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LAWMA arrests more than 1,000 environmental offenders

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Wahab said disclosed that LAWMA during the period under review identified 103 illegal blackspots across the metropolis and made efforts…

Rivers man Prince Onyeoziri bags 7-year jail term for internet fraud

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Testifying further, he told the court that the defendant in his voluntary statement to the EFCC, confessed to being into…

Nollywood actress Shan George defrauded of life savings, begs for help

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

By Nehru Odeh Popular Nollywood actress Shan George has been defrauded of her life savings worth N3.6 million in her…

Court sentences wife, security guard to death for killing husband

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The court also held that the evidence revealed that Mrs. Telma opened the door for Mr. Okelekele, to enter the…

Ifa priest, Osun priestess, eight other ritualists arrested in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Hundeyin said that report obtained by the police also revealed that the suspects usually bring in people to their hide-out,…

Abuja mother of 5 seeks dissolution of 26-year-old “loveless” marriage

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Yusuf, the mother of five, told the court that she got married to Adamu, according to Islamic laws in November…

Sanwo-Olu delivers 178km of roads, 2.6km of bridges

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Daramola, who expressed delight at some of the transformative infrastructural projects underway in Lagos, said these reflect the administration’s commitment…

Lagos disburses N1.346bn to indigent households through Conditional Cash Transfer

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The benefitting LGs are: Apapa, Amuwo-Odofin, Ajeromo Ifelodun, Agege, Badagry, Epe, Ikorodu, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos Island, Shomolu, Ifako-liaye and Alimosho.

Protest: New York Police say 282 protesters arrested in two varsities

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The police added that around one in 10 of those arrested had been detained on previous occasions for unlawful protest…

Deadly serial burglar Paul Debenham jailed 12 years in London

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Debenham, 30 of no fixed address was sentenced for a linked series of aggravated burglaries in the Orpington area, as…

”EFCC shot itself on the foot” – Former Attorney General criticizes handling of Yahaya Bello case

Taiwo Okanlawon

2 years ago

Former Attorney General, Michael Aondoakaa urged the EFCC to adhere to the court's directives and legal procedures, stressing that Yahaya…

Lagos uncovers another illegal settlement under a bridge in Ikoyi

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

This is coming less than three days after the government uncovered 86 rooms under the Dolphin Bridge where tenants paid…

Ile-Epo Market mayhem: Police arrest over 50 hoodlums, as normalcy returns

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

There was pandemonium on Thursday morning as brutal clash emanated among hoodlums in the area, leading to the setting of…

The Benin throne versus Ife throne: The unending controversy

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Sometime in May, 2017, the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu also added a new dimension to the controversy when…

Lagos under bridge where tenants paid N250,000 rent annually uncovered

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Commissioner for the Environment, Tokunbo Wahab said "A total number of 86 rooms, partitioned into 10x10 and 12x10, and a…

Radda donates N50 million to victims of Funtua market fire

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

According to Governor Radda, the N50 million is not meant as compensation, but rather as financial aid to help the…

Suspected killer of Nigeria’s Daniel Anjorin charged with murder in London

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The police said a further four people – including two police officers – were seriously injured, and Monzo has also…

Teenage Nigerian Daniel Anjorin stabbed to death in London

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Rowley said officers were on the ground in 12 minutes and the attacker was detained in 22 minutes, saying videos…

May Day: Ogun to meet with Labour over new Minimum Wage – Abiodun

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Abiodun noted that the state government has paid N2.8 billion as leave bonuses to workers, with the bonus entitlement for…

Motorists, commuters groan as fuel scarcity persists in Lagos, Abuja, other cities

Taiwo Okanlawon

2 years ago

Some motorists told our reporter that they had to painstakingly endure the unending queues and jostling for sometimes six hours.

Kano man arrested while smuggling bags of Indian hemp into prison

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Police operatives have also busted the drug cartel of the most wanted drug dealer in the ancient commercial city of…

How I met my Serbian husband on dating app – Nurse Glory

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Glory, who had been a single mother of one before she met her husband while she was a nursing student…

Lagos charges contractors, officials on need for sustainable project delivery

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

At the event held recently at Ostra Halls and Hotels, Ikeja, he urged contractors to key into the Babajide Sanwo-Olu…

Faces of 23 crooks jailed for Internet fraud in Oyo, Osun

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

They were jailed after pleading guilty to one-count separate charges bordering on obtaining by false pretence, possession of fraudulent documents,…

Edo housewife hacked to death by father, son, while separating fight

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Patience explained that her mother was separating a fight between her nephew and their neighbours (the suspects) after a heated…

N100bn Suit: Akpobolokemi threatens ICIR over Okuama killings reports

Taiwo Okanlawon

2 years ago

A former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi, has threatened the International Centre for…

I have no evidence to prove I collected money for Emefiele – Witness

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Ayoh testified that he began to worked directly with Emefiele when the former Deputy Governor (Mr Adelabu) resigned.

Lagos warns fuel service stations against traffic gridlock

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The Ministry of Transportation said it viewed with great concern, the disruption of traffic flow by patrons at fuel stations…

16 suspects arrested over murder of female police inspector in Rivers

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Iringe-Koko said, "According to preliminary investigations, the incident occurred when a group of individuals traveling in a Lexus salon car…

Fuel scarcity: Passengers lament soaring transportation fares in Ilorin

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Olunlade to Offa Garage which used to be N100 is now N200, Offa Garage to Mandate Market which was N200…

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