The third batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa has arrived in Lagos following weeks of anti-immigration protests and xenophobic tensions in the country. The evacuees arrived aboard an Air Peace aircraft, which landed at the cargo terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, at about 10:54 a.m. today. … develop...
A total of 102,025 new HIV infections were recorded across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory in 2025, with Lagos State accounting for the highest number of new cases at 10,430, according to data obtained from the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s State of the Health of the Nation Report 2025. […]
•Blackout Fresh concerns have emerged over the health of Nigeria’s naÂtional electricity grid following last week’s major disturbance on the Lagos transmission corridor, with power sector experts warnÂing that the country’s transmisÂsion infrastructure is dangerousÂly overstretched, underfunded and increasingly vulnerable to collapse. The alar...
Security operatives from Lagos and Ogun states have launched a joint offensive against criminal networks operating along the border corridor between the two states, leading to the arrest of 88 suspects, the rescue of five kidnapped victims, the recovery of arms and ammunition, and the death of four suspected criminals during encounters with se...
•Terrorists Finding No. 45, Abimbola Street, off Capitol Road in Lagos’ bustling Agege area was anything but straightforward. House numbers appeared to have been assigned without any discernible order. Number 63 sat before 41, while another property bore 55, reports Sunday Vanguard. Residents pointed in different directions whenever enquiries ...
Lagos residents turned out in large numbers today for the 2026 edition of Knorr Jollof Fest at Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island, transforming the venue into a lively gathering centred on food, entertainment and shared cultural experiences. Now in its fourth year, the festival drew thousands of attendees who spent the day moving between food ...
•Blackout Dozens of traders and residents who erected buildings and shops under the Transmission Company of Nigeria transmission lines at the Egor Market narrowly escaped death as the power lines exploded and gutted in flames. Residents and traders fled for their lives as the transmission lines continued to spark fire but were later seen prayi...
•The collapsed building A three-storey building has collapsed in the Alakija area of Lagos State, with several people feared trapped beneath the rubble. It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 11:40 am today, and the exact number of persons trapped could not be immediately ascertained, reports The PUNCH. As of the time of […...
Another batch of Nigerian returnees from South Africa has touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. A statement by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) today noted that they arrived at about 8:50 pm yesterday, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. The Commission described the evacuation exercise, approved by Presid...
The Salvation Army, Ebute-Metta Corps, Lagos is holding a programme tagged “Service of Celebration & Launch” to unveil four milestones. The event holds on Sunday, June 28, 2026 by 10 am at the Corps hall located at 116 Freeman Street, Ebute-Metta, Lagos. According to a statement signed by the Corps Sergeant Major (Presiding Eld...
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