Tag: Lagos
Qatar plane in emergency landing in Lagos
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent A major accident was averted on Saturday as a Qatar plane made an emergency landing on Saturday…
Fight for your rights, Nigeria’s telecom users urged
Nigerian subscribers to telecommunications services have been urged to protect their rights, Dr Eugene Juwah, the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian…
Rights Group Slams 12 Governors Over Teachers’ Strike
Eromosele Ebhomele A civil rights group, Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR), has expressed unhappiness over the alleged reluctance…
Police IG promotes 3 crime busters
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, on Friday in Abuja elevated two police sergeants, Frank Okorobon and Patience Biokoro, to…
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12 petrol laden ships arrive as scarcity bites in Lagos
Scarcity of petrol has been reported in most parts of Lagos, as the Nigeria Ports Authority revealed the arrival of…
Kings College PTA plans N180m hostel
The Parent-Teachers’ Association of King’s College, Lagos, plans to tackle some infrastructure challenges in the institution by constructing of a…
Police I.G calms nerves on security jitters
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Abubakar, on Monday, urged Nigerians to exercise patience with the police in their…
Bloody Sunday: Robbers kill 2 cops, 7 others
Cyriacus Izuekwe & Oluwole Adeboye Armed robbers went on the rampage this afternoon in Lagos and killed several people including…
Arik Air, Lufthansa Technik seal partnership
Simon Ateba Arik Air and world renowned aircraft maintenance service provider, Lufthansa Technik of Germany, have sealed a new partnership…
Tenant Beats Pregnant Neighbour
A 27-year old tenant, Ukwenya Innocent has been arraigned before an Apapa Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, for allegedly…
Ola Vincent For Burial Thursday
The late Ola Vincent, former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is to be buried on Thursday at…
Cynthia: Hotel Sacks Workers
The management of Cosmilla Hotel located at Lake View Estate, Amuwo Odofin, Festac Town Extension, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, has sacked…
Ethiopian Air Dreamliner lands in Lagos
The Ethiopian Dreamliner 787-800 series aircraft has made its first landing at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos.…
Teenage Chinese sex workers arrested in Lagos
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Officials of the Nigerian immigration Service have arrested 13 teenage prostitutes who were brought in from China by…
Man Arrested For Selling ‘Fufu’ Phones
Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit have arrested a man for selling phones…
Heartland set Fed Cup final with Lobi
Sunday Akintoye, Ilorin Defending champions of Nigeria Federation Cup, Heartland Football Club of Owerri Wednesday evening defeated Prime FC Of…
Burglars Return Stolen Items 2 Days After
Like they say, wonders shall never end. Such was the case on 19 August, 2012, a day set aside by…
Lagos To Honour Odegbami, Rufai At Fed Cup Final
Taiwo Adelu The Lagos State Government has said it would honour some Nigerian football legends who once featured in the…
Prison authorities probe death of Clifford Orji
The Lagos State Command of Nigeria Prisons said that the cause of death of Clifford Orji, an inmate, was being…
More confirmed dead in Nigeria’s Atlantic surge
The death toll in Saturday’s ocean surge at the Kuramo Beach in Lagos Nigeria has increased to four, with three…
Obey Honours Ogo-Oluwa …Joins Idris In Praise Marathon
Juju maestro turned gospel singer, Evangelist Ebenezer Obey –Fabiyi will on Sunday, 19 August honour his former recording company boss…
Apapa Bank Raid: Slain Inspector Left 3 Wives, 8 Children
The victim of the armed robbery raid at a bank in Apapa, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, on Tuesday, Inspector Taiwo Ajetunmobi,…
Son Batters Father Over Money
A 30-year old man, Uagbale Samson, has been arraigned before an Apapa Magistrate’s court, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, for allegedly beating…
Train Crashes Into Car
A train heading to Agege crushed a car this morning at Ikeja. An eyewitness said the driver of the car,…
Man Docked For Issuing Dud Cheque
A 49-year old businessman, Harry Patrick has been arraigned before an Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, for allegedly paying…
Opeifa Padfootball Enters Third Round
The third round of the Opeifa Lagos Padfootball championship begins today at Monica Street, Agege in Lagos. Out of more…
Heavy rains, flood forecast for August-October
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) on Friday said there was a high prospect of intense rains between August and October…
Another Dana aircraft had hydraulic problem
A Coroners’ Court in Lagos sitting in Ikeja, on Tuesday heard that another aircraft in Dana Airline’s fleet had hydraulic…
52 Sex Workers Arrested
Officials of the Lagos State Task force on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit last night stormed Isaac John and…
1 Die In Alapere Over Land Feud
At least one person has been killed at Ajelogo, Alapere, Kosofe Local Government area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, as sporadic…