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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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No life was lost and no injury was recorded after a fire outbreak razed part of Sabo Market in Ikorodu, Lagos, in the early hours of Monday, following the swift intervention of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service. LASEMA disclosed this in a statement issued on ...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has clarified that the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Kemi Nandap is not under investigation over an alleged visa racketeering scheme involving some immigration officers. The anti-graft agency, in a statement issued on Monday through its official X handle, described the reports as false, stressing ...
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The Lagos State Government has presented ₦3.1 billion in compensation to 331 property owners whose lands and buildings were acquired for major infrastructure projects across Badagry, Epe, Ikorodu, Igbogbo and Ogba. The compensation was presented on Monday at an event attended by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Special Adviser to the Governor on e-GIS and ...
Inside Lagos
The Lagos State Government has intensified its grassroots environmental advocacy campaign, urging residents to embrace responsible waste disposal as part of efforts to build a cleaner, healthier and flood-resilient state. The government said achieving environmental sustainability requires collective responsibility, stressing that behavioural change among residents remains critical to the success of its environmental management initiatives. ...
Inside Lagos
The commissioning of the 5.04-kilometre Ojota-Opebi Link Bridge on April 8, 2026, was expected to mark the beginning of a new era for commuters traveling through Opebi, Maryland, Mende, and Ojota, promising reduced travel times and improved connectivity. However, more than three months later, the bridge remains closed to motorists, leaving residents and traders questioning ...
Crime
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have arrested a suspected foreign terrorist fighter from Sudan and an alleged illegal immigrant from Ghana during a security operation in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The arrests were made by troops of the 115 Task Force Battalion, Sector 4, during an intelligence-led operation conducted around 11:48 a.m. ...
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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 147 suspected criminals and recovered 250 expanded cartridges, 22 machetes and other dangerous items during a coordinated raid on criminal hideouts across parts of the state. The operation, conducted under the ongoing Operation KO S'AYE III, targeted criminal hideouts at Boolar, Super Ile-Epo and other identified black spots ...
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No fewer than 40 persons are feared dead after a canoe conveying women and primary school children capsized in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Monday. The Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) confirmed the incident, describing it as one of the deadliest boat mishaps recorded in the state in recent times. Director ...
Judiciary
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, in the sum of ₦2 billion over his ongoing trial for alleged money laundering involving $2.33 million. Justice I.E. Ekwo, who delivered the ruling on Monday, imposed stringent conditions, including two sureties in like sum. The ...
Crime
Troops of the Nigerian Army's 65 Battalion have dismantled a suspected illegal bunkering site in the Orile area of Lagos State, arresting six suspects and recovering petroleum products and vehicles allegedly used for the illicit operation. The operation, conducted on July 16, followed credible intelligence on the activities of suspected economic saboteurs operating within the ...
Crime
Troops of the 34 Artillery Brigade under Operation UDO KA, in collaboration with other security agencies, have dismantled a suspected kidnap syndicate in Imo State, recovering part of a ransom payment and a vehicle allegedly used in the crime. The operation, which was carried out on Friday, July 17, followed credible intelligence and led to ...
Crime
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured a final forfeiture order of N941,994,079.86 allegedly traced to proceeds of a ghost worker fraud uncovered on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). The order was granted by Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, following an ex parte ...
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...pledges to protect independence of NBA By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has elected Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, as its 33rd President, making her the first woman to be elected to the position in 35 years and only the second female president in the association's 66-year history. However, what would have ...
Entertainment
Gospel singer and entrepreneur, Damilola Olomolehin, popularly known as Damilolasings, has advised young women to pursue their purpose and establish themselves before settling into marriage, saying she would have approached her music career differently if given another chance. The singer gave the advice while reflecting on her life journey during the celebration of her 40th ...
Judiciary
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the final forfeiture of seven landed properties, $2.045 million and share certificates linked to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to the Federal Government. In a unanimous judgment delivered by a five-member panel led by Justice Ibrahim Mohammed Saulawa, the apex court overturned the ...
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Troops of Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued nine kidnapped victims, recovered 56 rustled livestock and arrested a suspected terrorist in separate operations across Katsina State. The military disclosed on Friday that the operations were carried out based on credible intelligence as part of ongoing efforts to sustain pressure on terrorists ...
Crime
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Jikwoyi, Abuja, has convicted two men for impersonating officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to defraud members of the public. Justice M. Zubairu convicted Haruna Mamuda and Sadiq Umar on Thursday after they pleaded guilty to a five-count charge bordering on criminal conspiracy, ...
Crime
The Ebonyi State Police Command has insisted on conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death of Miss Mary Habila, a physiotherapist who died at the residence of the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The command said the post-mortem examination is necessary to establish ...
South-West
The Organising Secretary of the Lagos State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Toba Ajiboye, has died after sustaining gunshot injuries in an attack by unidentified gunmen along the Ikorodu Road axis of Lagos. Ajiboye was reportedly attacked on Sunday night while returning home from his childhood neighbourhood in the Fadeyi ...
