September 17, 2024
Police rearrest one fleeing convict in Borno
The Borno State Police Command has announced the rearrest of Abubakar Mohammed, one of the convicts who escaped from the Nigerian Correctional Service facility in Maiduguri, which collapsed during the September 10 flood that ravaged the capital city and its environs. This was disclosed in a statement released Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer […]
LASG threatens demolition of 280 illegal structures
The Lagos State Government has issued contravention notices to over 280 illegal property owners and occupiers in the Mayegun Waterfront Scheme in a bid to protect the state’s coastal areas and prevent the proliferation of slums. The Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Ekundayo Alebiosu, disclosed this in a statement posted on the Lagos X platform […]
Sierra Leone building collapse kills eight
At least eight people have been confirmed dead after a seven-storey building collapsed in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, on Monday. Rescue teams are continuing to search for survivors as several individuals remain trapped beneath the rubble. The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) reported that six people have been rescued so far from the […]
We are reforming Osun Amotekun – Gov Adeleke
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has announced that his administration has initiated a comprehensive reform of the Amotekun Corps in the state. Governor Adeleke also emphasised that the reform would strengthen the corps’ role as a bridge between local communities and federal security agencies. The governor made this known in a statement issued by […]
Motorcyclist crushes septuagenarian to death
A 71-year-old man identified as Dayo Komolafe has been crushed to death in front of his residence by a motorcyclist, Femi Oluwole. The incident happened at Leo Junction, on Oyemekun Road, Akure, the state capital. Oluwole was subsequently arraigned before an Akure Magistrates’ Court on a three-count charge of reckless driving, causing death; driving without […]
US rapper, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested in New York
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been arrested by federal agents on Monday night in a Manhattan hotel, in New York, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York said. According to a person familiar with the situation, who described him as caught off-guard by the apprehension. Combs had been living at the hotel for several weeks, a […]