Police Command in Lagos State said that a yet-to-be identified 61-year-old man has lost his life after being electrocuted during the flood incident. Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the death in a post he shared on his X handle @benHundeyin on Thursday. He said that the incident...
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The Lagos State government has apologised to residents of the state displaced as a result of the intensive rainfall experienced on Wednesday. The state’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, stated this during a syndicated interview programme across different television channels in Lagos on...
Hundreds of members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) on Thursday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) at Mainland Constituency II in Lagos State . Receiving the detectors, Mr Rasheed Shabi, a member of the State House of Assembly (Mainland ll) ,said...
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a cache of arms and ammunition valued at N270 million at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) in Lagos. The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adeniyi, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria...
Flood has taken over residential areas and major roads in Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State following heavy rainfall in the past few days. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the rain which lasted for many hours on Wednesday resulted in flooding in residential areas in Ibeju-Lekki...
Some Lagos workers on Wednesday lamented the persistent rainfall which is causing gridlock and flooding in many parts of the state. NAN reports that Lagos is experiencing consistent rainfall, which is causing gridlock and flooding in various parts of the city. Some workers who spoke with the...
Police in Lagos State have arrested two dismissed soldiers and four others for alleged armed robbery and car theft. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Tuesday while parading the suspects and exhibits recovered from them. Hundeyin said that the two dismissed soldiers belonged to...
An Ikeja High Court on Monday ordered the release of a man, Kazeen Adeshina, after spending 15 years in a correctional facility without charge or trial. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Oyindamola Ogala, while ruling in a fundamental rights enforcement suit marked No: D/16997MFHR/24...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede has raised a Disciplinary Team to look into the case of two errant officers of the Commission who allegedly assaulted a female staff of Regional Hotel, Ojo, Lagos. This is...
The Deputy Registrar, Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, Lagos State, Mr Christopher Olamiju, has urged the Federal Government to intervene in the crisis rocking the institution over agitation for removal of the provost. Olamiju made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a 36-year old man for allegedly attempting to run away with his boss’ car after dropping her off at the market. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos....
One person was confirmed dead in an accident that occurred on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos on Saturday morning. The fatal accident involved a Mini Truck (MUS 489 XS) and a Toyota Camry (KRD 470 JD). “Preliminary investigations revealed that the accident was caused by excessive speeding...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – A fire incident has been reported at the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) of Dangote Refinery in Lagos State. The Group Head of Corporate Communications at Dangote Group, Mr Anthony Chiejina, who confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday, said the fire has...
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT has intercepted 72 bags of cannabis sativa in Elegushi area of Lekki, Lagos State. The Commander, NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Rafiu Oladejo ,in a statement signed on Tuesday by the base information officer, Lt. Hussaini Ibrahim, said the contrabands were intercepted on June...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State says the protest by some party members at its secretariat on Monday was exaggerated by some media platforms. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a section of the media had reported that some angry APC members from...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced a 24-year-old commercial driver, Abdul Hudu to life imprisonment for defiling and abducting a 10-year-old girl. Justice Rahman Oshodi held that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubts the two-count charge of adduction and defilement against Hudu. The...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced a change of venue for the President Federation Cup finals, which will now take place at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos on June 29. The NFF’s Head of Communications, Ademola Olajire, who disclosed this in a...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – On Sunday morning, a fire broke out at the Christ Embassy Church in Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos State The church, owned by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, suffered significant damage, with property worth millions of naira destroyed. Multiple videos captured the scene as the fire ravaged the...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called for improved personal and environmental hygiene to curb the spread of cholera in the state. Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, made the call in his goodwill message at the 2024 Eid-el Kabir celebration at the Government...
The Lagos State Government says the number of fatalities from the cholera outbreak in the state has risen to 35 following the last update, which reported 401 suspected cases and 15 fatalities. At the last count, the government said Lagos Island, Kosofe, and Eti Osa recorded the highest...