Police officials in Lagos have arrested a police inspector for attacking Innocent Adadu, a photojournalist, during a protest in the state’s Maryland city. This was stated in a statement released by Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the State Police Command spokesman. The police inspector was said to have struck the journalist, Kayode Jaiyeola, who works with The Punch Newspaper, with a stick, Adadu, attached to the Police Mobile Squad, injuring him. The Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu, ordered the immediate detention of the officer in response to the growth. “The Police Commissioner, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered the immediate detention and orderly…
Author: Abiodun A.
These days, the so-called “flying cars” may be all the news may be all we hear, howbeit Hyundai has formed a new team in Silicon Valley to build a production version of the future-oriented Elevate walking vehicle concept that was unveiled at CES in 2019. The vehicle is equipped with robotic legs with wheels instead of feet that allow it to drive like a car and also raise the body off the ground in a walking motion to cross rough terrain. In a statement by the vice president, Dr. John Suh, who is the director of the New Horizons Studio,…
The arena where the #RevolutionNow protesters are demanding an end to bad governance and leadership amongst the government of Nigeria has been raided by Nigerian police officers to arrest protesters. Numerically, the police have detained about thirty (30) people. Agba Jalingo, one of the core protesters, referring to the protest said,” We’re tired of Buhari, the Nigerian President and we want to tell the whole world that we’re tired. We are here to show them, even with all the police mobilization, our determination to challenge this administration. We will not be scared of them. Irrespective of what they do, we…
On Wednesday, September 30, the Nigerian Police Force paraded several alleged kidnappers, robbers and armed bandits detained at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) office in Abuja in various states. Among those paraded were seven armed robbery suspects connected to a deadly assault on a bullion van in the state of Ebonyi that claimed the lives of four policemen on 29 July 2020. Arms confiscated from robbers depicted in the Special Anti-Robbery Squad office of the Nigerian Police Force during the suspects’ parade in Abuja on 30 September 2020. 46-year-old Sunday Shoyemi, the gang leader, said it took them two days…
In the battle for the property of their late father, a 59-year-old woman identified as Maureen was allegedly assaulted by her elder brother in Enugu State. The 59-year-old woman twitches in pain, after being assaulted by her sibling. Human rights group, Women’s Aid Collective WACOL, who shared the story online; stated that the victim said their late father left the said property in her custody and made her promise to take care of the property; she also mentioned that her late father told her not transfer ownership to Mr Francis Egbujie. Women’s Aid Collective WACOL, a Human rights group which…
The Big Brother Nigeria 2020 edition, BBNAIJA LOCKDOWN finally came to an end on Sunday 27th of September, 2020, as Big Brother housemate, Laycon emerges the winner amongst five Fina contestants. The night started with a performance from Nigerian Music Star Fire boy DML as the audience waited for the verdict of who goes home with the grand price amongst the final Five (5) contestant. As the tension grew stronger Big Brother Naija Lockdown housemate, Vee, was first evicted from the show. This leaving four more contestant as they battled for the grand price. Neo followed Vee as he was…
A tumultuous chaos enveloped at Nsukka, in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, after the incidence of the attempted murder of the chairman of the Ogige Market Traders Association Nsukka (OMATAN), Dr (Mrs) Ngozi Ozioko. The incidence was said to have been carried out by yet-to-be identified gunmen who shot at her. The chairman was said to have closed from the Ogige Market after the day’s trading when gunmen trailed her to her residence and shot her at a close range. Although she survived the assassination attempt by the whiskers, when she hit the gun which one of the…