A devastating fire outbreak in the Oyingbo area of Lagos has claimed the life of a 103-year-old woman and left several families counting their losses after homes and shops were destroyed. The incident occurred at a residential building located on Bola Street, where the fire reportedly broke out in...
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Renowned Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has released a deeply emotional statement detailing the medical events that led to the death of her 21-month-old son, Nkanu, during a hospital procedure in Lagos. Adichie’s media team confirmed that she personally authored the statement, explaining that it was initially shared privately...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, on Friday, January 9, 2026, arraigned one Kavlak Onal, an Austrian arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for allegedly failing to declare the sums of $800,575 and €651,505 in his possession before Justice Yelim Bogoro of the Federal...
President Bola Tinubu has come under intense public scrutiny following his appearance at the Lagos Eyo Festival, where he was photographed wearing a luxury rose-gold Patek Philippe Nautilus wristwatch reportedly valued at over ₦400 million (approximately $271,000). The Patek Philippe Nautilus Chronograph, reference number 5980/1R-001, is listed on the...
Popular Nigerian music star, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, *alongside* social commentator Vincent Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, has visited the Kirikiri Maximum Security Custodial Centre in Lagos. A statement by the Public Relations Officer, Nigerian Correctional Service, Lagos State Command, Osho Onimisi Joseph, explained that the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday attended the Grand Finale of the week-long 2025 Eyo Festival, in a white robe, a damask sash slung over his shoulder, and a distinctive hat emblazoned with bold, decorative stars. Like other revellers, the President also carried a long staff called an opambata....
Tragedy has deepened following the inferno at the Great Nigeria Insurance building on Martin Street, Lagos Island, as three bodies have been recovered from the scene, three days after the incident. A casualty report issued by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed that the victims comprise one...
Lagos State Police Command has uncovered a carefully staged kidnapping plot after arresting five suspects, including a 15-year-old schoolboy, over a fake abduction that led to the extortion of N1.7 million from the boy’s mother. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed the arrests in a statement issued on...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has restated his administration’s firm resolve to mobilise all military and law enforcement assets to crush security threats and protect the lives all citizens of Nigeria. Accordingly, he announced the procurement of mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles and a new armoured fleet for the military, as well...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has received a petition accusing the former Chairman of Badagry West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Hennugbe Joseph Gbenu, of massive looting, abuse of office and illegal acquisition of properties during his second term in office. An acknowledgment slip stamped by the...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Thursday, 11 December 2025, paid a courtesy visit to the Oba of Lagos, His Royal Majesty Oba Rilwan Akiolu I, at his palace in Lagos. During the visit, the COAS expressed profound appreciation to the revered monarch and...
Justice D. E. Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, December 5, 2025, adjourned till March 3, 2026 for judgment in the alleged N3.6bn fraud involving a former Executive Director, Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Tuoyo Omatsuli. Omatsuli is standing trial alongside Don...
The trial of alleged serial fraudster, Fred Ajudua, before Justice M. A. Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, the November 28, 2025, was stalled due to his absence in court. At Friday’s proceedings, Ajudua’s counsel, Olalekan Ojo (SAN), informed the court that the...
Barely six months after 10 Thai sailors and their ship were convicted and fined $4.3million for bringing 32.9kg cocaine into Nigeria, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have again intercepted another commodity laden vessel- MV Nord Bosporus marked 9760110 from the port of Santos in Brazil...
A Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has slammed two men, Hamza Zakaria and Nurudeen Mohammed Ibrahim, with jail terms after they admitted to playing key roles in a staggering ₦8.56 billion cyber-fraud that compromised the computer systems of a new-generation bank. Justice Rahman Oshodi delivered the verdict on...
81 Division of the Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of one of its soldiers who was fatally attacked by a mentally unstable man in the Imota axis of Ikorodu, Lagos. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Division’s spokesperson, Lt.-Col. Musa Yahaya, explained that the tragic incident took...
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olohundare Jimoh, has restated that political activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, is still a wanted person. He ordered that Sowore be arrested wherever he is found within or outside the state. Speaking with journalists during the Show of Force exercise on...
A heated session unfolded in the House of Representatives on Tuesday as lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on which committee should investigate alleged illegal allocations of Federal Government lands within the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex. The motion, put forward by Rep. Ademorin Kuye (APC–Lagos), sought an investigation...
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos has dismissed suggestions that ethnic politics could pose a threat to President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, declaring that the era of identity-driven campaigns is over. APC’s Lagos spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, made the remarks in a statement on Saturday. He was responding...
Tempers flared at the Oja Retail Market in Oke-Afa, Jakande Estate, Isolo, Lagos, as residents and traders staged a protest against the planned demolition of the market by Ejigbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Chairman, Mr. Taoreed Taiwo. Worried about their livelihoods, the demonstrators made passionate appeals to the...