•The victims The Nigeria Police Force has rescued two Colombian women allegedly lured to Nigeria and held captive by a human trafficking syndicate in Lagos. The victims, identified as Maria Camila Rodas Ortiz and Yuliet Fernanda Rios Mesa, were rescued by operatives of the National Central Bureau (NCB-INTERPOL), Lagos Annex, following actionab...
•Hoodlums photo used for illustration purposes only Four men were killed today after a disagreement reportedly escalated into communal unrest at Power Line Bus Stop, Ikola, in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. Our correspondent learnt from a resident who did not want to be mentioned in print that the argument stemmed from [&h...
•Arrival of Nigerian returnees from South Africa A total of 67 Nigerian returnees from South Africa have arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos State. The returnees landed via South Africa Airways at exactly 8:45 pm yesterday and were received by some federal government agencies, including the National Emergency Managem...
A group loyal to former Chairman of Somolu Local Government, Honourable Gbolahan Bagostowe, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the controversy surrounding the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary for Somolu Constituency I ahead of the 2027 general elections. The group, Bagostowe Media Crew, said it was concerned about wha...
•Minister of Works David Umahi and a section of Carter Bridge, Lagos  The federal government has set a new 24-month timeline for the completion of the reconstruction of Lagos’ Carter Bridge, down from the initially slated 36 months. Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, disclosed this yesterday during an inspection of the ongoing reconstruction of th...
•Isese Festival The Lagos, Ogun and Oyo State governments have declared today, Thursday, August 20, work-free to commemorate this year’s Isese Day, with the three states framing the annual celebration as an important expression of Yoruba culture, traditional religion and indigenous heritage. The declarations mean public servants and other resi...
•Dr Sunny A. Adache The Commonwealth Institute of Advanced and Professional Studies (CIAPS) is set to host Lesotho-based columnist, Dr Sunny A. Adache, at a special Meet-the-Author event scheduled to be hel in Lagos on Friday, August 21, 2026. The event, which begins at 11:00 a.m will take place at the CIAPS Auditorium, 5 Akinola […]
By every measure, Lagos is one of Africa’s fastest-growing megacities. It generates thousands of tonnes of municipal waste daily, operates an extensive waste management system, and has repeatedly launched sanitation campaigns. Yet, a drive through the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Oshodi, Ketu, Ikorodu Road, Awolowo Way in Ikeja, Lagos Mainland o...
Lagos State government has said it is expanding access to specialised health care with the building of hospital facilities in Ojo and Somolu, as the 280-bed Ojo General Hospital nears completion and a new 180-bed hospital takes shape in Somolu. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said this at the weekend during an inspection of [&hell...
•New US Consul General, Brandon Hudspeth The United States Mission in Nigeria has announced the arrival of Brandon Hudspeth as the new Consul General at the US Consulate General in Lagos. Hudspeth will serve a three-year tenure as the senior US government representative across the 17 states in southern Nigeria. He succeeds Rick Swart, who [&he...
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