It was a case of the hunter being the hunted when five operatives attached to Special Anti- Robbery Squad (SARS) were arrested over alleged robbery attempt on one Mr Immanuel James, at Ago-Palace way, Okota, a Lagos suburb. The Lagos State Police Command Spokesman, SP Chike Oti, while confirming the arrest of the policemen on Tuesday said […]
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The Lagos State Police Command has reacted to an incident involving some officials of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS and one Immanuel James, a businessman who alleged he was forced to hide in a Zenith Bank toilet to avoid bribing the men. The incident happened at Ago-Palace way, Okota, on Monday. In a statement released […]
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Some homosexuals living in a room at Egbe, in the Ikotun area of Lagos State, have been arrested after they had a fight over a partner. It was gathered that one of the men, identified as Ezeugo, infected his first lover with the Human Immunodefeciency Virus (HIV). Ezeugo had reportedly brought in another boyfriend to […]
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The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday commissioned 21 network of roads and two bridges totalling 27.4 kilometres in Alimosho Local Government, with a pledge to further develop other communities within the axis. The roads, which connect Lagos with Ogun State from Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area, were fitted with walkways, drainage system, […]
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Scores of security men including officials of the Department of State Security (DSS) and officers from the Lagos state police command invaded the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) office, Ikeja branch on Thursday. The siege followed a threat by the NBA to call out members on a protest tomorrow to coincide with President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit […]
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Six ships laden with various products, including petrol are at the Lagos ports waiting to berth. The NPA disclosed this in its daily “Shipping Position’’ made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday. According to the report, five of the vessels are waiting to berth with petrol. It said that […]
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has announced that some parts of Lagos will on Tuesday witness four hours of blackout (power outage) Ndidi Mbah, spokesman of the company, in a statement said it will carry out an annual maintenance of its equipment at the Itire 132KV Transmission Sub-station in Lagos today (Tuesday) for four […]
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The Nigerian Navy has intercepted 124 bags of cannabis with a street value of N150 million at Badagry creeks in Lagos State. It was gathered that the impounded substance and a suspect were handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday for further investigation and prosecution. Handing over the seizure to […]
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At least 18 persons were feared dead in an accident involving a Ford Explorer jeep and a Mazda bus at Alapako area on Lagos /Ibadan Expressway on Sunday. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta. Akinbiyi […]
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The Lagos High Court in Igbosere has sentenced an estate agent to 1,230 years in prison for duping 101 prospective tenants. The convict, Mr.Babatunde Habeeb of 59 Oriola, in Alapere Ketu area of Lagos, was said to have duped the tenants of the sum of N28 million. Presiding Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye found Habeeb guilty of […]
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