The police in Lagos are facing criticism over the arrest of one Shakiru Owolabi Yusuf in connection with a deadly shooting at a meeting of APC leaders in Oriade Local Council Development Area in July this year. Yusuf is being detained by the AIG Special Enquiry Bureau, under the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Alagbon, for alleged murder…
Gunmen have shot dead two policemen in Rivers State. The officers were killed at a checkpoint on Okija Street in Mile 2 Diobu, a densely populated area of Port Harcourt, the state capital. The Police Public Relations Officer in Rivers State, Nnamdi Omoni confirmed the attack to newsmen, saying that the hoodlums also went away with an…
There was a gas leak earlier today around some parts of Ikeja in Lagos State. The affected areas include Computer Village, Ikeja Underbridge, Oba Akran, Anifowose Street, and Medical Road. The incident was first confirmed by the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, also confirmed the incident. LASEMA spokesman, Nosa Okunbo,…
The State Government has sealed sixty-seven buildings in Alimosho Local Government Area for not meeting physical planning regulations. The operation was carried out by officials from the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority, who were led by the General Manager, Kehinde Osinaike. He said the affected buildings were found to have been converted from residential to commercial…
Gunmen have attacked the staff quarters of the University of Abuja at Gwagwalada, and abducted six persons. Those who were taken away by the hoodlums are two professors, a senior lecturer, and three of their family members. The branch Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Doctor Kassim Umaru, mentioned the names of those who were…
Security operatives have arrested two suspects in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for allegedly producing and selling fake alcoholic drinks to unsuspecting members of the public. The suspects are Akhayera Collins and Christian John, who were arrested at their hideout around the Rumuokoro axis of the Rivers State capital. The spokesman of the state police command, Nnamdi Omoni,…