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Ex-deputy governor’s daughter found dead, allegedly used for money rituals by boyfriend
Daughter of the immediate past deputy governor of Ondo State, Alhaji Olugbenga Oluboyo, who was reported missing, Miss Adenike Khadijat, has been found dead in Akure, the state capital. The late Khadijat was found dead under the bed of her Abuja-based boyfriend, Adeyemi Alao, in Oke-Aro area of the city on Thursday, after she was murdered allegedly for money rituals.
Again, tanker falls, spills fuel on Lagos road
According to an official of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA) who preferred not to be named, the driver was forced to stop immediately the fuel started leaking.
Clampdown pushes homosexuals underground
During a recent visit by the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Bala Mairiga, to prisons across the state, it was discovered that about 70 per cent of minors’ cases were homosexuality. It was further gathered that Jega Local Council has the highest cases of homosexual, followed by Zuru, Birnin Kebbi, Bunza and Kamba councils.
Shock, pains in Lagos as filth returns
Govt re-engineering waste management with CLI, Visionscape’s Epe Eco Park, says commissioner Lately, there has been the gradual return of garbage heaps in Lagos metropolis, which has been a source of worry to many residents of the state. In spite of the massive infrastructural renewal the state government is embarking to change the city’s landscape, heaps of refuse on roadsides, bus-stops, markets and highways have remain a blot on the state.
Lagos to review its adoption process
The Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, has said the state government is considering the review of its adoption processes of babies to meet with current realities and align with global best practices. The commissioner disclosed this at the weekend at a meeting with family court judges, magistrates and other stakeholders in the child development sector.
Nigeria: Lagos Government Begins Compulsory Computerised Vehicle Inspection
By Ruth OmasheyeThe Lagos State government has announced commencement of computerized vehicle inspection service to determine the road-worthiness of vehicles in the state. The new inspection service will enable road users to know the status of their vehicles by going through series of tests. Managing Director of the Lagos State Computerized Vehicle Inspection Service (LACVIS), Segun Obayendo, made this known to newsmen. He said: "We were unpopular when we started official operation in March 2017.
Rams everywhere, but none to buy as Sallah approaches
With two days to the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, the state of the economy is taking its toll on commodity goods leading to a hike in the price of foodstuff, especially rams, which is usually killed to signify the sacrifice Allah provided for Ibrahim. The significance of the Sallah rams to Muslims cannot be over emphasised. It remains a core tenet of the Islamic faith. So important is the slaughtering of ram at Sallah, that it permeates the rich and the poor.
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