The Police Service Commission (PSC), led by former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr Solomon Arase; and the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba have commenced a joint investigation into allegations by some aggrieved police personnel that commission, working in partnership with officers at Force headquarters, collected bribes to the tune of $10,000 for promotion. A source at the …

Western Marine command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said that it impounded contraband goods with Duty Paid Value worth N110.2 million in the first quarter of this year. The command also arrested five suspects in connection with the seized contraband goods. The Customs Area Controller for the Command, Odaudo Salefu said that the seized items included 1,519 bags of …

Following the passing of Ahize Okoli, a 500 Level student in the Civil Engineering Department at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, two people who are reportedly members of the Awo Hall Executives have been detained by the police. Okoli was reportedly beaten to death by a mob on suspicion that he stole a mobile phone. Sources on the …

An adult male is unaccounted for in the seven-storey collapsed building in Banana Island, Ikoyi area of Lagos, which happened on Wednesday. The building caved in when some of the construction workers on site had closed for the day. According to the situation report by the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, “a …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has announced its plans to host a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Summit on 25th April 2023, at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. According to its Managing Director/CEO, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, the summit, themed “Rewind to Rebirth”, will launch the NDDC’s initiative for sustainable development in the region. He said …

Two suspected Lagos-based robbers have been arrested by operatives of Ogun State Police Command after they unleashed terror on the residents of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state The suspected robbers were reported to have been terrorising the people of Ijebu-Ode and its environs in recent times. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on …

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, approved N6.28 billion for surface maintenance of the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, who briefed State House correspondents after this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa said the 24-month repair will cover 11 kilometers including interchanges, ramps, and critical links. He said the …

A seven-storey building under construction has collapsed in Banana Island, Ikoyi area of Lagos State. The incident happened on Wednesday around past 3 pm. It was gathered that building caved in when some of the construction workers on site had closed for the day. Some of them were however injured as a result of the collapse. The spokesperson for the …

President of Turkey, Tayyip Erdoğan has joined the list of world leaders that have sent congratulory and goodwill messages to Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. President Xi Jinping of China, United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are among global leaders that have since sent goodwill messages to Tinubu since …

The Ondo State Police Command on Tuesday said it has arrested two suspects who allegedly stoned a 35-year-old man, Olorunfemi Tope, to death in Akure, the state capital. Tope was killed in a mob attack in the Ijoka Area of Akure on Monday after his Toyota Camry car allegedly crushed two people to death and injured others. The deceased was …