FRSC Orders Probe After Otedola Tanker Inferno
Two people were injured when a diesel tanker plunged beneath Otedola Bridge and caught fire. FRSC has ordered a full investigation, with preliminary findings pointing to excessive speed.
COURT CONVICTS LAGOS TRADER OVER FAKE, UNREGISTERED DRUGS
A Federal High Court conviction has brought the dangers of Nigeria’s counterfeit-drug market back into sharp focus. A Lagos trader and two companies pleaded guilty after NAFDAC accused them of…
Appeal Court Acquits Man Jailed Over N12m Deal
After spending years under a seven-year conviction arising from a dredger transaction, Hilary Ogbobe has been cleared by the Court of Appeal. The appellate court found that prosecutors failed to…
EFCC RETURNS ₦140M RECOVERED IN LOAN FRAUD PROBE
The EFCC has returned ₦140 million to an investment and money-lending company following an investigation into allegations surrounding a ₦500 million loan and shares pledged as collateral.
COURT UPHOLDS KC LUXURY’S 30-DAY DETENTION
A Federal High Court has refused to terminate an investigative detention order against businessman Kazeem Michael Afolabi, known as KC Luxury, as the NDLEA probes alleged links to a 184.5kg…
LAGOS MAN ARRAIGNED OVER ALLEGED RAPE OF 72-YEAR-OLD
A Lagos sexual-offence case involving an elderly woman has moved before the courts, with prosecutors accusing a 41-year-old man of raping a 72-year-old woman in Agbowa — an allegation carrying…
NDLEA Arrests Ex-Convict Over Saudi-Bound Cocaine
NDLEA says intelligence operations led investigators to a previously convicted trafficker following the interception of cocaine concealed inside phone chargers.
Court Denies Bail in Alleged ₦480bn Meth Lab Case
The Federal High Court in Lagos has refused bail to three Mexican nationals and seven Nigerians facing trial over an alleged ₦480 billion clandestine methamphetamine laboratory uncovered in Ogun State.
UBER Announces Exit From Nigeria
Uber has ended its ride-hailing operations in Nigeria after 12 years, bringing to a close a journey that began in Lagos in 2014 as the company reviews its business priorities…
NDLEA Seizes Jihadi Drug, Opioids Worth ₦6.2 Billion At Lagos Airport
NDLEA operatives have intercepted Captagon concealed in bathing soap and more than 3.9 million opioid tablets worth over ₦6.2 billion in Lagos.