Crime Kidnapping Metro

Woman Set Ablaze For Snatching Baby Dies in Lagos

Toyin, a suspected female ritualist who was rescued from being executed by an angry crowd who caught her during an alleged attempt to snatch an eight-month-old baby in the Ebute-Metta area of Lagos State, has died in the hospital. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, who confirmed the development, said Toyin was Read More…

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Entertainment Legal Media News

Court extends order stopping NBC from shutting down 53 broadcast stations

The Federal High Court in Lagos has extended the order preventing President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from withdrawing the licences of 53 broadcast stations in the country and shutting down the stations for allegedly failing to renew their licenses. Justice Akintayo Aluko (Court 8) had on August 29, 2022, granted an Read More…

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Crime Nigeria Oil Bunkering

Nigeria must challenge crude oil theft, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says crude oil robbery must be addressed. He made the statement during the inauguration of the Presidential Committee on National Economy which he initiated in his office on Friday. Acknowledging the impact of the nuisance on the nation’s revenue exchange, the President reminded them that production of crude oil owing to economic Read More…

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EU Russia World

EU makes it difficult for Russian tourists to enter bloc from Monday

The European Union will make travelling to the bloc more challenging and expensive for Russians from Monday after it formally backed suspending a visa simplification agreement over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Council of the EU, which groups the bloc’s member states, on Friday adopted a decision to suspend from Sept. 12 the visa deal Read More…

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United States World

White House plans to allow up to 125,000 refugees into US for 2023 fiscal year

The Biden administration plans to allow up to 125,000 refugees into the United States for the 2023 fiscal year, the same lofty ceiling as last year, according to a source familiar with the plan. The refugee ceiling dictates how many refugees can be admitted to the United States, but the administration doesn’t have to hit that number and didn’t Read More…

Aviation Business

Unions reject Aviation Agencies’ bills, allege import of strange clauses

Unions in the Nigerian aviation industry have claimed the import of strange clauses in the aviation agencies’ bills presently before President Muhammadu Buhari for approval. The unions have threatened to make a peaceful protest on Monday, September 12, 2022 to ensure the removal of the clauses they claimed were not part of the original bills Read More…

Basketball Sports

Oyedeji launches Next Generation Basketball Championships in Lagos

The Olumide Oyedeji Basketball Foundation on Thursday in Lagos announced that a basketball attraction for under-17 players will begin on Sept. 17. Olumide Oyedeji, an ex-international player, said the event would last for six weeks. “No fewer than 400 kids will be in attendance at basketball courts in Ilupeju, Ajegunle, Oworonshoki and Ikorodu,” he said. Read More…

Crime Metro Theft

Police arrest 5 for alleged telecommunication cable theft in Lagos

The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested five suspected telecommunication cable thieves in the Ikoyi area of the state. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesman, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Thursday. He identified the detained suspects as Yekini Mohammed, 52; Mohammed Abdullahi, 37; Tukur Mukaila, 42; Abdulrazaq Abdulrahmon, 25; and Danladi Nura, Read More…

Contraband Crime Nigeria

Customs seizes 7,000 pieces of donkey genitals at Lagos airport

The Murtala Mohammed International Airport Cargo Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 7000 pieces of male donkey genitals being smuggled out of the country to Hong Kong. Sambo Dangaladima, the command’s Customs Area Controller, disclosed while addressing journalists. “The importers falsely declared these illegal wildlife parts as cow male genitals. After due Read More…