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Lagos govt issues traffic advisory ahead of six-week repair on Adeniji Adele-CMS corridor

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The Lagos State Government has issued a traffic advisory ahead of a six-week repair project at the Adeniji Adele Interchange-CMS corridor, scheduled to commence on Sunday, 12 Octobe... Read More


Why I used the court to evict cleric from Abuja house - Senator

Nigeria, Oct. 7 -- The Imo West Senator, Osita Izunaso, has responded to the claim by an 84-year-old pastor, Esther Jesulanke, that he forcefully took over a property in Abuja from her, saying he had ... Read More


AFRICMIL urges IGP to protect whistleblower arrested in Katsina

Nigeria, Oct. 7 -- The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has urged the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to protect a Katsina-based whistleblower, Mubarak Bello... Read More


Lagos judiciary orders coroner's inquest after Afriland Towers fire kills 10

Nigeria, Oct. 7 -- The Lagos State judiciary has ordered a coroner's inquest into the deaths of 10 people in a fire that engulfed Afriland Towers on Lagos Island on 16 September. The move followed a ... Read More


Lagos govt defends Trade Fair demolitions, cites Supreme Court judgement

Nigeria, Oct. 7 -- The Lagos State Government has defended the recent demolition of buildings at the Trade Fair Complex in Ojo, saying the action was legal and backed by the Supreme Court's 2003 judge... Read More


EFCC arraigns accountant for alleged N200 million theft

Nigeria, Oct. 7 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned an accountant, Oguibe Nkwachukwu, and his company, Wifamapp Royalty Global Limited, before the Lagos State High Cou... Read More


Five suspected cultists arrested after violent clash in Lagos

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five suspected cultists following a violent clash between rival groups in the Onireke and Isashi areas of Lagos State, which left one per... Read More


Team Brazil wins E1 Lagos GP as Sanwo-Olu hails Africa's first electric powerboat race

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- Team Brazil on Sunday clinched victory at the E1 Lagos Grand Prix, Africa's first-ever electric powerboat championship, as Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu hailed the event a... Read More


Governor Sanwo-Olu excited as Lagos becomes first African city to host E1 electric powerboat race

Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday evening hailed the city's debut as the first African host of the E1 electric powerboat race, the E1 Lagos GP, describing it as a ... Read More


Fraudulent Transfers: Court jails man seven years for N81.3 million Sterling Bank fraud

Nigeria, Oct. 4 -- The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has sentenced Ojora Kehinde to seven years' imprisonment for fraudulently converting N81.3 million belonging to Sterling Bank Plc. I... Read More