•The suspects For three days, a Lagos businesswoman remained in the bush at Ijedodo, unsure of what would happen to her, while her abductors negotiated with her family over a ransom running into millions of naira. The woman had allegedly been taken from a beautiful duplex in the Ijedodo area of Lagos State by a […]
No casualty was recorded when a tanker conveying 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) overturned on Ijako Road, inward Oke Oso, along the Ajah Expressway in Epe, Lagos State. The Mack tanker reportedly overturned yesterday while ascending Ijako Hill following a mechanical failure, reports The Nation. The Lagos State Emergency Management...
Coronation Art Gallery yesterday opened The Value of Belief — Collectors, Conviction and the Making of Cultural Futures, welcoming guests to an evening that marked the beginning of its most ambitious exhibition programme to date. The opening at Coronation Plaza, Victoria Island, Lagos, brought together senior executives across the Group, busin...
It is impossible to imagine Nigerian cuisine without Jollof Rice. More than one of West Africa’s most loved dishes, jollof has been part of many moments that bring people together, from family tables and wedding parties to special gatherings and sometimes in the most unexpected places. This spirit came to life on World Jollof Day […]
•Protesting pensioners, yesterday Tension rose in Lagos yesterday as policemen attached to the Lagos State Command reportedly fired teargas to disperse pensioners protesting at the Lagos House and Lagos State House of Assembly, Ikeja, over outstanding pension adjustments and wage awards. The pensioners, under the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (N...
•Blackout The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) has attributed recent reductions in electricity allocations to Distribution Companies (DisCos) serving Lagos, Abuja and northern Nigeria to multiple transmission line outages and constraints on the national grid. NISO, in a clarification issued on the development, said the disruptions r...
•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...

