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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has distanced itself from any plans to scuttle the inauguration of President-Elect Bola Tinubu on May 29 as alluded by one Ali Mohammed of Arewa Youths Assembly, who are calling for the arrest and prosecution of NLC President, Joe Ajaero. In a statement by NLC Head of Media Benson Upah, […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has arrested a pregnant woman, Rabetu Abdulrasak, 24, and a cripple, Shehu Adams have been arrested in Agbede, Etsako West LGA, Edo State while over 14 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs including cannabis, methamphetamine, tramadol and swinol were recovered from them on Saturday 15th April. NDLEA […]
Former Nigerian Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, his wife and a medical “middleman” have been found guilty of an organ-trafficking plot, which saw them bring a 21-year-old man to the UK from Lagos. Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and Dr. Obinna Obeta, 50, were convicted of conspiring to exploit the man for his kidney, […]
The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has seized over 6,000 national identity and voter cards from migrants in 21 border states. The Acting Comptroller-General of the NIS, Isa Idris Jere disclosed this at a retreat with Zonal Coordinators and all Command Comptrollers at the service headquarters in Abuja. Jere said 3,823 identity cards and 2,393 voter […]
One person has been confirmed dead after a fully loaded 40ft container truck experienced brake failure and crushed vehicles on Kara Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Thursday. In a press statement by the director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA), Taofiq Adebayo, said the truck lost its brakes and crushed […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA has intercepted large consignments of illicit drugs especially cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and ephedrine billed for Europe through various disingenuous modes of concealment at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos. NDLEA disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying it seized 75.75kgs of cannabis indica, which came from […]
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has ordered the immediate suspension of three of its agents for allegedly charging more than the stipulated amount for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration. The registrar, during an inspection of some UTME registration centres in Lagos yesterday, discovered that the affected […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says it is responding to reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano States and is monitoring the situation in Osun and Yobe States where cases are now being picked up. A statement this Friday by the Director-General of the NCDC, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, explained in addition […]
The immediate past Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Doyin Okupe was held by the Department of State Services(DSS) at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. DSS spokesman Peter Afunanya explained that Okupe was intercepted at Terminal 1 of the airport on Thursday morning at the instance of the Economic and Financial Crimes […]
A Magistrates Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos has ordered the remand of the suspended police officer and suspect in the death of Bolanle Raheem, Drambi Vanbi at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre. Lagos State Attorney general, Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN led the prosecution before Chief magistrate, Adeola Olatubosun for the murder case. The Attorney general applied for […]
