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Crime & City Diary
Boat captain bags life imprisonment for causing death of 13 passengers
A boat operator, Happiness Elebiju has been sentenced to life imprisonment for causing the death of 13 passengers in a boat accident. Elebiju was arraigned before Justice Josephine Oyefeso of the Lagos State High Court, sitting in Lekki, on 11 counts bordering on manslaughter and operating a boat without a licence.Lagos State Director of Public Prosecution, Mrs Olayinka Adeyemi told the…
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Two passengers die in Lagos boat mishap
Two female passengers have been confirmed dead after a 20-seater boat capsized in the early hours of Wednesday. The General Manager of Lagos State Waterways Authority, Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, who made this known in a statement, said the boat, which departed Ipakodo ferry terminal in Ikorodu, capsized almost immediately after take-off. He noted that 15 occupants of the capsized boat were…
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Couple loses four children in Lagos inferno
A couple Chukwudi Michael and Bolani Michael lost their four children to a fire incident that gutted their two-room apartment on Tapa Road, Oke-Oko, Isawo, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Sunday. The incident occurred around 1pm on Sunday, June 26, as one of the children, Jeremiah, 12, died on the spot. The three other siblings: Prayer, 18; Trust…
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Lagos honours 800 officers with long service award
Lagos State government has honoured 800 officers in the 15th Edition of the year 2022 Long Service Merit Awards. Head of Service, Hakeem Muri- Okunola said the Awards is designed to recognize and reward diligence,commitment and loyalty amongst public servants in Lagos State, in the hope and expectation that the gesture will demonstrate the appreciation and gratitude of Government and…
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Crime & City Diary
US court postpones sentencing of Hushuppi to September 21
Judge Otis Wright of a United States Central District Court in California has postponed the sentencing of Nigerian fraudster Ramon Abass known as Hushpuppi to September 21.“At the request of counsel, the Sentencing is CONTINUED to 9/21/2022 at 1:30 PM before Judge Otis D. Wright II, as to Defendant Ramon Olorunwa Abbas,” the court said According to court documents by…
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N66.4m fraud: Court threatens to revoke alleged fraudsters’ bail
A Federal High Court in Lagos has vowed to revoke the bail granted two defendants, Seun Awosanya and Amaechi Osita, if they failed and refused to appear before the it to continue with their trial on an alleged N66,450, million fraud. Justice Abimbola Awogboro issued the threat, at Monday’s resumed hearing of the fraud charges against the two defendants. The…
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Sallah: Nigerians groan as prices of ram, other items soars
Fuel scarcity, inflation and the parlous state of the economy have driven up prices of rams, cows and other items few days to this year’s Sallah celebrationIn most places visited by WesternPost correspondent in Lagos, prices of most items have gone up by between 60 percent to 100 percent, compared to last year.Consequently, traders are complaining of low patronage because…
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Islamic cleric bags life imprisonment in Lagos for defiling eight-year old
The Lagos State High Court sitting at Ikeja, has sentenced an Islamic cleric, Isah Mustapha, to life imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old girl in the state. At the trial before the presiding judge, Justice H.O Oshodi, the eight-year-old victim, told the court that the convict had carnal knowledge of her in his house in 2017 when her mother sent her…
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LASG shuts Redeemers School indefinitely over death of 5 year-old boy
Lagos State government has shut the Redeemers Nursery and Primary School, Ogba 0ver the death of a five years old boy. The government, in a statement by the Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo, said the school will remain closed, pending an administrative investigation of its operations and procedures as well as the conduct of its officials – in line…
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Public Service Week: Lagos civil servants present gift items to orphanages
Lagos State government has donated gifts and food items to various orphanages, homes and children centres across the State in commemoration of the Year 2022 Public Service Week. The gesture, according to the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, is a way of identifying with the children, homes, orphanages and charity organisations at this particular time of the celebration of the…
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