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Mohbad: Police finally release Naira Marley, Sam Larry after meeting bail condition
Popular Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola known as Naira Marley and show promoter, Sam Larry, have been released from detention by the Lagos State Police Command.
Sanwo-Olu inaugurates Yaba Flyover, as Lagos Red Rail Line races to completion
Yaba flyover - one of the four bridges being concurrently constructed by the Lagos State Government along the Red Line rail corridor - is now open to traffic, creating a new commuting and connectivity experience in Lagos Mainland.
LAWMA seals Lagos plazas for environmental offences, traders plead for reopening of Alayabiagba Market
Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), on Thursday, continued its onslaught against environmental infractions by sealing several plazas around Tejuosho Market, Yaba.
Baba Ijesha marks one year in prison
A popular and embattled actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, who was sentenced to 16 years imprisonment for child defilement, has spent one year of his prison term at the Maximum Security Custodial Centre, Kirikiri, Lagos State.
Disaster averted as fire razes building at Queen’s College
Disaster was averted on Sunday morning after a fire gutted a guest house inside Queen’s College, Yaba.
Lagos court orders IGP, AGF to pay N400m to families of four Ladipo traders
Justice Olufunke Sule-Amzat of a Lagos High Court sitting in Yaba, yesterday, ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Attorney General of the Federation ( AGF) to pay N400 million as compensation to families of four Ladipo market traders, who were extra-judicially killed by police officers in 2001.
Lagos teacher accused of defilement, Adewale Bakare released on bail
A teacher at the Methodist Girls’ High School, Yaba, Lagos, Adewale Bakare, who was earlier remanded at the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Kirikiri, for alleged sexual abuse of a nine-year-old girl has been granted bail.
Lagos State withdraws murder charge against Kunle Poly
The Lagos State directorate of public prosecution says it will not charge the chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos Island Branch B, Azeez Adekunle Lawal, aka Kunle Poly, and another with murder.
Missing BRT passenger found dead in Lagos, police confirm arrest of driver
The Lagos State Police Command regrets to inform the public that Oluwabamise Ayanwole, the 22-year-old lady who got missing in transit while on board a BRT bus on 26/2/2022 has been found dead. The corpse was found lying on the Carter Bridge by Ogogoro Community, Lagos Lagos Island. The corpse has been deposited at the morgue of the Mainland Hospital, Yaba, for autopsy.
Police arrests Chairman Bookshop Owners Association, others for piracy
Police Officers of the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos on Wednesday arrested the Chairman Bookshop Owners Association, Mushin-Market, Mr Festus I O of Fesco Bookshop and two accomplices for conspiring to pirate and sell the Iyaloja Playbook.