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Blind inmate miraculously receives sight at Ikoyi Custodial Centre

A visually impaired inmate at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ikoyi, regained his sight following a successful surgery conducted within the facility, revealed Julius Ogueri, Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC) in charge of the centre. This heartening development was the result of collaborative efforts involving well-meaning Nigerians, NGOs, churches, officials, and fellow inmates. DCC Ogueri Read More…

Crime Homicide Metro Suicide

Police confirm heartbreaking tale of tragic lovers’ demise in Lagos apartment

The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the deaths of a man and a woman, suspected to be lovers, in an apartment in the Ojodu area of the state. According to SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s Public Relations Officer, the sudden and unnatural death was reported to the Ojodu Police Division on Sunday at Read More…

Elections Metro Politics Top Story

APC’s Fuad Laguda emerges winner in Surulere Federal Constituency I by-election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Mr. Fuad Laguda, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, as the victor of the Surulere Federal Constituency I by-election in Lagos State. Laguda, who confidently asserted his aspirations to succeed Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, expressed determination throughout the campaign, stating, “I am committed to serving the people of Read More…

Crime Kidnapping Metro Top Story

PDP Lagos State Chairman released after kidnapping ordeal

The Lagos State spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Hakeem Amode, has confirmed the release of the kidnapped state party chairman, Mr. Philip Aivoji. Amode, the Lagos State PDP Publicity Secretary, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Aivoji was released after spending four harrowing days in captivity. “We use this opportunity Read More…

Environment Metro Safety Top Story

Lekki Conservation Centre: Tourist exposes safety hazard on canopy walkway

A tourist who visited the Lekki Conservation Centre in Lagos State has shared a shocking video of a broken segment of the long canopy walkway, which is one of the main attractions of the centre. The video, which went viral on social media, showed the tourist walking on the shaky and damaged walkway, while expressing Read More…

Metro Traffic

Defiant motorcyclists challenge Lagos Taskforce’s crackdown on Okada operations

In a defiant response to the recent crackdown by the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, otherwise known as the Lagos State Taskforce, on the menace of okada in the metropolis, motorcyclists express their frustration over the intensified operation resulting in the impoundment of 355 bikes for alleged operational infractions. Motorcycle operators, commonly Read More…

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Crime Metro Sexual Assault

Lagos court sentences Ademola Oladimeji to four life imprisonments for sexually assaulting his three children

A Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced Ademola Oladimeji to four life imprisonments for sexually assaulting his three children, aged five, seven, and nine. Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the evidence of the respective prosecution witnesses was believable and truthful. The evidence established the offence of sexual assault by penetration and not Read More…

Dispute Metro Real Estate

Lagos State Government steps into land dispute between RevolutionPlus and Kayode Oladipo

In a bid to address the reported land dispute between RevolutionPlus Property Ltd. and customer Mr. Kayode Oladipo, the Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority (LASRERA), has launched an investigation. Mrs. Adeoti Sobowale, Deputy Director, Public Affairs, LASRERA, confirmed the move, stating, “Following a directive by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Read More…

Markets Metro Street Trading Trading

Lagos State Government cracks down on unhygienic practices, seals two markets for environmental infractions

In a decisive move, the Lagos State Government has sealed the Oke-Afa market, Isolo, and Katangua market, Abule Egba, for violating waste disposal regulations and engaging in sundry unhygienic practices, constituting grave environmental infractions. According to a statement signed by Mrs. Folashade Kadiri, Director, Public Affairs, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), the closure of the Read More…

Environment Metro Top Story

Lagos State Government bans styrofoam and other single-use plastics

The Lagos State Government has banned the usage and distribution of styrofoam and other single-use plastics with immediate effect. The decision was made following the menace that single-use plastics, especially non-biodegradable Styrofoam, were causing to the environment. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who announced this in a statement he personally Read More…