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BREAKING: Gridlock as heavily loaded truck falls on Otedola bridge
An accident involving an upturned loaded truck has taken a lane on Otedola Bridge, Ojodu Berger, Lagos State. The accident, which happened on Tuesday, has resulted in traffic congestion inward Lagos/Ibadan Expressway and Ojodu Berger as the bridge is flooded. However, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has said effort is on to remove the
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Maritime crimes: Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Niger launch ‘Op Safe Domain II’
Nigeria, Benin Republic, Togo, and Niger Republic have launched “Operation Safe Domain II” to combat piracy and maritime crimes in the Gulf of Guinea. Speaking at the inauguration on Monday, the Director of Multinational Maritime Coordination Centre Zone E, Commodore Aniedi Ibok, explained that the programme aimed at enhancing maritime security through regional collaboration for
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DATKEM demolition: Nobody is above the law – Abiodun
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has refuted claims of political motivation behind the partial demolition of a five-storey building in the state. The property – DATKEM, is believed to belong to Olufunke Daniel, the wife of former Ogun state governor, Gbenga Daniel. Abiodun said this on Monday during an inspection of the reconstruction of the
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Documentary: Inside the world of Amotekun where they hunt down killer herdsmen and kidnappers
This 16-minute documentary sheds light on how operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, combat the heinous activities of herdsmen and other criminal gangs in the state. The PUNCH spoke with members of the security team and victims of these herdsmen who recounted their horrid experiences dealing with the
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PENGASSAN reacts as Dangote refinery misses production deadline
The 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery is yet to begin production after the August commencement date, earlier announced by the President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote. While delivering his speech at the official commissioning of the refinery by former President Muhammadu Buhari in May, he said, “Your excellencies, distinguished guests, our first product will be
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Traders and harassment of female customers
There is a terrible practice that I witnessed as a child in the 1970s and had hoped that it would have stopped by now. But it has not. It is the harassment some male traders mete out to some young women who visit the market to make purchases. There are three categories of people who
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Malaria: Health minister commends US, partners over $900m investment
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, has commended the United States Government and other partners for investing about $900 million in Nigeria’s malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis programmes. He made the commendation in Abuja on Monday at the high-level meeting with the U.S Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Representative for Global
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Corruption, biggest hindrance to Nigeria’s democratic development – Global report
Corruption is the biggest national challenge facing democratic governance in Nigeria and a number of other countries, a report has shown. The report, titled ‘Open Society Barometer’ by a non-governmental organisation, Open Society Foundations, says “democracy remains the most popular form of government globally,” with 86 per cent of respondents in a survey wanting to
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IG sets up gun licensing, regulations committee
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has announced the establishment of an ad hoc committee tasked with the comprehensive review of firearms licensing and regulations by the Nigeria Police Force in line with the Firearms Act and other extant laws, in the interest of public safety and general security. The police high command, on
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Court remands jealous lover for killing girlfriend
A security man, Samuel Adeniyi, was remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre on Monday for allegedly smashing the head of his girlfriend, Morolake Sunday, with a sledgehammer in the Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos State. Magistrate Patrick Nwaka of the Yaba Magistrate’s Court ordered that the 33-year-old be remanded after he (Adeniyi) was brought
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