The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has initiated a manhunt for a bus driver and his conductor who abandoned a vehicle loaded with firearms in the bustling Oshodi area. This incident has raised significant concerns about the proliferation of illegal arms in Lagos, a city already grappling with various security challenges. The discovery was made during Read More…
In a shocking incident on November 11, 2024, a Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) officer was brutally attacked by a commercial bus driver and his conductor. The incident occurred during an arrest attempt in the Oshodi area of Lagos. The officer was doused with petrol and set ablaze, resulting in severe injuries. LASTMA officers Read More…
In an effort to stop cervical cancer from becoming the second most common cancer among women in Nigeria, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has started a five-day free cervical cancer screening programme for women. Dr. Kenneth Nworie, a corp member and the outreach’s organiser, stated that the programme, which aims to reach 500 women, Read More…
Lagos recorded yet another death on Wednesday as a fast-moving train claimed yet another victim along the Oshodi-Ikeja rail track. The victim who was said to be a staff at a private firm in Ikeja GRA had just returned from burying her mother in Akwa Ibom State. As the one month leave which her employer Read More…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has reported it has been able to put out a fire that broke out at Kairo Market, Oshodi. According to LASEMA, its Eagle Squad and Fire Unit responded to a fire outbreak at Kairo Market, Oshodi, at about 8:15pm, Thursday, 6th May, 2021. In a statement it issued Read More…