The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a gang of 10 suspected ritualists, who specialise in killing people and selling their body parts to ritualists. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Friday, while parading them before newsmen in Lagos. Hundeyin said that...
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A civil rights activist and social critic, Sen. Shehu Sani, has said Nigeria should not only be a giant of Africa in population, but in all sectors of the economy. Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly and served as the Chairman, Senate Committee...
A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed June 5 for report of settlement in a case against celebrity bartender, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, over alleged abuse of the naira. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on April 17 arraigned Okechukwu on...
Some Lagos State PDP elders say for the party to return to power and win in the state, stakeholders must stay united, work hard to build and restructure the party. The elders including Dr Abimbola Ogunkelu, a former Minister of Health and PDP Board of Trustees (BOT) member,...
Elders and leaders of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, including Chief Olabode George, on Wednesday held a reconciliation meeting to strengthen unity in the state party chapter ahead of 2027 general elections. At the Leaders and Elders Stakeholders’ Meeting organised in Lagos, the party chieftains emphasised...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, has given the Federal Government and Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) a seven-day ultimatum to reverse to the old electricity tariff or face a lawsuit. The chairman of the branch, Mr Seyi Olawunmi, said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Lagos. Olawunmi...
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested three suspected armed robbers, who robbed and attacked a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Alausa Ikeja, CSP Tokunbo Abaniwonda with a machete. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has hailed Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo for increasing the minimum wage for workers in the state from N40,000 to N70,000 . Mr Hakeem Olalemi , Lagos Central Senatorial District Vice Chairman of the party, gave the commendation...
Queues dotted petrol stations in many parts of Lagos on Monday as motorists battled to fuel their vehicles amidst scarcity of the product. Commuters heading to various destinations were caught in the web, with fewer buses on the roads and some hiking fares. The News Agency of Nigeria...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a passenger carrying 4,000 tramadol pills at the Muhammad Murtala International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that NDLEA...
The Warri Boys Social and Welfare Society, popularly known as Warri Boys Association (WBA), has launched a one billion naira appeal fund for a multipurpose complex to cater for social-economic challenges facing the community. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the multipurpose complex when completed will...
A man simply identified as Azeez, has allegedly jumped into the lagoon in Lagos and drowned, to avoid arrest for being accused of stealing some bags of cement. The Spokesperson of the Police command in Lagos , SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria...
The Federal Government, on Saturday in Lagos, flagged off the demolition of a section of the Landmark Beach, the Mami Chula Beach Lifestyle, to give way to the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, began the demolition after he inspected kilometre 13, 16 and 20 to...
Property tours are more than just a casual stroll through potential homes and lands; they are the cornerstone of informed decision-making in real estate. This importance is never more apparent than in Lagos, where the constantly changing environment necessitates careful consideration before making any purchases. Property tours operate...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Friday again visited the family of one of those who died in the stampede which occurred during the distribution of palliative rice in Lagos in February. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NCS delegation was led by Hammi Swomen,...
The Federal Government has said the resurfacing work on the Third Mainland Bridge would soon commence from Adeniji inward Falomo, to restore the integrity and aesthetics of the bridges. The Federal Controller of Works in the State, Mrs Olukorede Keisha, made this known at a news briefing on...
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun says the video being circulated on social media of alleged harassment and robbery at traffic did not occur in Nigeria. The I-G, in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Thursday in Abuja, ordered the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Dana Air has apologised to its passengers and is re-timing flight operations following the incident of one of its aircraft skidding off the Murtala Mohammed International Airport runway in Lagos State. It would be recalled that an aircraft belonging to Dana Airline,...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a 32-year-old software engineer, Chukwudi Anyanwu, to life imprisonment for defiling his neighbour’s 13-year old minor (name withheld). Justice Rahman Oshodi in his judgment on Tuesday held that the prosecution proved the charge of defilement against Anyanwu. Oshodi...
Controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, on Monday filed a notice of appeal challenging the six months sentence handed to him by a Federal High Court, Lagos. Okuneye was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on four counts bordering on naira abuse. He...