20 h. ago Banditry: Oyo, Ogun, Lagos unveil joint security offensive to secure highways, cities

In a renewed push to curb banditry and other criminal activities, the governments of Oyo, Ogun and Lagos states, on Monday, launched a joint security operation aimed at strengthening safety along major highways and urban centres across the South West zone. The collaborative operation, designed to protect commuters, residents and businesses, focused particularly on high-risk […]

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62 h. ago NDLEA arrests female drug kingpin in Lagos with 23.50kg cocaine

20 months after a cocaine trafficking cartel led by a couple: Bolanle Lookman Dauda and Olayinka Toheebat Dauda was smashed in Lagos and Ogun state by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with multi-billion-naira worth of the illicit drug recovered from them...

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6 d. ago Motorists Flood MRS Filling Station In Lagos After Reducing Fuel Price To N739/litre, PETROAN kicks

Some MRS filling stations in Lagos on Tuesday dropped the price of petrol to N739 per litre, triggering long queues of vehicles seeking to buy the commodity at the outlets. The Punch visited parts of Lagos and Ogun states, and observed that the MRS filling station in Alapere recorded a large turnout of buyers, many […] The post Motorists Flood MRS Filling Station In Lagos After Reducing Fuel Price To N739/litre, PETROAN kicks appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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1 week ago NBA decries rising kidnapping, banditry, other related cases in Oyo

Lawal also appealed to the Commissioner of Police in Oyo State to urgently overhaul the state’s security framework.

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2 w. ago Business Operators Lament Increased Security Spending Amid Growing Insecurity

Business operators have expressed deep concerns over rising costs as they are forced to allocate more funds to security measures in response to escalating insecurity nationwide. Many operators who spoke with LEADERSHIP, say they are being forced to spend an increasing share of their budgets on security as rising kidnappings, highway attacks, vandalism, and community […]

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2 w. ago Senate raises alarm over silent lead poisoning in Lagos, Ogun

The Senate on Thursday raised a national alarm over what it called a “widespread and scientifically verified lead-poisoning disaster” devastating read more Senate raises alarm over silent lead poisoning in Lagos, Ogun

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2 w. ago Kebbi Government Donates 10 Hilux Vehicles To Boost Security On Sokoto

The Kebbi State governor, Dr. Nasir Idris (Kauran Gwandu), has donated 10 brand-new Toyota Hilux vehicles to security forces to enhance security operations along the ongoing Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway project route. The vehicles were formally presented to the Minister of State for Works, Barrister Muhammad Bello Goronyo, during a brief ceremony at the Government House, […]

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2 w. ago Senate Declares Lead Poisoning In Ogun Community As National Emergency, Orders Crackdown

The Senate, on Thursday, sounded a grave warning over what it described as a “widespread and scientifically verified lead-poisoning disaster” ravaging Ogijo, a densely populated community straddling Ikorodu in Lagos State and the Ogun East Senatorial District. Lawmakers said the crisis—traced to years of operations by used lead-acid battery recycling factories—has escalated into a full-blown […]

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3 w. ago Okpebholo holds security meeting, beefs up surveillance along highways, communities in Edo

Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Wednesday, held a meeting with security agencies in the state with a bid to beef up surveillance along major highways and boundary communities within the state. The meeting, it was gathered, followed a trending video of an alleged plan by a self-acclaimed bandit to attack some communities in the state. […]

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