The Lagos State Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board said it will start paying the 2023 Hajj pilgrims the sum of N223 million. The Board Secretary, Saheed Onipede, in a statement by the Public Affairs Officer, Taofeek Lawal, said the money was a refund for services not rendered by the Saudi Arabian authorities during the pilgrimage exercise. [&helli...
A United States flag carrier, United Airlines flight UA613, outbound from Lagos to Washington, has declared an emergency and returned to Lagos. It was learnt that several passengers and crew aboard the aircraft, a Boeing 787-8, sustained minor injuries, reports Vanguard. The flight, which had 245 passengers, eight flight attendants and three p...
•Hajj pilgrims The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced N8,784,085.59k as the new Hajj fare for the 2025 Hajj exercise in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the state. The new fare was announced by the board’s secretary, Mr Saheed Onipede, following the announcement of the 2025 Hajj fare by the Chairman/CEO National [&helli...
Retail outlets owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited have effected an upward adjustment in the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, from N965 to N990 per litre in the Federal Capital Territory. The new price template effected nationwide today also increased NNPCL price in Lagos from N925 to […...
•Pastor Idowu Iluyomade and wife, Pastor Siju Pastor Idowu Iluyomade, the suspended pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, City of David Parish, has launched a new ministry in Lagos called The Family Fellowship. In a video that went viral this morning, Iluyomade was seen celebrating with members during their inaugural service held at ...
Tragedy occurred in Lagos State, when a Pastor, Magistrate Olasanmi Ogunkanmi, 58, suddenly, slumped and died the night after returning from a three-week holy pilgrimage in Jerusalem, Israel. It was gathered that late Magistrate Ogunkanmi, performed his last pilgrimage exercise to Jerusalem with the first batch of Lagos pilgrims, before his su...
•Late Pa Akinsanya Sunny Ajose A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and member of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) in Lagos State, Pa Akinsanya Sunny Ajose is dead. Pa Akinsanya who passed away in the early hours of yesterday represented Badagry division at the apex body of the party, reports Nigerian Tribune. He […]...
•Fuel tanker explosion Three persons narrowly escaped death today as a fuel tanker exploded in Epe-Ijebu Ode expressway in Lagos State. The explosion resulted in confusion in the locality as nearby passers-by scampered for safety, reports Nigerian Tribune. The fuel tanker explosion occurred on the Lagos State end of the road. Two persons inclu...
•The suspects Detectives from the Lagos State Command have arrested three young men, over the death of their Facebook lover in the Surulere area of the state. Though the identities of the suspects were not given, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Olanrewaju Ishola, who confirmed their arrest, stated that the suspects extorted N300,000 f...
•Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has expressed concern over the forthcoming local government election in the state, which is planned to hold in the 20 local government areas and the Local Council Development areas (LCDAS). Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, last Friday, swore in the chairman and members of th...
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