The Dangote Group on Sunday said its drivers’ patrol team has made several arrests of unruly drivers that engaged in illegal activities and handed them over to relevant authorities for trial. Mr. Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer for the Company, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos. Chiejina also urged the Read More…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
