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Police CP To Lagosians: ‘Sleep Well We’re In Charge’

April 18, 2020 2:50 pm

Hakeem Odumosu, Lagos Police Commissioner

Lagos State Government has reassured residents of its commitment to protect lives and property, stressing that the responsibility will not be compromised.

The re-assurance came just as the State Police Command, acting on the orders of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, stepped up its surveillance, following the panic generated by threat letters purportedly written to some communities by a faceless criminal group, “One Million Boys”.

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The group allegedly threatened that it would carry out armed robbery attacks in some listed neighbourhoods.

The police described the group as …

Road Accident Claims 19 Lives In Katsina

December 23, 2019 9:30 am

No fewer than 19 people have been confirmed dead in a ghastly motor accident along the Mararaban-maska road in Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The accident was said to have occurred on Sunday at about 8 pm when an 18-seater bus collided with a truck, leaving seven other passengers with varying degrees of injuries.

THISDAY gathered that the bus had brake failure and rammed into the truck, killing the 19 persons instantly, leaving seven others with varying degrees of injuries.

However, an eyewitness who pleaded anonymity, told THISDAY on Monday that: “A tanker fell on a Sharon vehicle …

Lives Of S/East Soldiers Still Nigerian Army Are Worthless

December 16, 2019 9:22 am

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu addressed South Eastern soldiers whom are still members of the Nigerian Army in his last Radio broadcast on Saturday evening.

He minced no words while describing their involvement in the Nigerian/British security as foolhardy.

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“If You Are From SouthEast Remaining In Nigeria Army, your lives are worthless because you’ll die For nothing defending the British Empire.”

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.…

Car Crash Claims 13 Lives Along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

November 14, 2019 7:36 am

Thirteen persons have been killed in a crash along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway with 10 others injured. The Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the deaths and the crash which occurred around Sapade near Ogere area of the state.

According to the Public Education Officer of the command, Florence Okpe, the crash occurred around 7 p.m. in the area where a diversion was created by a construction company currently working on the stretch of the road in the area.

“The fatal crash involved a total of 37 people comprising 20 male adults, 15 female adults, and two …

Osun Auto Crash Claims 20 Lives

November 8, 2019 8:35 am

No fewer than 20 persons were Thursday burnt to death in a fatal road accident along Ife-Ibadan Expressway in Osun.

The accident, which occurred at about 3.30 p. m. in Ikire, headquarters of Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State, caused traffic congestion on the busy road, forcing motorists to ply other routes.

As at the time of filing this report, officials of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) were yet to get to the scene of the accident.

An eyewitness informed THISDAY that three commercial busses coming from Ibadan to Ile-Ife end of the road rammed into two petrol …

England's Semi-Final Win 'The Finest Of Their Lives'

England Semi-Final Win ‘The Finest Of Their Lives’

October 26, 2019 8:27 pm

This time, against New Zealand in a stone-cold World Cup classic, there was no need to go to boundaries scored.

If England have ever produced a better 80 minutes of rugby union then no-one dancing round Yokohama or screaming the sofas down back home could care to remember it.

It was supposed to be close. It was supposed to be the All Blacks, because it is almost always the All Blacks, going back through the years at Twickenham and Auckland and all points in between.

And yet it was …