In Kwara State, a 38-year-old nursing mother, Mrs. Rashidat Adebayo, 38, has again been re-arrested three weeks after she was granted administrative bail following her arrest for dealing in illicit drugs. Operatives again arrested her in Offa with assorted drugs such as Tramadol, Swinol, Diazepam and Pentazocine injection ampules. Before her latest arrest on Thursday 17th February the nursing mother had been arrested and granted bail on 24th January, 2022 for dealing in similar drugs. In a related development, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, officers have arrested two drug dealers: Sani Isa (aka Bilaz) and Bala Yerima in…
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Over four million dollars would have been pushed into the Nigeria economy, but for the eagle eyes of the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. The operatives foiled attempt to push fake $4.7million cash into circulation in Abuja. A statement signed by Agency’s Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi says the incident happened in the early hours of Friday 18th February, 2022. The operatives intercepted a consignment sent from Lagos to Abuja at Abaji area of the Federal Capital Territory. A controlled delivery of the parcelled counterfeit US dollars totalling $4,760, 000.00 led to the arrest of a principal suspect,…
Trial of Olanrewaju James Omiyinka also known as Baba Ijesha continued on Thursday in respect of the sexual assault charge pressed against him. At the proceeding today, a defence witness and expert ìn CCTV installation and maintenance, Engr. Adeleke Lawrence, gave an evidence on the workings of Close Circuit Television, CCTV, and other recording devices. Led in evidence by the Lead defence counsel, Babatunde Ogala, a senior Advocate of Nigeria, the expert told the court that the content of CCTV, recordings on the defendant may have been tampered with. He told Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court.…
A collaboration between members of the public and police would make community safe. This were the words of the Commisisomer of Police in Lagos State, Abiodun Alabi while commenting on the recent arrest of seven suspected traffic robbers operating around Ikeja City Mall and Mile 2 area of Lagos. Officials of Lagos Rapid Response Squad, RRS, arrested three traffic robbers at Ikeja City Mall, but members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Mile 2 park assisted the police in arresting four notorious traffic robbers in the area. Four of the suspects, Segun Peters, 22, Kabiru Odeh, 25, Nurudeen…
The ongoing trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, the alleged killer of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, continued on Thursday with the testimony of the Investigative Police Officer, IPO, Mr. Ibrahim Isiaka. The sixth prosecution witness, Mr. Isiaka told Justice Yetunde Adesanya of Lagos High Court, sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS, that the police discovered the dead body of Mr. Ataga in his pool of blood. Narrating to the judge, he said that when the police got the information of the incident at the Maroko Police Station at Lekki, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, and the Divisional Crime Officer, DCO, rushed down to the scene of crime and the…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, with the support of Luminate has decried the effect of corruption in Water, Health and Education sectors, saying the menace is plunging Nigerians further into poverty as well as impacting on People With Disabilities, PWDs. The group is dissatisfied with the situation that is making the poor poorer on the heels of its research findings, with an indication that standard of living in the country is below standard. The group on Tuesday also launched a mascot, with the acronym ‘WAHEED’, used in admonishing citizens to reject the corruption personified Nigerian that has sustained…
The Lagos Island Local Government has flagged off additional COVID-19 vacinnation Centres within the Council area. During the flag of ceremony, the Council Chairman, Hon. Prince Tijani Adetoyese Olusi said the aim is to bring the vaccine closer to the people. He also encouraged the residents to take advantage of the existing centres and get vaccinated. In his speech at the advocacy event which held on Thursday February 17, 2022 at Oluwole Car Park, Lagos Island, he said the initiative is part of the determination of his administration to make well-being of the people his priority. “To our market women…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, is giving update in the investigation involving the former Commander of IGP’s IRT, DCP Abba Kyari. A statement signed by the Agency’s Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said that it has no reason to shield anyone who may be indicted in the course of the ongoing investigation of a 25kg cocaine deal involving a gang allegedly headed by DCP Abba Kyari. The statement said NDLEA remains committed to evidence based investigation and its resolve cannot be weakened by any misrepresentation of facts. According to the statement, to correct some inaccuracies in the information in the public…
By Feyisola Adeyeha For over a year now, all has not been well with Motunrayo Latifat Akintade, a 40-year-old mother of two from Ifo local government in Ogun State. And right now, she is appealing to kind-hearted Nigerians to help save her life. She has kidney problem with complications and needs N22million to undergo a kidney transplant procedure to stay alive. Mrs. Motunrayo who is a trader is currently on dialysis at the Lagoon Hospital, Lagos, while she has been transferred to St, Nicholas Hospital to carry out the surgery. This is what Mrs. Motunrayo has been going through for…
Mr. Sylvester Oromoni Snr., the father of late Sylvester Oromoni Jnr., testified that the late Dowen College Student who was alleged by his family to have sustained injuries as a result of bullying by five senior students of the college was not treated at a hospital. Disclosing this on Monday, the fifth prosecution witness, Oromoni informed the inquest saddled with unraveling the circumstances leading to the death of his son, that the deceased was treated at home in Warri, Delta after the Oromoni family doctor, Dr. Aghogho Owhojede had said that there was no private ward available in his hospital.…