Crime Ikorodu Legal Metro Theft

2 men charged for allegedly stealing electric cables worth N1.25m

In Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, the Lagos State Police charged two individuals for allegedly planning to steal transformer cables worth N1.25 million with others who are now at large. Fawaz Adebayo, 18, and Aruna Nura, 25, are charged with four counts of conspiracy, a felony, including intentional damage, wilful damage, and stealing. Their addresses Read More…

Crime Drug Trafficking Legal Metro

25-year-old man accused of trafficking 1.3 kilogrammes of marijuana

Sunday Amosu, 25, has been accused of trafficking 1.3 kg of Cannabis sativa by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday before a Federal High Court in Lagos. Drug trafficking is the alleged offence against the defendant. The NDLEA claimed that the defendant committed the offence on November 10 at Aboki Estate in Read More…

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Crime Legal Metro Stealing Top Story

Court remands former food union leader Onoja for alleged N72.5m theft

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…

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…

Metro Security

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…

COVID19 Health Nigeria

Nigeria yet to achieve 70% COVID-19 immunisation coverage, says NPHCDA

According to Dr. Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Secretary of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Nigeria has not yet achieved the year-end worldwide vaccination target of 70% target coverage with the COVID-19 vaccinations. Shuaib disclosed this in an interview with journalists on Tuesday in Abuja. “We are 21.6 million eligible persons away from Read More…