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 …
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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 …
Read More »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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three suspects for allegedly def!ling a 15-year-old girl in the Festac area of the state. The spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the arrest of the suspects to journalists on Wednesday, October 9, identified the suspects as Vincent Omar, 22; Leonard Nwodo, 30; and Henry Chiokwe, 17. …
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Men of the Lagos State police command have arrested a club bouncer, Kingsley Otti, for allegedly stabbing a suspected hoodlum to de@th at a lounge on Ago Palace Way in the Okota area of the state on Monday, October 7. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin, in a statement released, said the bouncer attacked the …
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has raised the pump price of petrol. In Abuja, fuel price was increased by 14.8 per cent to N1,030 per litre from the previous N897. In Lagos, the pump price is now ₦998 per litre. The latest price increase makes it the second time the petrol price has been hiked in …
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