Tag Archives: Lagos

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the remand of an alleged drug baron, Alhaji Sulaimon Jimoh, alias Olowoidiogede, popularly known as Temo, for 14 days.    The suspect was nabbed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in the Mushin area of Lagos State on Monday …

Market women in Edo State have staged a protest against what they describe as an attempt by Folasade Tinubu, the Iyaloja of Lagos, to impose a leader on their community.   During the protest, the leader of the Edo State market women addressed journalists, expressing frustration over the perceived interference. …

The Lagos State Government has distanced itself from the rumoured upcoming Oro festival scheduled for August 1 to 15 which is coinciding with the #EndBadGovernance protest.   Last night, an X handle announced that the traditional festival will be held on the same days the strike is scheduled for. This …

Three persons have been confirmed dead after a building collapsed at Arowojobe Estate in the Maryland area of Lagos state today July 25.    Confirming this to newsmen, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the incident happened at No 13, Wilson Mba …

Oba Lukman Adebambo, the Gbadewolu of Araromi in Lagos, has warned prospective protesters in the state.   The monarch insinuated that those planning the protests are non-indigenes of Lagos.   Oba Adebambo told The Nation: “Whenever there is a protest, infrastructure in Lagos State bears the brunt. People should remember …

After many years of wearing the toga of invincibility, the overall head of the Mushin, Lagos drug cartel, 57-year-old Alhaji Sulaiman Jimoh (alias Olowoidiogede, popularly known as Temo), has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at his enclave after an initial resistance from him …

The Appeal Court Lagos Division has dismissed the appeal filed by a Denmark national, Peter Nielsen, who was sentenced to d£ath for k!lling his Nigerian wife, Zainab and daughter, Petra Nielsen.   Nielsen was on May 20, 2022, found guilty, convicted and sentenced to d£ath by hanging for the murd€r …

In a memorable event at the office of the Director General of the Lagos State Sports Commission, TECNO signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to kickstart a project aimed at refurbishing a local football pitch in Lagos. This signing marks the beginning of TECNO’s commitment to transforming underutilised fields into …

This followed the criticism that trailed the announcement of the project by an online publication. While performing the foundation laying ceremony for Ewet Luxury Gardens – an estate sited at the former Ewet timber market in the state capital last Monday, Eno disclosed the proposed project in Lagos dubbed “Ibom …

Joe Igbokwe, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, has urged Igbos living in Lagos not to join any protests in Lagos and he gave reasons for this. He took to Facebook to issue the warning, which he titled “AN HONEST ADVICE FOR IGBO ACROSS NIGERIA ESPECIALLY IN LAGOS”.  “I …