Operatives of Lagos State Command’s Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested a suspected army impersonator, Kingsley Wanogho, for abducting a young man in Ikeja and abandoning him on the Third Mainland bridge. The RRS in a statement on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, said the suspect made away with the victim’s iPhone 13 which he sold for N150,000:00 in …
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A nurse who went viral two months ago for calling Lagos a smelly place has relocated after an X user got her a job abroad when she was persecuted for her tweet. The nurse had tweeted on Nov. 10, 2024, that Lagos is a smelly place. Some Nigerians who claim to be from Lagos tweeted at the state governor, …
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This is a sponsored post… On October 21st, 2024, a story went viral across Nigerian social media — a schoolboy named Ademola managed to buy a brand-new iPhone for just ₦400! Curious about how this happened, a LuckyBox host sat down with Ademola for an exclusive interview. He shared with them how anyone in Nigeria can get Apple …
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In December 2024, Entertainment Week Lagos (EWL) once again underscored its position as a leading platform for Africa’s creative and entrepreneurial ecosystem. Founded by Deola Art Alade, EWL brought together visionaries, innovators, and entrepreneurs, reinforcing its mission to foster collaboration and drive sustainable growth across Africa’s creative industries. A highlight of the week was the Deal Room, designed for showcasing …
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The Lagos State Government has shut down a school where a two-year-old d!ed following a swimming pool incident. LIB had earlier reported that Rapheala Ogbodo, mother of the deceased, had on January 15, gone on social media to demand answers over her baby who was said to have drowned in the school’s swimming pool. She explained that her …
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A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu Lagos State, on Wednesday, remanded a 54-year-old man, Kajola Ahmed, in a correctional centre for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ahmed, whose address was not provided, was charged with defilement. The Chief Magistrate, B.A. Sonuga did not take the defendant’s plea, however. …
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The Ikeja S3xual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday convicted and sentenced an Arabic teacher, Oladosu Sakiru, to 21 imprisonment for attempting to s3xually assault a 13-year-old female pupil. The trial judge, Justice Rahman Oshodi, sentenced Sakiru following his guilty plea to the amended two counts of attempted s3xual assault by penetration and indecent treatment of a child. …
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In another landmark feat, Wizkid’s ‘Made In Lagos’ has re-entered the Billboard World Album chart. Its NO. 24 entry makes it the the sixth straight year the album will appear on the chart which is an African record. Since its release in 2020, the album has appeared on the chart in what underscores its status as commercial success. The album …
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Suspected kidnappers have k!lled a member of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, Kayode Goriola, in the Igbe community in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the assailants stormed the area at past midnight on Saturday after entering through the swampy part of the community. They however encountered Goriola and his colleague who attempted to …
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Fouad Oki, says the immediate past Speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, had his impeachment coming as he had been behaving like an ‘’emperor” in the last eight months. Obasa was removed as the house speaker on Monday, January 13, over allegations of gross misconduct and abuse …
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