The planned arraignment of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and four co-defendants over an alleged N4.29 billion foreign exchange fraud was abruptly stalled on Wednesday after the accused parties failed to appear before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)...
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Operatives of the Zone 2 Command of the Nigeria Police Force have uncovered a major drug trafficking network in Lagos, seizing suspected illicit drugs valued at over ₦7.8 billion during a sting operation in Mende, Maryland, reject a five hundred million naira bribe. The operation, carried out jointly by...
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have recorded a major breakthrough in the fight against car theft and robbery incidences with the arrest of two notorious members of a car-snatching syndicate and the recovery of five (5) suspected stolen vehicles. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed this...
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has commended the Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC) for recent consumer focused reforms aimed at stopping estimated billing within the Lagos electricity market. The Commission particularly welcomed LASERC’s position in the 2025 Lagos Electricity Market Report supporting the enforcement of existing...
Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has assured the Lagos State Government of its readiness to support the smooth rollout of the Employees Compensation Scheme across the state public service. Managing Director and Chief Executive of NSITF, Barrister Oluwaseun Falaye, gave the assurance on Wednesday during a sensitisation workshop...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has publicly endorsed his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, following the latter’s formal declaration of interest in the 2027 governorship race. The governor disclosed this on Monday after receiving Hamzat, who officially informed him of his intention to contest for the state’s top seat. Sanwo-Olu described...
Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, March 30, 2026, convicted and sentenced Olumuyiwa Teniola Idowu and his company, Tennyvans Nigeria Limited, to a total of 30 years imprisonment on a six-count charge bordering on stealing and failure to declare assets...
The burial of late Nigerian singer Mohbad has been put on hold, as fresh controversy surrounding the paternity of his child deepens the family’s grief. His father, Joseph Aloba, has insisted that a DNA test must first be conducted and verified before any final funeral arrangements can proceed, a...
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, March 9, 2026, adjourned indefinitely (sine die) the trial of Fred Ajudua over an alleged $1,043,000 fraud. Ajudua is standing trial for allegedly defrauding a Palestinian , Zad Abu Zalaf, of the sum of $1,043,000...
There was widespread panic on Monday afternoon in the Aguda area of Ogba in Lagos after a four-storey building housing a nursery and secondary school suddenly collapsed. The incident occurred around noon while students and teachers were reportedly inside the building, sparking fear among residents and passersby in the...
Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), in collaboration with the MedServe Cancer Center, has launched Nigeria’s first immunotherapy clinical trial for colorectal cancer. Speaking at the press conference, the Chief Medical Director of LUTH, Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo, described the initiative as a landmark achievement. “This launch represents the culmination of...
Justice O.A. Fadipe of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja Lagos has convicted and sentenced one Adebisi Ridwan Ayodeji to 18 months imprisonment for defrauding Sterling Bank of the sum of N30,000,000( Thirty Million Naira). The convict was initially arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, arraigned three senior officials of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, before Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over alleged fraud and money laundering offences. The defendants are: Felix Njoku, a former Director of Finance of the Nigerian Railway...
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a warehouse stocked with banned, fake, and unregistered cosmetic products valued at over ₦3 billion at the APT Trade Fair Complex in Lagos state. The facility was concealed within an uncompleted building. The Agency’s in a post...
Federal High Court of Nigeria in Lagos has ruled that the Nigeria Police Force acted unlawfully by declaring human rights activist and Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore wanted in 2025. Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Musa Kakaaki said the action violated the Constitution and awarded ₦30 million in damages...
Nigerian Army Finance Corps (NAFC) held a colourful valedictory parade on Friday, 6 February 2026, to bid farewell to 9 retired senior officers of the Corps at the Nigerian Army School of Signals Parade Ground, Apapa, Lagos. The Special Guest of Honour (SGOH), Major General Kamal Ishola Yusuf (Rtd),...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, arraigned one Sarumi Samusudeen Babafemi for an alleged N206,000,000 (Two Hundred and Six Million Naira) fraud before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Babafemi alongside his companies, 606 Autos...
A devastating fire outbreak in the Oyingbo area of Lagos has claimed the life of a 103-year-old woman and left several families counting their losses after homes and shops were destroyed. The incident occurred at a residential building located on Bola Street, where the fire reportedly broke out in...
Renowned Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has released a deeply emotional statement detailing the medical events that led to the death of her 21-month-old son, Nkanu, during a hospital procedure in Lagos. Adichie’s media team confirmed that she personally authored the statement, explaining that it was initially shared privately...