The Police Command in Lagos State says it has detained a suspected vandal, Demola Oladega, believed to have stolen cables in the Ikotun area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to journalists on Saturday in…
4 hotel workers burnt to death in Lagos
Four workers at a lounge and bar located along Baale Road in the Olodi Apapa area of Lagos have been burnt beyond recognition after a fire razed the facility. This is just as two persons were killed in a collapsed…
Man jumps into river after allegedly taking hard drug – Lagos Police
The Police Command in Lagos State says a 45-year old man, simply identified as Kazeem, has allegedly jumped into a river and died after taken hard drug suspected to be Colorado. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to…
6 die in Lagos multiple accident
There was pandemonium in Amuwo Odofin local government area of Lagos State when a multiple accident involving a tanker loaded with oil, two commercial buses, a Honda saloon car and two commercial motorcycles, occurred at Second Rainbow inward Mile 2…
Familoni Oluranti Olubunmi’s ‘The Road Does Not End’ leads to literary glory in $100k Nigeria Prize for Literature
In a triumph for Nigerian children’s literature, author Familoni Oluranti Olubunmi has been crowned the winner of the prestigious 2024 Nigeria Prize for Literature. The announcement, made Friday at a glittering ceremony in Lagos, marks a significant milestone in Olubunmi’s…
Sanwo-Olu woos Korean investors
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has extended an invitation to Korean investors to explore more opportunities in Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos. Speaking during a meeting with the Consul General of the Republic of Korea, Lee Sang Ho, and other…
Court strikes out MAN’s suit challenging electricity tariff hike
A Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out a case by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria challenging the implementation of the Band A electricity tariff review by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company and 11 others. A statement by the…
Many feared dead in Lagos boats accident
No fewer than twenty people have reported lost their lives after two passenger boats capsized in Lagos on Monday night. The boats said to be conveying 16 passengers each, caved in after a collusion which occurred around 7pm, at Imore…
10 passengers injured as BRT bus tumbles in Lagos
A fully loaded high-capacity Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicle overturned inside the dedicated BRT lane at Iyana Ipaja, Lagos, resulting in injuries to 10 passengers. According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), the accident occurred shortly after the…
NAFDAC seizes 3 petrol tankers for transporting edible oil in Lagos
Three petrol tankers conveying edible crude soy oil have been seized by officials of the National Agency for Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in the Apapa area of Lagos. NAFDAC disclosed this in a statement posted on its official X…