15 mins ago
Police operatives in Imo State have arrested six security operatives for allegedly searching citizens’ phones and forcing them to transfer large sums of money via Point of Sales (POS), into their accounts. Imo State Police Commissioner, Ahmed Muhammed Barde, while addressing newsmen at the Command’s headquarters, Owerri, said the arrested security personnel include an Inspector…
16 mins ago
The police in Kogi State have mobilised officers to recover the body of a middle-aged man, who committed suicide, yesterday, in Lokoja, by jumping into a flowing river. The man, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, jumped into the river from Meme bridge, few metres away to the popular Dunamis Church in Lokoja metropolis. The deceased, a…
19 mins ago
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has appealed to Anambra Governor, Chukwuma Soludo to pay the sum of N900.7 million debt owed to its members over supply of diesel. IPMAN made the appeal in a letter to the governor which was signed by Mr Chinedu Anyaso and Mr Emeka Iloafor, the Chairman and…
24 mins ago
Officials of Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has commenced removal of eight distressed structures in Lagos Island, Mushin, and environs. The Guardian learned that the exercise was part of efforts to control building collapse, prevent avoidable loss of properties and save lives. The affected buildings are units of three and four flats in Oke-Arin and Doherty…
26 mins ago
For allegedly obtaining by false pretence and stealing N157 million, a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, yesterday, remanded a Bureau De Change (BDC) operator, Atoyebi Lateef Bamidelee, in the custody of Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS). Justice Akintayo Aluko remanded Bamidele, who trades under the name, Prosocial International Limited, after he was arraigned on the charge…