• Bayo Adetu
• August 8, 2021
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The National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE, a media union dedicated to swift and unbiased security and human rights issues reportage, has become the media arm of the Lagos State chapter of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, a civil society. NAOSRE was inducted in Lagos on Saturday, 7 August, as part of the activities to …

• Bayo Adetu
• August 7, 2021
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The Assistant Comptroller General of Immigration, Zone A, Oluremi Ajoke Talabi, during the week, visited the Lagos Command of the Immigration Service. Lagos Command is part of Zone A which has under it Ogun State Command, Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA Command, Seme Border Command, Lagos Border Patrol Command, Idiroko Border Command, Lagos Seaport and Marine Command as well as …

• Bayo Adetu
• August 7, 2021
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The bail perfection of 12 detained aides of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, has suffered a setback as the Federal High Court in Abuja demanded 24 sureties. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the development was in contrast to four sureties earlier demanded by the court. A member of Igboho’s legal team, Pelumi Olajengbesi, expressed dissatisfaction at the development. …

• Bayo Adetu
• August 5, 2021
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– Reduce pension of former governors by 50 percent The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday approved the report of its committee on establishment which recommended the reduction of pensions to former governors and other affected officials by 50 percent. The committee also expunged the provision of houses in Abuja and Lagos for former governors as stipulated in an …

• Bayo Adetu
• August 5, 2021
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In continuation of the ongoing intensive clearance operations across the theatre of Operation Hadin Kai, OPHK, more Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) and elements of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and their families, who have hitherto hibernated around the fringes of Sambisa forest have yielded to troops’ heavy artillery and air bombardments and surrendered to troops at Forward Operational …

• Bayo Adetu
• August 5, 2021
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state on Wednesday revealed what he discussed with the National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, in London, United Kingdom.  Photographs of Tinubu hosting Sanwo-Olu in London had surfaced on Tuesday where the duo were seen in deep conversations. Speaking after the unveiling of brand new locally assembled compactor trucks and 100 …

• Bayo Adetu
• August 5, 2021
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Facts have emerged how Pastor Bolanle Ibrahim of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, The King of Kings Parish at Maidan village, Mile 12 area, Lagos was assassinated while praying for mothers and their children. The news came to some members of the church and his wife as a shock, as gunmen entered the church with his picture in …

• Bayo Adetu
• August 4, 2021
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A stray cow has killed a three-month-old baby in the Ebrumede community, Effurun area of the Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, throwing the community into pandemonium. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident occurred on Monday while the cow was being escorted to a buyer by two herdsmen. Sources said the cow suddenly strayed off the DSC Expressway by …

• Bayo Adetu
• August 2, 2021
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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has, on Monday  2 August, 2021 approved the posting of DCP Tunji Disu as the new Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT).  The posting of the officer is on the heels of management’s decision to fill the leadership gap within the IRT and refocus the unit for better service delivery. This …

• Bayo Adetu
• August 2, 2021
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has alleged that money laundering suspect, Abass Ramon, aka Hushpuppi, paid N8m or $20,600 to the embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, to arrest and detain a “co-conspirator,” Chibuzo Kelly Vincent. A document issued by the United States District Court for the Central District of California and dated February 12, 2021, alleged that Hushpuppi …