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The Federal Government has issued a serious warning following the recent heavy rains, revealing that floods have inundated 21 local government areas across 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This disclosure came during a briefing in Abuja on Thursday, where the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr Joseph Utserv, together with the Minister of State for Water …

A 61-year-old man who has not been identified died after being electrocuted during the rain in Lagos. State police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the news in a post on his X account on Thursday. He said the incident occurred during heavy rain in the Orile-Iganmu area of ​​the state on Wednesday. READ ALSO: Lagos urges calm after floods hit after …

Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, on Thursday sentenced a commercial bus driver, Elijah Shokoya, to 12 years in prison for killing an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA), Olawale Akinmade. Akinmade died on January 27, 2021. The Lagos State Government charged the convict with running over Akinmade while driving a blue-black Opel space …

Police officers in Lagos have stopped a 19-year-old woman who was attempting to commit suicide in the Ikorodu area of ​​the state. State police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin revealed this in a post on his X account on Thursday. He said officers attached to the Ikorodu Area Command rescued the woman. The spokesperson said: “On June 29 at approximately 2:00 p.m., …

Police in Anambra State have rescued two victims of a building collapse in the state. The building located at Ekeoyibo Market, Amawbia in Awka South Local Government Area of ​​the state collapsed on Thursday morning. The state police command spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the news in a statement in Awka. He said: “The command received a distress call about an …

A young woman’s life was saved thanks to the swift intervention of Lagos police officers yesterday. According to reports, a 19-year-old woman was found in a state of distress, attempting suicide. State Police Public Relations, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in his statement on Thursday via X, said the incident occurred on June 29, 2024. The statement noted that the rescue operation …

Clashes between herders and farmers in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of ​​Jigawa State left two people dead and three houses destroyed on Tuesday, the state police command confirmed. The incident, which followed alleged encroachment and destruction of farmlands in Safa and Gaurakai villages by cattle herders from Katsina State, escalated into violence, according to DSP Lawan Shiisu, the Police …

A 28-year-old man identified as Ufuoma Usiaie on Wednesday morning hacked to death a priest at St. John’s Anglican Church, Okpare-Olomu in Delta State, Rev. Isaac Usiaie, with a machete. Ufuoma attacked his father in the early hours of the morning after an argument the previous night. The attack was so brutal that neighbors and church members who rushed to …

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, has ordered the orderly trial of four officers for unprofessional conduct. State police command spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the trial in a statement on Wednesday. He said officers also arrested 27 civilians for allegedly attacking police officers on legitimate duty, including a traditional leader. The spokesman said the CP ordered that the entire …

Police officers have rescued four people who were kidnapped by bandits in the state. Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped three Indian nationals and a Nigerian national along the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Benin expressway. The state Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, confirmed the development at a press conference held at the command headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta, on Wednesday. He said two suspected kidnappers were …