Category: Crime/Health

80% of Lagos Communities Lack Functional Streetlights – ACRC Researchers

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘How this exacerbates crime and insecurity in Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre,’ details of the study by the consortium in partnership with the University of Lagos Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development (CHSD)   The African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC), a body of researchers working across 12 African cities including Lagos and Maiduguri in Nigeria, has revealed that 80 per cent of communities in Lagos have no functional streetlights. This situation “exacerbates crime and insecurity in one of Africa’s most populous cities,” Platforms Africa reports the researchers to have said. Lagos,…

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NAFDAC Seeks Death Penalty For Fake Drug Dealers

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has proposed the death penalty for drug peddlers. The Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, made this call on Friday while speaking during Channels Television’s The Morning Brief. She argued that only strict penalties would deter drug peddlers, especially when their actions result in the deaths of children. “Somebody bought children’s medicine for about N13,000, while another person was selling it for around N3,000 in the same mall. “That raised an alarm. Guess what? When we tested the medicine in…

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‘Feel Free And Fart,’ 10 Facts About Farting You Probably Do Not Know

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To live well and healthy, you need to fart more than a dozen times daily + why male folks fart more than female   Farting, otherwise known as flatulence, is usually considered to be the most shameful or humorous function of the body. Farting is common and everyone farts. However, the probability is very high that not many have ever taken a moment to think about the science and history behind it. Facts About Farting You Probably Don’t Know 1 • First used in 1962, fart means the wind coming…

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Court Sentences Ogun Couple, Son’s Killers To Death By Hanging

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An Ogun State High Court sitting in Kobape, Abeokuta, the state capital, on Monday sentenced Lekan Adekanbi, Ahmed Odetola, and Waheed Adeniyi to death by hanging for the murder of Kehinde Fatinoye, his wife, Bukola Fatinoye, and their son, Oreoluwa, on January 1, 2023. The couple was attacked at their Ibara GRA residence shortly after returning from a crossover service. Led by their driver, Adekanbi, the assailants invaded their home at about 2am, killing them before setting the house and their bodies on fire. They also tied up their son,…

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Cockroach Milk Four Times More Nutritious Than Cow’s Milk – Study

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. You actually want to read details of the research at the institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine in India + why scientists want you to believe that Cockroach Milk is the ‘Next ‘superfood.’   Most people would prefer never to come across a cockroach, especially in a restaurant, but according to scientists the insect’s secretions could soon be making an appearance on menus everywhere. This is because cockroach milk, or post-natal fluid, is being hailed as the latest foody fad for non-dairy drinkers. According to researchers from…

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Independent Sharia Panel Establishment Constitutional – Southwest Muslims

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  ‘Why noise; misinformation and unfounded allegations credited to the Non-Muslims on the Shariah Arbitration Panel is unnecessary,’ Full statement by MUSWEN   The umbrella body for Muslim faithful in the six states of the southwest, Muslim Ummah of Southwest Nigeria (MUSWEN) on Sunday declared as unnecessary what it called the noise; misinformation and unfounded allegations credited to the Non-Muslims on the establishment Independent Shariah Arbitration Panel in some parts of the region. President of MUSWEN, Alhaji Rasaki Oladejo, who said this in a statement, maintained that his group “is…

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‘2 Minors Born Blind, Over 1,000 Virtually Impaired Regain Vision,’ How NNPC Is Restoring Sights to People Across Nigeria

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Mohammed Lukman and Adeleye Maria, two minors born blind, and over 1,000 virtually impaired people across Nigeria have regained sights in the corporate social responsibility investment by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) While Lukman is 9 years’ old, Adeleye has just celebrated his 6th birthday. Platforms Africa learnt that the NNPC Ltd., through its social arm, the NNPC Foundation Ltd/Gte, achieved this feat as a part of the Foundation’s ongoing free cataract screening and extraction campaign, aimed at addressing avoidable blindness caused by cataracts. Running 30 Mins…

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Running 30 Mins A Day For 5 Days A Week Can Increase Lifespan By 9 Years

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    “Just because you’re 40, doesn’t mean you’re 40 years old biologically,” You actually want to read details of a research by Birgham Young University   If you have been evading physical activity, this might be a wake up call for you. As per the findings of a study published in 2017 in Preventive Medicine journal, high levels of physical activity equate to a nine-year biological aging advantage. Platforms Africa reports that the study by Birgham Young University has found that you can slow down cellular aging in the…

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‘Seven Months After Wedding,’ Deputy Gov’s Daughter Dies During Childbirth

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  Blessing – daughter of Senator Akon Eyakenyi, the deputy governor of Akwa Ibom state, South-South Nigeria – is dead. Platforms Africa reports that the deceased got married to Olumuyiwa Adewumi on June 22, 2024. ‘Two Killed On The Spot’ As Two Storey Building Collapses In Lagos + LOCATION I Now Feed From Renting Out One Of My Houses In Kaduna – Buhari ‘No Apology,’ K1 Defends Controversial ‘Ganusi’ Remarks Against Muslim Clerics Police Arrests Suspected Cultist, Black Jesus In Ogun According to the Leadership, Blessing died from complications during…

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‘Why I Said No To Obasanjo, Kukah,’ Afe Babalola Withdraws Case Against Farotimi

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. Here are the details the legal luminary gave on why he heeded Ooni’s request to discontinue criminal case despite saying no to same request from Obasanjo, Father Kukah, Others   Legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola, has withdrawn a criminal case he instituted against a right activist, Dele Farotimi, citing an intervention by the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi. Platforms Africa reports that Ogunwusi has earlier led prominent Yoruba traditional rulers to Afe Babalola University where he met with the lawyer with a request for him to discontinue the case…

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