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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...

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...

#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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...
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By Abdulateef Bamgbose At the Valedictory session of the ninth Senate, on Saturday, Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary,...
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China puts into use first offshore carbon storage project

By Ran Yongping, Ding Yiting, People's Daily China's first offshore carbon storage project was put into operation on June 1 in the South China Sea. With...

Emefiele Suspended by President Tinubu as Central Bank Governor

In a significant development, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended Mr. Godwin Emefiele from his position as the Central Bank Governor, with immediate effect....