Tag Archives: Lagos

 Nigerian doctor, Femi Olaleye, has regained his freedom weeks after the Appeal court sitting in Lagos nullified his r@pe conviction.    Olaleye was arraigned in 2022 by the Lagos State Government at the Sexu@l Offences and Domestic Violence Court, in Ikeja, Lagos and was in October 2023, found guilty of defiling his wife’s 16-year-old niece. The judge held that the …

A Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja, has convicted and sentenced a man, Bamidele Folorunsho, to 10 years imprisonment for indecent treatment and sexual assault of a minor by rubbing her a.n*s and caressing her br3asts with his hands.   Justice Rahman Oshodi who handed down the verdict on Wednesday, December 11, convicted Folorunsho of two …

Operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested the security guard of a telco company based in Ogba, Ikeja for stealing and selling the firm’s electricity cable worth N632,000 to a scrap metal buyer for N30,000.   The security guard, Adebayo Afeez, 37, was arrested in the company’s (name withheld) premises after the buyer of the cable, Musbau Amodu, 32, …

APC Chieftain, Joe Igbokwe, has asked people to help him check if the Sit-At-Home order by some persons is still being enforced in the Southeast region.    Igbokwe asked for an update on his Facebook page after he disclosed how he is freely walking in Lagos and going about his business.  

The Lagos State Fire Service has rescued a 63-year-old plumber, Akin Kuboye, from a 120-metre-deep well in the Igando area of the state.    The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday, December 8, 2024, said the victim slipped and fell inside the well while carrying out …

Veteran Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe has revealed that her multi-million naira home in Lagos was burnt down in a fire. On December 4, 2024, the actress took to Instagram to post a video showing the damage to her home. The house which once gallantly stood had been turned to soot by the flames, bright curtains, and furniture turned to black …

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday sentenced a couple, Harry Uyanwanne and Kristen Uyanwanne, to 10 years imprisonment for using a church to steal N52 million.   The court also ordered that the Church, Temple International Church, be deregistered and closed down   The couple and the church were charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on …

The only survivor of a house fire started by arsons at Ita Marun community in the Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos State has d!ed.    Kehinde Oduse, 25, was hospitalised with injuries after he managed to escape the fire that killed his 22-year-old wife and two children, aged 4 and 2 (read here).   Sadly, Kehinde d!ed in the early …

Operatives of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC, have raided a makeshift factory in Oke Arin market, Lagos Island, following a complaint about the illegal production of alcoholic beverages.   A statement from the agency says three men were apprehended and various counterfeit alcoholic drinks, empty bottles, and packaging materials were seized. The products, valued …

Reality TV star, Tochi, says Lagos is ‘’wild” and wonders how his fellow male folks will find wives in Lagos.    In a post shared on his Instagram page, Tochi expressed his worry about ladies in Lagos who go on lunch dates with men and then say they cannot eat unless they smoke marijuana.    See his post below…