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PRESS RELEASE LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT TO PROSECUTE ASSAULT ON LASTMA OFFICER The @gm_lastma , Mr. Olajide Oduyoye, has said that the Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo has directed that a man, named Emmanuel Ben who led the assault on a LASTMA Officer, Ismaila Lukman,… at the …

CBN action: #EndSARS promoters must face the law, says presidency The Presidency has said those who allowed the recent #EndSARS protests to degenerate into the destruction of lives and properties in the country must account for their actions. Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, …

6 Nigerians Convicted In UAE Over ‘Boko Haram Funding’ Six Nigerians have been convicted by an Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over alleged funding of Boko Haram, investigations by Daily Trust reveals. Two of the convicts, Surajo Abubakar Muhammad and Saleh Yusuf Adamu …

Traders burn 10-year-old boy for allegedly stealing food A 10-year-old boy, Ifeanyi, was on Saturday thrown into a fire for allegedly stealing a small measure of uncooked rice in a market at Inikiri Benard village, Effium community, in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Newsextra24 gathered that the …

The Executive Chairman of Ado Local Government, Hon. James Oche, has declared that the community shall never play host to Biafra agitators. Hon. Oche was reacting to the recent alleged hoisting of the defunct Biafa flag in a community in Ado,Newsextra24 reports. The LG boss, however, affirmed that those behind …

The newly recruited constables into the Nigeria Police Force have cried out over the non-payment of their six months salaries. The new constables who passed out of police colleges in April exclusively that they are yet to be paid salaries since they joined the force. Some of the policemen, while …

Suspected gunmen have abducted at least 16 commuters on transit in Ondo State, Newsextra24 learnt on Saturday. The victims, it was gathered, included some market women, farmers, traders, and civil servants travelling for different functions in the state. They were waylaid and abducted by the gunmen on Thursday evening at …

A police spokesperson said those arrested played roles in the arson that followed the protests in October. The Osun State Police Command have arrested two people for being administrators of a WhatsApp group used for mobilisation for #EndSARS protest in the state. Newsextra24 findings revealed that two individuals, Babawale Popoola …

The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation has said there is no sufficient evidence to prosecute the 33 operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad indicted in last year’s report of a Presidential Investigative Panel, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. The AGF’s office has therefore asked the Inspector-General of Police, …

#EndSARS: 50 Persons Killed, 80 Injured In Oyigbo Area Of Rivers State – Intersociety A human rights organization, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has said that it has confirmed the killing of at least 50 people with 80 others Injured during and after the EndSARS …