Barely 52 days after the launch of Light Up Lagos project by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the state Police Command, weekend, arrested a suspect attempting to steal the cables.
Wednesday, 22 June 2016
Pirates ambush boat, kill IYC official in Bayelsa
Hoodlums, suspected to be sea pirates, have killed an executive member of Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, Mr. Diepreye Peters.
It was learnt that the incident occurred on Saturday along Brass waterways in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
I stole cable to settle down in Lagos – Suspect
A suspected cable thief, Obaji Christopher, has told operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command that he stole an armoured cable for the Light Up Lagos Project to raise money to settle down himself in Lagos State.
Court jails man 108 years for assaults on children
A court in Turkey has sentenced a Turkish man to 108 years in jail for sexually assaulting at least eight Syrian children at a flagship refugee camp, reports said on Saturday.
The 29-year-old man, identified only as Erdal E., worked as a cleaner at the tented refugee camp in Nizip in the southern Gaziantep province near the Syrian border.
Tuesday, 21 June 2016
Enugu motorists lament as faulty traffic lights cause accidents
Some motorists in Enugu have expressed anger over dysfunctional traffic control lights in parts of the state capital.
Our correspondent observed that motorists approaching from different directions were given the green light to move at the same time, leading to accidents.
Kerosene mixed with petrol floods Borno
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Sunday in Maiduguri, Borno State, alerted residents to the menace of kerosene mixed with petrol, which was in circulation in the state.
The Borno State NSCDC Commandant, Mr. Ibrahim Abdullahi, who spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, said some residents alerted the command to the circulation of the adulterated commodity.
Panic as gunmen kidnap pastor after service
Some residents of Winners Estate in the Adamo, Ikorodu area of Lagos State have vacated their houses after two persons were kidnapped by gunmen in quick succession in the area.
Ogun police nab six pipeline vandals
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested six suspected pipeline vandals in different areas of the state.
The suspects included four suspected militants said to be operating in the Ikorodu-Arepo areas.
Gunmen kidnap journalist, daughter in Ogun
A journalist with the Ogun State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists, Nofisat Oshin, and her 15-year-old daughter have been kidnapped by gunmen in Ijebu-Ode, Ijebu Ode Local Government Area of the state.
Monday, 20 June 2016
Senate proposes life jail for fake drugs dealers
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, hinted on Friday that the upper chamber would soon come up with a bill that would prescribe life imprisonment for individuals who engage in the production and sale of counterfeit and fake drugs and foods.
Ali’s brother weeps during church service
Muhammad Ali’s brother has taken centre stage at a Sunday worship service at the church where their father was a longtime member in Louisville, Kentucky.
Police arraign school accountant for diverting fees
An accountant with a private school in Lagos, Elizabeth Ikechukwu, has been brought before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court for allegedly converting N210,000 fees paid by pupils to her own use.
The police arraigned her on two counts bordering on stealing after she reportedly confessed to the crime.
Rain wreaks havoc in Ibadan, pastor, family rescued
A pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in the Apata area of Ibadan, Oyo State, and his family members were rescued by policemen attached to the Apata Police Division after water submerged major parts of the premises as a result of the heavy rain on Wednesday.
Cultists kill 11, sack police station in Rivers
Gunmen suspected to be members of a cult group, in the early hours of Sunday, killed over 11 persons in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Nine killed in Lagos auto crash
Four children aged between eight and 10, two women and three men on board an 18-seater commercial bus lost their lives on Friday after the bus crashed into a truck in the Fadeyi area of Lagos State.
Four-year-old twin brothers escaped with minor bruises while 14 others, including the driver of the overloaded Toyota Hiace with number plate Katsina KT 715YG, sustained varying degrees of injuries.
Sunday, 19 June 2016
Gunmen murder Lagos hotel owner over woman
Some suspected hired assassins have killed Michael Ogunnusi, the owner of the Allonze Hotel on Ishawo Road, Agric, Ikorodu, Lagos State.
It was learnt that the suspects, who entered the hotel on a motorcycle, pretended that they were lodgers.
Lagos syndicate produces fake naira notes
Two men who are allegedly members of a syndicate that produces fake naira notes have been arrested by the police on Oluwakemi Street, in the Ojodu Abiodun area of Lagos State.
Fake ASP forges police documents, recruitment forms
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a fake Assistant Superintendent of Police, Abdulrasak Sani.
The 32-year-old was alleged to have forged the police letterheads, identity card and recruitment forms, which he gave to members of the public.
Herbalist defrauds money-seeking Lagos banker of N2.5m
A herbalist, Seye Olufokunbi, has narrated how he defrauded a Lagos banker, identified simply as Lekan, of N2.5m.
Man arraigned for sexually harassing eight-year-old
A 32-year-old man, Lekan Okebule, has been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, for allegedly forcing his co-tenant’s daughter, Iyabo (pseudonym), to lick his private parts.
It was gathered that Okebule called Iyabo to his room under the pretext of sending her on an errand.
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