By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has arrested two men for allegedly beating a man to death over allegation of car doors theft. The police spokesman in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said on Sunday, that the arrest was made after the widow of the...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State has published the notice of the Surulere Federal Constituency I bye-election as required by law. Mrs Adenike Oriowo, INEC Public Affairs Officer in Lagos State, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that the notice was...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2, Ari Muhammed, has ordered the dismissal of two Police Inspectors arrested for armed robbery, corruption and illegal duty. The AIG, in a statement signed by the Zonal Public Relations...
Some Lagos state residents have expressed mixed feelings as the cloud showered down the first rain in 2024. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday gathered that some parts of Surulere, Anthony and Ojuelegba experienced showers of rainfall for about 20 minutes in the morning....
The Center for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has ranked Lagos State top in the implementation of accessibility to infrastructure and other services for the benefits of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in accordance with the National Disabilities Act. Mr Damian Ivom, the CCD Senior Programme Officer said this...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it has nothing to do with the demolition at Computer Village in Ikeja. The Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, said this in a statement in Lagos. Omotoso said that structure was...
The Police in Lagos State have arrested a man, who allegedly paraded himself as a Police officer before commercial motorcyclists, whom he allegedly defrauded the sum of N670,000. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday....
Barely two days to the new year, a hit-and-run driver ended the life of a pedestrian on Saturday, just after the Mobil filling station toward Otedola Bridge outward Lagos. The Lagos Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, made this known in a statement issued...
The Federal Government has announced a planned closure of the Iyana Oworonshoki-Adeniji Adele section of the Third Mainland Bridge from 11.00 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, made the announcement on Thursday in a statement. Kesha said the...
Lagos State Police Command on Thursday said two brothers drowned at Ibeshe Beach on Christmas Day. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that someone reported the incident to the police. He said that the incident happened at...
Four persons on Wednesday sustained various injuries as fire gutted Fat Noble filing station, an independent marketing oil firm along Old Road, opposite Torikoh, Badagry, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that attendants were dispensing petrol inside jerry cans and sacks around 1.00.a.m at the back...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 31-year old suspected armed robber at Kosofe area of the state and recovered his gun. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated in Ikeja on Tuesday that the suspect’s accomplices...
The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the arrest of a woman, Mrs Dorcas Oluwabukola, for allegedly bathing her husband with hot water because he didn’t take her to a wedding party. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – No fewer than 7 shops have been destroyed on Saturday afternoon when a gas explosion rocked a mini-market in the Ikotun area of Lagos State. The fire erupted in a market at 2nd Junction, Governor’s Road, Council Bus Stop in Ikotun. ...
The Commandant of 174 Battalion, Nigeria Army, Odoguyan, Lagos, Lt-Col Muhammad Abdurrahaman, on Saturday advised residents of Ikorodu to eschew all forms of violence and use the festive season to reflect on Christ. Abdurrahman gave the advice during a medical outreach conducted by the army in Ikorodu, Lagos...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Zone 2 Police Command has arrested no fewer than three suspected ritualists for being in possession of two human hearts. The Zonal Public Relations Officer, SP Tunni Ayuba, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Ayuba...
The Police Command in Anambra has arrested a couple for alleged trafficking in a month old baby. Police spokesman in the state, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, said the couple procured the baby in Lagos and were on their way to the...
the Nigerian Navy, Badagry, Lagos, on Monday handed over 11 sacks of cannabis sativa worth N17.6 million to the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) in Badagry. Navy Capt. Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, the FOB Commanding Officer, said operatives seized the suspected cannabis sativa on Dec. 15 at a Yard close...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday said its operatives have recovered 1.5 million pills of tramadol and Rohypnol bound for South Africa at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, on Thursday. The NDLEA also arrested two suspects, Bada Akorede, and...