Policeman who allegedly shot teenage girl dead in Lagos remanded in prison custody

A Chief Magistrate court sitting in Yaba, Lagos state, has remanded the dismissed Police Sergeant, Samuel Philips in prison custody over the alleged shooting dead of a teenage girl at her home in the Ijeshatedo area of Lagos state on September 10. Phillips, 30, was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Adeola Adedayo by the police on […]

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Lagos signs MoA with Ikeja Electric to boost power supply in the State

Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the Ikeja Electric Plc (IE) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to boost power supply in the state. The agreement, signed at the Ministry on Tuesday, states that the Lagos State government would be financing the project, procuring and providing meters that comply with Ikeja […]

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Rivers, Lagos stopped from collecting VAT by the Appeal Court

Nigeria’s Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, Nigeria, has ordered the government of Rivers and Lagos states to refrain from any action giving effect to the August 9, 2021 judgment of the Federal High court sitting in Rivers State, which conferred powers on Rivers State to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) and Personal Income Tax. Delivering […]

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Medical doctor-turned Uber driver strangled by passengers in Lagos, his car stolen

Morenikeji Oluwaniyi, a medical doctor, has been reportedly strangled by a four-man gang in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The 27-year-old was said to have converted his Toyota Corolla to a Uber ride to raise money for his sustenance. According to Punch Metro, one of the hoodlums, identified only as Ahmed, requested to be […]

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Lady killed during Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos is finally buried

Jumoke Oyeleke, the 25-year-old saleswoman killed by stray bullets during the Yoruba Nation rally on July 3, has been buried. Oyeleke was buried on Friday, August 20, at the Atan Cemetery in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. Recall that Jumoke, a sachet water seller, was found dead in a pool of her own blood during the rally […]

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Autopsy on salesgirl killed at Lagos Yoruba nation rally says she was shot, contradicts police claim

The salesgirl who was allegedly killed by a stray bullet during the Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos on July 3, Jumoke Oyeleke, died from a missile injury, according to the report of an autopsy conducted on the remains of the 25-year-old on Monday. Reporters on July 3 had put her age at 14, maybe because […]

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Prophet TB Joshua’s Lying-In-State holds in Lagos (Photos)

Funeral rites of popular tele evangelist, founder and General Overseer of The Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), late Prophet T.B Joshua, continued on Thursday morning July 8 with his body laid-in-state in his church in Lagos, Nigeria. His wife, children, family members as well as church members took turns to pay their respect to […]

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Residents will pay N20,000 levy to host parties, events in Lagos

Lagos authorities have slammed a N20,000 levy on Lagosians planning to host any event in Ikeja Local Government. The local government decision was contained in a memo signed by the chairman of Ikeja local government, Mojeed Balogun, in line with the Lagos State Government harmonized approved rates/levies payable, which was sent to event organisers and […]

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Falana files for coroner inquest in the death of salesgirl shot dead at Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos

Lagos lawyer and rights activist, Funmi Falana, has filed a formal request for a coroner inquest into the killing of a salesgirl during Saturday’s mega rally of Yoruba Nation agitators at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos. The teenage girl, whose name, is given as Jumoke Oyeleke, was found drenched in her blood and […]

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Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu parades Yoruba Nation protesters arrested in Lagos (Photos)

The Lagos state police command has paraded the protesters arrested at the Yoruba Nation rally held at Ojota on Saturday, July 3. Speaking at the command headquarters on Sunday, Lagos state police commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu said the 49 suspects were arrested for violating the ban that no rally or gathering should hold in the state. He […]

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14-year-old yoghurt seller killed by stray bullet over Yoruba Nation agitation in Lagos (Graphic photo)

14-year-old girl, identified simply as Jumoke, has been killed by bullets reportedly fired by a security operative dispersing Yoruba Nation agitators around the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota, Lagos State, Nigeria. Persons who sighted the girl’s corpse, observed that bullets had ripped open her stomach. The unfortunate victim is said to be 14 years of […]

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Yoruba Nation agitators keep their promise, hold rally in Lagos (Photos)

As repeatedly promised, the Yoruba nation agitators, on Saturday, kept their promise and conspicuously showed their presence at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota, Lagos State, as they appeared in cultural regalia synonymous with African traditional religion. In spite of several warnings by security operatives and their heavy presence at the venue, the Yoruba Nation […]

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UNILAG female student arrested over the killing of Ataga, Super TV CEO in Lagos

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested 21-year-old Chidinma for allegedly killing the Chief Executive Officer, Super TV, Usifo Ataga, in the Lekki area of the state. Bodedolu earlier on reported that on Friday morning, June 18, the lifeless body of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, and a director in Super […]

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Chairman, Eti-Osa Local Council, Lagos, passes away

Chairman of Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area in Lagos State, Nigeria, Hon. Olufunmi Rafiu Olatunji, has passed away. Olatunji’s death was announced on Facebook by his media team early on Tuesday. It was learnt that the council boss succumbed to a lingering health challenge on Monday. Prior to his death, he sought re-election on […]

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Married TV CEO allegedly drugged, swindled of N5m and stabbed to death by mistress in Lagos

Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, and a director in Super Network Limited, a telecoms firm, Michael Usifo Ataga, has been gruesomely murdered and his alleged sidechic has been arrested in relation to his death. Ataga, who resides in Banana Island, was reported missing on Sunday, June 13, by his family and friends after he […]

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Resigned ex-Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, spotted at an event with VP Osinbajo in Lagos (Photos)

Former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, resurfaced at an event in Lagos, over the weekend, two years after she resigned from office. Adeosun was forced to tender her resignation letter as Nigeria’s Finance Minister in September 2018 following the NYSC scandal she was enmeshed in. In July of 2018, a report by a National […]

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EFCC nabs two siblings for alleged internet fraud in Lagos (Photos)

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested two siblings for their alleged involvement in internet fraud. The suspects, Queen and Rowland Kalu, were arrested on Wednesday, May 5, at the Amikanle Alagbado area of Lagos State. Their arrest followed credible intelligence received by the Commission about […]

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