By Abimbola Ogunnaike SITE Intelligence Group has said that a video apparently shot by gunmen who carried out the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall has been posted on social media accounts typically used by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) The video, which lasts a minute and a half, shows several individuals with blurred faces and garbled voices, armed with assault rifles and knives. They appear to be at the lobby of the Crocus City Hall concert venue in Krasnogorsk, northwest of the Russian capital. The attackers fire several bursts of gunfire, numerous inert bodies are strewn about…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike Gunmen on the night of Saturday, 23 March, 2024 invaded a Mairuwa village in Faskari local government area of Katsina State and killed a politician named Alhaji Lado, who was observing Ramadan prayers with other worshippers in a mosque. Although details of the incident are still sketchy at at the time of filing in this report, it was, however, gathered that the victim was killed when he refused to take orders from his murderers. One of the survivors of the mosque attack, stated that the attackers kidnapped the wife and two daughters of Alhaji Lado. An eyewitness…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have launched massive raids across Lagos, Edo and Ondo state leading to the seizure of over 44,948.1 kilograms (44.9 tonnes) of illicit drugs and arrests of eight suspects as well as the seizure of 11 vehicles owned by the drug cartels. While a total of 7, 687.8kg of cannabis was destroyed in a warehouse in Ala forest, Akure, Ondo state with another 670kg evacuated, on Saturday, 23 March 2024, no less than 14,310.8625kg of same psychoactive substance was razed on 5.7 hectares of farms in Ohosu/Ugbogui forest, Ovia South West LGA, Edo…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated the Chairman of the Southern Senators’ Forum and member of the Senate representing Lagos East, Senator Adetokunbo Abiru, on the occasion of his 60 years birthday. Senator Abiru, Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, will clock 60 on Monday, 25 March 2024. Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued on Sunday, 24 March, 2024, by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, described Senator Abiru as a seasoned banker, administrator and lawmaker, who has used his various positions for the progress of Lagos State and Nigeria…
The Chief of Staff to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Mr Tayo Ayinde, on Wednesday, 20 March, 2024 served a notice to the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, to retract what he described as “heavy and damaging allegations” made by the traditional warlord or face legal action. In the notice served through his lawyer, Olumide Fusika, Ayinde stated that he had heen inundated with local and international telephone calls as well as personal visits informed by some references to him in a Press Release, titled “I did not take part in killing Chief Bola lge”, by Sunday…
Between February 10, 2020 when the commercial operations of Lagos Ferry Services was launched by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at Badore Terminal, Ajah Eti-Osa and March 19, 2024; it has been an eventful journey of 1000th day of commuting Lagosians and businesses of Lagos on the inland waterways. Despite months of lockdown occasioned by the global outbreak of Corona Virus and the destructive #EndSars protest, the state-owned commercial ferry operator – LAGFERRY was able to navigate the murky water, positively changed the narratives, berthed technology-driven safe & efficient water transportation model and practically translate the vision of Governor Sanwo-Olu to create…
The Lagos State chapter of the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has made a significant contribution to the Lagos State University (LASU), providing solar energy solutions to empower female engineering students. APWEN donated and installed a 1.5KVA solar system, a 1.5hp solar pump, and five solar street lights at the female Engineering student’s hostel at the Epe Campus. Atinuke Owolabi, Chairman of APWEN Lagos Chapter, announced that this N5 million investment was aimed at combating the erratic electricity supply on campus, ensuring a 24-hour power supply for the students. The donation comes in response to the dire…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has described the killing of soldiers as a national tragedy. The Minister made the declaration during a visit by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, who led a delegation of top military brass to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on morning. The Minister said the killing of military personnel in Okuama Community in Delta State on the 16th of March 2024 was nothing but tragic Tuggar also used the occasion to condole President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, the Defence Headquarters and the…
The management and staff of FirstNews have commenced a fasting and prayer exercise to seek divine intervention for the release of their Editor, Segun Olatunji. The latest effort is coming few days after, the media outfit wrote a letter to the Chief of Defence Staff, requesting him to help them locate Olatunji, who was whisked away from his Lagos home, a week ago. In an internal memo, all staff of the organization were directed to “use tomorrow’s Sunday service to pray for the release of Segun Olatunji in your various churches. At this point, only God can secure his release.”…