Tag: Lagos
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Group seeks establishment of office of youth defender in Lagos
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Lagos State Chapter, said it would propose a bill for the establishment of the Office of the Youth Defender in the state. Its Chairman, Mr Biliamin Oba, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. Oba said the body would…
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Catholic women raise funds to complete Abuja boys school
The Catholic Women Organisation of Nigeria (CWON) on Saturday indicated that its fund-raising, organised in Lagos, was to advance its Cot Mariae boys boarding school project in Gariki, Abuja. Our correspondent in Lagos quoted CWON as saying that the school project is part of its ways of responding to the myriad of societal deformity the…
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#EndSARS: Lagos CP warns against planned protest
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, CP Hakeem Odumosu, on Monday warned against any planned protest in the state A statement signed by the State Police Command’s Spokesperson, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, revealed that the command had received information of a planned protest to mark one year of the #EndSARS protest. Ajisebutu warned that the police…
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Police Command embarks on visibility patrol of Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State has embarked on visibility patrols across the state to reassure the public of its dedication to fight crime. A statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, stated that the patrol had gone to Apongbon, Eko Bridge, and CMS areas. Ajisebutu said that…
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Court remands printer, transporter for unlawful possession of firearm
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered that a printer, Oluwadamilare Balogun and a transporter, Adebayo Benson be remanded in a correctional centre for unlawful possession of firearm. The police charged Balogun, 26, and Benson, 25, with conspiracy, belonging to an unlawful society and illegal possession of firearms. Magistrate A.O Dirisu, who did…
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NDLEA intercepts N5.8b illicit drugs at Apapa-Port Lagos, arrests one
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Wednesday announced the seizure of large quantity of Captagon, a brand of Amphetamine drug, valued at N5.8 billion at Apapa Port, Lagos. Chairman of NDLEA, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, who disclosed this to newsmen in Lagos, said that the seizure of Captagon, with one suspect in the net,…
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My husband is an unrepentant adulterer, he slept with my sister – Woman seeking divorce tells court
A 57- year-old trader, Mrs Chima Udemi, told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Wednesday that husband, Tobechukwu, was an unrepentant adulterer who has slept with her sister. Udemi, responding to a suit filed by Tobechukwu, who had accused her of Infidelity. “Tobechukwu is a serial womaniser, he sleeps with my younger sister and…
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Woman docked for allegedly stealing employer’s N5.8m
A 30-year-old woman, Rhoda Danlami, on Thursday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing N5.8 million belonging to her employer. The police charged Danlami, who resides in Oshodi, Lagos State, with falsification of document and theft. The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Bisi Ogunleye, told the court that the defendant committed the offence…
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200 students converge in Lagos for National Schools’ Rackets Games
More than 200 students from 13 schools across the country have converged in Lagos for the maiden National Schools’ Rackets Games which opened on Monday at National Stadium, Surulere. Our correspondent reports that the week long competition, which will end on Saturday, was organised by Nigeria School Sports Federation (NSSF). NSSF President, Olabisi Joseph,…
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Driver docked for allegedly damaging signal pole in Lagos
A 28-year-old driver, Sunday Okoliko, on Monday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly damaging a signal pole worth N107,000 in Oshodi area of Lagos State. Okoliko, who is a driver with Fave Pure Water Company, Lagos is also being tried for allegedly stealing N36,000 belonging to his employer. The defendant pleaded not guilty…