By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – No fewer than 250 shanties, 200 makeshift buildings and 40 sawmill machines have been destroyed by fire outbreak at Oko-Oba area of Lago State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Wednesday at about 11:40 AM. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has...
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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has beefed up security at the car park facility at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. FAAN disclosed this via a statement issued on Wednesday by its General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Henrietta Yakubu. The agency noted that contrary to social media reports,...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored power supply to areas affected by early morning explosion, which brought down its five 33KV Towers through the activities of vandals in Isheri area of Lagos. Mr Sule Abdulaziz, the TCN Managing Director, made this known during his visit...
Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved free ride on Bus Rapid Transit corridors to Lagos residents on Christmas and New Year days. Managing Director, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Mrs Abimbola Akinajo, made this known in a statement issued on Friday in Lagos by LAMATA’s spokesman,...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tincan Island Port Command, has revealed items found in a 40 feet container suspected to be laden with arms. The command’s spokesman, Mr Uche Ejesieme, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday, said the contents were revealed after a physical examination...
A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ court in Lagos on Tuesday admitted five Dowen College students, charged with the alleged murder of their 12-year-old schoolmate to bail in the sum of N1million each. The police charged the boys who are minors with conspiracy and homicide. Chief magistrate Olatunbosun Adeola, after hearing...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has so far generated N2.3 trillion revenue into the federation account in 2021. Mr Timi Bomodi, the Deputy National Public Relations Officer, NCS, disclosed this at a stakeholders/media engagement on trade facilitation in Lagos on Monday. Bomodi spoke on the topic: “Trade...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tin Can Island Command in Lagos has confirmed the interception of a container suspected to be laden with arms and ammunition. A statement issued on Saturday by the spokesmanof the command, Mr Uche Ejesieme, said the container was intercepted...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – A new local airline, The United Nigeria has commenced scheduled flights to Anambra State on Dec. 18. The United Nigeria spokesman, Mr Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, disclosed this to newsmen in statement issued on Friday in Lagos. According to the statement, “The airline will operate scheduled...
A Lagos High Court sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square, on Tuesday discharged and acquitted a woman, Christiana Odo, accused of stabbing her husband to death during a fight. Justice Yetunde Adesanya, discharged and acquitted the defendant after the evidence of self defence was established by the testimonies of the...
Justice Yetunde Adesanya of Lagos High Court sitting in TBS has affirmed Oba Israel Adewale Okoya as the bonafide Onibereko of Ibereko in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State. Delivering a 103-page judgement in a suit filed by 26 claimants from Ibereko community challenging his position as king...
The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division has dismissed an appeal by the Chairman of Global Fleet Group, Mr Jimoh Ibrahim, challenging the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON)’s seizure of his 12 assets and freezing of all his accounts over his alleged N69.4billion debt. AMCON’s Head of Corporate Communications...
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the activities of the defunct Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF) do not fall under the operational purview of the commission. Mr Gbenga Komolafe, the Chief Executive Officer, NUPRC, made the clarification in a statement issued on Friday in Lagos. Komolafe said the...
The Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned one Ishaq Abubakar before Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi on 11 counts bordering on cybercrimes. The suspect was arrested by officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on August...
President Buhari, Tinubu, other dignitaries to attend launch of Bisi Akande’s autobiography in Lagos
President Buhari, Tinubu, other dignitaries to attend launch of Bisi Akande’s autobiography in Lagos
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – President Muhammadu Buhari would on Thursday lead other dignitaries to attend the public presentation of ‘My Participations,’ the autobiography of Chief Bisi Akande, at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The President is the Special Guest of Honour. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of...
A Lagos High Court sitting in the Ajah area of the state has ordered a businessman, Fred Ajudua, to undergo a COVID-19 test at the Yaba Infectious Disease Centre laboratory. Justice Josephine Oyefeso ordered that the test must be conducted in the presence of the representatives of both the...
Several pupils have reportedly been killed by a hit-and-run truck driver along Ogunnusi Road, Grammar School bus stop, Lagos State. According to reports, the pupils were going home after closing from school and wanted to cross the road when the truck ran over them. The driver was said to...
The family of Sylvester Oromoni (Jnr), the late 12-year-old Dowen College student, has hired the firm of a foremost human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana, to prosecute its case against the institution over the death of their son. According to the letter, written by Falana to the office...
The Dangote Oil Refining Company Ltd has awarded scholarships to 137 tertiary institution and secondary school students from its host communities in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos State. Mr Devakumar Edwin, Executive Director, Strategy, Capital Projects and Portfolio Development, Dangote Group, presented the scholarships to the beneficiaries on Monday. The News...
The Police in Lagos on Sunday confirmed the death of eight children who mistakenly locked themselves in an abandoned car while playing at Adelayo Str., Agunlayo, Jah Micheal, near Magbon area of Badagry. The Spokensman for the Lagos Police Command, Mr Adekunle Ajisebutu, in a statement, said the incident...