Tag Archives: Lagos

The Commissioner of Transport in Lagos state, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, has said that the Federal High Court judgment banning men of the Vehicle Inspection Service otherwise known as VIO from stopping vehicles on the road, impounding erring vehicles and imposing fines on the owners of such vehicles does not apply in Lagos state.   Justice Evelyn Maha on October 3, issued …

Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Tuesday, sentenced a head teacher, Benjamin Ogba, to life imprisonment for def!ling two seven-year-old girls.    The judge held that the prosecution proved the case beyond a reasonable doubt, with the ingredients of defilement to the court’s satisfaction.   Sholadoye held that the evidence of the defence …

Two suspected members of a notorious cult gang have been arrested by police while on a mission to avenge the k!lling of a member by rival gang in the Agege area of Lagos.   It was gathered that Alimi Abdurasak,18, and Eniola Shamsideen, 18, were arrested by operatives from Elere Police Station, Lagos State Police Command at about 1.50am along …

Lawyer Deji Adeyanju has given an update on singer, Speed Darlington.   In a post shared on his X handle, Adeyanju revealed that Speed Darlington was arrested in Lagos last Friday October 4 and whisked to Abuja by the police following a petition from Burna Boy. ‘’We just spent the last 30mins with Speed Darlington and he narrated how he …

The Lagos State Government has commenced the trial of two medical doctors, Michael Atiba and Michael Ugbeye, over the d3ath of a patient, Ejiro Ugorobi.   The duo is standing trial at the Ikeja High Court of Lagos State, presided over by Justice Oyindamola Ogala.    It would be recalled that the LASG had on March 25, 2024, arraigned the …

The Lagos state police command has arrested a man identified as Wahab Ibrahim, for allegedly defiling a four-year-old girl in the Ikeja area of the state.    A lady had visited the police on September 6 to report that the suspect who is 32-years-old allegedly inserted his finger into the v@gina of her four-year-old niece.   The police visited the …

The Lagos State House of Assembly has suspended Jelili Sulaimon, the Chairperson of Alimosho Local Government Area, over allegations of misconduct and non-compliance.    The suspension, which took immediate effect, was announced during a plenary session on Monday, October 7.   In a unanimous vote, the lawmakers agreed that Akinpelu Johnson, the vice chairman, would assume responsibility for overseeing the …

A 48-year-old man simply identified as Okafor has been st@bbed to de@th allegedly by a prostitute, Joy Kelvin, who he brought to his home in the Jakande area last night October 6.    Men of the Ilasan police division received a complaint today October 7, from a man that his friend, Okafor, was reportedly st@bbed in his house at the …

A 41-year-old Canadian lady Adrienne Munju has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos for importing large consignment of ‘Canadian Loud’, a strong strain of synthetic cannabis.     The spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, October 6, 2024.  …

The police in Lagos state have arrested a 30-year-old man identified as Motunrayo Olaniyi, for allegedly st@bbing his newlywed wife, Olajumoke, to d£ath at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Friday, October 4.   A statement released by the spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, says Motunrayo allegedly st@bbed his 25-year-old wife multiple …