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The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has issued a warning to commuters against making cash payments for transit, reiterating that cash transactions are strictly prohibited across all regulated public transport services in Lagos State. In a public notice, the transportation authority directed passengers to strictly utilize approved fare channels primarily the electronic Cowry Card ...
Crime
The Edo State Police Command has rescued four persons abducted by suspected kidnappers along the Lagos-Benin Expressway, as security operatives intensified efforts to apprehend the fleeing suspects. The victims were rescued following a coordinated operation involving the police, members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), local hunters and other security stakeholders. According to a ...
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The Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Lagos State Government to facilitate the transition of informal commercial bus operators into the state’s regulated public transport system. The agreement, signed under the Lagos Bus Industry Transition Programme ...
Crime
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers and recovered a locally fabricated pistol and other dangerous weapons during an intelligence-led operation in Ibadan. The suspects were apprehended on Monday by operatives attached to the Oluyole Divisional Headquarters while conducting a routine stop-and-search operation around the Rhema Bridge axis of Oluyole, Ibadan. ...
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to grassroots economic empowerment revealing that about 40,000 residents have so far benefited from the state's Micro Enterprise Support Initiative (MESI). The governor made this known after presenting working tools to thousands of traders, artisans and young entrepreneurs across the state, describing the intervention as ...
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The Nigeria Police Force has commenced an internal investigation into allegations against the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Zone 2 Command, Lagos, AIG Moshood Jimoh, while inviting social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), to provide evidence in support of his claims. The Force, however, maintained that a ...
Judiciary
Justice Lekan Ogunmoye of the Ekiti State High Court in Ado-Ekiti has convicted and sentenced Bethel Onyedikachi Ukachukwu to two years' imprisonment for defrauding a man of N500,000 under the false pretense of securing a Nigeria Customs Service auctioned vehicle. Ukachukwu was prosecuted by the Ekiti Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ...
Business
Chairman of First HoldCo Plc, Femi Otedola, has declared that his multi-billion-naira investment in the financial services group is a long term strategic bet on the future of Nigeria's banking industry, insisting that strong corporate governance and disciplined leadership remain the foundation for sustainable growth. Speaking in his first interview since assuming office as Chairman ...
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…recovers 300 cartons of adulterated Omeprazole The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspects allegedly involved in repackaging and trafficking counterfeit pharmaceutical products across Nigeria and neighboring West African countries. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Tijani Fatai, disclosed this on Monday during a press briefing at the Command Headquarters in Ikeja, describing the ...
Sports
Lagos State has been confirmed as the host city for the 2026 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards. The prestigious annual ceremony, which celebrates Africa's finest footballers, coaches, clubs, national teams and administrators, will be held at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, formerly known as the National Theatre, in Iganmu, Lagos. ...
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The Nigeria Police Force has arrested five suspects in connection with the alleged murder of a former chairman and land agent of Ikem Nando Community in Anambra State, Emmanuel Nwanneniya, in what investigators described as a killing linked to a protracted dispute over community land. The arrests followed weeks of intelligence gathering and coordinated operations ...
security
Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza of the Kebbi State High Court has regained his freedom after spending one week in the custody of his abductors, bringing an end to a tense period that sparked widespread concern within the state's judiciary and beyond. The judge was abducted in the early hours of Sunday, July 26, 2026, shortly ...
Crime
The Nigerian Army has recorded another operational success in the South East as sustained military offensives forced members of a militant group to surrender weapons, while separate intelligence-led operations led to the recovery of additional arms and an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). The Army said the development was part of ongoing operations by troops of ...
Crime
Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have repelled an attempted terrorist attack on the Forward Operating Base (FOB) at Kasuwan Daji in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing several insurgents and rescuing nine abducted civilians. The military said the attack occurred at about 1:40 a.m. on Saturday when terrorists attempted to ...
Crime
Two Chinese nationals, Zhang Hong Lin and Gao Pei Hai, have been sentenced to five years imprisonment each for conspiracy and illegal mining by the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The conviction was secured by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Akintayo Aluko. The ...
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The Lagos State Police Command, through its Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), has partnered with the Apapa Iganmu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) to sensitise transport operators, traders and other stakeholders on the dangers of drug abuse, cultism and election-related violence. The sensitisation programme, held at the Apapa Iganmu LCDA Secretariat on ...
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A dispatch rider sustained severe injuries in a road accident that occurred on Friday afternoon near Abule Egba Bridge, in front of the BRT junction opposite Super, causing panic among commuters and other road users. The rider was reportedly involved in a collision with a korope commercial minibus while plying the busy route. The impact ...
Crime
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 29-year-old suspected armed robber, identified as Olajunja Segun Samson, and recovered a locally fabricated pistol and assorted charms during a routine patrol in the Igando area of the state. The arrest, according to the Police Command, was made as part of its ongoing operations to ...
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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has repatriated a 42-year-old Chinese national, Cai Jinlian, to the People's Republic of China to face prosecution over alleged wildlife trafficking involving the smuggling of endangered pangolin scales. The repatriation, carried out through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abuja, followed the suspect's arrest by operatives of the Nigeria ...
Crime
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned four persons before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on charges of alleged money laundering involving $5,296,691. The defendants—Bamidele Ayodele Emmanuel, Abdullah Oriyomi, Garuba Fathiat Funmilayo, and Gbenro Victor Ademola were brought before Justice F. N. Ogazi on ...