Power outage halts inquest into Ikoyi building collapse (Guardian) Power outage on Thursday stalled the coroner inquest investigating the circumstances that led to the Nov.1 collapse of a 21-storey building located on Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. The collapse of Block…
*Omicron: UK removes Nigeria, others from red list (DailyTrust)*Lagos High Courts begin Christmas vacation December 24 (Nation)
Omicron: UK Removes Nigeria, Others From Red List (DailyTrust) The UK authorities have finalised the decision to review the travel ban imposed on Nigeria and 10 other countries amid the detection of the Omicron COVID variant. Sajid Javid, UK Health…
*Italy-bound woman arraigned for ‘attempted heroin export’ (Nation)*Absence of translator stalls trial of 5 Guineans involved in elephant tusk smuggling (ThisDay)
Italy-bound woman arraigned for ‘attempted heroin export’ (Nation) An Italy-bound traveller, Mrs. Nora Chinyere Nadi, was on Thursday brought before the Federal High Court in Lagos for alleged drug trafficking. Nadi was arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency…
*4 Ogun teenage cultists arrested in Lagos (Punch)*Gang of robbers busted in Lagos Guest House (PMNews)
4 Ogun teenage cultists arrested in Lagos (Punch) Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command in the Alakuko area of the state on Friday arrested four suspected cultists. The suspects, it was gathered, came from Ogun State for reprisal attacks…
*Lagos Public Defender secures N1.5m compensation for worker (DailyTrust)*LCC rescues pedestrian injured by hit-and-run driver (Punch)
Lagos Public Defender secures N1.5m compensation for worker (DailyTrust) The Lagos State Office of the Public Defender (OPD) has secured compensation for one of its clients, Muraina Taiwo, against Nahman Construction Ltd. OPD is the agency of the state government…
*FG postpones Falomo Bridge closure (Punch)*Ex-agitator bags first class in UK varsity (Nation)
FG postpones Falomo Bridge closure (Punch) The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Sunday, said the Federal Government has postponed plans to partially close the Falomo Bridge in Victoria Island for repairs. Popoola told the News…
*Worker falls from eight storey building, estate tackles Lekki Gardens (Punch)*Rumpus in Lagos over move to delineate divisions (DailyTrust)
Worker falls from eight storey building, estate tackles Lekki Gardens (Punch) A construction worker, Steven Magilo, met untimely death after falling off the eighth floor of a building under construction and owned by Lekki Gardens, a property company in Lagos.…
*Medical doctor, 17 others in EFCC net over Internet fraud (Punch)*Estate residents seek justice as thugs, police brutalise CSO (Guardian)
Medical doctor, 17 others in EFCC net over Internet fraud (Punch) The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday arrested a 28-year-old medical doctor, Chijioke Precious, and 17 others over alleged Internet fraud in Owerri,…
