A 38-year-old man, Raphael Agu, has been remanded in the Ikoyi Custodial Centre, Lagos State, for alleged murder. Agu was brought before a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba Lagos on Tuesday on two counts of murder. The defendant was accused of allegedly stabbing his friend, Stanley Ugo, in the …
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Lagos State is to increase number of donated blood, currently put at over 115,000 to 200,000 units to meet its yearly requirement and World Health Organisation (WHO) benchmark. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye, while reviewing, yesterday, activities lined up by Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service (LSBTS) to …
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Motorists and commuters were on Wednesday stuck in the gridlock for several hours when the Ijora Bridge, a major access road leading to the Apapa Port, caved in, causing serious traffic gridlock along the port area. To avert imminent disaster officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) cordoned …
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has stated that Nigeria’s active internet subscribers has grown to 154 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. The NBS in a report stated that growth was 9.07 per cent from the 141.9m subscribers in Q4 2021. The report added that MTN had the …
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LAGOS has been listed among the list of world’s wealthiest cities in 2023. The City of Excellence was ranked 72nd in a list that saw New York, Tokyo, and Silicon Valley’s Bay Area occupy first, second, and third spots. The world’s wealthiest cities 2023 list was compiled by London-based consultancy …
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A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced four men to death by hanging for armed robbery and kidnapping of Mrs Gloria Emole. The convicts, Ifeanyi Maduaka, Victor Chukwunonso, Obinna Nwankwo, and Richard Nwabueze, are said to have committed the offences on the 19 of November 2012 at …
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Former permanent secretary, Ogun State, Adefemi Egbeoluwa, and his wife, Oluwafunmilayo, have reportedly been killed by gunmen who broke into their home on Saturday at 1 Adefolu drive, Allen Avenue area of Lagos State. The couple was reportedly killed early hours of Saturday. Confirming the incident, the state police spokesperson, …
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The death toll from the Thursday morning accident in Lagos involving a train and bus has risen to six. The bus conveying staff of the Lagos State Government collided with an oncoming train at the PWD rail crossing in the Shogunle area. While heading to Alausa from Isolo, the driver …
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A 15-year old son of a senior officer attached to the Lagos Command is dead after a fire outbreak at Falamo Police Barracks in Ikoyi. Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the death to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Hundeyin recalled the incident was reported to the Divisional …
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The Lagos State Police Command has brought the Thursday morning situation in the Mile 12 axis under control. Other areas that witnessed civil disorder were Ketu, Ojota and Ikorodu; scores of demonstrators blocked roads and made bonfires. Passers-by made social media posts and videos reporting attacks on commuters, private vehicles …
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