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The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has carried out an overnight waste evacuation exercise along the Orile–Mile 2 and Doyin corridors, removing heaps of accumulated refuse in a move aimed at improving environmental sanitation and restoring order to two of the state's busiest transport routes. The operation, carried out by the agency's intervention team, targeted ...
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A motor boy lost his life in a multiple-vehicle collision on Kara Bridge inward Mowe-Ibafo along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday, prompting a coordinated rescue operation by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and other emergency response agencies. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of the day, resulted in a major traffic ...
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The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over N108 million recovered during an investigation into an alleged fraud involving two former employees of Greenwich Planet Sun King Nigeria Limited. The recovered funds were presented to the company's representatives in bank drafts on Wednesday at the EFCC's Lagos ...
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The National Industrial Court (NIC), Lagos Division, has ruled that Pan African Towers Limited (PAT) cannot rely on an arbitration clause to challenge the court's jurisdiction after failing to participate in the dispute resolution process agreed with its former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Azeez Amida. Justice Essien, in a ruling delivered on ...
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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has defended the controversial N780 million budgetary provision for churches in Bende Federal Constituency, Abia State alleging an error in description. The Deputy Speaker clarified that that the allocation is intended to support youth reorientation and community development rather than the procurement of ...
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A man was rescued unhurt after becoming trapped in a malfunctioning elevator at a three-storey building on Freeman Street in the Zapass area of Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area (LCDA). The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said its Ebute Elefun Fire Station responded promptly after receiving a distress call and swiftly deployed ...
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The Nigerian military has announced the killing of a senior Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) propaganda operative, Abu Salim al-Barnawi, alongside two other members of the terrorist group's mobile media team during a failed attack on troops in Borno State. Operation HADIN KAI disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Acting ...
Crime
A tanker driver who allegedly fled after knocking down and killing a commercial delivery motorcycle rider on Kodesho Road in Ikeja has been arrested by officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The fatal crash occurred opposite a Filling Station along Kodesho Road, inward Awolowo Way/Oba Akran in the Maryland-Ikeja axis of Lagos. ...
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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of the Aiye Confraternity in Imota, Lagos, and recovered firearms, ammunition and other dangerous weapons during an intelligence-led operation. The Command disclosed on Wednesday that the operation followed credible information from members of the public on the activities of suspected cultists in the area. The ...
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A Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced a woman, Yagana Musa Mohammed, to six months imprisonment for defrauding a man of N3.5 million under the guise of securing employment for him in Qatar. Justice B.T. Zannah delivered the judgment on Wednesday after Mohammed pleaded guilty to a one-count amended charge ...
Industry
The Lagos State Government has commenced a three-day Accelerator Training Workshop under the Lagos State Access to Finance for SMEs through Cooperatives (LASMECO) Programme to improve access to affordable loans for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the state. The workshop, held on Monday at the Bank of Industry (BOI) office in Lagos, brought ...
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Three persons were rescued with serious injuries on Wednesday following a multiple-vehicle crash along the LASU Isheri Road at Iyana School, inward Igando, Lagos. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said the crash occurred after a Mack flatbed truck reportedly suffered brake failure, causing the driver to lose control and collide with a Toyota ...
Crime
No fewer than 12 persons have been convicted and sentenced by the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, for tampering with and abusing the naira during a social event. The convictions were secured by the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Hyeladzira Nganjiwa. The anti-graft agency ...
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Troops of Sector 2, North-East Joint Task Force, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have foiled an alleged Boko Haram extortion mission and neutralised a suspected terrorist driver during an operation along the Paya-Kafiya axis of Yobe State. The military disclosed that the operation, conducted on July 19, also led to the recovery of ammunition, a loaded ...
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Troops of the 112 Task Force Battalion, Operation HADIN KAI, in collaboration with Hybrid Forces, have arrested five suspected terrorist logistics suppliers during a security operation in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State. The operation, conducted at about 1:30 p.m. on July 20, led to the interception of two vehicles conveying large quantities of ...
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State Sector Command, has confirmed the death of two persons in a road crash at Leme along the Abeokuta-Ibadan Expressway. The crash, which occurred at about 5:45 p.m. on Monday, involved a black Lexus car with registration number KJA 398 JR and a black TVS motorcycle with registration ...
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The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday has commenced consideration of two requests from the Lagos State Government seeking legislative approval for infrastructure financing initiatives, including participation in a funding programme and the issuance of a ₦200 billion bond. The requests, contained in separate letters from the Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Abayomi Oluyomi, were ...
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The Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA) has dismissed allegations of misconduct in the administration of the N1 billion Disability Intervention Fund. In a statement, the Office reaffirming its commitment to transparency, accountability, and the welfare of persons with disabilities in the state. It also acknowledged the media's role in promoting accountability and expressed ...
Politics
The death of a Labour Party organiser, Mr. Emmanuel Chukwuma Ekwueme, has raised fresh concerns over alleged political violence in Lagos, following claims that he was abducted and held captive for several months before he was killed. Ekwueme, 44, was recently laid to rest after his death was confirmed by family members and associates, months ...
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The Kwara State Government has ordered the immediate demolition of a two-storey building in the Oke-Suna area of Ilorin East Local Government Area after declaring the structure unsafe and a threat to lives and property. The directive, issued through the Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA), followed complaints from residents over the deteriorating condition of ...
