Monarch accuses Lagos police of torturing son to death

The traditional ruler of Abule-Okuta, Bariga, Lagos State, Wasiu Jinadu, has accused policemen attached to the Bariga Police Division of allegedly torturing his son, Taiwo, to death. PUNCH Metro gathered that Taiwo was arrested on Christmas Day after a local…

Woman allegedly beats maid to death, claims suicide

A woman, Nene Steve, has been arrested by operatives of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department of the Lagos State police command for allegedly killing her maid, Joy Adole Aboel. Steve, who is a resident of No. 18, Ogundola…

Tension as youths protest hoodlums’ attacks in Lagos

Armed youths, who protested against alleged attacks by hoodlums known as the One Million Boys, on Monday, threw residents of Mushin, Oworonshoki, Shomolu, Bariga and Isolo areas of Lagos State into panic. PUNCH Metro gathered that the demonstrations in the…

Wanted Lagos cult leader, one other arrested for robbery (DailyTrust)

The police in Lagos said they have arrested a suspected secret cult leader, Bamidele Moses, alias Badoo, who they alleged had been terrorising residents of the Bariga area and its environs. The arrest of Moses, who was said to have…

*Residents flee as flood sacks Bariga, Akoka communities (Punch)*SDGs: FG, Lagos strengthen partnership to combat maternal mortality rate (Vanguard)

Residents flee as flood sacks Bariga, Akoka communities (Punch) Residents of Odukoya, Ogunleye, Ifeanyi, Igbaja, Lateef Fagbemi and adjoining streets in the Bariga area of Lagos are in confusion as flood has swept through the communities and destroyed properties worth…

2-storey building partially collapses in Lagos injuring 4 (Sun)

A two-storey building partially collapsed yesterday in Bariga area of Lagos State injuring four children. According to Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the incident happened at No 30, Ososa Street, Bariga. “The agency received the distress call at about…

I go home often – Seun Awobajo

Seun Awobajo, founder and creative director of Footprints of David, the dance troupe that has been all over the world, says he is never far away from his hometown. Where is his hometown? Find out in the video.  

I like my life because I live in Bariga – Seun Awobajo

Seun Awobajo loves Lagos, particularly the Bariga area where he founded and operates Footprints of David. The founder and creative director of the dance troupe that has been all over the world, says he likes his life because he lives…

Dad was careful, very careful but it didn’t save his life

My father was a careful man. He lived his life conscious of the fact that in old age, your body will give you back what you have sowed into it over the years. So, he was mindful of the food…

The Day Lagos Made Me Cry – Toni Kan

When we first moved to Bariga, there was this guy who lived around the neighborhood. Let me just call him Caleb. He was tall, handsome and always well dressed. He liked carton colour Chinos and polo shirts. Everyone seemed to…

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