Business Oil & Gas

Centre for Justice Development advocates gradual removal of petroleum subsidy

The lead director of the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), Mr. Eze Onyekpere, has demanded that Nigerian subsidies be gradually eliminated. At the Public Policy Dialogue and Unveiling of Partnership for Amplified Voices (PAV) in Abuja, Onyekpere made the announcement. The director stated it was time for drastic action to be taken on subsidy. The Read More…

Crime Ikeja Metro Rape

Court incarcerates medical director for alleged defilement

Dr. Femi Olaleye, the medical director of the Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, was remanded on Wednesday by Justice Ramon Oshodi of an Ikeja Sexual Offenses and Domestic Violence Court for allegedly defiling his wife’s 16-year-old niece (name withheld). The defendant will be held at the Ikoyi Correctional Facility till his bail is fully satisfied, Oshodi Read More…

Contempt of Court Crime Legal Nigeria Police

I-G denies disrespect for court order

The Nigeria Police Force has denied that the current administration of the Inspector-General of Police (I-G) violated a court order. The denial was contained in a statement released on Tuesday in Abuja by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer. Adejobi claimed that, with regard to a story making the rounds in the media, Read More…

Health Metro Policy

Lagos reaffirms commitment to food safety

The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its dedication to improving the state’s food safety and decreasing food contamination. This was announced by Dr. Lola Akande, the Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce, Industry, and Cooperative, on Tuesday during the second annual Lagos State Food Safety Conference & Exhibition in Alausa, Lagos. The Lagos State Consumer Protection Read More…

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Crime Kidnapping Metro

LASTMA apprehends 2 suspected abductors, frees female victim in Yaba

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) apprehended two accused kidnappers and liberated a female prisoner who was being kept inside their car near the Presbyterian Church in Yaba, Lagos. This was said in a statement released on Wednesday in Lagos by Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, General Manager of LASTMA. The two suspected kidnappers were reportedly Read More…