Lagos Commissioner of Police Abiodun Alabi on Saturday held another interactive session with crime correspondents in Lagos on the heels of 231 days in office giving his scorecards to Lagosians. While reeling out his achievements, he used the occasion to highlight major achievements under his Command, that is, the Lagos State Police Command. These include foiled armed robbery incidents and arms recovered. He became the 37th Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command on January 24, 2022. According to him, the last 231 days were tasking. Below are summary of the crime bursting achievements in the last two months in the…
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A-53-year-old father of two, Okolie Paulinus Nwabueze has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for importing 92 wraps of cocaine, which he ingested and eventually excreted after days under observation in the Agency’s facility. The Brazilian returnee, who hails from Mmaku village, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State was arrested on Friday 2nd September upon his arrival on Qatar Airline flight enroute Brazil-Doha-Abuja. He was picked at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. The trafficker claimed to have left Nigeria to Mozambique in 2004…
By Dennis Isong There is so much excitement that comes with leaving a country like Nigeria. Some of the reasons for this are that people feel, at last, they are free from the hardship, insecurity, etc. that have eaten deep into the country. It’s common for people to want to sell their properties for various reasons. Some do it as a means to get more money to travel with, while some do so because they feel they no longer need the property since they don’t intend to come back to Nigeria anymore. When Mr. Phillip and his family wanted to…
Emotions run high as a worried single mom, Gift Danjuma, accuses St. Nicholas Hospital, a top-notch health centre in Lagos State of medical negligence, stressing that her cervix was affected during an evacuation process. She fears she will no longer be able to conceive, this is even as she continues to battle health challenges. JULIANA FRANCIS follows the drama. I applied to be a surrogate because of my son- Danjuma Miss Gift Danjuma is just 32 years old, yet she has gone through a lot in such short years on earth. No matter how hard she fought to stem the…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has launched a massive manhunt for a notorious trans-border human trafficking suspect and her accomplices. The alledged prime suspect simply known as Nkiru and her accomplices are being wanted over the disappearance of a 16-year-old girl and her son from a community in Anambra State. According to NAPTIP, the suspect is believed to be based in Ghana from where she recruits victims from remote villages in Nigeria. Presently, the Director General of the anti-human trafficking agency, Dr. Fatima Waziri-Azi has also directed an increased surveillance and round the clock…
The National Working Committee and National/Diaspora Leadership of Asiwaju/Shettima Mandate Group ’23 has officially announced the names of its newly appointed National/Diaspora, Zonal and State Executives in the six geo-political zones of the country. According to a statement by the Office of the National/Diaspora Deputy Director-General South and National Working Committee, NWC, of the Asiwaju-Shettima Mandate Group ’23, the list is imperative to put the records straight as well as enable the group’s executives across the country hit the ground rolling. The statement jointly signed by the Group’s National/Diaspora Deputy President, South, His Youthfulness Rt. Hon. Ambassador Olasunkanmi Fasoto-Akindayomi Emmanuel…
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her family gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew about her health earlier on Thursday. The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change. With her death, her eldest son Charles, the former Prince of Wales, will lead the country in mourning as the new King and head of state for 14 Commonwealth realms. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. “The King and the Queen Consort will remain at…
The Nigeria Police Force has disclosed the outcome of investigation on a petition against the owners of Harmony Gardens and Estate Development Limited and Amen Estate, one Saheed Abdullahi Mosadoluwa (aka Ibile) and Ms. Sade Balogun The Police said investigation into the matter was perfectly done and that suspects are only crying foul for undue sympathy. He added that the suspects are also to be prosecuted by the Lagos State Government. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi made this known in a press release dated Wednesday September 7th, 2022. Speaking on the outcome of the concluded investigations into…
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A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday, remanded Mr. Olakunle Oluomo, the Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly. The embattled Speaker was remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alongside the duo of Oladayo Samuel and Adeyemo Taiwo, the Assembly’s Director of Finance and the Clerk respectively. Justice Daniel Osiagor, ordered the remand of the three defendants, after they denied allegations bordering on an 11 count charges of conspiracy, stealing, forgery and fraud of N4.4 billion, made against them by the EFCC. Following their arraignment, Justice Osiagor ordered that they be remanded for maximum…