Peter Onoja, a former member of the National Union of Food, Beverage and Tobacco Employees (NUFBTE), has been remanded in custody on Thursday by an Ikeja Special Offenses Court for allegedly stealing N72.5 million from the union. Onoja is facing a six-count charge bothering on stealing, contrary to Section 287 of the Criminal Laws of Read More…
Year: 2022
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Thank God! I survived
A survivor’s story of a pilot’s plane crash experience Who would have thought that a flight that started in a clear blue sky would end up in a crash? But thank God, I survived. It was my CPL (commercial pilot licence) qualifying solo cross-country flight on September 12, 2003. I had completed the flight from Read More…
Tanker rudder Nigerian stowaways to be returned by Spain
Two of three stowaways rescued in Spain’s Canary Islands after spending 11 days on the rudder of a Nigerian gasoline tanker have been returned to the vessel with the intention of deporting them. According to a local government source, the third passenger, who suffered cold and dehydration throughout the journey, has not yet been released Read More…
Nigeria seeks to end importation of petrol in 2023
Nigeria aims to stop importing petroleum products before or around the third quarter of 2023, according to oil minister Timipre Sylva. Sylva stated that a rebuilt refinery in the oil-producing Niger Delta city of Port Harcourt will start providing 60,000 barrels per day of processed crude by the end of December. The minister also stated Read More…
Ahead Christmas: Group urges vigilante law for increased security
Mr. Olatokunbo Folayan, the district commander of the Vigilance Group of Nigeria (VGN), has asked people of Ikorodu and other areas of Lagos to practise security awareness before, during, and after the holiday season. Folayan made this disclosure in an interview with pressmen on Tuesday in Ikorodu. According to him, VGN would work with other Read More…