One person has been confirmed dead, while two others sustained injuries on Saturday in a gas tanker explosion at Ita -Oshin, Abeokuta on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. Mrs Florence Okpe, Spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Sector Command, confirmed the…
NSCDC role in security system irreplaceable, says ex-corps official
A retired Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Paul Ayeni, has described the call for the merger of NSCDC with other security agency as “unwarranted”. Ayeni told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta…
LG election: Makinde urges residents to take outcome of election in good faith
Gov. Seyi Makinde has urged the residents of Oyo State to take the outcome of the ongoing local government election in good faith. Makinde stated this on Saturday shortly after voting at exactly 10.21 a.m. at Polling Unit 1, Ward…
Venice becomes 1st city in the world to charge day trippers a tourist fee to enter
On Thursday, Venice, Italy became the first city in the world to charge day tourists a fee just to visit its historic canals and other attractions on peak days. The measure is designed to counter over-tourism and mitigate the deleterious…
UK forces may be deployed on the ground in Gaza to help deliver aid
British troops could be deployed on the ground in Gaza to help deliver aid via a new sea route, the BBC has learned. The US has said no American forces would go ashore and an unnamed “third party” would drive…
TikTok will not be sold, Chinese parent tells US
TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance says it has no intention of selling the business after the US passed a law to force it to sell the hugely popular video app or be banned in America. “ByteDance doesn’t have any plans…
LAFC completes deal for Olivier Giroud on free transfer
AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud has signed a deal to join LAFC from mid-July until December 2025 as a designated player, a source confirmed to ESPN. After weeks of negotiations and despite other offers from Saudi Arabia and Europe, the…
5 teenagers charged with terrorism after Sydney Church stabbing
Five teenagers were charged with terrorism offences amid an ongoing investigation into the stabbing of two people at a Sydney Church earlier in April. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said this on Thursday in a statement. “Five juveniles have been…
2 teenage Premier League footballers arrested over rape claim
Two teenage Premier League footballers have been arrested in connection with an alleged rape, according to reports. Police are said to have swooped on a stadium at the weekend but only one player aged 19 was there. He was spoken…
Engineer bags life jail for rape, Police arrest cable vandal, 4 nabbed for stealing tricycles and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Software engineer bags life for raping minor on Children’s Day (Punch) Justice Rahman Oshodi of an…