Tag: Lagos State
Iponri residents protest blackout
No fewer than 100 electricity consumers from Iponri Housing Estate in Lagos on Tuesday protested at the premises of the…
Woman Bites Off, Swallows Neighbour’s Ear
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 30-year old house wife, Mrs Chizoba Ejike, has been charged before the Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State,…
Fire Razes Shops At Ejigbo Market
Cyriacus Ezekwe There was a fire outbreak on Sunday which destroyed shops and goods worth millions of naira at Ejigbo…
Jilted Woman Cuts Off Neighbour’s Daughter’s Fingers
Cyriacus Izuekwe A jilted housewife, Mrs Mojisola Oguntade (nee Jegede), has been arrested by the police at Idimu Division, Lagos…
Apapa Expressway Shut As NUPENG Protest Killing of Member
Cyriacus Izuekwe Protest broke out this morning at Apapa Warf area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria after a member of the…
10 Escape Death As 2-Storey Building Collapses In Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Ten people escaped death on Thursday morning when a two-storey building under construction collapsed at 11, Sand Beach…
NURTW to install CCTV in Lagos motor parks
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos State chapter, said on Thursday that it would install Circuit Camera…
Land Use Charge Fraudsters Sent To Kirikiri Prison
Kazeem Ugbodaga Two suspected fraudsters have been sent to Kirikiri Prisons in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, for allegedly forging Land…
Aregbesola Calls For Mass Protest Over Missing Schoolgirls
Kazeem Ugbodaga Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola has called for nationwide mass protest against Islamic terrorists, Boko Haram over the…
FRCN Probe: Court Fixes 12 May For Verdict
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, Friday adjourned till 12 May this year to…
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Lagos Gov Race: Ashafa, GOS, Hamzat To Fight For Ticket
Jamiu Yisa & Jide Osokoya Following the zoning of the 2015 governorship ticket to Lagos East Senatorial District by the…
Men Wired To Love Breasts, Says Lagos Lawmaker
Eromosele Ebhomele A female lawmaker in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Ramotallahi Akinola-Hassan, has added to the debate concerning…
Extra-Judicial Killing: Judge Orders Police To Pay N25m Damages
Daniel Ekugo A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, western Nigeria has ordered the Nigeria Police Force to…
Police Beef Up Security In Lagos
Cyriacus Izuekwe Ahead of the forthcoming Easter festivities and Lagos State Black Heritage Carnival, the Lagos State Police Command has beefed…
Woman Stabs Co-Tenant Over Bathroom Key
Paul Iyoghojie A 32 year-old woman, Rahman Raliat, has been arraigned before a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria,…
Lagos, 7 Other African Cities On Emerging Cities List
Damilare Okunola Lagos has been listed among seven other African cities on the emerging global cities index for 2014 which…
Lagos, Ehingbeti And Accelerated Power Delivery
By Tayo Ogunbiyi In the words of Harvey Firestone, foremost American Business man, “Capital isn’t so important in business. Experience…
Stop Soldiers From Invading Lagos
The use of soldiers to stall housing projects in Lagos State is a dangerous development that could undermine our democracy…
Rainstorm Wreaks Havoc In Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Heavy rainstorm wreaked havoc in Lagos on Sunday as properties worth millions of naira were destroyed in some…
Power Outage Stalls Sanusi’s Case
Akin Kuponiyi Power outage forced a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, Friday to adjourn till 17…
186 Hoodlums Arrested In Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit stormed Oshodi area of Lagos State, western…
Troubleshooter Killed With Stone
Yusuf Muhammed A 65-year old man identified as Ibraheem Yusuf who tried to make peace between two men at abattoir…
Jilted NURTW Member Sets Ex-Lover Ablaze
Cyriacus Izuekwe After several adjournments, the trial of a senior staff of National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Ikotun…
APC Warns Obanikoro On Mayhem In Lagos
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has raised the alarm over the inordinate use of soldiers…
Lagos residents lament poor power supply
Some residents of Ojota, Lagos state staged a peaceful protest over what they described as the epileptic power supply in…
Island Hoodlums Attack Policemen, Burn Patrol Van
Paul Iyoghojie Eleven suspected hoodlums in Adeniji Adele area of Lagos Island, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have been arrested and …
Crisis Rocks Ladipo Spare Parts Market
Cyriacus Izuekwe Crisis rocked Ladipo Auto Spare Parts Market in Mushin, Lagos, western Nigeria, last weekend after a 48-year old…
Tax Evasion: Lagos Shuts 72 Companies
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has sealed 72 companies in the first quarter of the year for failure…
Men Face Trial For Exporting Sex Slaves
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, has adjourned the trial of a retired policeman…
Father Kills 2-Year-old Son
Cyriacus Izuekwe The police at Ejigbo division have begun a manhunt for a man who allegedly beat his 2-year old…