The National Drug Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has made another major drug burst in Lagos and some other states. This is coming barely one week after the Agency intercepted N6 billion worth of Amphetamine, popularly known as ‘jihadists’ drug at the Apapa port in Lagos. This time, operatives of the Agency have again seized over 24,311 kilograms of heroin, codeine as well as Arizona and Colorado variants of cannabis in fresh drug busts at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja and the Tincan seaport, Apapa, Lagos State. A statement signed by the Agency’s Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said the first seizure came…
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The attention of the leadership of the Synagogue Church of all Nations, SCOAN, has been called to the news on social media about the purported arrest and detention of some disciples by the newly appointed SCOAN Board of Trustees (BOT) Chairpesron and Leader of the Church, Mrs. Evelyn T. B Joshua. James Akhigbe Esq., of the Legal department of the church in a statement on Sunday, informed the general public and the teeming friends of the church to discountenance such reports. According to him, the report is said to be emanating from detractors to discredit the church. The statement added,…
Funke Busari, Lagos Pending the outcome of police investigation into the allegation of sex by CSP Adegoke Atilade, a Divisional Police Officer with a lady, Jenifer Madueke, the embattled police officer at the Denton Police Division has been redeployed with immediate effect, to pave way for diligent and unbiased investigation. This information is according to the Lagos State Police Command Police Spokesperson, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu on Friday in a statement made available to journalists. The course of action taken by the Police boss following a newspaper publication against the officer who claimed the visit of a former friend led to his…
Proffering solutions to challenges of air, water, and other environmental pollution came to the fore recently at a webinar organised by Dr. Dolapo Fasawe led Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, in commemoration of this year 2021 International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. Stakeholders on Tuesday converged and shared problem-solving ideas in order to improve the lives of residents of the state. Permanent Secretary Office of the Environmental Services, Mrs. Belinda Odeneye said the State’s Government intervention of the Bus Rapid Transport, BRT, System, Tree Planting and Greening of Open Spaces, Improvement in the Management of Dumpsites across…
A leading anti-corruption group, Human and Environmental Develipment Agenda, (HEDA Resource Centre) has debunked a media report claiming the group’s Chairman, Mr. Olanrewaju Suraju was indicted by a police report following petitions by those accused of fraud in the lingering OPL 245 scam. The Cable had reported that police have indicted the HEDA Chairman on emails alleged by some of the accused to have been forged. One of the main suspect is former Petroleum Minister Dan Etiebet who hired a lawyer and former Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke to petition HEDA based on the group’s…
Some opposition political parties are accusing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of allowing itself to be used to intimidate some politicians within and outside the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. This allegation was made known during a press conference on Wednesday at the Ikolo Awka residence in, Anambra State. Speaking under the aegis of Allied Political Parties for Good Governance and Building Nigeria Legacy of the parties, the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC Ralphs Okey Nwosu canvassed the urgent need for President Muhammadu Buhari to call the leadership of the anti-graft agency to order, stressing…
The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brigadier General Buba Marwa has given a detailed account of how drugs meant for the insurgents were intercepted at the Lagos Port. Speaking with some selected media in Lagos, General Marwa said the drugs is worth well over N6 billion. According to him, loads of Captagon, a brand of Amphetamine meant for insurgents’ camps in Nigeria were intercepted by operatives of the Agency at the Apapa port in Lagos. He vowed that the Agency would not rest until everyone connected to the consignment is arrested and prosecuted. Stating further, “Sometime in March…
The Chairman of an anti-corruption crusader group, Human and Environmental Development Agenda, HEDA, Mr. Olarenwaju Suraju appears to have run into trouble waters with the Police as he has been accused of cyberstalking and giving false information against a former Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Mohammed Adoke, SAN. Mr. Olarenwaju Suraju, a rights activist is also alledged of injurious falsehood and defamation of the former AGF. Details of his predicament were contained in a copy of a report issued by the Inspector General of Police, IG, Monitoring Unit on September 2, following a petition by the erstwhile Minister. The…
Not less than 25 people are feared dead following the Cholera outbreak in Magboro, Obafemi – Owode Local Government area of Ogun State. Report reaching CASEFILE indicates that an outbreak has hit Arepo, Akeran, Akintonde, Sofolarin and Abule – Oko communities of Magboro, creating anxiety among the residents. According to the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, “the incident is predominant among Okada riders and scavengers in the area.” Speaking on the development, Chairman Magboro Akasan Community Development Committee, CDC, Oluwasegun Oladosu confirmed 15 deaths have been recorded. He explained that about 10 Hausas who relocated from the community to…
Funke Busari, Lagos Notwistanding the early morning downpour, parents of students of Model Colleges in Lagos State defied the rains on Thursday to protest boarding fees increment in 32 Model Colleges across the State. Recall that the state government said Model College students will begin to pay N50,000, as against N25,000 from next academic session to keep and feed them in school. The situation has not gone down well with their parents, hence they took to protest to get the audience of the Lagos State Government alleged non-responsiveness to their entreaties. They converge on the premises of Shoprite Mall in Alausa,…