The administrative officer of a Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Igbogbo, Ikorodu, Olawale Olabinwonnu, was at the weekend arrested by the Intelligence team of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) while trying to sell a stolen vehicle. During the preliminary interrogation, the 35-year-old suspect alleged that his prophet pushed him into selling the vehicle, a Nissan Sentra, 2015 model, which had […]
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Residents of Apapa and those doing one form of business or the other in the town were jolted penultimate Saturday when they woke up to see that a portion of the Apapa-Ijora Bridge has caved-in. The bridge, which is a major entry point into Apapa, where Nigeria’s busiest and most utilised seaports; Wharf, Tincan and Apapa Ports are located, has […]
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For residents of Mazamaza-Agboju-Satellite town axis of Amuwo-Odofin Local Council, navigating through the Old Ojo Road as they commute from home to their respective places of work daily is a grievous pain they cannot wait to have a relief. The long stretch of road from Mazamaza that terminates at Abule Oshun has many sizes of craters dotting it. It is […]
Continue reading »The Nigerian Navy on Friday said it had successfully blocked all escape routes of the pipeline vandals in the Arepo area of Ogun State and Isawo, Ikorodu in Lagos State. The Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Fergusson Bobai said this at a news conference held at the Command’s Headquarters in Apapa, Lagos. He said, “We the blocked […]
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The Lagos State Government on Monday has defended the enforcement method of its Special Offences Task Force which favours the removal of number plates of erring vehicles over clamping down and towing of vehicles. The government also denied allegations of highhandedness against officials of the Task Force and those of the Special Offences Tribunal (Mobile Court), describing the coterie of […]
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Some suspected hoodlums have killed a 70-year-old truck driver, Jerry Akinsola, in the Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the father of four was attacked on Tuesday around 8pm at Fashola bus stop after his truck broke down. They were said to have demanded the payment of N5,000 for ‘owo omo taku’ (breakdown fee) from the […]
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Following the crash and subsequent explosion of a fuel tanker said to be carrying 33,000 litres of petrol on Monday at Cele Bus Stop, along the Mile 2 Expressway, two unidentified persons were reportedly burnt to death. The explosion which also consumed several cars, stretched to about 500 metres of the ever busy bus stop, gutting everything in its path, […]
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There was confusion on Agbe Road in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State on Wednesday after a suspected kidnapper snatched a girl from her mother and attempted to escape with her on a motorcycle. Our correspondent learnt that the mother of the two-year-old, while raising the alarm that her daughter was abducted by the kidnapper, chased the motorcycle. It […]
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Eleven (11) lives were lost on Thursday after a commercial bus with 14 passengers on board went up in flames on the Otedola Bridge in the Berger area of Lagos. It was learnt that the deceased comprised eight males and three females while three persons were rescued from the wreckage alive. It was reliably gathered that the bus was at top speed […]
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Eko Atlantic City, a unique, innovative development project on the coast of Lagos, has reached advanced stages in the first five million square metres of the project, according to Chagoury Group, the development project developer. The city not only boasts of independent power and water supply, seamless communications network, but also an 8-lane arterial road over 1,500 metres long. This […]
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A truck driver, Suraju Adeyemi, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly killing his conductor, identified only as Jelili, in the Alakuko area of the state. It was learnt that the deceased had hung onto the body of the truck without the knowledge of the driver.
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Many youths have continued with street trading and hawking in the traffic despite the stance of the state government to go tough on anyone doing so. A few days after Governor Akinwunmi Ambode stated his resolve to enforce an existing law prohibiting these activities, the bustle of street trading has not disappeared. Following the crisis provoked by the death of […]
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