The Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has warned some personnel of the Nigeria Police and other security outfits who are smoking Indian hemp. Obiano noted that the substance would only damage them instead of helping them as they erroneously believed. He stated this during a lecture organised by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency…
Governor Seyi Makinde led administration and Stakeholders in Oyo State on Thursday agreed to sanction anyone caught dumping refuse indiscriminately within the State, as well set up Environmental Tribunals to try offenders in earnest. This was contained in a communique after an Environmental Advocacy Meeting with Stakeholders organised by Oyo State Government at the House…
A three-storey building on Wednesday night collapsed at Iju area of Lagos state. It was gathered that the building, which was under construction, left many people trapped in the rubble Confirming the incident, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the newly appointed General Manager of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said: “This is just to inform you…
The prosecution on Wednesday alleged that Adegboyega Adenekan, a supervisor of the Chrisland School, Lagos, charged with defiling a two-year-old pupil, also defiled at least two others. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Babajide Boye, lead state counsel, made the allegation against Adenekan during his cross-examination. According to the Boye, apart from…
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State command said it has arrested a total of 156 suspects comprising 139 male and 17 females for drug related offences. The agency also added that it will ensure fourty- four out of the arrested suspects in the last six months would be convicted. The Commander of the…
No fewer than five persons were reportedly killed on Tuesday while several houses burnt in a fresh crisis between the Tivs and Jukuns in Rafinkada Village of Wukari local government area of Taraba. Mr. Daniel Adidas, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Council confirmed the development in a telephone interview with the newsmen in Jalingo….
Chinwendy Promise Ifeabunandu, 18, has died just three weeks after her wedding. Late Chinwendu got married to Chukwuebuka Ifeabunandu on April 28 and died on May 19, after a brief illness. When he was asked about the circumstance surrounding Chinwendu’s death, her brother Nwakanwa Okafor, simply wrote “unexpected death” Chinwendu will be laid to rest…
No fewer than seven people were reportedly trapped in a building that was collapsed in the densely populated Oshodi area of Lagos. The incident occurred on Sunday morning at 35, Adesanya Street, Mafoluku. Owolabi Odufuwa, a witness who passed through the area Sunday afternoon, told PREMIUM TIMES he saw seven people removed from the pile…
Nigerians smoke the most weed on Earth, spend over $15bn annually on the substance, according to Tiamin rice. According to a new report, there are over 20 million cannabis users in Nigeria, who collectively consume the most weed on the planet. When we imagine cannabis destinations, states like California and Colorado, and countries like Canada,…
Son of Prof Isaac Adewole, former Minister of Health, Mr. Adedayo Adewole, who was kidnapped on Tuesday and released within 24 hours, has recounted his ordeals in the hands of his abductors. The freed victim, who said no ransom was paid to get his freedom, spoke to journalists at the headquarters of Oyo State Police…
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