Folake Sokoya The operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command over the weekend arrested 59 suspected social miscreants during a raid on criminal hideouts and black spots in the State. The raid was part of the routine exercise of the RRS on suspected black spots in the State to check criminal activities as well as restore orderliness in crime and …

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Folake Sokoya The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 2(two) suspected armed robbers,ADEMOLA OLADUNJOYE, m, 40, and OLAWALE IDOWU, m, 20, after they attacked and robbed a woman at Olumide Ajayi Street,off Block, Ilogbo Road, Otta, in Ado Odo Otta Local Government of Ogun State on Sunday, May 29. Police operatives attached  to the Respond Squad of the Otta Area Command, who responded to a distress call, …

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Folake Sokoya The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a young man,Samson Tella,25,for stabbing his friend,Abiodun Abdulkareem,25,to death on Tuesday May17, 2016 at Iyesi Otta,in Ado Odo Otta Local Goverment of Ogun State. The Police Operatives attached to Onipanu Division of the Ogun State Police Command arrested the suspect after the ugly incident when a friend to the deceased reported …

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DAYO EMMANUEL Popular reggae musician, Majek Fashek has testified on how God delivered him from drug addiction. The musician, who testified last Sunday at the Christ Living Apostolic Ministries (CLAM), in Lagos, appreciated the founder of the Church, Apostle Wole Oladiyun for his support. According to him, Oladiyun and his church stood by him during his ordeal. “My testimony is …

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FOLAKE SOKOYA The operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) yesterday, evening prevented a mother of four from committing suicide by jumping into the Lagoon with a 12 – month old baby. The lady, Halimat Adegoke (not real names), 27, was restrained by two Response riders from plunging into the Lagoon from the top of the Third Mainland Bridge. A cab …

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DAYO EMMANUEL While organised labour in Nigeria continues to agitate over the recent hike in pump price of petroleum, a faith –based organisation, Centre for Righteous Living (CRIL), has called on all parties concerned to see reasons and allow peace to reign especially as the government is about to settle to do the business of governance. President of the organisation, …

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The International Press Centre (IPC) Lagos, has welcomed the withdrawal of the Frivolous Petitions (prohibition) Bill 2015 and the suspension of all further consideration of the proposed law by the Nigerian Senate. In a release made available to Newsscreenng.com by IPC’s Safety Alert Desk Officer, Melody Akinjiyan, the organisation’s Director, Mr. Lanre Arogundade said it was heartwarming that the Senators …

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Foremost media NGO, the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, has condemned the assault on The Nation newspaper reporter, Sampson Unamka, who was allegedly slapped severally by police officers, and threatened to be charged for attempting to take pictures of a police officer who was beating up a motorist and a passenger in Mushin area of Lagos recently. The Director of …

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The Deputy Director, Programmes, National Orientation Agency (NOA), Lagos, Mr. Bowoto Raphael has enlightened Nigerians on the surmountable nature of the current economic situation the country is facing. Bowoto, who represented NOA’s Lagos Director, Waheed Ishola at an Economic roundtable titled ‘Survival Strategies in the face of current Socio-economic Realities: Prospects and opportunities,’ held in Lagos recently, said, young people …

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As the nation battles dwindling oil price, the US dollar has continued chasing after the Naira against which it gains almost daily. Below is the Federal allocation for each state in the month of March 2016. Advertisement ederal Allocation To Each State In March: . 1. Akwa Ibom – N8,945,542,072.36 2. Delta – N6,520,473,654.16 3. Lagos – N5,806,821,749.32 4. Rivers …

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