Man arraigned in criminal court in Lagos for marrying second wife

The police in Lagos state, on Wednesday arraigned a man, Edmund Uzoma, before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for allegedly contracting a second marriage under the Marriage Act while the first one is still alive (bigamy). Uzoma was arraigned before Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun on three counts of bigamy and falsification of information on a […]

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Fight breaks out as soldiers try to disarm police taskforce in Lagos (Video)

Nigerian soldiers and policemen got into a fight in public and this was caught on camera. The physical confrontation occurred Wednesday morning, January 18, at ijaya, Apongbon area of  Lagos State. The soldiers attempted to disarm a police taskforce and they put up a fight. A video shared online shows a soldier and a police officer […]

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Slain Lagos lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, laid to rest (Photos)

The funeral service of slain Lagos lawyer, Mrs. Bolanle Raheem, was held at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Olive Tree Parish, in Ikoyi Lagos state, Nigeria on Tuesday January 17. Delivering a sermon at the service, Okechukwu Enelamah, a former Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, said Mrs. Raheem’s “relatively short life” was full […]

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Don’t pull wool over our face, Jakande’s achievements in Lagos too hard to beat, By Lade Bonuola

I have restrained myself from getting involved in this kind of controversy. This was why I made a strenuous effort from being drawn into the brickbat between Bayo Onanuga/Dele Alake on the one hand and Arise News on the other despite pressure on me to say something. “Oga, this is shameful, won’t you say something […]

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Divisional Police Officer slumps, dies in his office in Lagos

Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Seme Police Division in Lagos State, Nigeria, SP Mojeed Salami, slumped and died in his office on Tuesday, January 10. According to police sources, the deceased had complained of headache on the said day and had visited the hospital. The DPO returned but was still feeling unwell. He asked his orderly […]

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Yoruba Nation agitators hold rally in Lagos, one killed by police

Some Yoruba Nation agitators held a rally at Ojota area of Lagos State on Monday, January 9. According to reports, the Yoruba Nation group had planned to hold a mega rally at Ojota to press for self-determination from the Nigerian federation. Based on videos and photos shared on social media, Ojota was the scene of […]

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Secondary school students caught allegedly engaging in serial sex romps in Lagos

Some students of the Federal Government College, Ijaniki, Lagos State, Nigeria, have been caught engaging in sex romps in hotels in the community. The male and female students who reportedly jumped the school’s fence and stayed out of school for days are reportedly between the ages of 14 and 17. Sources told Punch that for three sessions, including […]

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Highlight of Brazil’s Santos FC featuring Pele Vs Nigerian XI match featuring Rigogo, Baba Ali, Olumodeji in Lagos in 1969 (Video)

Football legend, Pele, led the Brazilian football club, Santos to Nigeria for a friendly match against the Green Eagles of Nigeria in 1969. This was in the middle of the civil war, but there was a ceasefire for 48 hours. A 48-hour ceasefire was called between the Nigerian government and the secessionist state of Biafra […]

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Tears as Sammie Okposo is laid to rest in Lagos (Video)

The late popular gospel singer, the Wellu Wellu crooner, Sammie Okposo’s wife, Ozioma, was inconsolable as she, with the support of other mourners poured sand into his grave at his burial. The burial held on Thursday, December 15, in Lagos, Nigeria. The 51-year-old was buried at a private cemetery in Ikoyi after a Church service […]

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Former Lagos governor’s son killed by hit-and-run driver while cycling in Lagos

The co-founder and Deputy Managing Director of VETIVA, one of Nigeria’s leading Capital Management firms, Olaolu Mudashiru, has died. Mudasiru was killed on Sunday morning by a drunk driver in a hit-and-run accident while cycling with two other persons on the Bourdilion road in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State, Nigeria. Said to be in his […]

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Don Jazzy holds funeral ceremony for his mother in Lagos (Photos)

The funeral ceremony of the mother of Nigerian record producer, audio engineer, record executive, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Michael Collins Ajereh, known professionally as Don Jazzy was held on Friday in Lagos, and it attracted lots of celebrities. Recall that the record label owner announced the death of his mother in July. The funeral […]

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Footballer slumps, dies on the pitch in Lagos

A yet-to-be identified man slumped and died while playing football at a Football Ground, in Lekki area of Lagos State, Nigeria. Spokesperson of the State Police Command (PPRO), SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident on Monday, October 3, said that officers from Maroko police division brought in the information on Friday. He added that […]

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One-storey building collapses in Lagos, nine rescued

Lagos Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye has announced that nine persons who were trapped when a storey building around Akinwunmi Street, Mende, in Maryland area of Lagos State, sunk due to torrential rainfall on Monday September 12, have been rescued. Farinloye said the agency’s officials were deployed to rescue the victims after […]

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7-storey building collapses in Lagos, 2 bodies found, others still trapped

Two persons were, yesterday, confirmed dead, while four construction workers are still trapped under the debris of an uncompleted seven-storey building at Oba Abiodun Oniru Street, Oniru Estate, Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. The building located on Oba Abiodun Oniru Street, beside Ave Maria Hospital, Victoria Island Lagos, Nigeria, collapsed in the early hours on Sunday, September […]

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See the registered plate number of a Tesla car on Lagos road (Photo)

The number plate of a Tesla car seen in Lagos causes a stir online. Tesla is a brand of electric car which doesn’t use petrol but is propelled by one or more electric motors, using energy stored in batteries. The number plate of the Tesla car spotted in Lagos read “Fuel LOL”. Twitter user @AdeyemiDavid shared […]

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