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Lagos seizes alcoholic drinks from street traders to curb drunk driving

4 months ago1184 min

Officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps impounded alcoholic drinks sold by street traders to drivers at Olupese Terminal Park and Oshodi-Bolade Garages on Tuesday. The state Commissioner, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement on X.com. Wahab stated that the clampdown was to curb the rising number of road accidents caused by drunk driving. He wrote, “As part of concerted efforts undertaken by the state government...

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IPOB Members, Others Risk Jail Terms As Nigerian House of Reps Proposes 25-Year Imprisonment, N10Million Fine For Separatist Agitation

4 months ago989 min

The Nigerian House of Representatives has introduced the Counter Subversion Bill 2024, which aims to impose stringent penalties on individuals involved in separatist agitations or actions that incite inter-group or sectional conflicts. According to the proposed legislation, anyone convicted of such offences could face a prison sentence of up to 25 years, a fine of N10 million, or both, The Sun reports. The bill’s explanatory memoranda state that the legislation seeks to criminalise...

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Seminarian arrested for defiling 10-year-old girl in Anambra

4 months ago1045 min

The Anambra State Government, through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare and security operatives, have apprehended a 34-year-old man, identified as Chukwudi Okoye, for defiling a 10-year-old girl. It was gathered that the suspect said to be a seminarian in the Anglican Communion, committed the act in the Amanuke community, Awka North Local Government Area in Anambra State. According to a statement on Tuesday, the Media Aide to the state Commissioner for Women Affairs...

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16 die in Ibadan multiple road crashes

4 months ago973 min

The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of 16 persons in an accident involving multiple vehicles at the Ojoo-Iwo Road axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Tuesday. The spokesperson, FRSC, Oyo State Sector Command, Mr Mayowa Odewo, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan that 17 other people sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident. He said two people were injury-free of the 35 people, made up of 14 male adults,...

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25 Feared dead as trailer rams into vehicles in Ibadan

4 months ago28513 min

13th August 2024 At least 25 people have been reported dead in an accident on Tuesday along the Ojoo-Iwo Road near the Agbowo/Ajao area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital. According to Oyo Affairs on Tuesday, a trailer carrying roofing sheets collided with an 18-seater Hummer bus, a Micra taxi, and a Honda CR-V car, resulting in the loss of lives. Some passengers have been rescued and rushed to the hospital for medical attention. As of...

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Suspects arrested for defrauding man of N1.5m in Delta

4 months ago29012 min

13th August 2024 Delta State Police PPRO, SP Bright Edafe Men of the Delta State Police Command have arrested suspects who scammed an unsuspecting victim of N1.5m. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, on X.com on Tuesday, the suspects deceived the victim by claiming to have seen a bright future for him. Sharing a video of the victim, Edafe wrote, “This chap was scammed over N1.5m by some suspects who...

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Teenage girl allegedly raped by landlord’s son in Lagos

4 months ago2893 min

An incident of alleged rape has been reported in Alakuko, Lagos, where a 14-year-old girl was reportedly raped by the son of her landlord. The incident occurred yesterday, according to an anonymous X user, who tweets anonymously as #Rhwaley, who shared videos of the victim. Rhwaley added that when the family confronted the landlord about the incident, he dismissed their concerns, saying “Nothing will happen”. Sharing videos of the victim #Rhwaley wrote, “🔞🔞 – A...

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Abandoned baby found dead in Niger village

4 months ago5345 min

The Police Command in Niger says it has uncovered the lifeless body of a baby suspected to be a day old in a farmland in Tayi village of Minna, Niger. The Police Public Relations Officer in Niger, SP Waisu Abiodun, made this know on Tuesday to the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna. He said that on August 9, the GRA Police Division received information that a lifeless body of “about a day old child...

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Tinubu Summons Buhari, Obasanjo, Jonathan, Others For Council Of State Meeting

4 months ago922 min

The statement reads: “President Bola Tinubu Summons Council of State Gowon, IBB, Abdusalami, Obasanjo, Jonathan, Buhari Others for a meeting today. President Bola Tinubu has summoned a meeting of the Council of State, comprising former leaders and top government officials, to address pressing national issues. In a press statement issued by the Presidency, the meeting slated for today, Tuesday, will bring together former Presidents Yakubu Gowon, Ibrahim Babangida, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, and...

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NSCDC arrests impersonator, vandal in Ogun

4 months ago877 min

The Ogun State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, on Tuesday, paraded two suspects for vandalism and impersonation. Parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters, Kobape Road, Abeokuta on Tuesday, the Corps’ Commandant, David Ojelabi said that Oluwatobi Salami aged 30, was arrested by members of the Sagamu community around OGD International Market on Saturday, August 10, 2024, and was later handed over the officials of the NSCDC. The Commandant said, “Salami specialises...

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