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…
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Survivors’ chances slim as death toll rises to 22 in building collapse
The chances of survivors being rescued grew slimmer as rescue work has now gone beyond the third day of the collapse of a high-rise building under construction with scores of people trapped in debris in the rich suburb of Ikoyi, Lagos. The collapsed building was one of three blocks that had been planned to be Read More…
10 escape death as boat capsizes in Lagos
No fewer than 10 passengers escaped death on Tuesday’s evening, when their boat capsized on Lagos Waterways, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said. Alhaji Ibrahim Farinloye, NEMA Acting Coordinator in Lagos State, who made this known in a statement, said, “10 passengers were rescued live when their boat capsized. According to him, the Read More…