Tag: Lagos
Landlord arraigned over tenant’s missing $6,000
Izuekwe Cyriacus A 60-year-old landlord, Cletus Egwuatumba, and his secretary, Ngozi Onuaju, 36, have landed in trouble after they illegally…
Over 150 waste management firms to storm Nigeria
Daniels Ekugo A waste management company in Nigeria, Waste Matters Nigeria in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Environment is…
Ambode appoints new Governing Councils in state’s tertiary institutions
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday approved the composition of Governing Councils for tertiary institutions in the…
We didn’t pay sacked staff N2,500 — Catholic school
Cyriacus Izuekwe The management of a Catholic school in Ejigbo, Lagos State, western Nigeria, where a staff alleged that she…
Nigerian dismantles, couples Bajaj engine in record time
Daniels Ekugo A Nigerian mechanic, Adeshina Odedokun, has emerged the winner of a Bajaj Motorcycle in the recently concluded “Speed…
As Lagos Descends Into Crime
Lagosians are worried that criminals are gradually creeping back into the mega city after they were sent packing by law…
German company to build N14b factory in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga The investment drive of the Lagos State Government received a major boost on Monday when the representative of…
Nigerian bolts with goods from USA, arrested in Lagos
Yusuf Muhammed A Nigerian identified as Audi Shehu Usman has been arrested by the police in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria,…
Curtailing Fire Outbreaks In Lagos
Tayo Ogunbiyi Considering recent spate of fire outbreaks in which scores of human lives have been terminated and billions of…
Quest for movie stardom: Woman loses N2.1m to fake spiritualist
Cyriacus Izuekwe A middle aged woman, Gloria Sule, has been allegedly duped by a fake spiritualist, Francis Kalu, after she…
NUJ Games Football: Teams battle for final tickets on Friday
Taiwo Adelu With the successful completion of the group stage of the football event of the ongoing 2015 Lagos NUJ…
Lagos throws open sports facilities for public use
Taiwo Adelu Director General, Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Mr. Ayodele Agbesanwa, has directed that all the sports facilities of…
Group campaigns with mock coffin to promote use of pedestrian bridges
Cracks Izuekwe A human rights group, Concern Human Rights of Nigeria has called on Nigerians to always make use of…
Ambode’s Steady Strides In Lagos
Tayo Ogunbiyi The chief executive of CPA Australia, Alex Malley, once observed that what is needed from strategic leaders with…
Woman bites off, swallows neighbour’s nipple
Cyriacus Izuekwe A mother of four children, Mrs Adelowo Taiwo, has accused her neighbour, Mrs Bola Olowolagba, mother of three…
Fire wipes out family of 5 in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Tragedy occurred in the early hours of Wednesday in Surulere area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, when fire burnt…
Buhari must win fight against corruption- Kumuyi
Kazeem Ugbodaga The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi says he is praying for President Muhammadu Buhari…
Landlord, 75, charged with stealing
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 75-year-old landlord, Chief Kingdom Okpara Madueke, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly…
Dismissed soldier arraigned for robbing man of N5.8m inside cab
Paul Iyoghojie A dismissed soldier from a military formation in Lagos, Ibrahim Ari, 38, has been arraigned for allegedly robbing…
2 brothers batter pregnant woman, husband over electricity bill
Cyriacus Izuekwe Two brothers of the same parents have been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly battering…
MTV Base set to premiere ‘Shuga’ Season 4
Funsho Arogundade MTV Shuga Season 4, an award winning television series from the MTV Staying Alive Foundation and MTV Base…
Lagos midwives protest 20 months salary arrears
Kazeem Ugbodaga Scores of midwives in Lagos State on Monday stormed the Lagos State Governor’s office and the Lagos State…
4-man Lagos Assembly committee begins probe of land dispute
Eromosele Ebhomele A four-man ad-hoc committee of the Lagos State House of Assembly to investigate land acquisition case in the…
Ojuelegba As A Metaphor
Tayo Ogunbiyi Satire is a genre of literature which ridiculously exposes societal vices, follies and abuses usually with the objective…
Lagos PDP braces up for LG polls
Jamiu Yisa The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, has expressed its readiness to participate fully in the…
Civil servant wins N1m, as Onitsha hosts Skye Bank Millionaire Scheme
At the recently held Skye Bank ‘Reach for the Skye Millionaire’ scheme draw which held in Lagos, Kazeem Adewale a…
Jideonwo, Adekunle, Monalisa Chinda, others for Success Stories Africa event
On September 12 2015, young Nigerians will be empowered to buy the future and change history at the 5th edition…
Fake cop arrested at Police College for fraud
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 35-year old man, Friday Michael who has allegedly been parading himself as a policeman to defraud innocent…
Sodomy: Lagos court grants teacher bail
A 45-year-old teacher, Akintobi Kayode, who allegedly put his sexual organ into the anus of a 14-year-old deaf and dumb…
Ambode approves recruitment of 1,300 teachers
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has approved the recruitment of at least 1,300 teachers into all public primary…