Lagos State Government has given 30-day final notice to the owners and occupiers of residential buildings illegally converted to churches, mosques, clubhouses, lounges, and bars without approval for change of use to revert to the original use of the structure. Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announc...
•Immigrations Comptroller General, Caroline Adepoju As part of measures to check pervading insecurity, the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has declared war on legal residents who are providing cover for illegal immigrants across the country. The service warned that anyone caught harbouring illegal immigrants would be made to face the full w...
•Olumuyiwa Adejobi The Nigerian Police Force (NPF), today, Thursday January 25, asserted while citing some sections of the Nigerian laws that same-sex marriage and unnatural offences are illegal in the country. The police said the enlightenment followed a recent trend on social media where some individuals who identify as queer were visibly en...
•Governor Siminalayi Fubara The Federal High Court, Abuja today nullified the N800bn 2024 budget signed into law by the Rivers State governor, Simi Fubara. In December, the governor had presented an N800bn 2024 Appropriation Bill to a faction of the state House of Assembly, comprising four lawmakers, reports The PUNCH. Following the passage of...
•The suspects The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested seven persons for allegedly providing illegal security services in Anambra State. Deputy Commandant, Francis Nnadi, Head, Private Guards Company (PGC) Department who led other operatives in the operation said the arrest of the guards were in two categories, reports...
•National Universities Commission building, Abuja The National Universities Commission (NUC) has blamed the proliferation of illegal degree awarding institutions on parents whom he said had placed a premium on university certification. The Acting Executive Secretary, Mr Chris Maiyaki, said this today in Abuja during an interview with the News ...
•IPOB The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called on the security agencies to dismantle all illegal checkpoints mounted on South East roads. Spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful, in a statement, alleged that the checkpoints had turned to extortion points, and avenues for harassing people in the South East, reports Daily Sun. Powerful...
•Aerial view of the explosion site A survivor of the explosion that rocked Ibadan, Oyo State capital, yesterday, has said it was foreigners, who engaged in illegal mining activities, that caused the explosion. He added that they ran out just before the blast. The survivor, Alhaji Mohammed Musa, lived next to the epicentre (ground zero) [&helli...
The Directorate of Road Transport Services of the Federal Capital Territory Administration has commenced the demolition of shops, eateries, and other illegal structures in taxi ranks across Abuja. The Director of the DRTS, Abdulateef Bello, had earlier on Monday, following a meeting with transport stakeholders, hinted at the reclamation of all...
Two Police Inspectors, Sunday Adetoye and Ogunleye Stephen, attached to Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, have been dismissed for offences, which the zone described as armed robbery, official corruption and illegal duty. Their dismissal was ordered by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Mohammed Ali, at the...

