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Saturday, 15 March 2025
Crime

#EndBadGovernanceProtest: Two gunrunners nabbed with 9 rifles, 3 international passports in Lagos

The Lagos State Command has confirmed the arrest of two members of a gunrunning syndicate with nine automatic rifles, three walkie-talkies, nine international passports, and several rounds of ammunition in the Mushin area of the state.   The suspects, Sherrif Mustapha, 42, and Suturat Lateef, 28, were arrested by detectives attached to the Commissioner of […]

News

Lagos Gov’t Supports Protest, Affirms ‘It’s Citizens’ Right

The Lagos State Government has expressed support for upcoming nationwide protests in August, affirming that such demonstrations fall within the citizens’ rights.   This announcement was made by Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, the Secretary to the State Government, on Tuesday during a meeting with the Secretaries to the Local Governments, SLGs.   She, however, advised the protesters […]

Crime

Breaking: Lagos’ Notorious Drug Lord, Temo, Captured in Mushin

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have captured the most wanted drug lord in Lagos State, Sulaiman Jimoh, also known as Temo.   NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi revealed this in a statement on Wednesday, noting that the 57-year-old was apprehended at his hideout after initial resistance from him and his associates.   […]

Politics

P@nic as Female Passenger Diĕs in Tricycle

There was panic on Friday when a woman, yet to be identified, died in a tricycle while traveling in the Isheri, Idimu area of Lagos State.   According to reports, the deceased boarded the tricycle along the Isheri-Igando Road and was heading to the Isheri end of the area.   Upon reaching her stop, the […]

Crime

Father Beats 19-Year-Old Son to Death in Lagos

The suspect allegedly beat the boy, Adeyemi, to death over an undisclosed offence. The boy was said to have died from the severe injuries he suffered during the fierce beating.   In Lagos, a man identified as Olumide has killed his 19-year-old son, the police in the state have said.   The suspect allegedly beat […]

News

Ex-Lawmaker Who Used COVID Palliatives for Birthday Appointed NSITF Director

A former representative of Amuwo Odofin 1 Constituency at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mojisola Kehinde Alli-Macaulay, who repurposed COVID-19 palliatives as birthday gifts in 2020, has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF).   The former broadcaster was among the new appointments announced by Ajuri […]

News

Lagos: Truck Crushes Female Rider to Death

Officials from the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and other emergency responders have retrieved the body of a female biker trapped under a container truck in Lagos.   This information was shared in a statement by Mr. Taofiq Adebayo, Director of the Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, on Monday in Lagos.   […]

Crime

Video: Lagos Police Foil Kidnap Plot, K!lling Nine Suspects in Dramatic Ambush

The Lagos State Police Command, led by CP Adegoke Fayoade, successfully thwarted a major kidnapping plot targeting high net-worth individuals in Lagos.   The operation, which culminated in a fierce shoot-out, resulted in the neutralization of nine notorious kidnappers, with two others escaping with gunshot injuries. Acting on credible intelligence received two weeks ago, the […]

News

Court Approves Mohbad’s Family Request for Independent Autopsy

Lagos State Coroner’s Court sitting in Ikorodu has granted the Aloba family permission to conduct an independent autopsy and toxicology test on their late son and singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly called Mohbad.   Not satisfied by the result of the earlier autopsy conducted by the state government, the Aloba family had applied for an independent […]

Crime

117 Suspected Internet Fraudsters Arrested in Lagos Hotel by EFCC Operatives

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 117 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos.   The arrests were made in the early hours of Thursday, June 27, 2024, at the Regional Hotel, Iyana-Ishasi, following verified intelligence about their alleged involvement in computer-related fraud.   According to EFCC […]