Tag: Lagos
Martyr of Subsidy Protest Won’t Die In Vain, Vows LG Boss
The Nigerian youngster, Ademola Abe, killed in Lagos during the mass revolt of Nigerians against the steep rise of petrol…
One Way Drive: Truck Driver Jailed
A court in Nigeria’s foremost commercial hub, Lagos has sentenced a truck driver to three months imprisonment for driving against …
Nigerian Traders Urge Fashola On Sanitation Laws
Some small scale traders in Lagos have appealed to the state government to give them concessions in the implementation of…
Fire Guts MRS Tank Farm
Fire has gutted MRS petroleum tank farm at Tin Can Island, opposite PPM Terminal, in Apapa, Lagos, southwest Nigeria. Unofficial…
Dele Giwa’s Mom Dies At 87
Elekiya Ayisat Giwa, the mother of the founding Editor-In-Chief of Newswatch magazine, Dele Giwa, who was killed in 1986 by…
Sunny Ade’s ex-guitarist, Fatoke Caught with Cocaine
Simon Ateba/Lagos Fatoke Abiodun, Nigeria’s veteran guitarist, who played alongside legendary musician, King Sunny Ade for three decades, has been…
50 Houses For Demolition In Lagos
Nigeria’s Lagos State Government has concluded plans to demolish 50 houses at the Jakande Estate, Ejigbo, a suburb of the…
Cement stocks fall, breweries gain in Nigeria
The market indices of the Nigerian Stock Exchange depreciated by 0.21 per cent on Thursday due to price losses by…
Truck Kills Nigerian Lady
There was confusion at First Gate bus stop, Tin Can Island Port, Lagos Southwest Nigeria this morning when a lady…
Nigerian Scam: Agent collects N10m on 2 rooms
A Nigerian estate agent and son of a landlord have been arraigned for allegedly conspiring and renting a bedroom and…
Rushing Belt Wins 2nd BRF Wrestlemania
After three days of hostilities, Elijah Ekeweme, whose ring name is Rushing Belt, was the last man standing in the…
Fire scare at Lagos deputy governor’s residence
Kazeem Ugbodaga There was fire scare on Sunday in Nigeria’s Lagos State at the official residence of the Deputy Governor,…
Police Checkpoint Causes Traffic Snarls At Airport
A police checkpoint along the road, leading to the Murtala Muhammed Airport, in Lagos has been causing traffic snarls since…
Basketball: Rookies Tourney Ends In Lagos
After five days of competition among participating teams, the 2012 ipNX Rookies Basketball Tournament will come to an end on…
Ibidunni Ighodalo Lights Up Lagos
Visitors to the Falomo Christmas Garden, Ikoyi, Lagos, have been bowled over by its lavish decoration. The sumptuous decor is…
BRF Wrestlemania Hots Up In Lagos
The Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos has been a beehive of activities since the second edition of BRF Wrestlemania…
Nigeria arrests Colombian drug chemist
Simon Ateba/Lagos Nigeria’s anti-drug agency has arrested a Columbian drug kingpin and uncovered three production factories for a prohibited drug…
Nigerian Arrested With Cocaine On Christmas Day
Simon Ateba/Lagos Madueke Chukwuemeka Patrick had thought that security will be slack at Nigerian borders on Christmas day and could…
Jonathan visits Azazi’s family in Lagos on condolence
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday paid a condolence visit to the family of late former National Security Adviser, Gen.…
Fire guts NAFDAC warehouse
A fire on Friday evening destroyed counterfeit products in the warehouse of Nigeria’s National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and…
Nigeria: Babalakin’s bid to stop EFCC fails again
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday dismissed the application filed by Dr. Wale Babalakin, lawyer and Chairman of…
Malaika Drops Special Day’s Video
Fuji Music star, Sulaimon Alao Malaika, will release his hit album, Special Day’ video on New Year’s Day. The video,…
Okada protest: Fashina, 3 others arrested
The Chairman of the Joint Action Forum (JAF), Dr. Dipo Fashina, General Secretary, Mr. Biodun Aremu and members of the…
Local Councils Revive Lagos Municipal Transport Service
The two council areas on the Lagos Island, the Lagos Island Local Government and Lagos Island East Local Council Development…
SON To Stop Petroleum Products Adulteration
Director General, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mr Joseph Odumodu, on Monday said a quality assurance system that would stop…
LG Chief Threatens T0 Ban Xmas Carnivals
In order to forestall the crises usually associated with street carnivals in the area, the management of Mosan Okunola Local…
SSANU Threatens Indefinite Strike
National Vice-President, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Western Zone, Mr Alfred Jimoh, said the union might embark on…
INL Brand Reporter Wins NMMA Award
It was another moment of glory for the Independent Newspapers Limited publishers of Daily, Saturday and Sunday Independent in Lagos…
Ibeju Lekki In Bright Start At CCC League
The 2012/2013 Club Cricket Committee, CCC, League began at the weekend with the defending champions, Ibeju Lekki Cricket Club comencing…
‘Tourism Can Be Nigeria’s Biggest Revenue Earner’
Nigeria’s tourism potential was brought to the fore at a partnership signing agreement between Golden Alpha Networks Nigeria and Nature’s…