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After Mackenzie Shirilla was arrested in connection to the fatal car crash that killed her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and friend Davion Flanagan, her dad went down to the police station to yell at the officers for arresting the “dumb 18-year-old.” The Strongsville Police Department arrested Mackenzie, now 21, around 2:45 p.m. on November 4, 2022. Less than an hour later, her father, Steven Shirilla, arrived at the police station to find out what was happening and to make sure his daughter didn’t speak to police. According to body camera footage obtained by People, Steven arrived at the station and spent…
The Lagos State government has said it is implementing community-based sensitisation programmes to address barriers to contraceptive access and improve family planning uptake across the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, Kemi Ogunyemi, disclosed this while speaking with journalists during the unveiling of the Avibela Hormonal Intrauterine Device (IUD) in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday According to her, the state’s family planning initiatives deliberately engage men, traditional rulers, religious leaders and other key community stakeholders to address misconceptions and improve acceptance of contraceptive services. “We believe that no matter how you look at it, men still have this…
The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the federal government to immediately provide adequate funding to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to strengthen the country’s preparedness and response capacity against Ebola and other epidemic-prone diseases. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent national importance sponsored by Amobi Ogah (LP, Abia), who warned that Nigeria’s disease surveillance and emergency response systems were under severe strain due to prolonged funding shortfalls at the NCDC. The motion, titled “Seeking the Federal Government to Immediately Provide Adequate Funding Requirements to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to…
Abia State Government has suspended the Clerk of the State House of Assembly, Mr John Pedro Irokansi, over allegations of misconduct. Irokansi was suspended through a letter dated May 20, 2026, and signed by the Abia State Head of Service, Mr Benson Ojeikere. The state government appointed Mr Promise Onwukwe, a Deputy Director in the Legislative Department of the Abia State House of Assembly, as Acting Clerk with immediate effect. Though it did not disclose the nature of the alleged misconduct by Irokansi, the Abia State Government directed the Acting Clerk, Onwukwe, to take full charge of the administration of…
The Taminu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has criticised the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, over his recent advice to former president Goodluck Jonathan on next year’s general elections. In a statement on Tuesday evening, the PDP said Keyamo lacks the moral authority to advise Jonathan. DAILY POST reports that Keyamo had asked the ex-president to shelve the idea of running for president in 2027. Recall that the factional PDP had affirmed Jonathan as its candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The party said it was rather ironic that Keyamo, a man who built his public…
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a man, Abdulrahman Lawal Raji, to 15 years imprisonment for defrauding a buyer of N26 million under the guise of supplying a Toyota Hilux vehicle. Justice Ismail Ijelu delivered the judgment on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, after finding Raji guilty of obtaining money by false pretence. A statement by EFCC said the convict was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on November 9, 2023, on an amended two-count charge. According to the anti-graft agency, Raji collected N26 million from a petitioner,…
Super Eagles coach, Eric Chelle, has said that Nigeria has “a lot of good players” to rely on, despite the absence of star forwards Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman ahead of the team’s international friendly against Poland on Wednesday. Chelle had already confirmed that Osimhen and Lookman will miss the encounter. The Malian stated this after Nigeria’s 3-0 victory over Jamaica in the final of the Unity Cup tournament in London at the weekend. Speaking during his pre-match press conference in Warsaw on Tuesday, Chelle said, “I have made a few decisions that I wouldn’t like to elaborate on publicly.…
The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, has arrested an accountant accused of masterminding a burglary in Maryland, Lagos, in which property worth about ₦150 million was stolen. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the zone, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, disclosed this while briefing journalists on Tuesday in Lagos. Jimoh said the suspect had been on the run since July 2025 and was arrested on Monday while attempting to re-enter Nigeria from Canada. According to him, the arrest followed months of collaboration between the Nigeria Police Force and the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol). He said the case began…
Fresh crisis has erupted in the Imo State chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress as a former member of the National Assembly, Uche Nwole, accused powerful interests within the party of hijacking its structure and manipulating the outcome of its primary elections. Nwole raised the allegations on Tuesday in a petition submitted to the party’s national leadership in Abuja, warning that the development could undermine the NDC’s prospects ahead of the 2027 general elections. The former lawmaker, who addressed journalists in Abuja, said he joined the NDC because of its vision, manifesto and leadership. He also expressed confidence in the…
Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish has announced that he is undergoing treatment for cancer, revealing the news in a social media statement while requesting privacy for his family. The former Liverpool and Celtic striker said the diagnosis was initially intended to remain private, but was made public after an unintended social media post. As reported by BBC Sport on Tuesday, Dalgish was quoted as saying, “I am currently undergoing treatment for cancer. Unlike my mobile phone use, the treatment is going well,” Dalglish wrote He explained that the announcement was not planned and expressed regret that the situation had become public.…
