkali. CRAN is the body of journalists covering crime and security nationwide. Both recipients, a retired Inspector General of Police, IGP, Solomon Ehigiator Igbe-Arase and IGP Usman Alkali Baba were conferred with the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic, CFR, on Tuesday by Nigeria’s President, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR. The duo were chosen for national honours by President Buhari given that they have distinguished themselves in their service to the nation, especially in…
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The Social Democratic Party, SDP, has unveiled its deputy gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State, she is Olori Oba Morenike Animashaun. The party’s choice to settle for Olori Oba Morenike Animashaun, an Epe indigene, to unseat the incumbent Lagos deputy governor Dr. Obafemi Hamzat who also is the son of Late Oba Mufutau Olatunji Hamzat, is by popular choice after vast consultations with the political leaders and the people of Epe Division of Lagos State. This was announced by Kunle Uthman Esq, the party’s gubernatorial candidate ahead of 2023 Gubernatorial Election in the state. The gubernatorial candidate to unseat the current…
The video recording of the lifeless body of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, who was allegedly killed by an undergraduate Chidinma Ojukwu, was played before a Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square on Tuesday. The deceased (Ataga) was seen lying on the ground facing up with his hands spread opened wearing a white singlet, a boxers stained with blood while his head was close to the wall of the short let service apartment and blood was on the floor at his right hand side. In the video clips, blood was seen on the…
Former Lagos State Attorney General, Mr. Olasupo Shasore, SAN, will be arraigned at the Federal High Court on October 20 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on charges bordering on money laundering offence. According to the charge, Shasore who was the Lagos State’ Attorney-General and Justice Commissioner, during Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola led-government is alleged of the offences on or about November 18, 2014. He was alleged to have induced one Olufolakemi Adetore, in accepting cash payment of the sum of $100,000. 00, USD, without going through a financial institutions. He was also alleged to have made cash…
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On October 10, the world will mark, World Mental Health Day. It is marked every year to raise awareness about mental health around the world and to mobilize efforts to support those experiencing mental health issues. This campaign has been spearheaded by the World Health Organization (WHO) ince 2013. The theme for this year, according to the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH), is “Make mental health for all a global priority.” “A major challenge accessing mental healthcare is stigmatization” says Dr Fisayo Adesokun, consultant psychiatrist at the University of Port Harcourt. He says that mental health and physical health…
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The Balogun Olooro Family Akodo, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State has appealed to the Lagos State Government to intervene in the alleged land grabbing incident over about 48 plots of land belonging to the family. A statement signed by the head of the family alleged that the Land located at Akodo Waterfront in Ibeji Lekk, Lagos State is been encroached upon with the connivance of Commissioner for Waterfront, Architect Kabiru Ahmed. The statement drew that attention of the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to alleged attempt to deny them their lands without compensation of any sort. The Balogun Olooro Family of Akodo…
By Dennis Isong Not everyone buys a property to live in. Some buy strictly for business when they envisage a kind of prospect with such property. Property conversion is not new and has been in existence for a very long time. People convert the property to anything that suits their interests or commercial needs. One of these conversions is buying a property that was once residential and converted to a hotel. The hospitality business is one of the most lucrative businesses just a few people can dive into because it’s capital intensive. Converting a residential property into a hotel is…