Tag: lagos
What in the world: Singer, Tiwa Banks stabbed by landlord’s son (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)
by Akan Ido Aspiring singer, Tiwa Banks was on Monday assaulted by her Landlord’s son, identified as Tobi Obadina. Sources ...
Pants down: Police arraign 4 women and 5 men for prostitution in Lagos
by Isi Esene Patronising commercial sex workers is becoming a risky venture in Lagos as 4 men and 5 women ...
Police arrest woman who dumped day-old baby in the bush to die (PICTURED)
by Isi Esene Aderoju Ojelabi, a 37-year-old woman has been arrested by the police in Lagos for allegedly dumping a ...
How ‘okada’ rider died from electrocution in Lagos
A man suspected to be an okada rider was on Saturday evening electrocuted to death in Ejigbo, Lagos State. The ...
#DivorceDrama: “My wife killed my second wife” – Husband; “No, he charmed me” – Wife
Mr, Wahab Adekola has pleaded with a Lagos Grade ‘A’ Customary Court, sitting in Agege to dissolve his 21-year-old marriage ...
Crisis in Ajah: One person killed, hundreds displaced, houses set ablaze
Eighty-five year old, Rev. Ebenezer Megbalewon, was in his Ilaje home, Lagos State, resting on November 29, 2012 when some ...
They’re back: Dana Air gets new operation licence 6 months after Lagos crash
by Akan Ido Dana Airways has received a new operating licence from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) exactly six ...
Hello, Cinderella! Y! presents The Annual Black Ball… hosted by MI, plus the unveiling of Y! Magazine 2.0
by Isi Esene Details have now been unveiled for Y! Magazine’s Annual Black Ball. An end-of-the-year celebration for the cool ...
Yo-yo policy making: Tollgates will return to federal highways soon – Works minister
by Akan Ido The minister of works, Mike Onolemenmen, has disclosed the impending re-introduction of tolls on federal highways, including ...
Kay Aishida: Stemming the Yuletide (Y! Superblogger)
There’s another new breed of irritating extortionists we have out there now. These group are the youth carnival organizers. It’s ...
Femke becomes Funke: Iya Funke was here
by Femke van Zeijl My landlady is beating the talking drum clasped under her left arm. When she sings her ...
That’s for stealing from Fashola’s PA: 5 suspects arrested by police
by Akan Ido Five suspects, including a tailor, Ahmed Abdulkareen have reportedly been arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad Ikeja, ...
2 suspected armed robbers killed by police in Ikeja
by Akan Ido Two armed robbers were yesterday killed by policemen during an exchange of gunfire around Allen Avenue in ...
Problem Diagnosed: “Nigerian sports is plagued by dark spiritual forces” – Olympian, Pius Bazighe
Former African champion and national javelin record holder, Pius Bazighe took the dwindling fortunes of Nigerian sports to another dimension, ...
Traffic Governor: Fashola arrests police officer for riding ‘okada’ on the highway without helmet
by Isi Esene Governor Babatunde Fashola continued to spread his new traffic law crusade yesterday with his ‘arrest’ of a ...
Opinion: Let me tell my horror police story… the day I became a ‘Yahoo boy’
by ‘Yomi Kazeem Any young person with any semblance of wealth/income was targeted by these guys. They had almost caught ...
PHOTOS: Nokia unveils Asha 205 and 206 in Lagos
What: Nokia’s Gobal Unveiling of Asha 205 and 206. Where: Timesquare, Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja, Lagos. When: November 26, 2012. Photos ...
Money Laundering: 2 passengers caught with $2,073,160 at Lagos airport
by Isi Esene Two passengers were arrested over the weekend in possession of $2,073,160 and 20,300 Saudi Arabian Riyal (SAR) ...
Davido, Ice-prince & eLDee submit entries for MTV Base VJ Search (WATCH)
by Isi Esene The next big thing on television will be unveiled at the auditions for the MTV Base VJ Search ...
“I sell human heads to churches and others for N7,500” – Joshua Akindele, confessed cannibal
by Isi Esene Joshua Akindele, 56, a confessed cannibal was recently caught by a vigilante group in collaboration with ...
Tragic Thursday: How the building collapsed on us – Mother of dead sisters
by Akan Ido There are conflicting reports over the circumstances leading to the building collapse which happened early Thursday morning ...
PDP floors ACN (again) in Lagos as tribunal declares Busari Akande winner of LG poll
by Isi Esene The Local Government Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lagos yesterday declared the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Busari ...
Neighbourly Rage: Pregnant woman remanded in Kirikiri for biting off neighbour’s breast
by Akan Ido The Magistrate’s Court in Ejigbo, Lagos has remanded a pregnant woman, Funke Jamiu, in Kirikiri prison custody ...
Tragedy in Badagry: Container falls off trailer crushing car occupant to death
by Isi Esene A container on the back of a trailer yesterday fell on a Mazda car on the Lagos-Badagry ...
‘Chinese is possible language of the future’ – Fashola defends planned introduction of Mandarin in Lagos public schools
by Isi Esene Governor Babatunde Fashola has given reasons for championing the introduction of Mandarin in Lagos public schools. He ...
TICKER: #AviationMadness: Arik flight nearly lands on ‘mad man’ who strayed onto airport runway
Arik Air flight nearly crushed a man in ragged clothes and dishevelled hair who stood few metres away from the ...
Tragedy: 4 reported dead in multiple vehicle accident in Lagos
by Isi Esene Reports say four men yesterday lost their lives in a multiple accident around Otedola Bridge on the ...
A ‘five-year’ battle: How Sen. Olusola Saraki died of cancer
by Isi Esene More details have emerged on how the godfather of Kwara politics, Senator Olusola Saraki died early Wednesday ...
TICKER: Truck crushes two vehicles on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
A truck bearing sand to an unknown destination on Tuesday toppled over and landed on two vehicles on the Lagos-Ibadan ...
TICKER: 1004 sealed, re-opened over land use charge
The Lagos State government yesterday afternoon sealed off 1004 Flats, Victoria Island, over unpaid land use charges by the management ...
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- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
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