The landlord’s son, in whose care the collapsed three-storey building was entrusted, said that he gave the occupants of the building quit notice when he discovered the visible stress on it. The caretaker, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told emergency responders and newsmen on Monday in Lagos that...
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By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos- The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) which was founded by Late TB Joshua has confirmed a fire outbreak that occurred at its old site in Agodo area of Egbe, in Ikotun-Egbe axis of Lagos State, on Wednesday. The SCOAN also urged members and friends...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday said that work on the Blue Line rail project is at 90 per cent completion. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this while speaking with newsmen at the Marina Train Station, after about three hours inspection of the ongoing work on the Blue Line rail project...
All parties involved in the alleged sexual abuse of a 10-year-old primary six pupil of Chrisland Schools met on Wednesday at the Ministry of Education in the Alausa area of Lagos State. An impeccable source at the meeting which started at 2:30pm and is still ongoing as of the...
The Lagos State Police Command on Monday said it had begun investigation into the alleged viral rape video purportedly depicting students of Chrisland School, Lagos. Spokesman for the command, SP Benjamin Hundey, said in a statement that the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Abiodun Alabi, ordered the...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State Commissioner for Rural Development, Hon. Edem Effiom has begun the grading of another 10 kilometers of rural roads in communities in Bakassi Local Government Area of the state. The exercise follows previous grading of a 6.3kilometres of roads in the hinterlands...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday said its operatives at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) have intercepted a pistol with two magazines containing 26 rounds of ammunition. The items were intercepted while on routine examination at the ‘D’ wing of the Arrival Hall MMIA,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Police Command has directed the immediate commencement of appropriate disciplinary measures against one ASP Babatunde Adebayo, who was caught in a video while smoking Indian hemp. The officer was seen in a photograph that circulated on the internet on Sunday. The...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – No fewer than 98 scavengers, popularly known as “Babanbola”, have been arrested by the FCT Police Command over alleged criminal activities in different parts of Abuja. Parading the suspects during a press conference on Monday in Abuja, DCP Ben Igwe, who is in charge...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The National Administrative Council (NAC) of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has fInally sacked Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo as the Lagos State Chairman of NURTW. NAC also dissolved the Lagos State council of the union with immediate...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Nigerian Police intercepted a busload of illicit drugs at the Mile 2 area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Police Command Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. He...
..Threatens to approach court if ignored By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – As the Lagos State lawmakers continue to call on citizens to see to the seamless implementation of the state’s car parking policy, the Human Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has given the State’s lawmakers seven day ultimatum...
Inner Wheel Nigeria, Gbagada-Ifako, District 911 has donated an infant incubator and diapers to the Paediatric Ward of the General Hospital, Ifako Ijaiye, Lagos State The Charter President, IWM Omolara Adedugbe, stated that the donation was in commemoration of the International Inner Wheel Day, which is observed worldwide on...
Tragedy struck on Saturday in Lagos State after a trailer fell off the Ojuelegba bridge and landed on a car under the bridge. It was learnt that the sad incident happened on Saturday night, April 2, at a time when the road was busy. A crowd gathered at the scene...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Babaji Sunday, has called on residents to disregard the news of bandit invasion in Kubwa axis of Abuja. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh, said this in...
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – As part of it FCT COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (FCT CARES) programme, the Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat of the FCTA has allocated the sum of $4.5 million to FADAMA project for the implementation of three Disbursement Linked Indicators. The programme, FCTA...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Nigerian Navy (NN) has reacted to a trending media reports on the alleged shooting and stabbing of a medical doctor, Dr Owen Edo-Ojo, by a drunk naval rating. The Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, said in a statement that the...
Angry youths at Chukuku Community, on Thursday, barricaded the Kuje-Gwagwalada road during a protest over incessant kidnappings by bandits in the community. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the angry youths barricaded the road with inscriptions on placards “Government should provide security to Chukuku Community”. The youths set...
The Lagos State Government (LASG)has shut down Eko Bridge while diverting traffic to other routes for the safety of motorists following the inferno which engulfed the Apongbon axis of the bridge in the early hours of Wednesday. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, who announced the development in...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed in an early morning fire outbreak on Wednesday which razed some shops at the popular Apongbon Under Bridge Market in Lagos. The cause of the fire outbreak is still unknown but the National Emergency Management Agency...