An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has convicted a Lagos cleric, Oluwafeyiropo Daniel, of raping his assistant pastor. Justice Rahman Oshodi found Daniel, the Bishop of I Reign Christian Ministry, guilty on Friday. The self-acclaimed Bishop had…
By Sodiq Adelakun The Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday convicted and sentenced two illegal drug dealers, Christian Osinachi and Odinaka Enwere, to 300 hours of community service, each. Osinachi, 27, and Enwere, 34, were sentenced for conspiracy to…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that about 6,700 traders, 450 shops, 30 offices and five restaurants were impacted by the fire that engulfed Mandilas building on Sunday in Lagos. This is contained in a post disaster assessment…
The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority, LASRERA, has launched an investigation into reports of an alleged land scam by RevolutionPlus Property Ltd. Mrs Adeoti Sobowale, Deputy Director, Public Affairs, LASRERA, disclosed this in…
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has rejected the move by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to relocate some key departments from the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to Lagos State. ACF also kicked against the plan to move the headquarters…
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) says it has rescued a pregnant woman assaulted by the husband in the Mushin area of the state. The Executive Secretary of DSVA, Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, made this known in…
By Sodiq Adelakun A 36-year-old transporter, Raphael Umezuruike, on Wednesday appeared before a Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, for alleged diversion of property worth N12 million. Umezuruike, whose address was not provided, is facing a three-count charge of…
Justice Rahman Oshodi of an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has remanded a man, Onyeka Mbaka, in a correctional facility for alleged defilement of a 15-year old girl. Oshodi remanded Mbaka in Kirikiri Maximum Correctional Center, pending…
An Ikeja High Court, on Monday, arraigned one Suleimon Lawal, who allegedly used an iron chair as a weapon to rob a woman of an iPhone. Lawal is facing a two-count charge of armed robbery and unlawful association. The…
By Sodiq Adelakun In a move to decongest its head office and enhance productivity, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced plans to transfer some of its departments to Lagos State. An internal memo released on Saturday outlined the…
