Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, says that three students of Dowen College in the Lekki area of the state are currently in police custody for allegedly assaulting the slain 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni. Odumosu, who spoke on Tuesday morning, also said two other students of the school fingered in the assault, are now at […]
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Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a Catholic Priest, Rev Joseph Ajayi, along the Akure-Ikere road in Ondo State. He was said to be traveling in his Toyota Corolla to Ilara-Mokin in Ifedore Local Government Area, close to Akure, the state capital, where his parish is located. Ondo Police spokesman, Fumilayo Odunlami, a deputy […]
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Secretary to Government of Ekiti State, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has resigned from office. The political scientist and former university teacher has been endorsed by many stakeholders for governor on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Kayode Fayemi has accepted his resignation, wishing him success in his future endeavours. The resignation, which was […]
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By Ebun Adegboruwa The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses (Panel) was constituted and officially inaugurated on 19th October, 2020. Upon completion of its assignment, the Panel submitted two sets of Reports to the Lagos State Government, (LASG) on November 15, 2021. There have been several developments […]
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The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed that three of the students who were allegedly involved in the death of Sylvester Oromoni (Jnr) of Dowen College, Lekki, are currently in custody. The Lagos Police Command’s Spokesman, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and stressed that the investigation […]
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Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has said that over N2 billion had been spent to improve access to water in the state within the last three years. The governor made this known on Tuesday in Benin while speaking at the 10th National Conference on Water with the theme: “Sustainable Water Resources Development and Management.” Represented […]
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Sanwo-Olu receiving the report from the panel’s chairman, Justice Doris Okuwobi (retired) By Sylvester Udemezue I would have been shocked if the Lagos White Paper had said something different, about the events of October 20, 2020. Not that I believe or that I do not believe that there was any killing at Lekki Toll Gate […]
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Detectives at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Panti have invited pupils named in the alleged murder of 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni at Dowen College in Lekki, Lagos. The pupils and their parents, who were invited for questioning at the homicide section of the police unit, are expected to report today. The mother of one of […]
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Adeniran receiving the award Promises to end streets roaming by out-of-school children The Executive Chairman of Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran has clinched the ‘Exemplary Performance of the Year 2021’ Award at the Nigeria Union of Journalists Pen Night, which took place over the weekend in Ibadan, Oyo State. A […]
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The Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji will hold post-UTME screening tests for prospective candidates who chose the institution as their first choice at the insstitution on December 7 and 8. A statement by the polytechnic’s Head, information, Protocol & Passages, Mr Sanmi Enigbokan, said: “This is to inform the entire Polytechnic Community, and in particular, all […]
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