Lagos State Government has sealed 400 nightclubs and 30 event centers in the State for contravening COVID-19 directives. Mr. Lanre Mojola, the Director-General of the Lagos State Safety Commission, LSC, made this disclosure in a statement on Thursday. “The commission was involved in the enforcement of COVID-19 protocol and this led to sealing of 30…
Bandits have killed two police officers attached to Operation PUFF ADDER II in Sokoto State. The policemen were part of the contingent the Inspector-General of Police, Muhammad Adamu, deployed to tackle banditry. They lost their lives in an attack by a group of outlaws in Bargaja village of Issa Local Government Area. The Commissioner of…
One person has been confirmed dead in a fatal accident that occurred at the Zik Roundabout in Onitsha, Anambra state on Thursday, April 1. According to reports, the crash was between an unidentified driver of a Toyota Highlander Jeep with registration number AWK399EX and a stationary Mark Truck without a registration number. FRSC officials in the…
The trial of suspected fraudster, Ramon Abass aka Hushpuppi has been postponed and fixed for July 27 by a United States District Court in California. This overruled a previous order from the court that fixed May 4 for the trial. The recent order given by Judge Otis Wright followed an application for extension sought by…
A 24-year-old former Nigerian beauty queen, Najeebat Sule, has been found shot dead inside her car parked close to her residence at 8800 block of Frankford Avenue on March 12, Daily Mail reports. Nearly three weeks later, police have not found a motive and have made no arrests, leaving Sule’s family and friends searching for…
The police in Kano state have arrested a 40-year-old man, Awaisu Auwalu, for beating his 19-year-old son, Auwalu Awaisu, to death over alleged theft. The spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, who confirmed this to newsmen, said the father accused his son of stealing from his provision store and used a stick to…
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Thursday, April 1 commenced an indefinite strike despite holding a meeting and reportedly signing an agreement with the federal government on Wednesday, March 31. It was gathered that an agreement was signed after a 7-hour meeting between the Government and the leadership of NARD at the office…
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, has said that state governors should not be blamed for the insecurity within their states, as, according to him, they are not the ones controlling the security agencies in their respective states. Alaafin added that all the security agencies in the states are being controlled by…
On October 20, members of the security forces enforced curfew by firing shots into the air to disperse protesters, who had gathered at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos to protest abusive practices by the Nigerian Police Force’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Accurate information on fatalities resulting from the shooting was not available at year’s…
A gang of armed thieves who tried to rob Arsenal stars Mezut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac of their £200,000 watches have been jailed for more than 100 years. The eight men, who carried knives, machetes and firearms, terrorised wealthy north London neighbourhoods with a string of violent robberies between April 2019 and July 2020. They…