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Drug Suspect Gets N10m Bail From Lagos High Court

10 Million Naira Bail ? Wow

A resident of Festac Town , Mr Ntoruka Chinedu a business man who was standing trial for  Suspected Hard Drug Trafficking has been granted N10million bail by a Federal High Court in Lagos on for allegedly importing 6.2kg of cocaine into the country.

Mr Chinedu whose residence of abode was given as 402, C Close, Festac Town, Lagos, and standing trial on unlawful possession of illicit drug was arraigned by officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

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Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu

Mr Chinedu was one of the  3 passengers arrested Read More »Drug Suspect Gets N10m Bail From Lagos High Court

Festac Town : History and Background

This might seem boring but this is an article you just have to read as it informs you about how Festac Town came about.

In 1977 there was a huge festival hosted in Nigeria, this was the Second world Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) which is where the name was culled from. This festival was bigger than the First festival which held in Dakar , Senegal as most of the African countries as at 1977 had gained independence from colonial control.

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This huge Housing estate was initially built to accommodate participants of this festival. Festac town was originally named Festival Town till the name FESTAC was known.

This festival was initially meant to Read More »Festac Town : History and Background