TWO KIDNAP VICTIMS AT IJEDE CREEK IN IKORODU, LAGOS, RELEASED
The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin said the victims were released following a manhunt by a combined team of security agencies and local vigilante group.
The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin said the victims were released following a manhunt by a combined team of security agencies and local vigilante group.
The Abuja-Kaduna passenger train involved in the accident on August 26, 2025, had six hundred and eighteen people onboard, with twenty-one injured, but no fatalities.
The convict’s journey to the correctional centre began with his arrest sometime in February, 2024 in a night club in Ibadan, Oyo State where he was trading in naira notes.
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA encountered over thirty motorcycles carrying armed terrorists heading into the nearby forest in Mai-Galma, in Maru Local Government Area.
NDLEA operatives recovered 74 bottles of codeine, 10 litres of codeine syrup, 48grams of tramadol 225mg and 4.9kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis, as well as five android phones from the location.
Justice Emmanuel Obile, in his judgment, cited the recent judgment of the Supreme Court on the Rivers State political crisis, which touched on the issue of defection and declared that he can not preside on a matter that has already been decided by the apex court.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect removed the vehicle from a park in Ogun State without the consent of the rightful owner.
CSP Hundeyin said detectives at the Ebute-Ero division were notified about the incident and they swung into action, tracked down one of the thieve at the Marina under-bridge car park, and also recovered the stolen goods.
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The hard drugs shipment was uncovered at a courier company in Lagos on Tuesday April 15, 2025 when officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation were searching through export going to Saudi Arabia.
The understanding was reached during a meeting between NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) and the Country Attache of US-DEA, Ms. Daphne Morrison in Abuja.
"I assure you, my dear Akwaibomites, that I will continue to work tirelessly for our state's growth, peace, and prosperity. Let us move forward together..."
The police spokesperson said the school proprietor, whose name was not mentioned in the statement, admitted that the individuals seen in the video had already graduated from the school and left the institution.
The suspected smugglers were found in possession of 213 parrot heads, 29 packs of parrot feathers,128 African hornbill heads, 5 eagle heads, 1 pack of eagle feathers, 2 chimpanzee heads, 4 hands, and 4 legs.
The Chief Registrar of the Rivers State High Court, DAVID IHUA-MADUENYI, announced in a statement that the vacation will last until September 17, 2025.
Ajibade scored a brace to secure victory for Nigeria.
Speaking on a television programme yesterday, TUGGAR said Nigeria has enough challenges of its own and it won serve as a dumping ground for Venezuelan prisoners.
In another operation in Kano, NDLEA operatives on patrol along Kano- Maiduguri road Friday 30th May intercepted the duo of Abubakar Hussein, 42, and Sahabi Adamu, 53, with Nine Hundred Thousand US dollars ($900,000) cash suspected to be counterfeit.
Through painstaking efforts, detectives traced and successfully recovered the stolen two-week-old baby boy from Agemuwo, Badagry area. The child was found safe and sound.
These newly confirmed members join the Executive Vice Chairman, Dr. Aminu Maida (North West), and two other Executive Commissioner whose appointments were previously confirmed by the Senate to serve on the NCC Board.
CSP Benjamin Hundeyin said Wasiu Akinwande is currently in Police custody under heavy security and will face the full weight of the law for all his crimes.
With between 13,000 – 14,000 tonnes of waste generated in Lagos daily, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the goal is also to reduce landfill dependency on wastes.
In his message ahead of the event, the NBA, Eti-Osa Branch Chairman, OLANREWAJU OBADINA, noted that the dinner event will be more than a social gathering — as it will mark the celebration of cultural identity, professional excellence, and the unique spirit of Eti-Osa.
The President said Pope Leo's message of faith and hope already resonates across the globe, with a reassurance from the scriptures of a more peaceful world.
The Commissioner for the Environment, TOKUNBO WAHAB, said those around the Ajilete axis, Ikorodu coastline and parts of the Lekki corridor should move to avoid the hazards of flooding,
The opening ceremony holds on Monday, April 29, by 10am, at the Conference Centre, Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island, featuring the Hon Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Olanrewaju Alogba, and Mr Abiodun Owonikoko, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
President BOLA TINUBU had intervened after the FCTA sealed the PDP National Secretariat and granted a fourteen-day grace period for the affected property holders to settle their outstanding obligations.
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, said the partnership with UNIDO is for a period of four years, from 2024 to 2028.
Nigeria’s Super Falcons, nine-time champions, will play in group B of the tournament alongside Tunisia, Algeria and Botswana.
The Presidency is yet to respond to the resignation of the presidential aide as at the time of filing this report.