First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, has launched the distribution of 4,800 25kg bags of rice to help ease the impact of economic hardship in the country. The initiative, which is aimed at providing relief to vulnerable and less privileged individuals, targets six divisions in Lagos State. Speaking at…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released six protesters arrested during the recent #EndBadGovernance protests in Kaduna State. This follows the completion of investigations ordered by DSS Director-General Adeola Ajayi. However, three other protesters will face trial. The protests, which lasted ten days, called for key reforms, including reduced governance costs, reinstatement of the…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested an 80-year-old grandfather, Pa Aremu Shojobi, with 14 kilograms of cannabis at his home in Iyana Ipaja, Lagos State. The agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, September 22. “In his statement, the Octogenarian claimed he has been in the…
The police command in Lagos says it has detained two suspects, Sunday Nwabufor, 47, and Obinna Nweke, 45, for alleged possession of 120 wraps of substance suspected to be cocaine. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a post he shared on his X handle, @benHundeyin, on Friday. He said that Mr…
Damaturu, Yobe State – A shocking case of greed and betrayal has unfolded in Yobe State, where 24-year-old Yunusa Isa brutally murdered his business partner, Lawan Adamu, 28, to avoid repaying a N500,000 loan. The gruesome crime occurred on September 15, 2024, at the outskirts of Nayi Nawa bypass in Damaturu. According to the police…
A vigilante group in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State popularly known as “Yan Sakai” has arrested two notorious kidnappers terrorising the area. The suspects who simply self-identified as Yellow and Sallau were paraded before the Emir of Ningi, Alh Haruna Danyaya III, after their arrest. The suspects confessed to k!lling one Hardo Bombi…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Ujunwa Una ‘f’ and Chinelo Igbechionwu ‘f’ for conspiracy and child trafficking. the suspects were arrested by patrol officers from Ojodu Division stationed at Berger bus-stop, an entry point into Lagos State, whom had earlier been alerted about the suspects by a Good Samaritan. The…
The Cross River State police have reportedly uncovered a hotel in Calabar where a missing girl was held captive. Earlier this week, it was reported that 15-year-old Favour Joseph Ekuta has gone missing precisely in Calabar, Cross River State. She was last seen at the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) Staff Quarters, Calabar….
The remains of the 300-level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta State (FUNAAB) Christianah Idowu, who was allegedly k!lled by a friend after collecting ransom from her parents will be laid to rest at the Sabo Ikorodu Cemetery in Lagos state today, September 19. Late Christianah’s body was exhumed by the police and…
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Thursday ordered the remand of Olayinka Akinware, 35, and Tunji Adesina, 29, for allegedly setting four dogs on police officers to prevent the arrest of a suspect. Chief Magistrate M. Mudashiru, who did not take the suspects’ plea due to lack of jurisdiction, ordered that they…