Tag: Lagos Nigeria
Woman who refuses to bear hubby’s name faces divorce
A 36-year-old Nigerian civil servant on Wednesday asked a Lagos customary court in suburban Igando to dissolve his two year-old…
Court declines to put a marriage asunder
It is a popular lyrical admonition in Nigeria: What God has joined together, let no man put asunder. A Nigerian…
Stranded Air Nigeria passengers paid to fuel plane
Simon Ateba Over 190 Air Nigeria passengers who arrived the Gatwick Airport on Friday morning were stranded in London for…
Good Samaritan jailed for catching a ‘thief’
A Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, Nigeria on Wednesday sentenced an employee of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Ibrahim Fasasi,…
Lagos Ocean surge kills one, 15 missing
An ocean surge today sacked communities around Kuramo Beach in Lagos Nigeria, leaving one person dead and 15 others missing.…
Fashola launches a new service charter for Lagos
Fourteen ministries and agencies are to pioneer the implementation of a new service charter just launched by Governor Raji Fashola…
Paralympic Hero, Ajibola Dies Unsung
Ajibola Adeoye used his lifetime to bring honour and glory to Nigeria, but he died without any recognition from the…
Adeniyi, Ogundele Win Asoju-Oba Cup
Kazeem Adeniyi and Rasheedat Ogundele won the Men and Women’s Singles of the 42nd edition of the Asoju Oba Table…
36 Lions Hold Tourney In Lagos
The management of 36 Lions Football Club will hold a football tourney/screening to be witnessed by two scouts from Portugal…
Residents Cry Out For Help
Residents of Fatoki, Isuti Road, Igando, Lagos, Nigeria have lamented the poor state of Odo Isuti Road and appealed to…
Okada, Tricycle Riders Appeal To Fashola Over Boundary Road
Commercial motorcyclists (Okada) and tricycle owners at Ajegunle, Olodi Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria have appealed to Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos…
Beauty Pageant Holds 11 Dec
The maiden edition of face of sugarebabes, a beauty pageant that aims at showcasing the African woman as intelligent and…
Fraudster Dupes Business Woman N1m
The police in Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria have arraigned a man, Nweze Favour before the Apapa Magistrate’s Court for allegedly duping…
Man Docked For Breach Of Public Peace
A Lagos resident, John Smith, has been arraigned before the Apapa Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, Nigeria for wrongly accusing a complainant,…
Alleged N9.3b Fraud: First Bank Officials Freed
The Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Milverton Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria has absolved two officials of The Polytechnic, Ibadan branch of…
Player Relives Trip To Old Trafford
Twenty year old Joseph Akpo, an upcoming footballer of SIDAB Football Academy, Lagos, Nigeria says he benefitted the most from…
Bizman Charged With Rape
A businessman, Alhaji Muhammed Abdullahi, 40 has been charged before the Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, Nigeria for allegedly abducting an…
Athletes Desert National Stadium
The poor facilities at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos Nigeria, has forced Nigerian athletes out of the venue. P.M.Sports checks…
MAMA Nominations List Out
MTV Networks Africa and Zain announced nominations for the 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain (MAMA). Nominees for the annual poll of…
Mushin Residents Sends SOS To IGP
Residents of Akala area of Mushin, Lagos, Nigeria, have appealed to the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Hafiz Ringim, to intervene…
Fuel Dealer Docked
A fuel dealer, Alex Ibe Okoye, 55, has been charged before the Ogudu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, Nigeria for obtaining…
5 Teenagers Docked
Five teenagers, Ibrahim Muritala, 18, Ibrahim Kazeem, 18, Olawale Ogungbe, 18, Eyebioakin Babatunde, 19 and Tajudeen Nasiru, 20 have been…
Youth Group Commends Mamora, Others
Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora, Hon. Wole Diya and Hon. Lateef Abiru have been commended for their contribution to the development of…
After Pouring Hot Water On Woman, Shina Peters’ Son Remanded In Kirikiri
For allegedly pouring hot water on a housewife, eldest son of Sir Shina Peters, the Afro Juju crooner, Seyi Peters,…
BRF Wrestlemania 2010: LOC Screens Wrestlers
As part of the preparation to ensure a successful staging of the Intercontinental Wrestling Championship tagged BRF Wrestlemania 2010, the…
Freed Kidnap Suspects Re-arraigned In Court
The police in Lagos, Nigeria have arraigned three suspected kidnappers before the Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court on a six-count charge…
Governor’s Cup’ll Prepare Me For Aussie Open —Kucova
Slovakia player, Zuzana Kucova, says the 10th Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship would help her prepare for the 2011 Australian…
Etisalat’s Blackberry For Fans In Final
As part of efforts to attract fans to watch the finals of the 10th Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship at…
Four Men Land In Prison For Stealing N14m Goods
Four men, Pius Yakubu Joshua, 34, Umoru Emmanuel, 24, Olasiyan Tamo, 40 and Sunday Ejike, 50, are currently standing trial…
FIBA-Africa Qualifier: Royal Hoopers Intesify Training
Royal Hoopers Basketball Club of Port Harcourt have moved to Lagos to continue with their preparations for the FIBA-Africa Zone…