By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – No fewer than 792 parcels of illicit drugs, suspected to be cannabis sativa (Indian Hemp), have been intercepted by soldiers from The 81 Division, Nigerian Army in Ilaro area of Ogun State. The Division’s spokesperson, Maj. Olaniyin Osoba, disclosed this in a statement issued...
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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested popular Nigerian musician, Ice Prince for assaulting a police officer in the state. It was learned that at about 3a.m on Friday, the popular musician Oleku crooner was flagged down by police officers for driving without a license plate. Ice Prince who...
The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo has been arrested The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged financial crimes. He was arrested around 9 am on Thursday at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. According to sources, the speaker was picked up by...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday urged Nigerian youths to take charge of the future, describing them as the future of the world. Sanwo-Olu gave the advice during the Year 2022 Children and Youth Harvest Thanksgiving of the Our Saviour’s Church, Diocese of Lagos (Anglican Communion),, at Tafawa...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 39-year-old suspected fake Army Captain, Andy Edwards, in Lagos for alleged armed robbery. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos. SP Hundeyin said the fake...
A former Inspector-General of Police (I-G) Mr Mike Okiro, said Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress( APC) presidential candidate has the the ability of fixing the country considering his proven track records as a Governor of Lagos State. Okiro made this known on Friday in Abuja at the unveiling...
The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the killing of an Inspector by gunmen on Wednesday in Coker Aguda area of Lagos. The spokesman for the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that the Inspector was inside a tricycle...
A 26-year-old man Olamilekan Olubusade, had reportedly drowned at Alpha Beach in Lagos while swimming with his friends. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, said that his body was yet...
First Bank of Nigeria Ltd. has announced plans for the fifth edition of its Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CRS) Week. The bank’s Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Mrs Folake Ani-Mumuney, said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. The statement said that the event slated for Aug....
The Nigerian Correctional Service ( NCoS ), Lagos State , on Sunday said it had no fewer than 353 inmates currently on death row at its Kirikiri Custodial Centre. The spokesperson of the Service, Mr Rotimi Oladokun, confirmed the number in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Minister of Transportation, Alhaji Muazu Sambo, has said that the Lekki Deep-Sea Port project would create 112,000 jobs to Nigerians upon its completion. Sambo gave the declaration on Sunday while speaking to newsmen in Jalingo. He said that the port, which was second in Nigeria after Onne Deep-Sea Port,...
It has been a little bit hard after the pandemic and Nigeria hasn’t found its feet yet. It’s even a lot more complicated with the constant rise in dollar and inflation which don’t seem to have any feasible solution yet. But despite all these, the Real Estate sector in...
At least two persons have died after a stampede by worshippers at the Comfort Life Mission International Church, Lagos on Thursday. Spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin gave the confirmation, when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. He...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Telecommunication and Technology Sustainability Working Group (TTSWG), a Nigerian pro-technology and non-governmental organisation that advocates for sustainability in the ICT sector, has announced the launch of its secretariat in Lagos, Nigeria. The group also announced its membership openings for interested organisations and institutions This is contained...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the test run of the Blue Rail Line train service project will commence December 2022. Sanwo-Olu said this in Marina at the launch of the last track beam (T-beam) for the blue line rail mass transit project. He said that with the...
The Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has intercepted 119,940 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, at the Badagry border creeks. The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Bello Jibo, made this known at a news conference on Wednesday in Seme, Lagos State....
There was blackout across Lagos State on Wednesday following the nationwide strike by electricity workers under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE). Ikeja Electric Plc and Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) confirmed the development in separate public notices to their customers. The DisCos said the...
Goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed in a fire outbreak that razed part of the shopping complex on Ligali Ayorinde Street in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State. It was learnt that the inferno started in the early hours of Wednesday in one of the shops...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday received another batch of 174 Nigerians who had been stranded in Libya as they arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The Acting Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office of the Agency, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, told the News Agency...