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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has expanded the scope of investigation into the death of Singer Ilerioluwa Alaba, aka Mohbad by inviting the Department of State Services {DSS} to join the state police command. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Gbeyega Akosile disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. The statement read: “The Lagos State Government has noted the developments …

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, on Tuesday, discharged and acquitted four men charged with defiling two children. The men are – Ojo Taye, John Mahason, Peter Arabo and Adenekan Adedeji. The defendants had been in detention for for eight years following their arrest by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps …

The Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, on Monday, admitted as evidence two documents tendered by the prosecution in the trial of social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha aka Mompha, for alleged N6 billion fraud. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, Mr. Ayotunde Solademi, tendered the report on behalf of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the resumed …

Fire on Saturday gutted a section of the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Oyo state. The hospital’s Public Relations Officer, Funmi Adetuyibi, confirmed the incident to journalists in Ibadan. He said the fire started in one of the rooms in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) but did not affect any of the patients. Emergency responders were later called …

Police operatives in Anambra have arrested a landlady identified Amaka Okonkwo for allegedly pouring hot water on her tenant in the state. Residents told journalists on Saturday the landlady poured hot water mixed with pepper on the tenant, Imabong William, on Thursday for refusing to park out of the apartment located in Ukwu community, Njidoka local government area of the …

Having been found guilty of gross misconduct, forgery and diversion of public funds, two senior staff of the Bauchi State Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning have been dismissed from service. The duo were dismissed by the State Civil Service Commission during its 18th plenary Session held on Tuesday, 15th August, 2023 at the Conference Hall of the Commission. According …

The attack on the Ondo State Commissioner of Women Affairs, Dr Adebunmi Osadahun has attracted the attention of the state Police Commissioner, Asabi Abiodun, who has ordered an investigation into the matter. Ripples Nigeria had reported that the commissioner was assaulted by a ward chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Arigidi, Akoko North West Local Government Area of …

According to a statement by the spokesman of the Enugu State Police Command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the operatives also recovered three pump-action guns, 10 machetes and other incriminating exhibits when the hoodlums were busted at about 2:15 a.m. on Monday. “A joint security team, comprising police operatives of the Enugu State Command, NPF Special Forces, and Troops of the 82 Division of the …

Two persons were confirmed dead when the branch of a big tree fell on passers-by in the Sango area of Ilorin, Kwara State, on Monday. An eyewitness told journalists that seven other persons were seriously injured in the incident. He said the injured victims are currently receiving treatment in private hospitals, and the Ilorin General Hospital. The spokesman for the …

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers who were on the Command’s most wanted list. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the Command, Abubakar Isah, confirmed the arrest of the notorious criminals in a statement in Dutse on Saturday, According to the statement, the suspects were trailed and subsequently arrested on December 12, in their …