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The Lagos State Police Command has recovered a Toyota Camry from fleeing suspected robbers at Ijora-Badia, Lagos. The spokesperson for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, revealed this on his Twitter handle on Saturday. He said that the police, who were on patrol on Friday, flagged down the car but the driver refused to stop. “Yesterday, at about 2:30 a.m., a black 2002 Toyota Camry V6 saloon car, with reg no JJJ 367 FJ, with about three occupants, was flagged down by officers of Ijora-Badia Division on routine patrol. “The driver sped off and turned into an adjoining street,” he said.…

Lagos State Police Command have arrested Ifeanyi Ezenagu, on allegation of robbing six women of their phones and other belongings following a blind date. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. He said the 34-year-old suspect, who robbed six women of their valuables, was arrested by the detectives of Surulere division. “The suspect robbed the women of their three iPhones 12, two iPhones 11 Pro Max, one iPhone XR, one Nokia phone, one wristwatch and one gold necklace, with a total value of N2,368,000. “He lured them to…

The Insight by Lateef Adewole In the next one week, it will be exactly six months since the ongoing strike by the university lecturers was declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). This has affected most students in federal and state universities. In the last 23 years, this is the 16th strike called by ASUU. And in all, they have gone on strike for about 53 months. This is equivalent to 4 years and five months, a period enough to earn a degree, and still counting. These strikes are always based on disagreements between ASUU and the federal…

Huawei, a global information technology company, has helped hire no less than 280 Nigerians at a job fair years after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo urged the tech giant to go beyond training Nigerians but hiring them. Chronicle NG reports that Osinbajo during a virtual courtesy call from Huawei Nigeria, led by its new CEO, Trevor Liu, urged the tech company to hire Nigerian youths, who he said were some of the best tech experts in the world. On 26/11/2020, VP Osinbajo met with a delegation from Huawei Nigeria & stressed the need for job opportunities for young Nigerians in the…

Operation Whirl Stroke and Operation Safe Haven troops have apprehended seven terrorists and bandits as well as rescued two kidnapped victims in different operations across Nasarawa, Plateau and Kaduna states. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, in a statement on Friday, said the troops had continued to dominate and deny criminals freedom of action in their area of responsibility. Onyeuko said the troops had on July 29, conducted clearance operation at Tse-Ibor, Tse-Igbakyor, Akwana and Ayinbe Villages in Logo Local Government Area of Nasarawa State and made contact with terrorists. He said the troops engaged the terrorists with…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that government had recognised that some of the security challenges confronting Nigeria were imported by foreign elements. Buhari, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, stated this at the Graduation of Course 30 of the National Defence College (NDC) on Friday in Abuja. He said that the nation and indeed the African region had been facing difficult times such as terrorism in the North East, banditry and other criminal activities across the country. Buhari added that the military and other security agencies have been given directives to decisively…

Chelsea may have to break the £80m world record transfer fee for a defender – held by Harry Maguire – to sign French centre-back Wesley Fofana, 21, from Leicester City. (Telegraph) Tottenham are planning to complete a deal with Udinese for 19-year-old Italian defender Destiny Udogie next week. (Fabrizio Romano) Barcelona and Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 25, is prepared to remain with the Spanish club on a reduced salary despite interest from Chelsea and Manchester United. (Sport – in Spanish) Leeds are targeting a £22m deal for Paris St-Germain’s 20-year-old French forward Arnaud Kalimuendo. (Sun) Barcelona remain in talks…

An elderly couple from Wisconsin are among three dead after they were struck by lightning near the White House in Washington DC, police say. James Mueller, 76, and Donna Mueller, 75, were visiting the US capital to celebrate their 56th wedding anniversary, their niece said. On Friday, an unnamed 29-year-old man injured in the strike also died. A fourth person was critically injured. The victims were in Lafayette Park in a storm on Thursday when they were hit. The park’s proximity to the seat of the US presidency meant members of the US Secret Service were among the first people…

Sadio Mane scored on his Bundesliga debut as champions Bayern Munich opened the new season with a 6-1 win away to Eintracht Frankfurt. The Senegal forward, 30, headed home from a Serge Gnabry cross to make it 3-0 as Bayern went 5-0 up by half-time. Randal Kolo Muani pulled one back before Jamal Musiala completed the scoring with his second goal late on. Joshua Kimmich’s free-kick opened the scoring while Benjamin Pavard and Gnabry were also on target. The Senegalese joined Bayern in a £35m move from Liverpool in June and also scored in last week’s German Super Cup win…

Arsenal got their campaign off to the perfect start as Mikel Arteta’s side beat Crystal Palace in an entertaining 2022-23 Premier League curtain-raiser at Selhurst Park. The Gunners maintained their impressive pre-season form with an energetic performance that was rewarded when Gabriel Martinelli nodded in a 20th-minute opener from new signing Oleksandr Zinchenko’s headed assist. It took Palace most of the first half to adapt to the visitors’ tempo, but once they did Odsonne Edouard forced Aaron Ramsdale into a save after Joachim Andersen’s header found him in the six-yard box. Buoyed by a vibrant home crowd, the Eagles poured…