Nigeria police arrest Third Mainland Bridge vandal, hunt for others
Bella Ifasola Lagos – A man has been arrested for vandalising a segment of the Third Mainland Bridge railings in Nigeria’s Lagos State, police said on Wednesday. Yakubu Yusuf was…
Over 3000 residents reportedly rendered homeless in Nigeria’s Lagos as government officials, policemen demolish, set fire to buildings
Sodiq Rabiu Lagos – Residents of Ayetoro community in the Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos, South-West Nigeria, have raised the alarm over the alleged demolition of their…
Man killed by hit-and-run driver in Nigeria’s Lagos State
Bella Ifasola Lagos – A yet-to-be-identified adult male has died after a hit-and-run accident in Lagos, South-West Nigeria, emergency agency said. The incident reportedly occurred at Onipanu bus stop, inward…
Nigerian court sentences American businessman Marco Ramirez to 68 years in prison for $1.2 million visa fraud, convicts him for a separate $368,698.24 fraud
LAGOS, Nigeria – Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, South-West Nigeria – on Tuesday, convicted an American businessman, Marco Antonio Ramirez, for $1.2 million…
Girl, 19, allegedly stabs male friend, 20, to death after heated argument in Lagos
Bella Ifasola Lagos – A female teenager has been arrested in Nigeria’s Lagos for allegedly stabbing her friend to death, police said. Fatimo Agboke, 19, reportedly stabbed Faruk Azeez, aged…
Nigeria police say two suicide attempts foiled on Third Mainland Bridge
Nigeria has seen an upsurge in suicide cases recently, some health experts have blamed the biting economic hardship and hunger. Morakinyo Akinosun Lagos – A 65-year-old blind man, Ewenla Ibrahim…
Lagos government, Governor Sanwo-Olu, others sued over alleged $100 million Dangote Refinery land deal, 9 years after former Governor Fashola claimed the land was freely given to Dangote
The lawsuit seeks to uncover the truth surrounding Dangote’s claim and ensure transparency and accountability in the handling of public funds. Olayomi Koiki Lagos – Nigeria’s Lagos State Government has…
Three dead as diesel-laden tanker rams into 10 vehicles in Nigeria’s Lagos
The tanker reportedly suffered a mechanical failure (brake failure) while in motion, lost control, and crashed into several cars, resulting in numerous casualties Bella Ifasola Lagos – Three persons were…
Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police dies in Lagos hospital
The news of his death left many in shock and disbelief, particularly his colleagues who saw him at a recent social gathering. Sodiq Rabiu Lagos – Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom State…
Pastor Adeboye’s son, Adeolu abandons 30-percent-done project in Nigeria’s Kaduna State after receiving over ₦8 billion from former Governor El-Rufai’s administration, rushes to court in Lagos to stop Kaduna government and anti-graft agency EFCC from arresting him amid an ongoing alleged fraud investigation
The project is an 8km road in Zaria. Though N8.195,014,236.95 had been paid for the project, the job was only 30 percent completed before being abandoned by the cleric’s son.…