Exclusive-LAGOS EXPLOSION: Police Arrest Alleged Explosive Mastermind

LagosPRO, Ngozi Braide






By Chiemelie Ezeobi

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested the alleged mastermind who wired the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at the FESTAC Town area of the state which killed the Chairman of the Miracle Sand Dredgers Association, FESTAC Town, Lagos, Mr. Oladele Pius and injured a police inspector simply identified as Sani.

Pandemonium had erupted at the FESTAC bridge linking the area to Amuwo-Odofin Local Government on Monday when the IED which was buried where the sand dredgers work, went off.

Nigerian Navy Ships Arrives Cameroun for International Sea Exercise

By Chiemelie Ezeobi

As part of this year's International Maritime Sea Exercise, Nigerian Navy Ships (NNS) THUNDER and BURUTU yesterday arrived Doula, Cameroun, for the exercise tagged Obangame Express.

According to the the Communication Officer Western Naval Command (WNC), Lieutenant Commander Jerry Omodara, the sea exercise will involve 15 nations including Nigeria, USA, Spain, Belgium and other nations bordering the Gulf of Guinea.

FEATURES: Living in Fear

Chiemelie Ezeobi writes that the vandalised Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipeline in Iju area of Lagos State recently has raised serious adverse health concern in communities with oil pipelines running through them

Mr. Christopher Orji, one of the residents of Iju, a densely populated Lagos suburb, woke up one morning to see his entire family in pains.  He closely examined them. On a closer examination, they were discovered to be suffering from the same ailments; stomach ache, dizziness, and headache amongst others.

At first, without medical examination he blamed the ailment on food poisoning.  Soon, he heard about others in the community and he decided to find out what the problem was.