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Lagos police commissioner to adopt rescued baby The baby boy was found at Oladejo Street, Oko Oba, Lagos, on Monday by a Lagosian. ADVERTISEMENT The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Hakeem Odumosu, has disclosed his intention to adopt an abandoned baby rescued by the police in the state. In a statement released by the police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, on Tuesday, the baby boy was found at Oladejo Street, Oko Oba, Lagos, on Monday by a Lagosian. A distress call was made to the police and the baby was retrieved from the scene at about 10:30 p.m., the police said. Following the rescue operati...

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has appealed for an end to killings in Nigeria. He also cautioned Nigerian leaders to be careful of their comments and actions ahead of the 2023 presidency. At a meeting of Yoruba leaders in Ibadan on Wednesday, Makinde said the nation must be peaceful for smooth general elections. He stated that 2023 should not be the main discourse in the polity now but how to deliver dividends of democracy to Nigerians. “Some are saying that the Presidency should be zoned to the South-West in 2023 and making some unfounded comments.” Makinde condemned violence and ...

TODAY March 17, 2021 The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Hakeem Odumosu, has disclosed his intention to adopt an abandoned baby rescued by the police in the state. In a statement released by the police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, on Tuesday, the baby boy was found at Oladejo Street, Oko Oba, Lagos, on Monday by a Lagosian. A distress call was made to the police and the baby was retrieved from the scene at about 10:30 p.m., the police said. Following the rescue operation, Adejobi, a Chief Superintendent of Police, said the Commissioner expressed his intention to start processes of adoptin...

Daily Post Nigeria Published President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday condemned the attack on a convoy returning from a weekly market in Niger Republic’s Tillaberi region. At least 58 people were killed in two separate attacks on sellers near the border with Mali and Burkina Faso The Nigerian leader, through his spokesman, Garba Shehu, expressed his condolences to families of victims and all citizens of Niger. He assured Nigeria will continue to stand by its neighbours in the fight against terrorism. Buhari noted that the killings underscore the security challenges facing Niger Republic as t...

12-year-old raped while fleeing from Lagos aunt’s torture Deji Lambo Published 16 March 2021 A 12-year-old minor has said she was raped by hoodlums while escaping from her aunt, one Chigozie, whom she accused of torturing her at her grandma’s house in the Itamaga area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the minor fled from home to avoid being assaulted, as the men took advantage of her and sexually abused her. Some residents were said to have found her wandering on the road and rescued her. Speaking with PUNCH Metro, a good Samaritan, Dupe Onikosi, said the victim had dif...