An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered that a Saheed Lawal, 19, who allegedly defiled his neighbour’s daughter be remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre. The police charged Lawal who resides in Ijegun area of Lagos with defilement. Magistrate E. Kubeinje…
POS agent docked for alleged theft of employer’s N98.7m
A 31-year-old Point of Sale (POS) agent, Joy Nwaoha, was on Thursday arraigned before a Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly stealing N98.7 million belonging to her employer. Nwaoha, whose residential address was not given, is facing a…
2 security guards docked for allegedly stealing iron rods, transformer
Two security guards, Bright Augustine and Patrick Stephen, were on Wednesday arraigned before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for allegedly stealing iron rods and a transformer valued N5.6 million. The police charged Augustine, 30, and Stephen 47 both of…
Casualties averted as Lagos stadium floodlights collapse
The National Stadium, Lagos is again in the news for the wrong reason after one of the floodlights inside the dilapidated sporting arena collapsed following a downpour Wednesday morning. No casualties were recorded, eyewitnesses told The PUNCH. Our correspondent learnt…
Dead stowaway found on KLM flight from Lagos
The discovery of a deceased stowaway in the wheel well of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 (registered PH-BQM) on Monday has raised questions about how and when the man was able to climb into the aircraft, which originated…
7-storey building collapses in Lagos
A seven-storey building under construction on Banana Island, Lagos State, has collapsed, trapping several workers. Daily Trust learnt that emergency responders have been mobilised to the scene of the building collapse. The Lagos Territorial Head of the National Emergency Management…
Nigerians have right to choose their leaders, says Boris Johnson
Former Prime Minister of Britain, Boris Johnson, yesterday, said Nigerians should have the right to choose their leaders saying that development can only thrive in a democracy. He also charged Nigerian politicians to ensure that millions of Nigerians realise their…
Do your worst, Fani-Kayode knocks British envoy afresh
A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has again tackled the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ben Llewellyn-Jones, after the envoy faulted him on some comments he made during the just-concluded electioneering in Lagos State. Llewellyn-Jones, speaking on a current…
Lagos polls: PDP decries violence, ballot box snatching
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lagos State chapter, on Sunday condemned violence, attacks and snatching of ballot boxes during Saturday’s Governorship/House of Assembly Elections in the state. The Party’s Publicity Secretary, Mr Hakeem Amode, in a statement in Lagos, said…