By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – All eyes will be on the Indoor Hall of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, as the journey to discover the next set of basketball stars in Nigeria commences between 21 Monday and 25, Friday of August. Tagged 2023 Olumide Oyedeji Basketball Camp,...
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Senegal opened their FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament campaign with a resounding 93-87 success over hosts Nigeria in Lagos to take the early initiative in Group A. The result leaves Nigeria in a do-or-die situation as they will need to beat Mali on Tuesday to keep their 2024 Olympic hopes...
The Lagos Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Monday said it rescued four underaged girls from a Motel located at Totomu village, around Lagos and Ogun border. The Corps Commander, Mr Usman Alfadarai, said the motel was raided about 11.53 a.m. on Aug. 11...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Air Peace airline on Wednesday said a passenger on one of its flights allegedly stole the sum of N1 million from another passenger’s suitcase before been arrested. The incident occurred on July 27 on board Abuja-PHC aircraft P47192, according to a...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it has thwarted attempt by a drug suspect, Igboma Ifeanyi to export quantities of Loud, a variant of Cannabis, Tramadol and Rohypnol. NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said that...
Air Peace Airline has announced the expansion of its operations with the arrival of its inaugural flight in Lome, Togo on Friday. Capt. Godfrey Ogbogu, Safety Manager, Air Peace, revealed this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. He noted that the development would help in strengthening the economic ties with...
Emadeb Energy Service Ltd., a depot owner and licensed fuel marketer, has received a shipment of 27 million litres of petrol at its Ijegun Satellite Depot in Lagos. The Chief Executive Officer, Mr Debo Olujimi, made this announcement during the inaugural ceremony. The importation, costing over $17 million...
Fuel queues have resurfaced within Lagos metropolis, due to hike in the pump price of petrol by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Ltd., the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN correspondent, who moved round the Lagos metropolis, observed that most filling stations had adjusted their pump price. The...
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) retail outlet has increased pump price in Abuja, Jos, and Lagos. The new pricing came into effect on Tuesday morning. Reports said that the NNPCL Retail outlet was now selling fuel at N617 per litre in Abuja. In a related development, the...
An 18-year-old motor boy on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating up one of the bus passenger and removing two of his teeth. The defendant, Azeez Balogun, whose address was not stated, is charged with assault. The prosecutor, ASP Raji Akeem, told...
The Police Command in Osun has arrested a 17-year-old girl who allegedly lured her victim from Lagos to Osun, through the social media. The Command Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, made this known on Tuesday in Osogbo. Opalola said the victim was lured to Ikire in Irewole Local Government Area...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Police Command has rescued a day-old female baby that was dumped near a sewage tank on Gowon Estate, Ipaja, area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday....
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), an international agency funded by the Rockefeller, IKEA Foundation and the Bezos Earth Fund have appointed the immediate past Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, as a Global Advisor. This announcement was made at a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have seized no fewer than 4,560 kilograms of skunk in interdiction operations in Lagos, Adamawa and Osun. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in...
Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, will display her world-beating culinary skills in Lagos on Friday, July 14, to raise funds for a widow. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Baci’s dishes will be tasted in an initiative by Joseph Edgar, The Duke of Shomolu, to assist...
A Lagos State-based businessman, Amarah Kennedy, has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command. The businessman, who defied police invitation until his arrest, was accused of posting the nude photographs of a widow. According to available information, Kennedy has shared the photographs of the widow...
The Police Command in Lagos State has approved the dismissal of Insp. Samuel Ukpabio, over alleged baby theft. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, announced the dismissal on Thursday on his verified Twitter handle. He said the recommendation of Ukpabio ’s dismissal was approved on Thursday. “The recommendation for...
A Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja, Lagos on Thursday sentenced a 27-year old teacher, Bright Emelogu, to life imprisonment for sodomising a 14-year old boy. Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Ikeja held that Emelogu was amoral, callous, reckless and everything a teacher should not. Soladoye said...
The Police Command in Lagos State, has confirmed the killing of three suspected cultists on Wednesday night at Bariga area by another suspected group. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Command Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, Hundeyin said that the command...