The Erelu Okin, Pearl Chidinma Ogbolu, has revealed that she was fined over one million naira which was paid in full for distributing kegs of petrol as souvenirs at her installation party. Mrs. Ogbolu, who disclosed this via her official Instagram page, expressed gratitude to God that she is...
Lagos state
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed in an early morning fire outbreak on Wednesday which razed some shops at the popular Apongbon Under Bridge Market in Lagos. The cause of the fire outbreak is still unknown but the National Emergency Management Agency...
A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Bode George, has given more insight into why he is against Former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, becoming President in 2023. According to Chief George, Tinubu has been in power for so long, has...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Lagos praised the efforts of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, towards making the Lekki Deep Sea Port a reality. The president also directed the Minister to consult and bring up a memorandum to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to...
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Lagos on a working visit to commission and inspect some projects in the state. His aircraft touched down at about 10am on Tuesday at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The President was welcomed to the state by Governor Babajide...
As the Global community on Tuesday March 22, 2023, celebrate the World Water Day with the theme; ‘Groundwater: Making The Invisible Visible’, the world has a again come to agreement that one of the essential elements of earth, water is the prime necessity of life; that all living animals...
A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Bode George on Saturday said he will leave Nigeria if Bola Ahmed Tinubu becomes President of Nigeria. Mr George was speaking at a press briefing in Lagos. “I am happy the President has...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been criticized over its alleged failure to arrest former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide, wondered why Tinubu has been allowed to move freely despite alleged corruption cases against him while Willie Obiano, who...
Lagos State Police Command has warned members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) against any planned protest in the state. The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Abiodun Alabi, gave the warning on Tuesday, saying the police will not condone any form of protest by any group....
A 15-year-old nanny, Chiamaka Odo, was among over 30 suspects paraded on Monday by the police in Lagos State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Adekunle Ajisebutu, paraded Chiamaka and others at the Command Headquarters in Ikeja. He stated that the police recorded many successes across the...
Some Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) passengers along the Ikeja/Oshodi corridor in Lagos State on Sunday, appealed to the Lagos State Government to boost security on the buses for improved safety of commuters. Some of the passengers , who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) appealed to the...
Emerging video has shown how some brave bike riders were able to rescue a suicidal man from drowning in the lagoon after he jumped over the Lekki-Ikoyi Link bridge in Lagos State. It was learnt that the incident happened on Thursday, March 10, 2022. The footage from the video...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – No fewer than thirty-three (33) suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as “Yahoo boys” have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos State The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday. Mr. Uwujaren...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA,) has intercepted three million capsules of opioids more dangerous and potent than tramadol at Jaelith Bonded Container Terminal under Tincan seaport in Apapa area of Lagos. In a statement issued on Friday, The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi,...
Some commercial transporters have blamed the increase in transportation fare to the increase in the price of Petrol (PMS) at filling stations in the state. Some transporters made the disclosure in a separate interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday. One of the commercial...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Government has frowned at a viral video showing kegs of petrol to be distributed to guests at the installation ceremony of Chief Dr Pearl Chidima Ogbulu as Erelu Okin of Orile Kemta. Recalled that the video which has gone viral on...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Operatives of the NDLEA came under attack on Saturday in the course of effecting the arrest of a suspected drug kingpin in the island of Lagos State. NDLEA’s spokesman Mr Femi Babafemi confirmed the attack in a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday. “NDLEA...
Registration by candidates for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) began on Saturday, with a slow start noticed in some centres visited in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there were different experiences at some of the registration centres monitored as the exercise kicked off....
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Recent statistics released by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), has showed that piracy incidents in Gulf of Guinea dropped from 81 in year 2020 to 34 in 2021. This is according to a statement issued on Sunday by The Director General of The Nigerian...
Availability of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, is improving in Lagos State, after days of scarcity of the product, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. A NAN correspondent who monitored some petroleum products retail outlets on Friday in Ikeja, Abule-Egba, Iyana-Ipaja and Oshodi areas of...