Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

A yet-to-be-identified military personnel reportedly knocked down an elderly man with a motorcycle at the Moshalashi bus stop in the Mushin area of Lagos State on Thursday and fled the scene. It was gathered that the elderly man was crossing the road when the incident occurred. The victim sustained a broken leg as a result of the accident. Confirming the incident on Saturday, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, attributed the accident to the recklessness of the military personnel involved. “Upon arrival at 0843hrs, LASEMA’s Eagle Response Team discovered an incident involving…

Several worshippers were Friday night trapped when a devastating fire engulfed a parish of the Christ Apostolic Church in Ibadan, Oyo State. According to eyewitness accounts on Saturday morning, the incident occurred at about 9:30 pm at Wisdom Estate, Road 1G, Olohunda Road, in the Lagelu Local Government Area. A source said the church was hosting a Friday vigil when the fire broke out. The source narrated, “The incident happened in the night around 9:30pm. I think they were having Friday vigil. Some worshippers had already slept, to have some rest before they start vigil when the incident happened.” Another…

A suspected online fraudster, Osang Otukpa, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly duping 139 Australians to the tune of $8,000,000. The suspect was arrested at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos upon arrival from the United States of America on Friday, December 6, 2024. According to a statement signed by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale on Friday, Otukpa used five names which are Ford Thompson, Oscar Tyler, Michael Haye, Jose Vitto, and Kristin Davidson, to scam the victims. He added that the suspect lured his victims on…

French President, Emmanuel Macron has appointed François Bayrou as Prime Minister. This comes after an unprecedented parliamentary vote to depose the previous government last week. Bayrou, 73, is a well-known personality in French politics and an important member of Macron’s centrist alliance. His political background is regarded as important in efforts to restore stability in a split National Assembly. Bayrou, who was recently cleared of allegations of misappropriation of European Parliament funds, now has the difficulty of guiding the country through a divided parliament. He is anticipated to reveal his selection of ministers in the coming days. The appointment of…

The police have arrested Olamide Abiodun Thomas, a nurse and human rights activist. According to FIJ, Thomas Facebook friend was detained in November in a bid to get to her. FIJ said she was arrested in Shomolu, Lagos State in the early hours of Friday. A source claimed Muyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, ordered Thomas’ arrest. Earlier, FIJ detailed how the police went after Lanre Shotunde, a businessman based in Abeokuta, Ogun State, as a placeholder for Thomas. The Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the police arrested Shotunde in Abeokuta on November 6 and took him to the…

The Ondo State Police Command has disclosed that a middle-aged man killed himself after setting his estranged wife ablaze in the state. In a message on its X handle, the Command recounted how the man invited his estranged wife to their home to collect her wardrobe but set her ablaze before killing himself. The wife was left with serious burns. The statement read, “Mr A was married to Mrs A, but along the line, they had issues that made them stay apart. “Mr A called Mrs A to come over and carry a wardrobe, when she got to the house,…

In a tragic incident that occurred in Lokoja on Friday morning, two female students from the Federal University Lokoja (FUL) and Kogi State Polytechnic lost their lives in a ghastly motor crash along the Felele axis of the state capital. According to reports, the accident involved a heavily loaded articulated vehicle heading toward Abuja, which lost control and rammed into a tricycle (commonly known as Keke NAPEP) carrying passengers toward the main town. Sources confirmed that the victims were among four passengers in the tricycle. While the other two passengers sustained severe injuries, the two students succumbed to the impact…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Nwakuche Sylvester Ndidi as Acting Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), following the retirement of Haliru Nababa from the service. Haliru Nababa served as Comptroller General for three years and seven months. He was appointed as Comptroller General by former President Muhammadu Buhari and his tenure would end on 15th of December. Haliru was pulled out of the Service in a colourful ceremony on Friday. According to a statement signed by Ahmed Ja’afaru, the Secretary of the Board of Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services, the appointment of Mr Nwakuche…

In a tragic incident that occurred in Lokoja on Friday morning, two female students from the Federal University Lokoja (FUL) and Kogi State Polytechnic lost their lives in a ghastly motor crash along the Felele axis of the state capital. According to reports, the accident involved a heavily loaded articulated vehicle heading toward Abuja, which lost control and rammed into a tricycle (commonly known as Keke NAPEP) carrying passengers toward the main town. Sources confirmed that the victims were among four passengers in the tricycle. While the other two passengers sustained severe injuries, the two students succumbed to the impact…

The leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has stated that she identifies more with her Yoruba heritage than with Nigeria as a whole. Badenoch spoke in an interview with The Spectator, where she expressed that she feels little connection to northern Nigeria, which she described as a “haven for Islamism and Boko Haram.” She said, “I find it interesting that everybody defines me as being Nigerian. I identify less with the country than with the specific ethnicity (Yoruba.) “I have nothing in common with the people from the north of the country, the Boko Haram where Islamism…