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Masked armed men in NSCDC uniforms invade Lagos hotel, torture guests, staff and cart away valuables

Masked armed men in NSCDC uniforms invade Lagos hotel, torture guests, staff and cart away valuables

No fewer than 15 masked armed men, dressed in Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) uniforms, alongside suspected thugs, raided Seafortunes Hotels Limited on Ago Palace Way, Okota, Lagos.   According to THISDAY, the incident happened last weekend.    The attackers reportedly tortured customers and staff for hours, looted valuables, and carted away a massive generator set before fleeing …

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DSS releases arrested Lagos lawmakers

DSS releases arrested Lagos lawmakers

The Lagos State House of Assembly has confirmed that lawmakers detained by the State Security Service (SSS), also known as the DSS, have been released following hours of interrogation related to the ongoing speakership crisis.   Stephen Ogundipe, Chairman of the Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on Information, disclosed the development on Thursday, January 30. Earlier in the day, lawmakers Lanre …

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Lagos court remands woman for trafficking girls to Ghana for prostitution

Lagos court remands woman for trafficking girls to Ghana for prostitution

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, January 29, ordered the remand of a woman, Rejoice John alias Success, at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly trafficking three young ladies to Ghana for prostitution.   Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke remanded the defendant, pending the hearing and ruling on her bail application.   In the charge marked FHC /L /829c /24, …

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Father cries out for justice after his son ran mad after confessing to being sodomised by a hotelier in Lagos

Father cries out for justice after his son ran mad after confessing to being sodomised by a hotelier in Lagos

A Nigerian man has come out to cry for justice after his 16-year-old secondary school student in Lagos ‘ran mad’ after confessing that he was sexually molested by a popular Lagos hotelier at Bucknor, Isheri Oshun area of the state. Vanguard reports that the distraught father, Edozie Christian, a spare parts dealer at Ladipo market in Lagos, said the incident …

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Two bodies recovered so far as two-storey building collapses in Lagos (video)

Two bodies have been recovered so far after a two-storey building collapsed in Lagos.   Two persons have been confirmed de@d after a two-storey building collapsed at Mega Mall Estate, Inikpa Ajah, Lagos state today January 28.    A video from the scene shows responders working tirelessly to rescue anyone trapped in the rubble.          

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Lagos Assembly to probe ex-speaker Obasa over fraud allegations

Lagos Assembly to probe ex-speaker Obasa over fraud allegations

Lagos lawmakers have announced plans are underway to investigate Mudashiru Obasa, the Speaker they impeached on January 13 for fraud allegations while he was living in his alleged home in  Atlanta, Georgia, United States.   Obasa did not show up when the Assembly reconvened on Monday, January 27.    The lawmakers removed Obasa two weeks ago, citing high-handedness and corruption, …

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New Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mojisola holds prayer session as she officially moves into the office of the Speaker (video)

The new speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, held a prayer session this morning as she officially moved into the office of the Speaker at Lagos State House of Assembly Complex. Mojisola Meranda emerged as the new Speaker of the Assembly following the impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa over gross misconduct and abuse of …

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