The Nigerian Navy on Friday transferred 627 bags of smuggled parboiled rice, 57 parcels of Indian hemp and one suspect to the Nigerian Customs Service and the NDLEA. Capt. James Otache, Commanding Officer, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Badagry of the navy, said the handover was the result of consistent patrols by the Navy to defeat Read More…
Day: 10 September 2022
The death of Elizabeth II: FG orders all flags in Nigeria, foreign missions be flown at half-mast
The Federal Government has ordered that all flags in the country and missions abroad be flown at half-mast on Sept. 11 and Sept. 12, to honour the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. “We commiserate with the government and the Read More…
Ice Prince released on bail after six nights in prison
Music rapper, Panshak Zamani, aka Ice Prince, accused of allegedly assaulting a police officer in Lagos, has been granted bail after six nights in prison. Folarin Dalmeida, his lawyer, confirmed that Ice Prince had been released from the Ikoyi correctional facility in Lagos, on Thursday, September 8. “His bail conditions have been met, and he Read More…
New Lagos Physical Planning Commissioner promises transparency
Mr. Omotayo Bamgbose-Martins, former Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations resumed office as the new Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development on Friday. Mr. Mukaila Sanusi, spokesman of the ministry, said Bamgbose-Martins was cordially received by the ministry’s management staff. Sanusi said the staff were led by the Special Adviser to the Governor Read More…
700,000 people commit suicide globally annually – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that more than 700,000 people commit suicide globally every year with 77 per cent of all global suicides occurring in low and middle-income countries. Dr. Walter Mulombo, WHO Country Representative to Nigeria, said this in a message to commemorate the 2022 World Suicide Prevention Day. Mulombo said that Read More…
High Fare Pandemic’ hits Nigeria as airlines move against NCAA, sell tickets in dollars
Fresh indications have emerged that the Federal Government is yet to release over 50 per cent or $265 million in foreign exchange for foreign airlines operating in the country to repatriate to their countries. Foreign airlines collect Naira for their tickets to customers and exchange same for foreign currencies for their operations. But recently they Read More…
King Charles III pays tribute to his ‘darling mama’ in first address
“Queen Elizabeth’s was a life well lived,” King Charles III said, as he renewed his “darling Mama’s” promise of lifelong service. In an emotional first address to the nation, he praised her warmth, humour and ability to see the best in people. Prince William and Catherine will become Prince and Princess of Wales, he said, Read More…
3 men arraigned for allegedly stealing, receiving stolen items
Kabiru Jimon, Ayoade Usman and Danjuma Bala, these three men, were on Friday arraigned before a Badagry Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing and receiving stolen possessions valued at N794, 000. The defendants, Jimon, 17; Usman, 18; and Bala, 30, whose addresses were not given, are being charged with felony, stealing and receiving stolen items. ASP Read More…
Court incarcerates 3 men for allegedly drugging, raping woman
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday has imprisoned three men in the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly drugging and raping a woman. Jerry Ikechukwu, 28; Bright Umeh, 45, and Patrick Amajuoye, 52 who are all unemployed and reside in Oke-Ira, Ogba, Lagos were charged with conspiracy, rape, stealing, unlawful possession of stolen items, causing the breach Read More…