Okada riders went on rampage on Thursday evening around Ajao Estate on Airport Road in Lagos, shooting a policeman dead and injuring others. The okada riders also vandalised a police…
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Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Robbers capitalise on Long Bridge gridlock, attack motorists
Robbers have started cashing in on the unending gridlock between the Long Bridge and Berger bus stop on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to dispossess motorists and commuters of their valuables. Our…
Two-storey building collapses in Lagos
Another two-storey building collapsed at Ojuelegba area of Lagos on Thursday evening, 12 days after the collapse of a three-storey building at Magodo Phase 1 in the state. A correspondent…
Lagos to get international airport in April 2020 —FG
The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja pledged to ensure the delivery of a new international airport in Lagos before Easter celebration next year. The government also promised to deliver…
Outrage over alleged plot to arrest undercover journalist
Nigerians yesterday condemned an alleged plot by security operatives to seize investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo. The reporter, whose undercover stories exposed corruption in Nigerian police cells and prisons, has since…
Monkeypox hits Lagos, Rivers, Akwa Ibom
Disease control centre confirms 5 new cases, says national response ongoing in partnership with states The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) yesterday confirmed five news cases of Monkeypox in…
Nigeria has a mental health problem
1 in 4 Nigerians – 50 million people suffering from form of mental illness The Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria is one of only a half-dozen psychiatric centres in…
Man arraigned for sleeping with his four daughters
A 64-year-old man, Bassey Archibong, of No. 10 Kunle Dipo Street, Majidun, Owutu, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, has been arraigned for having carnal knowledge of his four…
Confusion over Customs’ clampdown on auto dealers
Customs warning stickers placed on some of the car marts that were sealed off at Ojodu Berger, Lagos on October 3