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Pandemonium erupted at Araromi Ilogbo Secondary School in Oko Afo, Lagos, as pupils of the school protested the demise of one of their colleagues who was allegedly flogged to death by a teacher. The incident was said to have occurred on Thursday when the deceased, identified as David Babadipo, was allegedly flogged by the teacher whose […]
The Ogun State Police Command has said one 37-year-old woman, Bilikisu Kazeem, was killed while some others were kidnapped during an attack along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway on Friday. The incident reportedly occurred at the Bamboo area, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway inward Lagos. Among those kidnapped was the chairman of the Lagos State Chapter of the […]
Some members of the iReign Christian Ministry, Lagos, on Friday, expressed shock as the church’s founder and senior pastor, Bishop Oluwafeyiropo (Feyi) Daniels, was sentenced to life imprisonment by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for raping a church member. The members of the church, which is located at 1a Gbolade Adebanjo Crescent, […]
The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday said it had arrested a son and adopted daughter of Mr. John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu, for allegedly stealing the ailing actor’s N50m being proceeds of donations to cater to the thespian’s ailing health. The Force, through its Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Alagbon, in Ikoyi, […]
The Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has urged the citizens to shun the abuse of the Nigeria Police Force emergency numbers. Olumuyiwa disclosed this in an interview on Miliki 101.3 radio station, Lagos, when asked if the emergency numbers for every state command was still active for response. He affirmed the numbers were all functioning, but […]
The Police have warned that self-kidnapping (false kidnapping) is a criminal offence punishable under the Nigerian laws and as such, there will be legal consequences for anyone involved in the act. The Police issued the warning following observed incidents of self-kidnapping in various locations, with suspects apprehended in Lagos and Abuja as narrated by Force […]
The Lagos State Taskforce has arrested 63 miscreants and recovered weapons in an early morning raid in different parts of Oshodi, Lagos on Monday. The early morning raid lasted for over three hours at Bolade Junction, Mosafejo, Oshodi Bridge, Oshodi Under Bridge, Brown Street, Railway Track and the BRT Corridors. The raid was carried out […]
Despite the increasing wave of abductions across the country, security experts and families of victims have said that most kidnapping incidents in the Federal Capital Territory and other parts of the country are not reported to the authorities. Victims of abductions and their families in Abuja and other parts of the country, who spoke to […]
Police operatives in Rivers have apprehended one Joel MBA Okodi, a suspect who has been on the wanted list of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the past four years in the Ajegunle area of Lagos. Joel MBA Okodi, commonly known as ‘Chief,’ was residing at No. 21, Abak Road, Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom […]
A 34-year-old businesswoman residing in the Mafoluku area of Oshodi, Lagos, Olabisi Oyebolu, has been arraigned in court for allegedly beating up her neighbour, Mrs Bunmi Olunlade and causing her to lose pregnancy. The prosecutor, ASP Raji Akeem, told the court that Oyebolu committed the offences on July 26, 2023, at her residence. He added […]
