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Community policing will succeed through joint effort, says OPC leader  

Boosting community policing, especially during the Yuletide, will require the active involvement of local security groups, leader of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Mr. Olubisi Sodiq, has said. Sodiq, at a news conference in Lagos,

Yuletide: don’t drink and drive, Lagos NURTW chair Sego warns motorists

Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos State, Alhaji Mustapha Adio, popularly known as Sego, has warned drivers against drunk driving ahead of the Yuletide. Adio said the warning is

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Anambra man injures wife with pestle

Anambra man injures wife with pestle

A middle-aged man from Obosi, Anambra State, has allegedly hit his wife, Chizoba, with a pestle over a minor misunderstanding. The incident, which reportedly happened at the Asaba, Delta State house, escalated after the suspect

Gunmen attack lawmaker’s convoy in Abia, kill police aide

We’re after assailants, says police spokesman Sit-at-home enforcers kill five in Anambra commnities Gunmen yesterday reportedly attacked the convoy of the lawmaker representing Isiala Ngwa North and South in the House of Representatives, Ginger Onwusibe.

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NAF airstrikes kill terrorists, destroy arms depot in Niger

NAF airstrikes kill terrorists, destroy arms depot in Niger

Air strikes by the Niger Air Force (NAF) jets have killed several terrorists in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The strikes also destroyed notorious bandit leader, Mallam Saleh, arm depot and residents in

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NAF air strikes kill bandit leaders, key loyalists in Zamfara 

NAF air strikes kill bandit leaders, key loyalists in Zamfara 

Air strikes by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) jets have killed several bandits, including key loyalists of infamous bandit leaders, Dan-Isuhu and Dogo Sule, in Zamfara State. The bandits were killed after a NAF intelligence

Six die as truck rams into vehicles in Epe

 By Ganiyat Mumuni At least six people died and many others were injured when a truck rammed into a parked car, a commercial tricycle, and nearby shops at the Aiyetoro Market Complex in Epe, Lagos

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Occupants of 15 distressed Iponri buildings get two weeks to vacate

Occupants of 15 distressed Iponri buildings get two weeks to vacate

By Oyebola Owolabi The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has identified over 15 distressed buildings to be pulled down at the Iponri Estate, Surulere. It gave occupants of the affected buildings two weeks to

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Jigawa tanker explosion: death toll hits 157

Jigawa tanker explosion: death toll hits 157

NSIB probes accident Death toll in the Jigawa tanker explosion has risen to 157 as at yesterday, with many still hospitalised. The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has also launched investigation into the accident which

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Lagos govt reopens Alapere Bridge for public use

Lagos govt reopens Alapere Bridge for public use

By Oyebola Owolabi The Alapere pedestrian bridge on the Third Axial Road, Lagos State, was yesterday reopened for public use. Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Infrastructure, Olufemi Daramola, said Governor Sanwo-Olu gave the