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Lagos TB Tests Face Backlog as GeneXpert Cartridges Run Short

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… ATM Networks urge FG to boost diagnostic supplies, seek Ilera Eko fee waivers for poorest residents The ATM Networks have called on the Federal Government to prioritise Lagos State in the distribution of tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic materials, warning that shortages of GeneXpert cartridges are delaying sample processing and leaving patients waiting for test results. The networks also urged the Lagos State Government to expand access to the Ilera Eko health insurance scheme by identifying the poorest residents and waiving registration fees for those unable to afford healthcare costs. The calls were made during a Lagos State media meeting in Surulere organised under the Global Fund GC7 Integrated Community-Led Monitoring (I-CLM) project, which seeks to improve healthcare delivery and strengthen community accountability in the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. The ATM Networks comprise the Civil Society for the Eradication of Tuberculosis in Nigeria, the Network of Peopl...
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Oyo Police Arrest Six Suspected Robbers, Recover Five Firearms in Ibadan

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The Oyo State Police Command has arrested six suspected armed robbers after a five-week intelligence operation in Ibadan, recovering five firearms, ammunition and other weapons. The suspects were arrested at a hideout in the early hours of Saturday, October 10, following weeks of intelligence gathering and surveillance. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, identifying the suspects as Yusuf Adeyemi, 39; Isiaka Kayode, 40; Yusuf Basiru, 35; Adewale Lawal, 38; Saheed Lateef, 36; and Idowu Olanrewaju, 42. Items recovered during the operation include a fabricated English-made pistol, a revolver pistol, a pump-action gun, a locally made cut-to-size gun and another locally made pistol. The police also recovered five live cartridges and four cutlasses. According to the statement, the suspects allegedly confessed during interrogation to belonging to a criminal gang responsible for terrorising residents of Ibadan and its environs. T...
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Enugu Police Probe Viral Video of Woman Forced to Eat Human Faeces

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The Enugu State Police Command has launched an investigation into a viral video allegedly showing a 60-year-old woman being subjected to a degrading trial by ordeal over accusations of witchcraft in Nkanu East Local Government Area. The victim, identified as Chinenye Okonkwo, is from Amafu Village, Ugbawka, where the alleged incident occurred. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying operatives from the Nkanu East Division had visited the victim and obtained her statement. Preliminary findings indicated that Okonkwo was allegedly subjected to severe abuse, including being forced to eat human faeces over accusations that she was a witch and responsible for the death of her husband's brother's wife. The Commissioner of Police, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, has directed the State Criminal Investigation Department to conduct a thorough investigation and intensified efforts to identify and arrest the suspects, who are currently at ...
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OWORAC Demands End To Water Privatisation, Prepaid Meters in Africa

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…Alleges Secret Water Contracts In Lagos, Warns Of Higher Tariffs, Exclusion Of Poor Households  Water justice campaigners, labour unions and civil society organisations across Africa have demanded an end to water privatisation on the continent, warning that handing public water systems to private operators by governments could deepen poverty, increase tariffs and deny millions access to a basic human right. The groups, under the Our Water Our Rights Africa Coalition (OWORAC), made the demand on Monday in Lagos at the launch of the 2026 Africa Week of Action Against Water Privatisation, holding from October 12 to 18 under the theme, “Reclaiming Africa’s Water Future: Public Water for All.” They are the Senegalese Water Justice Network (Senegal), Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (Nigeria), Amaka Nweke Foundation (Nigeria), Water Citizens Network/Revenue Mobilisation Africa (Ghana), Disability Not a Barrier Initiative (Nigeria), Cheriehomes Global Initiatives ...
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Lagos APC Accuses Atiku of Disrespecting Tinubu, Questions His Statesmanship

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The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and some of his aides of deliberately disrespecting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by repeatedly addressing him by his first name during public engagements. In a statement issued on Monday, October 12, 2026, the party’s spokesman, Hon. Seye Oladejo, described the practice as politically irresponsible and unbecoming of individuals who have occupied or aspire to occupy the highest offices in the country. Oladejo argued that the issue went beyond grammatical preference or personal familiarity, insisting that it concerned respect for the presidency, national institutions and established democratic conventions. He said Atiku, having served as vice president, should understand the institutional significance of the presidency and the need to maintain decorum despite political differences. The Lagos APC spokesman expressed concern that some of Atiku’s aides and associates had allegedly ...
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LASTMA Rescues 670 Crash Victims in Nine Months, Responds to 1,409 Accidents

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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has rescued 670 road crash victims and responded to 1,409 traffic accidents across the state in nine months, highlighting the scale of its emergency interventions on Lagos roads. The figures, disclosed in a statement issued Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq,  over the weekend, underscore the authority’s role in crash response, victim rescue and traffic management across the state’s busy road network. LASTMA operatives deployed to accident scenes conduct preliminary assessments, assist in rescuing victims, divert traffic and prevent secondary collisions while facilitating access for emergency responders. The authority said its personnel worked alongside the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and other emergency agencies to provide assistance to crash victims. LASTMA General Manager, Mr Olaleka...
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Police Arrest 19 Suspects, Recover Firearms, Drugs in Nationwide Crackdown

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The Nigeria Police Force has recorded a series of operational successes across six states and the Federal Capital Territory, arresting suspects linked to cultism, sexual offences, murder, vandalism and fatal road accidents. According to the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, the operations, covering October 11, 2026, also led to the recovery of suspected illicit drugs, a locally made pistol and vehicles connected to criminal investigations. In Lagos State, police tactical operatives arrested four suspected cultists allegedly preparing to launch a reprisal attack in Ilogbo, Apapa Road. Large quantities of substances suspected to be illicit drugs were recovered from the suspects. In a separate operation in Orile, two suspected cultists were arrested during a raid on criminal hideouts, with a locally made pistol recovered from one of them. Police said the suspect was linked to an earlier shooting incident. Ogun State recorded arrests in three separate cases involving sexual o...
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