A part of the palace of the monarch of Isheri-Olofin, Oba Wahab Balogun, has been gutted by fire. The Oba’s palace is situated around the Isheri roundabout area of Idimu, Lagos State. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed that the fire was caused by high voltage electricity, razing one of the rooms in an eight-bedroom bungalow on the …
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Tolanibaj was on Sunday evening evicted from the ongoing Big Brother Naija Lockdown reality show. She became the seventh housemate to be evicted from the reality show. Eleven housemates were up for eviction. They were Tolanibaj, Trikytee, Kiddwaya, Lucy, Erica, Prince, Neo, Wathoni, Dorathy, Vee and Laycon, but Tolanibaj was the unfortunate one. Tolanibaj felt she should have remained in …
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A serving Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the newly created Zone 14 comprising of Katsina and Kaduna State, Rabiu Yusuf, is dead. Investigation, revealed that Rabiu Yusuf died on Saturday after a brief illness at an on disclosed hospital Abuja. He served as Commissioner of Police in Kano State before he was promoted to Assistant Inspector-General of Police …
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Members of the vibrant Asiwaju Youth Empowerment Initiative (AYEI) have appointed new executives that will paddle the affairs of the group henceforth. The appointments were made today, Saturday, 29 August, 2020 during a State General meeting held at the Ipaja Palace Hotel, Lagos. AYEI’s newly appointed executives are; State Woman Leader -Mrs Ojo Titilayo, Director of Welfare and Empowerment-Mrs Ojomo, …
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The Solicitors to Prince Isaac Alocha (Mayor of Norland) who was recently accused by one Ms Fortune Akhuetie of sexually harassing her, have described the said Akhuetie as “a gold digger” with an intent to scam Alocha and ultimately tarnish his image and family life. In a letter to the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State dated August 24, 2020, (a …
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The military, in its continued onslaught against armed banditry and cattle rustling, has killed 25 bandits and arrested 155 others in the Northwest Zone of the country. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche said this while briefing newsmen on the update of the military operations across the country on Thursday in Abuja. Enenche, who said that the feat …
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Operatives of Zonal Monitoring Unit have arrested a syndicate of five persons comprising four males and one female who specialises in stealing and transferring funds from people’s account through their SIM Cards. It started on 20 June, 2020 when one Daniel Asigbe (25) stole a Samsung X9 from a barber’s shop in Lekki area of Lagos. He removed the SIM …
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Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, has been released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Mompha, who is answering N32bn fraud charges before the Federal High Court in Lagos, was released on Wednesday – about two weeks after he was re-arrested by the anti-graft agency. He was re-arrested on August 14 when he went to the EFCC office in …
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There were pandemonium today, Wednesday 26 August, 2020 as fire gutted the Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island Branch of Access Bank. Customers and staff of the bank scamper for safety as fire fighters struggled to put off the inferno. The fire started from a 33,000 liter diesel-laden truck and a car on the bank’s premises. The truck was dispensing diesel …
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The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Godwin Umelo has charged officers and soldiers of the Division to uphold total discipline. The GOC gave the charge during his maiden familiarisation visits to units and formations under the command. He said the visit would afford him the opportunity to determine the state of readiness of …
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