Tag Archives: Lagos

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 …

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.    …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Supporters of the recently impeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, created a scene on Monday afternoon, January 13 as they were filmed singing President Tinubu‘s supporters anthem “On Your Mandate” while detained in a police van.   The 52-year-old lawmaker, representing Agege Constituency I, was removed from office on Monday over allegations of gross misconduct and …

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three suspects linked to the ass@ult and molest@tion of a young lady at Don Maserati Classic Boutique on Lagos Island in the State.   A video that went viral over the weekend showed the men flogging the salesgirl who was accused of theft at the boutique. The Police, however, said …

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has been impeached for gross misconduct and abuse of office.  90% of the lawmakers were in support of his impeachment exercise that took place today January 12.   He has been replaced by Hon Mojisola Metanda of the Apapa 1 constituency.   Obasa who represented Agege State Constituency I …

Detectives from the Lagos State Command have arrested three young men in connection with the de@th of their Facebook lover in the Surulere area of the state.    Although the identities of the suspects were not disclosed, Commissioner of Police Olanrewaju Ishola confirmed their arrest, revealing that the suspects extorted N300,000 from one of their victims before the murder took …