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Tackle Power Crisis, Obi Urges FG

Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has raised concerns about the ongoing power crisis following another collapse of the national grid. The  Nigerians were on Tuesday plunged into darkness following another collapse of the national power grid. Since January 2024 till date, the grid has collapsed 10 times. Within one week in October, the grid collapsed […]

Panic As Criminal Loot Evacuated Building Flooded In Ogun Community

Residents of Isheri Estate Community at the OPIC end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have expressed worries over the safety of their properties as hoodlums looted an evacuated building in the area. The people also learnt that there was panic in the community on Monday night after a group of boys numbering three broke into the […]

A Construction Workers Machete To Death In Ogun State

A construction worker, Segun Adebite, was found dead with machete wounds after a disagreement ensued between him and some persons at a construction site along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday. The spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement obtained by our correspondent on Tuesday. Odutola noted that the […]

Police Arrests Suspected Armed Robber In Olumore, Abeokuta

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robber, Jonah Onah, terrorising the Olomore area of Abeokuta North Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a telephone conversation with VOA NEWS on Thursday. According to Odutola, the suspect was arrested following credible intelligence that […]

NDLEA Apprehends Ex-Convict With Cocaine Worth N4.6bn At Lagos Airport

A 48-year-old businessman, Christian Ogbuji, described as an “unrepentant kingpin” was, on Wednesday, re-arrested by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for alleged drug peddling. Ogbuji was first arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on May 10, 2023, upon arrival from Uganda via Addis Ababa, onboard Ethiopian Airlines flight ET […]

Lagos To Demolish Onigbongbo Police Barracks Over Imminent Collapse

The Lagos State Government has raised the alarm over an imminent building collapse at the Mopol 20 Barracks, Onigbongbo in the Ikeja area of the state. This is as the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency is set to begin an emergency evacuation and demolition of the old Block 3 part of the barracks. In a […]

Suspected FUNAAB Student killer Taken Into Custody By Army

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of one Adeleye Ayomide, as the suspect responsible for the death of a 300-level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Idowu Christiana. The deceased was abducted by suspected kidnappers along the Ikorodu-Yaba Road, Lagos State, on Monday, August 19, 2024. A family source who […]

How Ojomu Of Ajiran’s Son Was Shot Dead By Gunmen – Police

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the killing of Demola, the first son of Ojomu of Ajiran land, Tijani Akinloye. VOA News gathered that the killing which took place on Monday along Chevron Drive, Lekki area of Lagos State created an atmosphere of fear in the community following which the area became deserted. A notice […]

Police Arrests Suspected Cultists Terrorizing Ijoko, Ota

The Ogun state police command has arrested two suspects because of their involvement in cult related activities in Ijoko area of Sango Ota, within the Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of Ogun state. Areas in this local government have recently become headquarters for a large number number of attack, cult clashes and killings. According to the […]

Asari-Sokubo Backs Ex Speaker, Dogara’s Appeal To Tinubu To Outsource Fight Against Insurgence

Alhaji Mujahid Abubakar Dokubo-Asari has supported former Speaker Yakubu Dogara’s call for the Nigerian government to outsource the fight against terrorism, citing inefficacy in military efforts. He emphasized the need for a homegrown solution, urging the government to leverage local resources and expertise. Asari, chairman of Fouche Security Services, stated that his trained personnel are […]