Embattled music rapper, Panshak Zamani, a.k.a Ice Prince, accused of allegedly assaulting a police officer in Lagos, has been granted bail. His lawyer, Folarin Dalmeida said Ice Prince was released from the Nigerian correctional centre in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday.…
Patrol team intercepts smuggled rice on Badagry waterways
The Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT), Sector 2 South-West, Lagos, said it intercepted 415 bags of 50kg rice loaded inside two boats smuggled into the country on Badagry waterways. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that JBPT comprises officers…
*1 dead, many injured in Lagos-container accident (Vanguard)*Again, Portable removed as guest artiste for show abroad (DailyTrust)
1 dead, many injured in Lagos-container accident (Vanguard) A six-year-old boy has been confirmed dead while others were severely injured in the ghastly accident that occurred at about 10 am in Iyana-Isolo under-bridge, Lagos State. According to a report gathered…
Hong Kong: 5 jailed in for ‘seditious’ children’s books
Five speech therapists in Hong Kong have been jailed for 19 months each after being found guilty of publishing “seditious” children’s books. Authorities interpreted the books – about sheep trying to hold back wolves from their village – as referring…
Kanu: IPOB declares Tuesday sit-at-home in South-East
The Indigenous People of Biafra has declared Tuesday, September 13, as sit-at-home in the South-East. The pro-Biafran group stated that the directive was in solidarity with its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who will be appearing in court on that day.…
Police locate family of man whose skeleton was discovered in Ibadan
The Police in Oyo State have announced that they have located and contacted the family members of the man whose skeleton was found in his house recently. A statement by the police in Oyo State said family members of the…
Death toll in Kogi bandits’ attack rises to 3 – Police
The Police Command in Kogi on Saturday said two more corpses had been recovered from the attack by bandits on traders in Bagana village, Omala Local Government Area, Kogi. The spokesperson of Kogi Police Command, SP William Ovye-Aya, told the…
Yobe PDP Reps candidate dies
A Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) House of Reps candidate in Yobe State for 2023, Mohammed Bukar is dead. Bukar was the candidate of the party for Gulani, Gujba, Tarmuwa and Damaturu Federal Constituency in Yobe State. The news of his…
New Lagos physical planning commissioner promises transparency
Mr Omotayo Bamgbose-Martins, a former Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations on Friday resumed office as the new Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development. A statement by Mr Mukaila Sanusi, spokesman of the ministry, said Bamgbose-Martins…