Lagos State Police Command has detained two men who allegedly defiled their daughters in the Surulere and Amukoko areas of the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the detention while briefing newsmen on Monday at the command headquaters in Ikeja. He said that a 39-year-old man defiled...
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By OLA MODUPE , Lagos – A tragic accident involving two fully loaded Mack trucks claimed the lives of two dispatch riders on Eko Bridge. The trucks were registered T-10357 LA and KJA 107 XM. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed this...
55 out of the expected 57 All Progressives Congress(APC) chairmanship candidates for the July 12 Local Government election in Lagos State have emerged. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)reports that candidates emerged at the primaries of the party conducted on Saturday in Ikeja. NAN reports some candidates emerged via consensus,...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is set to thrill Lagosians with an aerial display of its aircraft as it marks its 61st anniversary celebration on May 23, while assuring residents that the spectacular show is not cause for alarm. The spokesperson of NAF Logistics...
The All Progressives Congress(APC) Local Government chairmanship primaries are currently underway at the party secretariat in Ikeja,amid heavy security. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has fixed July 12 to conduct elections into the 20 Local Governments (LGs) and 37...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Lagos State Police command has detained a 25-year old suspected ritualist for allegedly being in possession of human organs in Odomola community, Epe. Command spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Friday in Lagos. He said operatives from the Odo-Noforija...
Some APC chairmanship aspirants in the upcoming Lagos State local government election have backed the use of consensus in selecting the party’s candidates. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the party has fixed its chairmanship primary election for Saturday at the Lagos APC Secretariat. Party leaders on...
The 2025 Inspenonline Retirement Summit is set to hold on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association – NECA House, Plot A2, Hakken Balogun Street, Central Business District, Alausa Ikeja, Lagos by 9:00am. The summit which has received endorsements by top dignitaries and support from 24...
Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare Jimoh, has set up a 5-man committee to probe the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Elemoro Division for alleged attempting to jail two innocent mechanics. Jimoh, made this known in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin in Lagos...
A Lagos High Court at Tafawa Balewa Square on Friday, sentenced a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Andrew Ominikoron, to death by hanging for the murder of his passenger, Oluwabamise Ayanwola. Ominikoron was arraigned for rape ad murder of a 22-year-old fashion designer, Ayanwola, who boarded his BRT bus...
Nollywood actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele has said joining politics made her bolder, smarter, and more aware of how leadership and governance work in Nigeria. At the recent #WithChude Live talk hosted by media entrepreneur Chude Jideonwo, Akindele spoke about her political journey as the deputy governorship candidate for...
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, on Wednesday, announced the interception of contraband items worth over N921 billion as the service intensifies enforcement operations at the nation’s ports. The items included expired food items, unregistered pharmaceutical products and controlled security equipment. Adeniyi during a press...
Former presidents, governors, traditional rulers, eminent Nigerians are expected to attend a tribute and prayer for the Niger Delta leader, late Chief Edwin Clark slated for Thursday in Lagos. This is contained in a statement by Mrs Baroong Tony-Uranta, on behalf of the Organising Committee, Lagos Tributes for Clark...
Police Command in Lagos State has detained a woman for allegedly killing a 65-year-old man in the Oko-Oba, Abule-Egba area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos. Hundeyin said the command had recorded a significant breakthrough in...
Market women and community groups have purchased N5.5 million APC nomination forms for Mr Amodu Shehu, son of a local pepper seller, to contest chairmanship. The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has scheduled elections for July 12 in all 57 council areas across the state. Shehu said traders,...
Lagos State House of Assembly has summoned the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) to clarify guidelines for the upcoming Local Government elections on July 12. The resolution follows a motion moved by Rotimi Ajomale, Chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, Public Petitions, and LASIEC, during...
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Monday, said the death toll from the rubble of a three-storey building that collapsed at Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos has risen to seven. The Permanent Secretary of the agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the...
Emergency responders have recovered five dead bodies and rescued 15 others alive at the rubble of a three-storey building that collapsed at Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office of the National Emergency Management Agency, confirmed the figures to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged Christian faithful to reflect on the sacrifice and love Jesus Christ showed on mankind through His crucifixion and resurrection. Sanwo-Olu, in his Easter message issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Gboyega Akosile, rejoiced with Christians in the state...
, By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- A former National Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chief Jola Ogunlusi, has died, his family announced on Saturday in Lagos. In a statement signed by Mr Gbenga Aruleba, a family representative, Ogunlusi passed away in the early hours of Saturday at...