The Police Command in Lagos State on Monday confirmed the electrocution of a 20-year-old electrical apprentice, Micheal Akinwale, while working at Trade Fair Complex area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)....
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By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The police in Lagos State have arrested 2 suspects in connection with an intercepted substances suspected to be Indian Hemp valued at about N13 million. The Police spokesman in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Monday....
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned residents with criminal tendencies to vacate the Abuja city. Mr Peter Olumuji, Secretary, FCTA Command and Control, Joint City Enforcement Team, gave the warning on Sunday during its ongoing clean up operations in parts of Abuja. According to Olumuji, the FCTA,...
Battery Dance, sensational New York-based dance group, and dance studios in the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), on Saturday night thrilled fans at the “Dance to Connect Nigeria” concert in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the dance performance show was organised by the American Embassy and the...
The Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State has read a riot act to all aspirants jostling for the party’s ticket ahead of the Surulere Federal Constituency I bye- election, slated for Aug. 19. The party, at a news briefing on Friday evening at its state secretariat in Ikeja, cautioned ...
No fewer than 80 suspected cultists have been arrested between April and July 14, 2023 in Lagos State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN recalls that in April, 42 suspected cultists, allegedly belonging to different groups were arrested at different places within the state, while 17 others...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Abdulkarim Chukkol, has described investment, Business Email Compromise, BEC, and forex scams as well as land and property fraud as some of the most prevalent financial and economic crimes in the Lagos...
A 13-year-old girl , Taiye Ojo, has been reportedly electrocuted to death while running from a dog, at her residence in the Makoko area of Yaba, Lagos State. It was gathered that, the tragedy occurred while the teenager was running away from a barking dog in the compound. The...
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu on Thursday, through her Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) donated a cash gift of N250,000 to each of the 57 families affected by flood at the Trademore Estate in Lugbe , Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the estate was...
An 18-year-old motor boy on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating up one of the bus passenger and removing two of his teeth. The defendant, Azeez Balogun, whose address was not stated, is charged with assault. The prosecutor, ASP Raji Akeem, told...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Wednesday, impounded 16 vehicles, four cows and arrested seven beggars in Abuja. The vehicles, beggars and the cows were seized during the enforcement of zero tolerance to unapproved motor parks and herding of cows in restricted areas. The FCTA officials impounded 16...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Police Command has rescued a day-old female baby that was dumped near a sewage tank on Gowon Estate, Ipaja, area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday....
Prices of staple food have continued to increase in Abuja and Nasarawa State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A market survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, revealed that residents are frustrated due to the increase in prices of staple food items in...
A Federal High Court, Abuja has nullified the removal of Alhaji Abubakar Faruk as the Managing Director of the Abuja Markets Management Ltd (AMML) by the Board Chairman, Abubakar Maina and the former Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Bello. Justice Donatus Okorowo, in a judgment, held that...
No fewer than 14 persons, including a four-month-old baby, died on Sunday morning in an auto accident along Lagos-Badagry Expressway in Lagos. Mr Williams Manga, Unit Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry on Sunday. Manga said that nine other...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Nigeria Police Force has foiled an attempt by hoodlums to steal fuel at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Pipeline in Lagos State. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement via his verified Twitter...
Oba Rilwan Akiolu of Lagos has described the movie, “Gangs of Lagos”, as defamatory and sacrilegious for depicting the ‘Eyo’ as criminal gangs that commit grotesque murder and visit terror on innocent citizens. The traditional ruler raised concerns about the film in a three-page letter he addressed to the...
Some residents of Ibeju Lekki Area of Lagos State are demanding a resolution to the prolonged power outage in their communities and also calling for swift action from the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC). The protesters, who are landlords and residents of 10 communities in Ibeju Lekki, converged at...
Mr Dan Ayuba, Head of Administration, Kuje Area Council in FCT, on Wednesday received N10 million and a car as retirement gifts. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ayuba retired from active service when he turned 60 years. The Chairman of Kuje Area Council, Alhai Adullahi Sabo,...
.a The Lagos State Labour Party governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, on Tuesday, closed his case against the victory of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the March 18 election before the election tribunal sitting in Ikeja. The Labour Party governorship candidate is also challenging the eligibility of Hazmat to contest on...