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A Homecoming to Remember: CMS Old Grammarian Society Reunites, Honours Departed Friends
By Dominic Mokikan The flames of love, laughter and timeless memories were rekindled at the at the Ogba, Ikeja facility of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, when the 1988 set of the Old Grammarian Society of CMS Grammar School, Lagos, came together for their reunion for this year. It was indeed a memorable time as…
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Lone Accident on Lagos-Ibadan Express Leaves Three Dead
By Olusegun Folarin Three persons have been presumed dead while two people sustained varying degrees of injuries in a line crash on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway around Fidiwo Bridge. The lone accident involved a Toyota Jeep marked BDG213BJ. The Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun Sector Command, Mrs Florence Okpe who confirmed the…
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Six Feared Dead, 21 Injured in Lagos-Ibadan Road Mishap
By Olusegun Folarin Six people have been presumed dead while 21 persons sustained varying degrees of injuries while 26 people escaped unhurt in a separate accident that occurred in different locations in Ogun State. The first crash which occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway around the FIDIWO area of the state involved a Toyota bus marked…
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Woman Jumps into River from Moving Boat In Lagos
A woman, who boarded a boat from Igando in Lagos State to Ogun has allegedly jumped into the river from the moving boat, the police have said. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday evening, said that rescue teams were already searching…
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NDLEA Swoops on Skuchies Factories, Arrests 26-Year-Old Lady
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have nabbed a 26-year-old lady, Obasanmi Esther Iyanu, who produces and distributes skuchies during a raid on her hideout in Osogbo, the Osun state capital. At least, 16.5 litres of the illicit substance and different quantities of molly and cannabis were recovered from her during the…
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Sanwo-Olu Slashes Work Days to 3 for Civil Servants
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has announced that civil servants from levels 1–14 will begin to work three days a week as part of measures to ease the economic challenges facing residents. Sanwo-Olu made this announcement during a live media chat, tagged, ‘Sanwo Speaks’ in Lagos on Thursday. The governor, however, said workers in…
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Entertainment Industry is growing so fast and so well – Otunba Adeneye
Spicy & Trendy With Adetutu Adetule/Taiwo Akinola Media entrepreneur and a politician, Otunba Dayo Adeneye popularly known as D1, has expressed a heartfelt joy over how successful the industry is growing. He made this known during an interview with Trendy & Spicy. He said, the music, language and culture of Nigeria have been exported globally,…
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Lagos Seals Two Traditional Birth Attendant Facilities
The Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board has sealed two traditional birth attendant facilities for flouting practice regulations. The facilities were sealed during an operation of the board to combat non-compliance with the code of conduct of traditional medicine practice in the state, according to a statement on the government’s official website. The two traditional birth…
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Lagos Warns Markets, Seals Two for Reckless Waste Disposal
The Lagos State Government has sealed Oke-Afa market, Isolo, and Katangua market, Abule Egba, for violating waste disposal regulations, including sundry unhygienic practices around the markets, which constitute grave environmental infractions. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs, Lagos Waste Management Authority, Mrs Folashade Kadiri. LAWMA said the closure of…
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Accident Claims Three on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
By Omolara Adasofunjo A fatal accident between IVECO trucks with registration number AAB 414 ZY and a Cabster, ZUR 601 XY at Kara bridge inbound on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway has claimed three lives According to a release by the public relations officer, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the hoodlums,…
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Supreme Court Affirms Yusuf, Sanwo-Olu, Muhammed’s Victory
By Ifeoma Nwovu The Supreme Court has affirmed the outcomes of the 2023 governorship elections in Lagos, Kano, and Bauchi states. The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal, which had confirmed the re-election of Babajide Sanwo-Olu as Governor of Lagos State. In a lead judgement delivered by Justice Garba Lawal, the…
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Water Sweeps Siblings Away at Ibeshe Beach
A 26-year-old Femi Adegboyega and 23-year-old Ibukun Adegboyega drowned while swimming at the Ibeshe Beach in the Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the incident happened on Christmas Day. The deceased were said to be swimming with their friends before the disaster and they were siblings who resided in the FESTAC Town…
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Passengers Bemoan Difficulties in Booking Free Train
By Rotimi Famakin Some train passengers travelling to Lagos this morning were allegedly denied access to the free train ride declared by the Federal Government. The passengers also bemoaned difficulties in booking the free train ride ticket online. Speaking with a Radio Nigeria correspondent who monitored the situation at Obafemi Awolowo train station, Moniya, Ibadan, two…
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Ogun Clears Illegal Structures on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The Ogun State Government, on Tuesday, started demolishing shanties and makeshift structures in Kara along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to the task force, the shanties and illegal structures disfigure the corridor and are considered to be hideouts for criminals in the area. The operation was led by the Senior Special Assistant to the State Governor…
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Pathologist Ascribes Bamise’s Death to Blunt Force Trauma
A pathologist at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Prof. Sunday Shoyemi, on Friday, told a Lagos state High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square that the death of a 22-year-old fashion designer named Oluwabamise Ayanwole, was caused by a force blunt trauma on the head. Shoyemi said the death was ascribed to craniocerebral…
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Police Says ‘Killaboi’ Declared Wanted for Girlfriend’s Death Nabbed
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, has confirmed the arrest of one Benjamin ‘Killaboi’ Nnanyereugo, who was declared wanted in Nigeria for allegedly killing his girlfriend, by the Sierra Leonean police. Recall that on October 11 the Lagos State Police Command declared Benjamin Nnanyereugo wanted for the murder of his girlfriend, Augusta…
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#EndSARS Anniversary: Mr Macaroni, Others Converge on Lekki Tollgate
Nigerian skitmaker, Adebowale Adedeyo popularly known as Mr Macaroni, and other Nigerians gathered at Lekki Tollgate in Lagos on Friday, to mark the third anniversary of the shootings that happened during the #EndSARS protest on October 20, 2020. Meanwhile, there was a heavy presence of police officers at the Lekki tollgate. Lagos State Commissioner of…
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Stop panic buying, root cause of queues addressed- NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited said it has noted the appearance of fuel queues in some parts of Lagos and a few other locations around the country. The retail management of the NNPC in a statement on Thursday, said the queues are due to reduced Depot loadout in Apapa, Lagos over a few…
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Lagos Clears Highways of Abandoned, Indiscriminately Parked Trucks
Lagos State Government, in conjunction with the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA and Nigeria Police on Thursday, embarked on strict enforcement operations to remove all abandoned and indiscriminately parked trucks within Apapa and its environs, particularly, Oshodi-Apapa Expressway. This is coming barely 48 hours when the Senate and Lagos State Government, expressed the need for concerted…
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Four Die in Lagos-Ibadan Road Mishap
By Olusegun Folarin Four persons have been presumed dead while three people sustained injuries in a crash that occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan highway, Ogun State. The crash, which occurred at quarter to one this morning, involved a luxury bus marked, ACA 533 ZP and another vehicle with no registration number on it. The Public Education…
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Parties Await Tribunal’s Verdict on Lagos Governorship Poll Monday
The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal will deliver judgment for Lagos State on Monday, September 25, Punch Online reports. Via a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday, the governorship flag bearer for the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, said that he has been informed that the judgment of the election petition at the tribunal…
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Court Jails Vulcaniser for Life over Wife’s Niece Defilement
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a 41-year-old vulcaniser, Wasiu Ibrahim, to life imprisonment for defiling his wife’s 15-year-old niece in Lagos State. Justice Rahman Oshodi held that the prosecution sufficiently proved the charge of defilement against Ibrahim. Oshodi held that the convict tried to deny a statement he made, in…
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Fans Protest Mohbad’s Death in Ondo, Lagos, Ogun (Video)
Spicy and Trendy By Adetutu Adetule Fans of the late hip hop sensation, Ilerioluwa Aloba, widely known as MohBad, took to the streets of Akure, the Ondo State capital, to express their solidarity with the grieving family of the departed singer. Clad in black attire, the fans embarked on a procession along prominent routes, including…
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Lagos-Ibadan Highway Mishap Claims 5, Injures 12
No fewer than five people were confirmed dead on Sunday while 12 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident near the Foursquare Camp on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the development in an interview with newsmen in Abeokuta.…
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Downpour: Lagos Puts 3rd Mainland Bridge Repairs on Hold Indefinitely
Barely 24 hours to the commencement of repair works on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State Government has announced its indefinite postponement. It was scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday 17th and Sunday 24th September. The postponement, it was gathered, became necessary due to the heavy downpour experienced in all parts of the metropolis on Saturday. The…
