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Lagos socialite and owner and CEO of House of Phreeda, Ms. Farida Sobowale, was rescued after attempting to commit suicide by jumping into the lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos on Thursday evening. The socialite in a video making the rounds, was seen attempting to jump into the lagoon from the third mainland bridge […]
Continue Reading34-year-old Nigerian man, Samuel Adebiyi, has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife, Serah Ogungbe. Adebiyi was arrested by operatives of the Amotekun Corps in Ogun State on Monday during a routine patrol. The suspect was said to have murdered his 27-year-old wife at Lekki Phase II in Lagos, Nigeria, but fled to hide in […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress, Bimbo Afolayan and her husband, Okiki Afolayan, have launched their second hotel outfit, “Extreme Royal Hotels,” in Egbeda, Lagos. The actress expressed her profound thanks to God, attributing the achievement to divine intervention. “GOD DID THIS!!!! Sharing the good news on her Instagram page, she wrote” “Second branch of my hotel 💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃 lagos […]
Continue ReadingA helicopter with four persons onboard, including the pilot, crash-landed in front of a bank on Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos on Tuesday. Cause of the crash which occurred around 1600hrs is still unknown. Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said all four persons onboard who sustained varying degrees of injuries had been rescued and […]
Continue Reading20-year old suspected armed robber, Gafar Odusoya, has been arrested in Lagos State after a lady allegedly trapped him with sex in her room during a robbery operation with other members of his gang. According to PM Express, the incident happened on 17th June, 2023 in the early hours of the morning at Berebere Street, […]
Continue ReadingFour people have sustained varying degrees of injuries after some gas cylinders exploded in the Ijaiye, Agege area of Lagos State, Nigeria. According to reports, the explosion occurred in the early hours of Monday in a shop stored with gas cylinders. Confirming the incident, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Femi […]
Continue ReadingA female officer of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), simply identified as George, has reportedly committed suicide by hanging at her residence in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. Reports say that George, a Master Warrant Officer working at 651 Base Services Group Resident at Block T5 Flat 8 in Sam Ethnan Air Force Base Ikeja, took […]
Continue ReadingIrate youths in their numbers invaded and burnt down a police post located on Olayiwola Close, in the Oregun area of Lagos state on Monday, May 29. Police sources say the youths stormed the station and attacked the facility, leaving one of the officers injured. The injured policeman was rushed to the emergency centre at […]
Continue ReadingNigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, has commissioned Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, which is expected to enable Nigeria to achieve self-sufficiency in refined products and even have surplus for export. Speaking at the occasion attended by Heads of State from Ghana, Togo, Niger, Senegal and a representative of the President of Chad on Monday, Buhari […]
Continue ReadingPassers-by and residents around Isheri, Olowora Road, Ojodu Berger area in Lagos woke up on Thursday to behold a strange scene in that neighbourhood. The corpse of a yet-to-be-identified man was said to have been found in a car in the neighbourhood. One eyewitness, who spoke with Punch on the condition of anonymity for fear […]
Continue ReadingTwo weeks after a seven-storey building collapsed on Banana Island in Lagos state, a three-storey building under construction in the Apapa area of Lagos again collapsed on Sunday during a downpour recorded across the state. Officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) have sealed the building which is at 45, Ladipo Oluwo Street […]
Continue ReadingParents of a four-year-old boy, Chukwuemeka Okoro, family and their neighbours are currently troubled over their inability to retrieve the boy’s body almost one week after he was swept away by flood in a Lagos community, Nigeria. The incident happened last week Tuesday when Okoro fell into a canal at Nobel Street and washed away […]
Continue ReadingA seven-storey building under construction has collapsed in the Banana Island, Ikoyi area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development confirmed Wednesday’s incident in a statement. It was also gathered that the incident occurred on First Avenue in the exclusive neighbourhood of some of the wealthiest Nigerians. Some […]
Continue ReadingA video showing some officials using their hands to manually ‘push a train’ on the recently commissioned Blue Line Rail in Marina, Lagos, Nigeria, has gone viral. Reports say the pushing came just a week after select citizens were invited for a test ride on the Blue Line Rail. After the video went viral, Twitter […]
Continue ReadingIt was a warm July 2018 evening in Pittsburgh. People from all around the world gathered in an apartment to discuss careers, dreams, and global issues. We introduced ourselves to each other. It was my turn: “Hi, I am Pelumi. I am from Nigeria”. My friend from the other side of the world suddenly developed […]
Continue ReadingA 20-year-old man identified as Sodiq Olayemi, has reportedly committed suicide in the Epe area of Lagos state on Saturday March 25. Sodiq’s body was found hanging inside an uncompleted building in the area. His father was said to have received a call from his wife that the deceased was found hanging in an uncompleted […]
Continue ReadingDuring lunch with a Fulani friend some weeks ago, he sounded so relieved that power was shifting to the south with the election of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the next president. “It is now the turn of Yoruba people to be profiled and stigmatised. The captions would soon change to ‘Yoruba terrorists’ and ‘Yoruba […]
Continue ReadingGunmen suspected to be assassins have killed a husband and his wife in Allen Avenue, Ikeja area of Lagos State, Nigeria. Engineer Femi Egbeoluwa, the Sogunro of Ilaro-Yewa in Ogun State, and his wife were murdered in the early hours of Saturday, March 18, 2023. The killers were said to have gained entrance into their […]
Continue ReadingAt least 17 people were killed in various acts of electoral violence in Lagos, Rivers, Delta, Cross River, Niger, Akwa Ibom, Osun, and Benue states as violence, apathy, and disenfranchisement of voters marred Saturday’s governorship and state House of Assembly elections. Explaining the low turnout of the voters, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party […]
Continue ReadingIndependent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections in 10 polling units in the Victoria Garden City (VGC) around the Lekki area of Lagos state. Segun Agbaje, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, made the announcement when he addressed reporters at the VGC. According to him, corps members deployed as ad hoc […]
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