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By Kamil Opeyemi The Lagos State Government says it will be arraigning 14 LASTMA personnel before a disciplinary panel over extortions and high-handedness in line with the extant rules and regulations of the state. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq on behalf of the General Manager. Mr Bolaji Oreagba traffic regulatory body on Monday. According to Oreagba, the affected personnel include 11 Senior and 3 Junior Lastma Officers who were caught at different locations across the state extorting money (bribes) from motorists. “Officers whose cases have been investigated would…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Lagos State Government has sealed the Alaba International Market over poor waste disposal practices among others. READ ALSO: Yahaya Bello Contradicts Commissioner; Says Statement on Assassination Attempt False Nigerian Medical Student in Philippine Allegedly Murdered NSCDC Arrest ABU student for allegedly killing 17-yr-old Boy Commissioner for Environment in the state, Tokunbo Wahab disclosed this via his X handle on Monday. “Alaba International Market, Ojo has been sealed up for poor waste disposal practices, failure to pay their waste bills, and gross environmental sanitation offences,” he wrote on X. Details later

By Kamil Opeyemi The Supreme Court, jas on Monday, reserved judgment on the application of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, seeking to present fresh documents to support his appeal. The fresh documents he is seeking to present before the apex court are President Tinubu Bola’s academic records obtained from the Chicago State University. This was just as the NPO Reported that a 7-member panel of the Court was to hear the appeals by Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi challenging the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court which affirmed President Bola Tinubu’s election. Members…

The Anambra Government said it apprehended one Oluchukwu Nwosu, 45, who allegedly sold her three-month-old grand child for N50,000. The Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Mrs Ify Obinabo, disclosed this at a news briefing in Awka on Sunday. Obinabo said that the baby had been rescued, following consistent intelligence report and surveillance that lasted almost a month. “The rescue operation followed a report by Ijeoma Nwosu, who claimed that her mother, Oluchukwu, forcefully sold her baby soon after he was born and refused to tell her the baby’s whereabouts. “Following receipt of the allegation, the ministry immediately took action…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Bauchi Command said it arrested a 500-level student of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria for allegedly stabbing a 17-year-old student to death. The NSCDC Commandant, Ilelaboye Oyejide, said this on Sunday, while briefing newsmen in Bauchi on the incident. Oyejide said that the suspect was arrested in Misau Local Government Area of the state. He said the command received information that the lifeless body of the deceased, Umar Usman, a secondary school student from Misau, was found wrapped in a white cloth and dumped at Misau bypass. “This is a case…

The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, on Sunday, expressed satisfaction with repairs done on the Third Mainland Bridge, assuring motorists of smooth ride till the commencement of comprehensive rehabilitation in January 2024. Kesha gave the assurance on Sunday during an on-the-spot assessment of the repairs on the bridge. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the controller had, on Thursday, announced a 24-hour closure of the bridge to allow for repairs of some critical portions. NAN also reports that the closure took effect from midnight of Saturday till midnight of Sunday (today) to reduce the…

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has partnered with the foremost consulting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) to execute policies under the seven point roadmap to transform the sector. Mr Segun Tomori, Special Assistant, Media to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, made this known in a statement in Lagos on Sunday. Alake, while receiving the PWC partner on mining, Mr Habeeb Jaiyeola in his office, commended the company for its role in the just-concluded Nigerian Mining Week and the first phase of the bitumen concession programme. The minister thanked the consulting firm for their…

Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS) has expressed preparedness to tackle any emergency fire outbreak during the forthcoming harmattan season. The Public Relations Officer of LSFRS, Mr Shakiru Amodu, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. Amodu said that preparation for the harmattan season was already ongoing, as the service was aware that the period was usually characterised with fire outbreaks. “It is our peak period and we always have double preparation in place. “Our fire and safety preparation campaign is usually all-year round but periodically, we try to…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have apprehended a 40-year-old Spain-based ‘businessman’, Sherif Egbo Ally at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja while attempting to board an Air France flight to Paris, France. He was arrested after the operatives discovered he ingested illicit drugs. According to a statement by the NDLEA, Egbo was arrested on Saturday 14th October after body scanner revealed he had wraps of illicit drugs in his stomach. He was subsequently placed under observation at the Agency’s exhibit recovery room where he excreted 93 pellets of heroin weighing 2.222 kilograms. In his statement,…

By Kamil Opeyemi Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has allegedly come under attack by some men dressed in military uniform on Sunday. The attack allegedly took place at 4pm on Sunday (today) close to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. A statement on Sunday by the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, said the assassination attempt on Governor Bello took place a few kilometres away from Abuja. He was said to be on his way to an official engagement in Abuja from Lokoka, the Kogi State capital. READ ALSO: Army Confirms Arrest of Prison Break Escapee In…