Popular Nigerian singer Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe aka Kizz Daniel has been invited by the police authority in Lagos State for questioning. According to a source, the ”Buga” crooner was invited for questioning for allegedly confiscating the laundry bus of a company he contracted to do laundry for him. The...
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By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Nigeria Army, 8 Division on Friday commenced an investigation into the death of a police officer in an unfortunate incident that occurred between some soldiers and policemen around Ojo, Lagos State. The Division’s spokesman, Maj. Olaniyi Osoba, who expressed regret over the death...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, on Thursday displayed 55 cartons of tramadol it seized on July 21. Comptroller Malanta Yusuf, Apapa Customs Area Controller, while displaying the drug in Lagos, said that it was exported from India and concealed in food flasks. `On July 21, acting...
Lagos has become a place where real estate is making a significant difference. The sector keeps surviving the bad economy year in and year out. The effect of the pandemic still lingers even after a year and some months. Nonetheless, the real estate business is still standing tall. If...
No fewer than Two Million Seven Hundred and Fifty (2,750,000) tablets of Tramadol 225mg weighing 1,650 kilograms worth One Billion Three Hundred and Seventy Five Million Naira (N1, 375, 000,000) have been intercepted at the Apapa port in Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)....
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State on Saturday debunked reports of arrest of its officials over alleged creation of illegal voter enrollment centre. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Lagos state, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, made this clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State, said that thugs did not cart away its voter enrollment machines in Surulere as being reported in some sections of the media. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some online media on Friday, reported that thugs invaded INEC...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Boko Haram terrorists are currently planning an attack on President Muhammadu Buhari’s home state, Katsina, Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory and others. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) raised the alarm of the planned attack by terrorists in a leaked report addressed to all commands...
The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested a 23-year-old mother for allegedly absconding with another woman’s 3-day-old baby. The command’s Spokesman, SP Adewale Osifeso, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ibadan. Osifeso said that the woman...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Fast rising Nigerian real estate firm, Eystone Development, has launched the second and third phases of its fast-selling Gemstone Estate at Eleko, Ibeju-Lekki, even as the company targets the rapid expansion of development in the Ibeju-Lekki axis of Lagos, an area fondly tagged, ‘The...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State on Sunday, urged political parties to engage credible and trained party agents, assuring that votes would count in the 2023 general elections. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Lagos state, Mr Olusegun Agbaje told the News Agency of Nigeria...
The TinCan Island Port Customers Command has generated N274.32 billion in the first six months of 2022. Comptroller Olakunle Oloyede, command’s area controller, made this known at a media conference in Lagos on Friday. Oloyede said that this indicated an increase of 27.50 per cent when compared with N229.32...
By KEMI BUSOLA, Lagos – The biggest Nigerian musical conference, designed to bring together music enthusiasts, artistes and stakeholders tagged, Kennis Music Bites, has been scheduled to take place on Wednesday at the Lagos Marriott Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos State. According to the Founder/Chairman of Kennis 104 FM, Kenny ‘Keke’...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has described as ‘ridiculous and daydream’, the thoughts that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will win the state in the 2023 general elections. The Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Seye Oladejo, who said this in a...
The Lagos State Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court sitting in the Ikeja area has convicted and sentenced Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha to 16 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in a judgment that lasted two hours also convicted...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that the flooding that occurred in Lagos last weekend claimed seven lives. Zonal Coordinator, South West, NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday. “The post-emergency phase assessment after the unprecedented rainfall of Friday,...
A political group, Youths In Politics (YIP), Nigeria on Wednesday staged a peaceful walk to INEC headquarters in Lagos to demand more Voter Enrollment Machines. The group, which arrived at the INEC office at Sabo-Yaba around noon, complained that the ongoing Continuos Voter Registration (CVR) was taking a lot...
Following the confirmation of Nollywood actress Funke Akindele as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) deputy governorship candidate in Lagos State for the 2023 general elections, some Nigerian celebrities have congratulated and wished her well. Akindele in a video on her Instagram page on Tuesday, announced that she is the...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Monday called on Yoruba sons and daughters to unite and support the presidential aspiration of Sen Bola Tinubu. Sanwo-Olu made the call at the 2022 edition of the Annual Ojude Oba Festival in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. He urged the Yoruba race to...
At least four bodies have been recovered from Friday’s boat mishap at Ojo area of Lagos. The four bodies, part of passengers in a W19 fibre boat carrying 16 passengers were recovered at Mile 2 area on Saturday. The boat capsized on Friday night. General Manager, Lagos State Waterways...