Knocks

Drunk driver knocks down two pedestrians in Lagos

5 months ago995 min

A driver said to be driving under the influence of alcohol, on Saturday, knocked down two pedestrians near the Mayfair Garden, in the Epe area of Lagos State, seriously injuring them. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, in a statement on Saturday said operatives of LASTMA rescued the two pedestrians who were seriously injured in the accident. “The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa,...

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Protests Belong On Streets, Not In Stadiums, Lawyer Temokun Knocks Wike, Governors Over Court Judgements

5 months ago1218 min

Tope Temokun, a lawyer and human rights activist, has strongly denounced the government’s move to arm security agencies with court orders to suppress peaceful protests. Temokun described this development as a dangerous precedent, emphasising that it is ill-conceived and will not withstand scrutiny. In a statement released on Thursday, Temokun reminded authorities that court orders cannot silence the cries of a hungry and desperate people. He criticised the government’s new policy of seeking court orders...

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Metro

Abia community knocks ministry over monarch’s selection

5 months ago874 min

Unless the Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, intervenes, there are indications that the Obohia-Ndoki, in Ukwa East Local Government Area of the state will know no peace because of the process of selecting a new traditional ruler for the community. During a protest on Wednesday at the premises of the Abia State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Umuahia, the community youths, carrying placards with different inscriptions, and chanting protest songs, accused the...

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Ondo lawyer knocks police for failing to nab attacker

5 months ago1035 min

An Ondo-based legal practitioner, Abayomi Oladire, has accused the state police command of laxity in its duties as its men allegedly failed to arrest a man, Kunle Kuteyi, whom he claimed attacked and stabbed him for helping his wife file a divorce suit. Oladire, who spoke on Sunday, from the hospital where he is currently receiving treatment as a result of the attack, alleged that after the suspect attacked him, he reported the matter at...

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News

Take It Back Movement Knocks Gov Makinde For Having Oyo Residents Affected By Circular Road Project Kneel Before Him During His Address

9 months ago955 min

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said the state government will compensate residents affected by its Circular Road Project. This comes days after the Take It Back Movement held a meeting with the victims of the road project. According to the group, the project “displaced 360 villages and over five million people”. Governor Makinde visited the site on April 10, 2023, after the Take It Back Movement’s advocacy and mobilization efforts, which highlighted...