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Safiu Kehinde Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) and Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency (OGEPA) have made move towards stopping open defecation along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. This was made known in a statement issued by Lagos Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, via his official X handle. As contained in the statement, both agencies have launched a joint media campaign to ban open defecation along the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, particularly targeting the median from OPIC Plaza to Otedola Bridge. The said axis are situated at Berger area where Lagos shared interstate boundary. Wahab stressed that the campaign, led by LASEPA’s…

Safiu Kehinde Lagos State government has commenced public school transfer exercise ahead of the 2024/2025 academic session. The state government, through the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, announced the commencement of the transfer opportunities into Junior and Secondary schools for students who seek such transfer based on genuine reasons. This was contained in a statement issued on the state government’s official X handle. According to the statement, the transfer is not limited to public school students but also open to private school students who desire a switch to public schools across the state. Meanwhile, the transfer exercise, which began…

Safiu Kehinde A group of Pro-Tinubu Protesters were, yesterday, booed and jeered by aggrieved residents during their solidarity march in Rivers. As seen in a viral video on X, the alleged state-sponsored protesters, under the aegis of Coalition of Renewed Hope Family, were subjected to abuse and insult from residents as they drove past. Rivers have been thrown into tantrums of clashes and political unrest over the year due to disagreement between incumbent governor, Siminalayi Fubara and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. During the #EndBadGovernance protest, Wike’s residence was stormed by protesters. Another political crisis ensued last week as explosion rocked…

Safiu Kehinde The House Representatives has proposed bill of 10-year jail term or five million Naira fine of Nigerians not singing new national anthem. According to reports, the bill was sponsored by the Lower Chamber’s Speaker, Tajudeen Abass, in Counter Subversion Bill 2024 to penalize citizens who refuse to sing the new and controversial anthem, ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee’. On account of the #EndBadGovernance Protest where Nigerian flags were destroyed, the bill all stipulated that anyone found guilty of destroying national symbols face a fine of N5 million, a 10-year prison sentence, or both. Recall that the change Nigerian anthem…

Agency Report A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 24-year old panel beater, Bitrus Atu to two years imprisonment for unlawful possession of a pistol and smoking of hemp. The Magistrate, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced Atu after he pleaded guilty the crime. The magistrate did not give the convict an option of fine, saying the sentence would serve as deterrent to other would-be offenders Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp Ahmed Labaran told the court that the case was reported on July 1, at the “A” Division Police Station by a police patrol team led by ASP Audu…

Agency Report A police officer accused of shooting a pregnant woman in Ohio has been charged with her murder. Ta’Kiya Young, 21, was around 25 weeks pregnant at the time of her death last August. Her unborn daughter also died in the police shooting. On Tuesday, a grand jury in the city of Columbus found sufficient evidence to file charges against Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb for murder, involuntary manslaughter and assault. Bodycam video of the fatal encounter released last year showed police attempting to stop Ms Young from driving away so they could question her about alleged shoplifting.…

Agency Report A murder investigation has been opened into Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina over the police killing of a man during civil unrest. Six other top figures in the previous government are also being investigated following weeks of deadly unrest in the capital Dhaka. Ms Hasina resigned earlier this month, fleeing to neighbouring India, as calls grew for her to stand down. Just hours after the case was filed against her, she called for an investigation into the protests that led to her resignation. In her first public statement since she left the country, she asked for those…

Agency Report Early on Friday morning, a 31-year-old female trainee doctor retired to sleep in a seminar hall after a gruelling day at one of India’s oldest hospitals. It was the last time she was seen alive. The next morning, her colleagues discovered her half-naked body on the podium, bearing extensive injuries. Police later arrested a hospital volunteer worker in connection with what they say is a case of rape and murder at Kolkata’s 138-year-old RG Kar Medical College. Enraged doctors went on strike both in the city and across India, demanding a strict federal law to protect healthcare workers.…

Agency Report Newborn twins were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza while their father was at a local government office to register their birth. Asser, a boy, and Ayssel, a girl, were just four days old when their father Mohammed Abu al-Qumsan went to collect their birth certificates. While he was away, his neighbours called to say their home in Deir al Balah had been bombed. The strike also killed his wife and the twins’ grandmother. “I don’t know what happened,” he said. “I am told it was a shell that hit the house.” “I didn’t even have the…

Safiu Kehinde The Dangote Group has debunked claims of fixing petroleum price as projected by marketers. This was made known in a statement signed by the group’s Communications Officer, Anthony Chijena, late Tuesday. The group had, in reaction, to a report of the Independent Petroleum Marketers of Nigeria’s (IPMAN) projection of N600/litre for Dangote petrol, cleared the air surrounding the claim. They said IPMAN are not in the position to determine petroleum price for the group, as they had no relationship with the marketers yet. “Our attention has been drawn to headlines announcing “Marketers Project N600/litre for Dangote Petrol” published…