Wife exposes pastor who staged own kidnap to extort brother (Nation) A self-proclaimed pastor resident in Maraba, Nasarawa State has been arrested for arranging his own abduction in order to extort money from his wealthy family. Forty-seven-year-old Richard Onyekachukwu said…
*Lagosians worry over wastes, flooding as plastics take over (Guardian)*Traders count losses, as FHA demolishes structures, markets in FESTAC (Vanguard)
Lagosians worry over wastes, flooding as plastics take over (Guardian) With threat of flooding as a result of blocked drains, Lagosians have said attitudinal change by residents could avert flooding in the megacity. At present, waste management has become an…
*Ladipo auto spare parts market risks closure over environmental issues (Guardian)*How truck crushed tricycle, killed three occupants in Lagos (Punch)
Ladipo auto spare parts market risks closure over environmental issues (Guardian) There are indications that the Lagos State Government may be constrained to close the multi-billion naira Ladipo International Spare Parts Market in Mushin over alleged environmental infractions. The market,…
*Shattered dreams for late Asaniyi’s fiancée, family (Guardian)*Panic as hoodlums attempt to burn Ile-Epo police station in Lagos (Punch)
Shattered dreams for late Asaniyi’s fiancée, family (Guardian) It was not difficult to know that the Asaniyis have lost a gem and life support. The gloomy faces and the sober mood that pervaded their country home at Iyanuoluwa Estate, New…
*NDLEA Intercepts N8bn Cocaine At Lagos Airport (DailyTrust)*Driving against traffic: Lagos impounds 10 vehicles on International Airport Road (Vanguard)
NDLEA Intercepts N8bn Cocaine At Lagos Airport (DailyTrust) A Brazil based suspected drug kingpin has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) who also intercepted 36 blocks of cocaine, weighing 27.95 kilogrammes with a street…
*Soldiers avenging airman’s death arrest Lagos residents, destroy vehicles (Punch)*Marriott hotels debuts in Lagos (Guardian)
Soldiers avenging airman’s death arrest Lagos residents, destroy vehicles (Punch) Commercial drivers, motorists, traders and commuters around the Capa and Mosafejo areas of Oshodi, Lagos State, were thrown into confusion on Thursday when men of a joint military task force,…
*Lagos teenage factory worker killed in industrial accident on resumption day (Punch)*Police arrest ‘cultist, traffic robbers’ in Lagos (Nation)
Lagos teenage factory worker killed in industrial accident on resumption day (Punch) Seventeen-year-old Babatunde Abdulrahmon has succumbed to the injuries he sustained on the day he resumed work as a mixer at a manufacturing company, Mingyi Trading Company Limited, Satellite…
*I have not disappointed Lagosians, says Sanwo-Olu (Nation)*Ex-minister, Olanrewaju, warns Sanwo-Olu against appointing non-indigene as LASU VC (Guardian)
I have not disappointed Lagosians, says Sanwo-Olu (Nation) Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu rendered his account of stewardship, saying that his administration has not disappointed Lagosians in service delivery. He said, he had run an open, democratic, inclusive, transparent and…
*Woman arrested for using children as beggars in Lagos (Vanguard)*Woman collapses in church while fasting, dies in Lagos hospital(Punch)
Woman arrested for using children as beggars in Lagos (Vanguard) The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a woman popularly known as Mama Ajayi, for allegedly using children to beg for alms in the Chisco area of Lekki, Lagos. This…
*Pregnant Lagos businesswoman’s corpse found in bathroom (Punch)*Motorists groan over alternative routes as road construction begins on Isolo road (Guardian)
Pregnant Lagos businesswoman’s corpse found in bathroom (Punch) The husband, children and neighbours of a pregnant woman, Ramota Raheem, have been left in shock after discovering her remains in the bathroom of her apartment in the Agboju-Satellite Town area of…
