Tag Archives: Lagos

A video of Nigerians filing out to collect bible and loaves of bread from a Caucasian missionary in the Ajao estate area of Lagos state has made the rounds on social media.   The video showed both Nigerian men and women queuing  to collect the items. A man who recorded the moment and shared a video online said this shows …

Lagos council chairmen, under the banner of Conference 57, have called on the Lagos State House of Assembly to rethink its proposal to replace Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) with Area Administrative Councils as outlined in the proposed Local Government Administration Bill.   Mr. Rasaq Ajala, General-Secretary of Conference 57 and Executive Chairman of Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye LCDA, made the appeal during …

Dr. Ify Aniebo, a well-respected academic and wife of Labour Party’s 2023 Lagos State governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has taken to social media to debunk a long-standing belief about breakfast.    In a tweet, she revealed that the popular saying, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” was actually a marketing slogan created by Kellogg’s in 1917 to …

A Nigerian doctor, Folaseye, is asking the public’s help to identify a patient brought to the Accident & Emergency Ward of the Isolo General Hospital, Lagos after he collapsed along Mile 2 Dubar Road while on his way to work.   In a post on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, the doctor said there are no means of identification on the …

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos State, has announced an increase in the minimum wage for civil servants in the state to N85,000.    The governor made this statement during an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday, October 16.   “I’m glad to let you know that the minimum wage for Lagos, which we have discussed with our union, is …

Four workers were burnt beyond recognition when fire razed a lounge and bar located along Baale Road in the Olodi Apapa area of Lagos State.   The spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident said that at about 7.50am on Sunday, October 13, 2024, a distress call was received at the station that around …

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 70-year-old man, Afolabi Michael, for allegedly def!ling an 11-year-old girl.    The suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged by the girl’s mother.   Though the suspect denied having s3xual intercourse with the girl, he admitted engaging in “deep romancing” with her.   The suspect, in his confessional statement to the police, …

A train crushed a 50-year-old man identified simply as Emmanuel to d@ath in the Oshodi area of Lagos State.    The incident happened near Arena Shopping Mall on Saturday, October 12, 2024.    The deceased’s sister informed the police that she received a phone call around 9 am alerting her that her older brother had been fatally struck by the …

A TikTok celebrity, Odesanmi Opeyemi, better known as Oloba Salo, was shot by an unknown gunman in the Lekki area of Lagos state on Thursday, October 10. Salo was said to have been attacked while driving his white SUV around Tantalizer Junction, Lekki.   A viral video shows the aftermath of the attack, with a voice claiming “This is Salo’s …

The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army has commenced investigation into the incident that led to the k!lling of a police officer, Inspector Saka Ganiyu, following an altercation with soldiers in Lagos State.      LIB reported that some soldiers attached to the Ojo Cantonment Barracks attacked Ganiyu after he accosted their colleague for driving against the traffic around Volks …