The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has provided an update on the investigation into an alleged rape case in the Alakuko area of Lagos on Tuesday. The case, which involves a 14-year-old girl who was reportedly raped by her landlord’s son, has encountered a setback due to a lack of cooperation from those involved. “The house has been located in conjunction with @Lagosdsva,” Hundeyin stated via X on Tuesday. He added, “The landlord is not at home. The suspect is not at home, nor is the survivor or her family. The survivor’s mother has been contacted…
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The Lagos State Taskforce has urged Lagosians to desist from patronising motorcycle operators, popularly called ‘Okada’, saying they do not only pose risks to the passengers but also a security risk to all residents. The agency said Okada has been used as a “quick getaway means by criminal elements.” According to a statement by the Director, Press and Public Affairs, Lagos State Taskforce, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, the Chairman of the Agency, CSP Adetayo Akerele, said this following simultaneous operations against Okada operatives who have carried on with their operations across various parts of the Lagos metropolis. The operation, according to the…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has hosted his predecessor, Akinwunmi Ambode at the Government House in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos. Sanwo-Olu, in a post on his X account, wrote that he and Ambode discussed “the future of Lagos and building on the solid foundation already in place. “Today, I welcomed my brother and predecessor, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, back to Lagos House on a courtesy visit. “Our conversation centred around the future of Lagos and building on the solid foundation already in place. I value his perspective as we all work together to ensure that Lagos remains on the path of growth…
Former Chairman of the Kaduna State Economic Development Council, Mr Jimi Lawal, on Tuesday, refuted media reports that he has been put on the watchlist of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission for allegedly failing to honour an earlier invitation from the anti-graft Agency. Lawal, who served under the administration of the immediate past governor Ahmed El-Rufai, said he only got an invitation to appear before the Commission on Wednesday (Tomorrow). The former gubernatorial aspirant in Ogun State explained in a statement signed by Austin Oniyokor of the Media Office of Chief Jimi Adebisi Lawal, that he…
Federal Road Safety Commission, on Tuesday, confirmed 16 people dead and 17 others injured in an early morning multiple road accident at the Agbowo end of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. FRSC disclosed that 35 persons were involved in the ghastly accident, out of which 16 died on the spot, while the injured ones were rushed to Amdalat Hospital, Agbowo, in Ibadan North Local Government Area. The remains of the dead victims have been deposited at the mortuary of the State Hospital. The multiple accident which occurred in the Agbowo/Ajao area involved a truck loaded with roofing sheets with registration number AKM…
Reinstated Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Emeka Beke, on Tuesday unfolded the condition under which the opposition party will work with Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Beke said the APC under his leadership, would work with Fubara if the Governor extends a hand of fellowship to the party. Beke, who spoke on Arise TV Morning Show, noted that Fubara should be allowed to carry out his constitutional duties as Governor. The reinstated chairman also dismissed any link between the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and Fubara. Beke said, “I worked with Rotimi Amaechi and he is my…
Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa The National Association of Presidential Amnesty Graduates (NAPAG) has applauded the innovative leadership of the Administrator, of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Otuaro. NAPAG, in a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Coordinator, Somina Morrison Igani and made available to newsmen via email, commended Otuaro for adopting innovative approach to leadership. The group also hailed him for bringing vast improvements in overseeing the PAP. Igani observed that Otuaro’s innovative leadership approach has manifested greatly in all aspects of the programme, particularly in his determined effort to bridge the human capital development gap in the…
Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has revealed that some sponsors behind the hijacking of the planned peaceful protest against bad governance and hunger fled the country on the eve of the protest to evade arrest. Speaking at the Nigerian Police Youth Summit held at the Police Resource Centre in Abuja, Egbetokun disclosed that intelligence reports indicated that certain individuals intended to exploit the protest to destabilise the nation. According to him, some of these individuals had already left the country, while others departed on the day the protests commenced. “Before the protest, we had intelligence that some agents of…
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, signed into law a bill seeking a 300 per cent raise in salaries and allowances for judicial officials. Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Basheer Lado, disclosed this in a statement. Lado described the development as a demonstration of Tinubu’s commitment to the “welfare of Nigerian workers above all else. “This extraordinary move underscores Mr President’s absolute prioritization of the welfare of Nigerian workers above all else just like he did when he recently put on hold an ongoing Federal Executive Council meeting to assent to the new National Minimum Wage Bill of…
Federal Government has revoked the contract for the construction of a smart school in Kebbi State and re-awarded it to another contractor. This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu. According to him, the construction work of the smart school in Bayelsa State is also undergoing a revocation process. Sununu disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during a tour of the FCT Smart School in Karshi, in company with the Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman. “The two schools that are lagging; that of Kebbi State have been revoked and awarded to another contractor, and…