Three persons, including a woman, have been arrested by the Police in Lagos State for allegedly being in possession of 150 bottles of “Skuchies’’ ready for sale. “Skuchies’’ is a zobo-like drink laced with hard drugs like Tramadol. Police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the arrest on Tuesday He stated that a timely intervention by Read More…
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Lagos digital guru calls on youths to leverage digital opportunities
Digital marketing expert, Celestine Mmaduabuchi Mmadueke has called on young business owners and students affected by the ASUU strike to maximise the many chances that the digital space offers to build a desirable future for themselves. He said that with the right digital marketing skills, young people can benefit enormously from the abundant opportunities that Read More…
Dethroned Lagos ‘Baale’, 1 other slammed 15 years jail term each for faking own kidnap
A dethroned ‘Baale’ (Chief) in Shangisha in Magodo area of Lagos State, Mutiu Ogundare and his brother, Opeyemi Mohammed were sentenced by an Ikeja High Court on Tuesday to 15 years imprisonment each for faking an own kidnap. The court had on June 15 discharged and acquitted the third defendant, Ogundare’s wife, Abolanle. Justice Hakeem Read More…
NDLEA sets ablaze 1.8 tons of crack cocaine seized from Ikorodu warehouse
The 1.8 tons of cocaine recovered from a warehouse in the Ikorodu area of Lagos on Sept 19 by the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has been torched. The anti-narcotic agency had, on Sept. 19, stormed a warehouse in a well-coordinated and intelligence-led operation that lasted two days and seized the hard drugs from Read More…
The National Industrial Court should not be for hire
Once the Muhammadu Buhari government had failed to get striking lecturers in our public universities back to class, I knew it would head for the National Industrial Court, NIC, shopping for an injunction. Tragically that is what governments in the country and rich employers have turned the NIC into: a fishing pond for injunctions against Read More…
Badagry Police Community Relations Committee fights youth restiveness, cultism
The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in the Badagry community of Lagos State on Monday has said that it is prepared to intercept youth restiveness, cultism and other social vices in the area. Mr. Jogbe Emmanuel, the committee’s Chairman mentioned that plans to hold a one-day summit aimed at curbing the unease had been concluded by Read More…
Police charge 3 employees for theft of N6m from Sweet Sensation Ikeja
Three saleswomen, from Sweet Sensation restaurant, appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday for allegedly stealing six million Naira from the restaurant. The defendants, Oluwatosin Owa, cashier; Esther Ogoke, frontline officer; and Juliet Madueke, also a frontline officer are aged 26, 35 and 25 respectively, and reside in Magodo, Alagbado and Berger areas of Lagos Read More…
Police arraigns 28-year-old man for theft of generator, TV set
Oluwafemi Ogunleye, a 28-year-old man, has been arraigned by the police in Lagos State on Monday at a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for theft. Oluwafemi, whose address is unknown, is facing a one-count charge of stealing. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty. ASP Clement Okuoimose, the prosecutor, informed the court that the defendant had committed the Read More…
Legal year: Retired Justice Taiwo Taiwo tasks judges on courage
Justice Taiwo Taiwo, a retired Justice of the Federal High Court, has advised the judiciary to remain firm and fearless in justice delivery as the Nigerian judiciary begins a new legal year. Taiwo, who recently retired said that a fearless judiciary would remain the key to effective justice administration. The Lagos Judiciary on Monday began activities Read More…
Nigeria blacks out after national power grid fails
The national grid collapsed on Monday leaving many parts of the country without power, according to electricity distribution companies. This would be the fourth time this year that the grid is collapsing for what the authorities blame on technical problems. Last month workers from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) went on strike and temporarily Read More…