A 32-year-old woman has been arraigned before the Enugu North Magisterial District Court after giving a fake testimony in a Lagos church, police in Enugu have said. In a statement on Tuesday, the Command’s spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe, said the suspect, Loveth Alo, was apprehended on Feb. 1. According...
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The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has accused Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company Ltd. of violating Nigeria’s labour laws and rules. The PENGASSAN President, Mr Festus Osifo, made the allegation during picketing of the oil company by PENGASSAN on Tuesday on Victoria...
The police on Tuesday arraigned First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and three others before an Ikeja High Court over alleged mortgage fraud. The other defendants in the case are Polycarp Okogun, Batik Line International Ltd and Bolaji Adebajo, who is still at large. The defendants were arraigned on a...
Police Command in Lagos State has sealed a church over alleged killing of a 28-year-old graduate of Lagos State University (LASU), Adedamola Ogunbode. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development while briefing newsmen at the command headquarters in Ikeja on Monday. Hundeyin said that the church where...
Operatives of the Police Command in Lagos State have detained for prosecution a 27-year-old man for alleged armed robbery. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this in a statement in Lagos on Sunday. Hundeyin said that the suspect was apprehended on Friday at 2:00 p.m....
Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) has confirmed that its headquarters in Lagos was invaded by personnel from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday morning. Head of Corporate Communications for Ikeja Electric, Mr Kingsley Okotie, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that the incident...
The United Bank for Africa (UBA), on Wednesday, celebrated the graduation of 1,138 young professionals from its Graduate Management Accelerated Programme (GMAP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the graduation ceremony for the class of 2025 GMAP held in Victoria Island, Lagos. The trainees, who underwent a...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- The KANEKALON collaboration workshop events in 2025 kicked off in Lagos on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 with X – Pression hair and the International Hairstylists & Body Therapist Association (IHSTOBAN) as the first to enjoy the partnership. In her opening address at the workshop held...
The 2023 PDP Governorship Candidate in Lagos State, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), has resigned from the party. Announcing his resignation on Monday at his office in Ikeja, Adediran said he was leaving the party owing to what he called betrayal by party elders. He said the inability of the...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, arraigned Jude Okoye Chigozie, older brother and ex-manager of Paul and Peter Okoye of the defunct P-Square music group, before Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal High...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 arraigned additional 16 Chinese before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos for fraud. They are: Hu Hui (a.k.a A Bin), Liao Ri...
The Zonal Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, has announced the start of medical screening for constables as part of the police recruitment process. The Zonal Public Relations Officer (ZPRO), CSP Umma Ayuba, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Ayuba confirmed that the medical screening would begin on...
The Magistrate Court sitting in Sabo, Yaba area of Lagos on Tuesday freed Abdulazeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, in relation to the case of the demise of Aloba Oladimeji lleriOluwa also known as Mohbad. Magistrate Ejiro Kubenje, who read and implemented the legal advise of the Directorate...
A Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has adjourned till Wednesday, February 26 to rule on whether or not to continue to hear the case of the former Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Rahman Oshodi adjourned for ruling after Emefiele’s Counsel, Senior Advocate of Nigeria,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja– Attempt by a 24-year-old Thai lady, Ms. Pattaphi Wimonnat, to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 46.60 kilograms into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos has been thwarted by operatives of the National Drug Law...
A 38-year old man along with his friend, 30-year old, are being detained for prosecution by the Police Command, Lagos State, for allegedly defiling and impregnating his 14-year-old step daughter. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday in Lagos....
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says over 11,000 shops have been sealed and 40 individuals arrested in its ongoing nationwide clampdown on fake and substandard medicines. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this to newsmen in Lagos on Saturday. Adeyeye said...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, February 20, 2025, arraigned an additional 18 Chinese before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. They are: Huang Bo, Xiong Zhen, Lai Rui Feng, Deng...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos– The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has arraigned 14 Filipinos, and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd, before Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. They are: Marj Maranga, Zara Fabian, Jonalyn Mendoza, Dominique Medina, Rachelle Cabalona,...
The Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Eric Chelle, made a surprise visit to Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, on Wednesday, to watch Ikorodu City FC beat Plateau United. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles gaffer arrived with Lagos State Football Association (LSFA) officials, led by its...