A coalition of maritime transport operators, including the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO) has issued a three-day ultimatum to the Lagos State Government demanding the immediate disbandment of two committees for alleged extortion an...
•Petrol tankers waiting to load at an NNPC depot Marketers of petroleum products have expressed concerns that the alleged harassment of tanker drivers by officials of the Lagos State Government could lead to fuel scarcity in a few days, as some filling stations were shut in various parts of the state yesterday. They also vowed […]
Telecommunications operators have said that the strike embarked upon, yesterday, by members of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has started affecting telephone operations, especially within Lagos and Ogun states. It also called for urgent intervention and amicable resolution to the standoff between the police and...
The Lagos State Police Command has detained a 23-year-old man for allegedly beating his girlfriend to death. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to journalists today in Lagos. He stated that the suspect committed the offence on Friday at about 8:00 pm in the Ijedodo, Isheri-Osun area of the state. Hundeyin...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has made shocking discoveries during its ongoing enforcement operation at the Idumota open drug market in Lagos. In a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter) yesterday, the agency revealed the seizure of unregistered narcotics, counterfeit GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) medicine...
•CP Moshood Jimoh The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment of Olohundare Moshood Jimoh as the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command. A statement by the Head of Press and Public Relations of the Commission, Ikechukwu Ani, says Jimoh, before his appointment, was Commissioner of Police, Ports Authority, Eastern Ports. Jimo...
A fire outbreak today gutted part of a seven-storey commercial building belonging to AG Leventis, Iddo House, Iddo, via Oyingbo, Lagos, destroying property worth millions of naira. According to an eyewitness, the fire started at about 11 a.m. and affected the archive room on the first floor, measuring approximately 108 square meters, reports V...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has sealed the Idumota open drug market in Lagos State. This, NAFDAC said was part of its ongoing efforts to eliminate fake and substandard medicines in the country, reports NAN. NAFDAC’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Shaba Mohammed, told journalists during an enforc...
•Kwankwaso and Aregbesola Former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, yesterday met with the immediate past Minister of Interior and former Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, at his Lagos residence. In a social media post, Kwankwaso said they met to discuss national issues. “This evening, I had the pleasure to visit the former Govern...
With the dust yet to settle on the alleged plan by bandits fleeing the North to attack the South West, with Lagos being put on red alert by security agencies and community leaders, the daily streaming of Northern youths into the country’s most-populated state is putting renewed focus on leaders of the Arewa community in […]
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