But for the timely intervention of firefighters from the Lagos State Fire Service, LSFS, it would have been another case of fire disaster on Wednesday morning at the RRS office in Alausa, Ikeja. There was a fire outbreak at the Nigeria Police Station, Rapid Response Squad, RRS, office at the Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja with heavy…
The Chief of army staff, Tukur Yusuf Buratai has stated that the sack of service chiefs over the recent escalation of Boko Haram attacks won’t end insurgency in the country. In an interview with TheCable and THISDAY/ARISE in Lagos on Tuesday, February 11, Buratai averred that President Muhammadu Buhari should not be pushed into sacking his service chiefs…
The Police in Delta State has arrested a school proprietor in the state for allegedly raping a female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member in his house. Disclosing this to newsmen, the state Commissioner of Police, Hafiz Mohammed, said the command apprehended Michael Anigholor, owner of Grace Life International School, Oghara-Efe in Ethiope East Local…
About 16 members of the same family were burnt to death by bandits who invaded Bakali village in Fatika District, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits, our correspondent learned invaded the community on Tuesday around 4:00 pm and set fire on many bags of grains, vehicles, and motorcycles in the village. It…
•Says Boko Haram is everywhere, including Lagos “There is nowhere you will not find Boko Haram, even in Lagos here, there is Boko Haram. In Kaduna, there is Boko Haram. There are more across the North-east. Many have been arrested here in Lagos. We have been tracking them. We arrest them and take them into…
Popular Nigerian comedian Broda Shaggi has taken to social media to call out Nigerian security agencies. The comedian said the security agencies in Nigeria are causing so much sorrow and pain for people in the country. The comedian called the agencies out on his Instagram page. He listed the Nigerian police, Lagos State Traffic Management,…
Federal High Court Abuja orders the Nigerian government to pay fine of N200,000 to Sowore, Bakare over the unnecessary delay of prosecution. Justice Ojukwu has adjourned the trial to tomorrow, the 13th of February, for amended hearing. Details later!
A Nigerian Disc Jockey was found murdered in his home in Turkey. The Nigerian man who was identified as Emmanuel Ifeanyi Okonyia, was found dead in his apartment at Mecidiyeköy with his hands and feet tied from behind. In a picture shared on social media, police officers are seen at the building after a yellow…
At least 50 people are under close watch for Lassa fever in Anambra State, the government said on Tuesday. It said the only confirmed case was a 25-year-old Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) student, who is receiving treatment at the Virology Centre in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital. Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, C. Don…
NBA legend, Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant have been laid to rest in a private funeral which took place Feb.11 in Los Angeles. The funeral comes just two weeks after the pair died in a tragic helicopter crash along with seven passengers, Christina Mauser, John Altobelli, Keri Altobelli, Alyssa Altobelli, Sarah Chester,…