South West

“Efforts by the Lagos State Fire Service and LASEMA Response Team to combat the inferno were successful.”

Sikiru Samuel is a suspected kingpin of Aiye Confraternity, the police said.

Mr Obasanjo said that most wildlife animals that could be of benefits to Nigeria are going into extinction as a result of human activities.

An official says the crash involved a truck carrying cement, a space wagon and a volkswagen passengers bus.

“In the last three weeks, data from general hospitals shows that there were just seven accidents instead of 28 hitherto; who can say the 21 lives saved are not important.”

The Oluwo of Iwo described his action as self defence.

PDP has decided to boycott the LG polls slated for April 18.

The defendant is accused by the anti-graft agency, of operating an account he used to divert various sums of money, including N58 million.

The governor says the welfare of the retirees is of paramount importance to his administration despite limited resources.

The announcement was made after the governors met with the Inspector-General Police, Mohammed Adamu, at the Lagos State House, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.

Mr Makinde said the affected plots of land were revoked “for overriding public interest and for the use of the State Government”.

Amotekun is a security formation launched by the south-western states to tackle the problem of insecurity within the region.

This is barely two weeks after over seven buildings were engulfed by fire at Martins Street, Balogun market, Lagos.

Mr Habeebulah AbdulRahman appeared in court on Wednesday following series of follow-up reports by this newspaper and pressure from rights groups.

The beneficiaries are expected to receive between $10,000 and $100,000 each.

The man allegedly beat his wife to death after refusing to allow her to visit her boss’ house for the Christmas celebration.

The Police IG is to approve arms for the security corps.

The new policy takes effect from February 1, 2020, in Ekiti

The six states in the South-west plan to establish a security network known as Amotekun

The state government said it is clearing the land as an incentive for investors in the agricultural sector of the state.

Melvin Oromidayo, who claimed to be a lawyer, pleaded guilty to the three counts of forgery, Impersonation and fraud.

The Police said the two suspects were arrested with the assistance of members of the public while others escaped through the bush.