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Police arrest MKO’s wife, maid for assaulting female officer

Prof. Zainab Duke-Abiola, a widow of Chief M.K.O Abiola, and her domestic staff, Rebecca Enechido, have been arrested by the police for allegedly beating a female officer, Inspector Teju Moses, after refusing to engage in chores at her house. The third suspect, a male, who was said to be involved in the assault, is currently on the run to prevent…

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Like Katsina, Amotekun must be allowed to bear arms-Akeredolu

…says we can’t have one country, two systems Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu on Wednesday said the Western Nigeria Security Network (Amotekun Corps) must be allowed to carry arms like their counterparts in Katsina State. Akeredolu, in a statement, criticised the Federal Government’s objection to the proposed use of arms by Amotekun while allowing its equivalent in Katsina to bear…

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Court refuses Baba Ijesha’s bail application

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday, refused to grant a bail application filed by convicted Nollywoord actor, James Olarewaju, alias Baba Ijesha. Olarewaju had sought bail for an appeal to the five-year conviction for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Taiwo struck out the bail application on grounds of the actor not meeting exceptional circumstances and…

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Oluwo urges Osun govt to reconstruct Osogbo-Iwo-Ibadan road

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has appealed to the Governor Gboyega Oyetola-led Osun State government to commence the reconstruction of Osogbo-Iwo-Ibadan road. It would be recalled that Osun and Oyo states had few months ago agreed to jointly rehabilitate and reconstruct Iwo Road interchange in Ibadfan to Ogunremako Junction-Lalupon, down to Iwo-Osogbo road. In…

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Obasa greets Remi Tinubu at 62

The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has congratulated Senator Oluremi Tinubu on her 62nd birthday. Obasa, in a statement by Eromosele Ebhomele, his Chief Press Secretary, described the former First Lady of Lagos as one whose love for Nigeria and roles in national unity and development are worthy of emulation by every well-meaning citizen. The…

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Police move to stop NANS’ protest on Third Mainland bridge

The Lagos State Police Command has deployed personnel to prevent the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) from blocking the Third Mainland Bridge in protest against the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, who shared photos from the Third Mainland Bridge on his twitter handle, stated that policemen were on the…

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NDLEA busts cocaine warehouse, seizes N193bn worth of crack in Lagos

…arrests 4 drug barons, 1 other National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Monday busted a major warehouse in a secluded estate in Ikorodu area of Lagos where 1.8 tons ,1,855 kilograms, of illicit drug worth more than $278, 250,000, equivalent of about N194, 775,000,000 in street value were seized.Director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on…

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Lagos Assembly wants Sanwo-Olu to regulate Obaship institution

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to regulate Obaship institution to stem the tide of the proliferation of traditional rulers in the state. The lawmakers also urged the governor to honour the traditional rulers before and after their death. The House made the call following a matter of Urgent Public Importance raised…

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Tinubu appoints Akeredolu campaign coordinator for South West

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has been appointed the Zonal Coordinator of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council in the Southwest. The governor disclosed this on his Facebook page on Monday. According to Akeredolu, his appointment was conveyed in a letter addressed to him and personally signed by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Asiwaju…

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ASUU Strike: NANS defies rain, blocks Lagos Airport road

Students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), South West zone, defied the early Monday rain to block the road leading to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, over the ongoing strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). It was learnt that security agencies blocked the students from gaining access to…

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