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Police Arrest Lebanese For Reckless Driving In Lagos

May 5, 2022 1:54 pm

The Lagos State Police Command has disclosed that it had arrested a middle-aged Lebanese, John Greg, who allegedly knocked down a pedestrian, and escaped after driving against traffic recklessly.

The command spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest of the Lebanese on his verified Twitter handles on Thursday.

According to Hundeyin, on May 4 at about 7.45 a.m., a middle-aged Lebanese by the name of John Greg drove a Toyota 4Runner recklessly and against traffic on Sanusi Fafunwa Road, Victoria Island.

He went on to further reveal that the suspect knocked down one female, Omotomi Akinsanya, which resulted in serious …

UN Experts Demand Beirut Explosion Probe

Protesters Storm Lebanon Foreign Ministry After Deadly Blast

August 9, 2020 3:14 pm

Lebanese protesters stormed the foreign ministry in Beirut on Saturday as anger exploded over a deadly blast that made hundreds of thousands homeless and shocked the world.

Thousands of demonstrators, some of them brandishing nooses, had descended on the city centre to vent their fury at politicians they blame for Tuesday’s explosion, which levelled Beirut port and killed 158 people.

As security forces fired tear gas to disperse strone-throwing demonstrators, Prime Minister Hassan Diab said he would seek early elections, saying it was the only way to “exit the country’s structural crisis”.

Demonstrators marched through streets ravaged by the blast, …

Lebanese Protesters Back On The Streets As Economy Falls

April 29, 2020 3:40 pm

Lebanese protesters confronted army troops for a second day Tuesday as anger over a spiralling economic crisis re-energised a months-old anti-government movement in defiance of a coronavirus lockdown.

Scuffles resumed in second city Tripoli in northern Lebanon as protesters hurled rocks at security forces who fired a volley of tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the demonstrators.

The violence came after a protester died on Tuesday from a bullet wound he had sustained during overnight confrontations between troops and hundreds of demonstrators in Tripoli.

Following the funeral of 26-year-old Fawaz al-Samman in the city’s central Al-Nour Square, demonstrators went …

Lebanese, Wael Jerro, Advertises Nigerian Woman For Sale

April 22, 2020 7:42 am

Police have launched a manhunt for a Lebanese, identified as Wael Jerro after he advertised a woman for sale on social media.

Jerro put up the passport of the victim, Busari Peace, on a Facebook group, ‘Buy and Sell in Lebanon.’

He wrote in Arabic, “Domestic worker from Nigeria for sale with new legal documents. She’s 30 years old, she’s very active and very clean. Price: $1,000.”

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The passport, which the victim acquired in May 2018, indicated that she hails from Ibadan, Oyo State.

However, Jerro, who studied at the …

Lebanese, Lawyer, One Other Arrested For Human Trafficking

January 11, 2020 5:40 am

Three suspects have been arrested over alleged human trafficking of one Ms Ajayi Omolola in Kwara State.

The suspects were, Wasit Muhammad, a Lebanese, Olatunji Sanusi, a lawyer and one Tunde, while one Joseph also a member of the gang is currently at large.

Reacting to the development through his spokesman, Rafiu Ajakaye in Ilorin Friday, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq condemned in strong terms the rising trend of human trafficking in the country, describing it as inhuman and unacceptable.

He vowed that anyone caught should face the full weight of the law.

“The governor of Kwara State is horrified by the

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Lebanese Burn Ruling Parties Offices After Night Of Clashes

December 16, 2019 10:15 am

Attackers in northern Lebanon set fire to the offices of two major political parties yesterday, the state-run National News Agency said.

The assaults came just hours after the capital Beirut was rocked by the most violent government crackdown on protesters since nationwide demonstrations began two months ago. Lebanese security forces fired rubber bullets, tear gas and used water cannons throughout the night to disperse anti-government protesters from the city center, the epicenter of the protest movement in Beirut and around parliament.

The overnight confrontations in Beirut left more than 130 people injured, according to the Red Cross and the …

Lebanese Protesters Celebrate Hariri’s Resignation

October 31, 2019 6:23 am

Cries of celebration went up across Lebanon on Tuesday as protesters demanding the fall of the government celebrated Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s resignation – though most said this was merely an initial victory in a long-term battle.

“It’s a good first step but we’re still going to stay in the streets,” Pierre Mouzannar, a 21-year old filmmaker told Al Jazeera in central Beirut. “Hariri is part of the problem but he’s not all of the problem … I don’t think anyone thinks we’re done.”

For many demonstrators in the capital, the news of Hariri’s resignation was an important boost in

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Lebanese Protests: Prime Minister Hariri Promises To Resign

October 29, 2019 12:23 pm

Saad al-Hariri, the Lebanese Prime Minister on Tuesday promised to tender his government’s resignation to the Lebanese President Michel Aoun in response to the protests, saying he had “reached a dead end”. Lebanon has been gripped by unprecedented nationwide anti-government protests. Hariri called on all Lebanese to protect civil peace. Lebanese President invites protesters for a dialogue The Lebanese president has previously invited the invited protesters for a dialogue to find the best solution for saving the country from financial collapse and suggested a government reshuffle was on the table. In a televised address to the nation, Aoun promised he …