Tag: Lagos
Like the father, mother absolves son of murder.
Henry Ojelu/Judiciary correspondent Just like the father of murder suspect Akolade Arowolo had testified about his son’s innocence, the mother,…
The Fault Lines in Nigeria’s ruling party
BY JAMIU YISA Crisis rocks PDP in Adamawa, Lagos, Ogun and Ekiti states Adamawa The power struggle within the ruling…
A New Fun Station makes its debut
Faaji 106.5 FM, Nigeria’s Daar Communications-owned radio station that broadcasts in Yoruba, joins the niche broadcasting segment in the Lagos…
Malaysia-based student scam suspect faces trial
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has concluded arrangement to arraign a Malaysia- based Nigerian fraudster, Hope Olusegun Aroke and…
Nigerian Soldiers Torture P.M.NEWS Cameraman
Yet-to-be identified Nigerian soldiers on Thursday arrested and tortured a photo journalist with TheNEWS/P.M.NEWS publications, Habeeb Ogunbadejo, under the Obalende…
Man Killed After Shunning Foot Bridge
A middle-aged man who had travelled safely with his wife from Ibadan to Lagos was crushed to death at Ojota,…
Man who owes for sex Sent To Prison
There was drama at a Nigerian court in Lagos when an accused blatantly told the court that he had committed…
Pad/Football: Aderibigbe Eyes Opeifa Trophy
A pad football player, Taye Aderibigbe believes that he is capable of emerging the champion of the ongoing Opeifa Lagos…
Kidnappers Of Nigerian School Boy Charged
Nigerian Kidnappers who abducted for two days a seven-year old boy, Emmanuel Edi, in his school at Satellite town, 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…