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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Conference of Registered and Deregistered Political Parties (CPP) in Lagos State has endorsed Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), the PDP’s candidate for governor. Dr. Akin Badmus, the chairman of the CPP, said in a statement that the endorsement had become essential due to the state’s lack of democratic benefits Read More…
Children can suffer the same mental health disorders as adults, but Dr. Oluwayemi Ogun, a consultant psychiatrist, said that their symptoms may vary. At the Vanguard 2nd Mental Health Summit in Lagos, Ogun, the former Medical Director of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Yaba, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria Read More…
The Lagos State Police Command detained a 26-year-old man on suspicion of impersonating a medical practitioner. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed this on Saturday via his verified Twitter profile. According to him, the fake medical doctor has been practising since January 2022. “The suspect faked a medical licence in his name and has Read More…
The traffic situation in Lagos deteriorated on Saturday as the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) held its presidential campaign rally at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere. The rally was in support of APC presidential candidate Sen. Bola Tinubu and running partner Sen. Kashim Shettima ahead of the 2023 general elections. The gathering, which brought together Read More…
