The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), popularly known as KAI, says it has dislodged occupants of 84 rooms constructed under Eko Bridge at Elegbata, on the Lagos Island. Its Corps Marshal, retired Maj. Olanini Cole, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Monday by the agency’s Spokesperson, Lukman Ajayi. Cole said that one person who allegedly built …
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NBA round-up: Cleveland Cavaliers beat Golden State Warriors for 10th straight win
The Cleveland Cavaliers extended their best start to an NBA season with a 10th successive victory by beating the Golden State Warriors 136-117. Darius Garland scored a game-high 27 points for the Cavs, who became only the 15th team to start with a 10-0 record. Cleveland dominated from the outset and led 83-42 at half-time, with Stephen Curry managing just …
Read More »NSIB recovers black box of crashed helicopter in Rivers state
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has successfully retrieved the black box from the East Wind Aviation helicopter that tragically crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Bonny Finima, Rivers State, on October 24. The helicopter, chartered by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, was carrying six passengers and two crew members on a journey from the Nigerian Air Force …
Read More »Lagos state government announces traffic diversion for Women marathon on Nov 9
The Lagos State Government announced the closure of 11 key roads on Lagos Island and Victoria Island for the Lagos Women Run, to be held on Saturday,October 9. In a statement issued on Thursday, November 7, the state Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said that in view of the annual Lagos Women Run, the Lagos State Government had implemented …
Read More »Bandits k!ll 10 farmers, 8 vigilantes, kidnap two Indian nationals and others in Niger state
Bandits have k!lled 10 farmers including women from Wayam and Belu-Belu villages in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. Residents said six of the victims were beheaded and bandits went away with their heads. According to them, many people also sustained bullet wounds and were being treated at a clinic in Kagara, the Headquarters of Rafi LGA. …
Read More »US election: Trump ahead of Kamala in polls as he wins North Carolina, a key battleground state
Former US President Donald Trump has won North Carolina, taking the first major major battleground state of the election so far and cementing the Republican party’s hold on the state’s 16 electoral votes. Voters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia did cast ballots in the presidential contest between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican …
Read More »Police rescue 23 kidnapped passengers in Niger State
The Niger State Police Command has rescued 23 kidnapped passengers from Pangugari and Kattako forests in Rafi Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, November 4, 2024, said bandits attacked a commercial bus heading to Bayelsa State from Sokoto and abducted 19 passengers …
Read More »Ajeromi Ifelodun LGA of Lagos state allegedly kickstarts move to rename streets named after non-indigenes
Disgusting much. Yorubas are bastarda, I swear. They should make sure they remove all the names of non indegenes on streets all over Lagos, Lekki, VI, Anthony, Mende,Ajah, Ilupeju, Oshodi, Gbagada, Ojota, Apapa, Festac/ Amuwo, Satellite, Mile 2, Ketu , Magodo, Badagry etc. If they stop God go punish all of them. No sleep for the wicked. Like this! 11 …
Read More »Teenager machetes elderly man to de@th for beating his mum to a pulp in Delta state
Men of the Delta state police command have arrested a 17-year-old boy identified as Thankgod for k!ll an old man identified as Ogbonna Nwodo. In a video shared online by the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Bright Edafe, Thankgod said the deceased had attacked his mum and had beaten her to the point she fainted. He said …
Read More »We saw it coming ? Rivers state govt reacts to LG allocation freeze
The Rivers State government has reacted to the new Federal High Court ruling in Abuja, which ordered the cessation of local government allocations, stating that the ruling was anticipated due to various developments during the court process. Rivers state Commissioner for Information, Joe Johnson, on Wednesday , October 30 said;, “When the trial Judge refused to add the 23 Council …
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