Police in Oyo State has confirmed the arrest of an officer of the Amotekun Corps over the shooting of a police constabulary in the thigh in Oyo Town. The Oyo State Police Command arrested one Ibrahim Ogundele for the alledged shooting on Saturday. The suspect is currently being investigated at Ojongbodu Police Station. The incident which led to the arrest was said to have happened at Sanga area of the ancient town of Oyo on Saturday. Fatai Yekini is said to be receiving treatment at the Oyo State General Hospital, Owode area of the town. Confirming the incident, the Oyo…
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Funke Busari, Lagos As part of policing effort to curb crimes in Lagos State, police in Lagos has busted 10 suspected armed robbers and two Aiye Confraternity members at various locations in the state. They were arrested by the teams of Rapid Response Squad operatives led by CSP Yinka Egbeyemi and Divisional Police Officer, Akodo Division, Ajah. Suspects now in Police custody include Hussein Hudu, 23, Ibrahim Bello, 25, Adamu Zango, 35, and (other still at large) who attacked and stabbed one Robert at the back around 4am on Friday, in a bid to dispossess him of his bag and…
The General Overseer of Synagogue Church of All Nations, Pastor Temitope Joshua has given a message regarding what to expect for the New Year 2021. The cleric, who sent the message from a ‘Prayer Mountain’ at an undisclosed location in Nigeria, stopped short of releasing his ‘full prophecy’ for the year but hinted that multiple challenges lay ahead. “This year is planting a seed that will be harvested next year. What this monster called COVID-19 has been destroying will be seen clearly next year,” he stated. According to Joshua, some of these dire consequences included companies, educational and faith institutions…
Funke Busari, Lagos Officers of the Nigerian Navy on Sunday night rescued 12 passengers from drowning after a commercial boat capsized on Lagos Waterways. The incident happened around 8:10p.m due to heavy wave caused by another boat transiting the same area leaving their occupants scampering for help. Thomas Otuji, Commander, Information Officer Western Naval Command stated that the men of Nigerian Navy Ship BEECROFT attached to the newly established Forward Operations Base Tarkwa Bay and Nigerian Navy Boat Service, SBS, personnel averted the disaster. He said all passengers onboard the ill fated boat were rescued and conveyed to the Naval Medical…
The Alor Peoples Convention has expressed their gratitude to the Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano for pardoning their Igwe, M.C Elibe Okonkwo, Ezedioramma III of Alor Kingdom who was recently suspended by the State Government. The Alor Peoples Convention described the pardon as a valuable Christmas gift to the Community. They urged the governor to ignore the insinuation alleged from the camp of the Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige that the community is not happy with the governor’s decision. According to the community, the Ngige camp is at loggerheads with the Igwe because it is not happy with his emergence as the Igwe. It…
The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, says no fewer than 20 doctors have died of Coronavirus in the country in the last one week. This is according to NMA Chairman in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Dr. Emma Amodu. Speaking at a press briefing on Friday, Dr. Amodu said infected patients failed to disclose their true health status, leading to the deaths of the doctors. Decrying the situation, Dr. Amodu said, “For those of us in the health sector, we have lost quite a number of colleagues in the last week alone. Across the country, we have lost not less than…
The fight against act of criminalities in Lagos State is gaining momentum with clamp down on suspected criminals by the States Police Command. Giving the account of stewardship during the Ember months, the State Commisioner of Police Hakeem Odumosu said the Command, with the consideration of Ember months security challenges, has added more pep in emplacing more strategies which are in tune with modern and international standards of policing. On Wednesday, it was array of parade of suspects numbering about 103 arrested in various locations across the State for various offences, which included unlawful possesion of fire arms. This involved Hassan Omileye,…
Funke Busari, Lagos Like a scene in a movie, an 80-man team – officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Enforcement Agency (Taskforce) led by its new chairman, SP. Shola Jejeloye clamped down on commercial motorcycles and motorists flouting traffic regulations in the State on Monday. In the enforcement exercise carried out in places like Iyana- Ipaja, Fagba Road, Isolo, Ojota, and Oba Akran Road, no fewer than 130 commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada, operating on highways and in other restricted areas were impounded. The officials of the agency also arrested five motorists who flouted the State’s traffic regulations,…
A Nigeria based organisation that usually carry out research on child survival, the Network on Behavioural Research for Child Survival in Nigeria, NETRBRECSIN, has produced six leaders for the Faculty of Public Health and Community Medicine, West African College of Physicians, WACP, a professional organisation that promotes education, training, examinations and research in medicine in Africa; National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, NPMCN. The organisation is the national apex medical education college and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, AKTH, Kano. These experts, who are members of NETRBRECSIN have served and are serving in various capacities in their respective universities. Benjamin S. C.…
The Police Service Commission said it has promoted four Assistant Inspectors General of Police and one Commissioner to the substantive rank of Deputy Inspectors General of Police, DIG. Some of the officers promoted are AIG Usman Alkali Baba, AIG. Dan Mallam Mohammed, AIG David Oyebanji Folawiyo and CP. Joseph Egbunike. The new DIGs are AIG Usman Alkali Baba, currently acting DIG Administration; AIG. Dan Mallam Mohammed, AIG in charge of Zone 13 Ukpo, Anambra State; AIG David Oyebanji Folawiyo, AIG in charge of Zone 17, Akure and CP. Joseph Egbunike, CP, Budget. The commission also promoted 13 Commissioners of Police…