Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has contacted and consoled the husband and family of Mrs Bolanle Raheem, who was killed by a policeman on Christmas day in Lagos. Raheem, who was pregnant, was fatally shot on Dec. 25 by a police officer attached to the Ajiwe police division in the...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted a Brazil returnee, Prosper Agbasi with 105 parcels of cocaine concealed in candies at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos on Christmas Day. The Director Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi disclosed...
High fares at Lagos motor parks on Friday saw some residents abandoning their plans to travel out of the state for the festive season. Some of the residents who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on expressed disappointment over the high cost on transportation. Mrs...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has Intercepted consignments of Colorado concealed in vehicles imported from Montreal, Canada at the Tincan seaport, Apapa and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
Prominent members of Nigeria’s football fraternity on Friday gathered in Lagos to rejoice with Seyi Akinwunmi , a former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) 1st Vice President, Oluseyi Akinwunmi as he celebrated his 60th birthday anniversary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila joined football bigwigs ,...
Sen. Bola Tinubu, the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday promised entrepreneurs that if elected he would reposition Nigeria for greater opportunities and development of its citizens. He also promised to work towards creating enhancing the security situation in the country to allow entrepreneurs have...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 1.8 million tramadol and other narcotic pills in Lagos and Gombe states. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja Mr. Babafemi said that some of the...
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Chairman, Bankers Committee, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has said that the committee could no longer delay in resolving the structural issues inhibiting non-oil export receipts. Emefiele said this at the opening of the 13th Annual Bankers’ Committee retreat, on Friday in Lagos,...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted two friends, Michael Isaac and Oluwaseyi Samuel, charged with defiling and trafficking an 11-year- old girl. Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had failed to establish the ingredients of each of the three-count charge, bordering...
The Independent Campaign Group (ICG) of the entertainment sector for Tinubu-Shettima and Sanwo-Olu -Hamzat, on Thursday called for unity to attain victory in the 2023 general elections. The group made the call during a meeting at the APC House, Ikeja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has debunked rumours that he has plans to relocate Nigeria’s capital from Abuja to Lagos State. It would be recall that the former Military President Ibrahim Babangida had relocated Nigeria’s capital from Lagos to Abuja...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have arrested two suspected ‘one chance’ armed robbers in Ikate, Lekki-Ajah area of Lagos The General Manager of LASTMA Mr Bolaji Oreagba, said the suspects were nabbed by the patrol team of the Agency while...
The traffic situation in Lagos metropolis on Saturday was worsened as the Presidential Campaign of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere to hold its rally. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the rally is for the APC presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Tuesday met with market leaders across the state in continuation of his ongoing political consultations with stakeholders. Sanwo-Olu met the traders under the aegis of the Association of Commodity Market Women and Men of Nigeria. The meeting was held at the Alausa...
A 17-year-old student of Babcock University in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Stephanie Alfred from Delta has won the ”Face of 9ja” Beauty model competition in Badagry, Lagos. Alfred, a student of Economic and Statistics, beat 19 other contestants to win the first edition of model competition, which took place on...
Five governors of the PDP and some aggrieved party stalwarts have reiterated calls for the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, before peace could return to the former ruling party. Rising from a closed-door strategic meeting on Sunday in Lagos State, hosted by its former Deputy...
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) Presidential Candidate, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso on Sunday, met with the leadership of the New Afenifere, a Yoruba Socio-Political group, to seek support ahead of the 2023 general election. Speaking at the meeting, Kwankwaso promised to run an inclusive governance that would positively touch...
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhajj Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday reiterated his commitment to restructuring, to facilitate national unity and development. Abubakar, who appeared at the Editors Forum, an initiative of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), in Lagos, said that before setting out for...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested fleeing Lagos socialite and owner of Adekaz Hotels, Alhaji Ademola Kazeem, over offences bordering on exportation, trafficking of illicit drugs and money laundering. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in...
Revellers at the ongoing 35th edition of the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) on Saturday in Lagos were thrilled with electrifying performances from Sir Shina Peters and Alariwo of Africa. The festival hosted by Lagos State, has its theme as “Culture and Peaceful Co-existence”. The Lagos State...