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Surge in Lagos slum population linked to violent crisis in north
Surge in Lagos slum population linked to violent crisis in north

It has been revealed that insurgency and banditry in the northern parts of Nigeria are forcing young people to leave the area for cities in the southern part of the country. A large population of those displaced by the violence in the North are young people, who were mostly engaged in farming in their villages. They include…

Nigerian to pay higher for drivers licence, vehicle number plates
Nigerian to pay higher for drivers licence, vehicle number plates

Motorists in Nigeria are now expected to pay higher fees for vehicle number plates and Drivers Licence, with started from August 1, 2021. The fee for Standard Private Number Plates and Standard Commercial Number Plates is now eighteen thousand, seven hundred and fifty naira. Also, motorists who may want to obtain the Drivers Licence are to pay…

Lagos State Police Command parades 1,320 suspected criminals
Lagos State Police Command parades 1,320 suspected criminals

The Lagos State Police Command has paraded 1,320 suspected criminals who were arrested at various locations across the state from the month of May till day. They include sixty-six suspected armed robbers, seventy-two suspected cultists, and forty-seven murder suspects, among others. Within the period, the police also recovered one hundred and ten firearms, one hundred and twenty-five…

Kidnapped student rescued in Kaduna
Kidnapped student rescued in Kaduna

One of the kidnapped students of Bethel Baptist Secondary School in the Chikun local government area of Kaduna state has been rescued. The Kaduna State Police Command in a statement by its Spokesperson, Mohammed Jalige said the student was found wandering inside a forest with two other kidnap victims by police officers and men of the Civilian…

Mourners pay last respects to late prophet T.B Joshua
Mourners pay last respects to late prophet T.B Joshua

The funeral of the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, continue today, Friday, July 9, with his interment. Lasgidi FM’s Chukwuemeka Obioma was at the church premises in Ikotun area of Lagos State on Thursday, for the lying-in-state ceremony, and spoke with some of the mourners on their impressions about the…

Police arrest 2 persons with human parts in Ondo State
Police arrest 2 persons with human parts in Ondo State

This report from Ondo State says that two suspects have been arrested for possession of human parts in Ondo town. It was gathered that a patrol team led by one Inspector Ayo, attached to Safer Highway Patrol, stopped the suspects while on a motorcycle with a big sack containing human parts from Ondo town to Ifetedo, a…

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