Fire guts 3 storey building in Lagos

Tragedy struck in the Oniru, Lekki area of Lagos State as fire gutted a three-storey building. Channels Television’s correspondent, Dare Idowu, who was at the scene, observed that the incident occurred on Sunday morning. The immediate cause of the inferno…

Cultists in police net for hacking rival to death

A 22-year-old suspected cultist identified as Jamiu Rasheed, who was captured on CCTV on July 7, 2022, hacking and shooting to death a rival cult member at a restaurant in Alapere has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State…

Lagos not on lockdown, says CP

The Lagos Commissioner of Police (CP) Abiodun Alabi has debunked reports that Lagos was on partial lockdown over threats by terrorists to attack the state. Alabi, who attended a stakeholders’ forum on Police accountability quarterly meeting and awards at Ikeja,…

Fire guts shopping mall in Lagos

A shopping mall at Ligali Ayorinde junction, Victoria Island, Lagos, was gutted by fire on Wednesday. In a trending video clip on social media, firefighters are seen trying to put out the fire. The Lagos Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency,…

Lagos residents decry bad state of Lekki’s Orchid Road, Okada menace

Residents and road users have continued to decry the deplorable condition of Orchid Road, Lekki, in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of the state and the menace caused by commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as ‘okada riders’ in the area. On the…

How driver suffocated my son, father of pupil who died on Lagos school bus

The father of one of the pupils who lost their lives after suffocating on a bus conveying them home from school in Lagos, has spoken on how he got the sad news. On Friday, two pupils of a mission school,…

Man narrowly escapes assassination in Lagos

There has been apprehension in the family of a man simply identified as Sunny Afuye as he narrowly escaped being killed by some assailants who invaded his residence in Ikorodu area of Lagos state. Sources disclosed that some gunmen invaded…

Failed Bridge: Save us from looming disaster, Lagos community appeals to NEMA

For residents of Ilo-Boundary Ajegunle, a border community between Lagos and Ogun states, life takes a frightening twirl, yearly when the rainy season begins.  Ironically, the season which ought to be a harbinger of blessing brings residents so much pain and…

Lagos boat accident claims 2, 15 rescued

Two persons were said to have lost their lives in a ghastly accident involving a commercial boat travelling from Ipakodo, in Ikorodu to Victoria Island, Lagos on Wednesday morning. Fortunately, 15 others were rescued, while three persons were still missing…

Dana introduces additional flights on Lagos, Abuja routes

One of the local airlines in Nigeria, Dana Air, yesterday, introduced additional flights on its Lagos and Abuja route network. The airline in a statement said, the introduction of the additional flights was strictly based on popular demand, the desire…

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