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Alleged N36m Fraud: EFCC arraigns Blessing CEO in Lagos

Nigeria, May 15 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned social media influencer and self-styled relationship therapist, Blessing Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, be... Read More


NDIC sues Wema Bank over N125bn Banana Island properties, N401m disputed payment

Nigeria, May 15 -- The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), acting as liquidator of the defunct Gulf Bank Plc, has filed two separate suits against Wema Bank at the Federal High Court in Lago... Read More


Court convicts businessman of $247,390 fraud in Lagos

Nigeria, May 15 -- The Special Offences Court in Lagos State has convicted a businessman, Kingsley Obasi, of fraud involving $247,390. In a judgement delivered Thursday, trial judge Mojisola Dada sen... Read More


Coalition warns against threats to civic space in aftermath of SSS' N100m judgement against SERAP

Nigeria, May 14 -- A coalition of civil society organisations has raised concerns over what it described as growing threats to judicial transparency, civic freedoms and constitutional governance in Ni... Read More


EFCC arrests Energy Commission DG over alleged N500 billion fraud

Nigeria, May 14 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Mustapha Abdullahi, over alleged money laundering an... Read More


Lagos Blue Line records 3.5 million passengers in one year as daily ridership hits 15,000

Nigeria, May 12 -- The Lagos State Government says the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line transported about 3.5 million passengers in 2025, with daily ridership on the corridor rising to 15,000 ... Read More


Truck driver arrested after crash kills pedestrian, motorcyclist in Lagos

Nigeria, May 10 -- A truck driver has been arrested after a crash along the Badagry Expressway in Lagos, which allegedly claimed the lives of a pedestrian and a motorcyclist. The incident occurred ar... Read More


Lagos govt to close section of Eko Bridge Tuesday

Nigeria, May 10 -- The Lagos State Government has announced the emergency closure of a section of Eko Bridge outbound to Lagos Island for safety investigations and repair works beginning Tuesday. The... Read More


LAWMA arrests three for illegal waste dumping in Lagos

Nigeria, May 10 -- The Lagos State Government has arrested three residents for allegedly dumping waste illegally in the Ketu-Alapere area. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, To... Read More


How Lagos' Security Trust Fund model can reshape security funding in Nigeria - Ex-official

Nigeria, May 8 -- A former Lagos State Commissioner for Environment, Muiz Banire, has called for stronger institutional support and sustainable funding for security trust funds across Nigeria, saying ... Read More