The United States government has reacted following the conclusion of work by the Lagos State Panel for victims of SARS related abuses and other matters. After the panel chairman, Justice Doris Okuwobi (retired) submitted the report at the Lagos House, Ikeja, on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, concluding that people were killed and injured at the Lekki…
The Nigerian senate has condemned the invasion of Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili’s home by security operatives. The senate reacted to the home invasion after Senator Betty Apiafi representing Rivers west, drew the attention of her colleagues to it Apiafi noted that no arrest has been made after the invasion and the findings have not…
Armed bandits have abducted thirteen employees of Zaria Local Government in Kaduna State. The incident occurred at 5pm on Monday, November 8, between Giwa and Zaria, while the victims were travelling on a bus. The victims include four men identified as Dalhatu Awai, Suleiman Lawal Zailani, Nura Abdullahi and Umar Shehu. The female victims…
Mohammed Bello, the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT) has been summoned by the House of Representatives over the insecurity in Abuja. Bello was summoned after Toby Okechukwu, the deputy minority leader of the house moved a motion of urgent public importance which was adopted. Okechukwu who noted that urgent steps must be taken to protect…
Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Frank Mba has explained why some police officers deployed for Anambra election haven’t received allowances. This comes after reports on Saturday, November 6, that police officers deployed to Anambra for the governorship election were protesting over unpaid allowances According to Mba “clerical issues or typographical mistakes” may be the…
A popular Efik Master of Ceremonies and radio presenter, Itiat Zion has been murdered by yet to be identified assailants in Calabar, the Cross River state capital. According to CrossRiverWatch, late Itiat Zion anchored major Efik traditional marriages among other events. A popular Efik Master of Ceremonies and radio presenter, Itiat Zion has been…
A pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Ola Ogunfuwa, and 22 of his workers are said to be trapped under the debris from the Ikoyi 21-storey building that collapsed on Monday, November 1. Punch reports that Ogunfuwa who is in charge of the Living Water Parish in Ibafo, Ogun State, was said…
Members of the Ondo state Amotekun Corps have arrested 18 Northern wanderers after intercepting a trailer conveying them from the northern part of Nigeria. The suspects were arrested along Arakale road in the heart of Akure, the Ondo state capital this week.https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2021/11/amotekun-arrest-18-northern-wanderers-after-intercepting-trailer-conveying-them-into-ondo-state-2.html#:~:text=The%20Amotekun%20Corps,Ilesa-Akure%20expressway. The Commander maintained that they hid inside a trailer load of beans. …
The body of a newly married mum has been found dead in a suitcase just days after her wedding. Dawn Walker described by friends as ‘friendly, generous and beautiful’ had a very young son before her tragic death. Her remains were found in a grassy area, behind some trees, in the small village of…
No fewer than 27 commercial sex workers have been arrested following raids by security personnel on brothels in Abuja. Confirming the arrest to newsmen, Sani Amar, the Acting Director, Social Welfare Services, FCT Social Development Secretariat, said the arrest is part of efforts to safeguard the health of residents in the territory. Amar while acting on…
