A yet-to-be identified footballer has slumped and died while playing at the Green Field Football Ground in the Lekki area of Lagos. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, Police Public Relations Officer gave an update on his Twitter handle on Monday. The spokesman noted that officers from Maroko police division brought the information …
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UPDATED: NDLEA Discovers 13 Million Tramadol Pills in Lagos Mansion
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has busted a mansion in the Lekki area of Lagos State where Tramadol was stored. NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Monday, said the pills recovered from the mansion were no less than 13,451,466 and worth N8.8bn in street value. He said …
Read More »BREAKING: Another Building Collapses In Lagos, Rescue Operation Ongoing
A building has collapsed on Sonuga Street, Palm Avenue, in the Mushin area of Lagos State. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyinyolu, confirmed the development to our correspondent on Friday. He said, “A building has collapsed in Mushin few minutes ago. The rescue operation is …
Read More »UPDATE: Two Bodies Recovered From Lekki Building Collapse
Emergency responders have recovered two dead bodies from the rubbles of a building that collapsed in the early hours of Sunday in Lekki, Lagos State. Zonal Coordinator South West, National Emergency Management Agency, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, said this to newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. Farinloye said the seven-storey building under …
Read More »BREAKING: Six People Trapped As Seven-Storey Building Collapses In Lagos
ABOUT six people are trapped in a seven-storey building that collapsed in Lekki area of Lagos State. The incident happened close to the Sand field bus stop, in the Lekki area of Lagos State. Confirming the incident, the State Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, on Sunday, said …
Read More »Rampaging Cultists Kill Three In Lagos Community
Three residents have been killed in clashes between suspected cultists in the Agboyi area of Alapere, Lagos State. The victims include a father of three, identified only as Oluwole; a man, identified simply as Labalaba, and a yet-to-be-identified tricycle operator. The fight between suspected members of the Eiye and Aiye …
Read More »Youth Pastor, Father Remanded In Prison For Illegal Banking
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos State, has remanded youth pastor, Ademola Jayeoba, and his father, Emmanuel Jayeoba, over illegal banking activities. Ademola, youth pastor at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, and his father, were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission …
Read More »Hit-And-Run Driver Knocks Down Money-Seeking Lagos Hoodlum
A well-known hoodlum identified as Hassan, was knocked down by hit-and-run driver at Moshalashi Bus-Stop, in the Ipaja area of Lagos State. The incident occurred on Saturday shortly after Hassan allegedly attempted to extort money from the driver of a vehicle, which broke down on the road. According to PUNCH, …
Read More »Hajj 2022: 1,617 Lagos Pilgrims Return Home
No fewer than 1,617 pilgrims from Lagos State to the 2022 Hajj in Saudi Arabia have returned home. This was contained in a release signed by the Lagos State Pilgrims Welfare Board Public Relations Officer, Mr. Taofeek Lawal. The statement stated that the 1,617 pilgrims were airlifted in four flights, …
Read More »Lagos: Robbers Push Lady From Car, Suspect Dies After Police Chase
A lady identified as Loveth was dispossessed of her belongings by four men and pushed out of moving car which boarded at Bolade area of Oshodi, Lagos State. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who disclosed this in a Twitter post said after a patrol team gave …
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