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The Building Material Sellers Association of Badagry has called on the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, to address the alleged impounding of its vehicles conveying iron and steel products by Customs officials operating along the Badagry-Seme border. In a statement signed by its representative, John Whesu, the association appealed for urgent intervention to prevent…
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Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja yesterday sentenced Akinwale Akinlabi to 12 years imprisonment for the manslaughter of his wife, Cecilia Tope Akinlabi. The court found Akinlabi guilty of the charge brought against him by the Lagos State government. The prosecution had alleged that Akinlabi unlawfully killed his wife on…
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An abandoned two-storey building at Block 131, D-Block, Alaka Estate, Iponri, Lagos, was gutted by fire on Sunday evening. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) reported that the fire engulfed the structure’s top floor, which comprised six flats and had been abandoned for three years. The agency disclosed that the incident was reported through…
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The Delta State Police Command yesterday paraded suspected armed robbers, kidnappers, drug dealers and others arrested in Ughelli, Sapele, Ekpan, Warri, and environs. Parading the suspects yesterday, the state’s Commissioner of Police, Olufemi Abaniwonda, said the Command is committed to ensure that Deltans sleep with their two eyes closed even as the yuletide season is…
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Scores of women took to the streets of Abuja yesterday to demand urgent action against the rising cases of gender-based violence (GBV) in Nigeria. The march, organised by United Nations Women in collaboration with the National Assembly of Nigeria, marked the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a global campaign aimed at ending violence…
