The timely intervention of Police operatives from Olasan Division, Mushin, saved a 53-year-old woman from been. lynched by a mob on Thursday in Lagos. The mob had alleged that the woman stole a baby. Mr Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesman of the Police Command in Lagos, disclosed this on his Twitter...
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The Lagos State Government says it will demolish the remaining buildings on the land, where the 21-storey building collapsed on Gerrard Road, in Ikoyi. isclosed this at a news conference on the handing over of the complex to the contractor for deconstruction on Thursday in Lagos. Salako said that...
Angry mobs on Thursday in Lagos burnt 25 motorcycles in reaction to alleged killing of a pedestrian by a motorcycle. The burnt motorcycles were abandoned by their riders who flee the accident scene for fear of a mob attack. The pedestrian, whose identity has yet to be ascertained, was...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – In continuation of their Cooperate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes, The BUA Cement Company has donated 10,000 litres capacity solar powered borehole to Dagelawa village of Wajeke District in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State. BUA Cement Company also donated medical consumables worth N10...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed the alleged viral WhatsApp voice-note claiming Fulanis have invaded Badagry in Lagos. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, debunked the report in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos. “The attention of the Command has been drawn...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has announced traffic diversion ahead of the APC presidential primaries slated for June 6 and 7 in Abuja. The FCT police spokesperson, DSP Josephine Adeh, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja,...
The Lagos State Government has commenced the crushing of about 2,000 impounded motorcycles in line with its ban on motorcycle “Okada” operations in the state. The state government banned their operation in six Local Government Areas (LGAs) and nine Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) from June I. The Commissioner...
The Lagos State Police Command have arrested no fewer than 16 motorcyclists and passengers on Wednesday in various Local Government Areas of the state. The Police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundyin, who confirmed this to newsmen, said about 140 motorcycles were also impounded “About 16 riders and passengers were arrested...
A man who is yet to be identified man has been rescued by patrol officers of the Lekki Concession Company after he attempted to jump into the Lagos lagoon from the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge on Wednesday. In a video posted by the company on its Twitter handle, the man...
There was tension in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja on Sunday when motorcycle riders, popularly known as ‘Okada’ stormed a popular estate in the metropolis. It was learnt that over 100 motorcyclists have attacked Same Global Estate in the Lokogoma area of Abuja to avenge the death of...
Security operatives on Wednesday, mounted heavy presence at the venue of the special state congress of the PDP to select its governorship candidate in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report that the special congress is holding at the Haven Ground by Archbishop Vining Memorial Church Cathedral,...
A passenger jet has caused heavy traffic when being towed down a busy motorway in Ikeja, the capital of Lagos. The plane was spotted by multiple eyewitnesses on Ikeja highway. Videos and images of the chaos were shared on social media, with some eyewitnesses claiming the plane had “crashed”....
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Leaders of Arewa Community in Lagos State have urged its members to comply with the Lagos State Government directives on the ban of commercial motorcycle popularly called Okada in some areas in the state. The Arewa leaders made the call in a communique signed...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has revealed that the total number of dead bodies recovered from the building which collapsed in the Onike area of Lagos on Saturday has risen to four. The NEMA Zonal Coordinator Southwest, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, who confirmed the development...
The Airport Police Command on Friday said it had commenced an investigation into the death of a man whose body was found on Runway 18R at the wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. DSP Olayinka Ojelade, the Police Public Relations Officer, Airport Command told the News...
A Police woman has been captured on camera crying out for help inside the car of a man she reportedly arrested. In a video making the rounds online, the man had apparently threatened to drive her to an undisclosed destination and he seems to have been keeping to his...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Government says the seizure of commercial motorcycles by the Lagos State Task Force will continue, in spite the June 1 deadline. The Governor of the state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu had on Wednesday issued a fresh total ban on Okada riders’ operations in...
There is tension in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State following police attempts to enforce the state government’s ban on commercial motorbike operators, better known as Okada riders. Following the killing of a sound engineer, David Imoh, at Lekki, the state government ordered a total ban on Okada...
Tonto Dikeh’s ex lover, Kpokpogri, has lamented over the demolition of his Abuja home. The distraught Kpokpogri went live on his Instagram page to allege that his house was being destroyed by the Federal Capital Development Authority. He noted that the house being destroyed was worth over N700m. In...
A crossdresser has been reportedly brutalized by hoodlums in Lagos state. Eyewitnesses said he was fixing his lashes in a shop before a mob dragged him out and went beat him up. In the video making round on social media, the crossdresser is seen with makeup and swollen face,...