The YNaija Cover – the 8th of August

Afrobeats artist Tekno makes it on today’s Cover, releasing the video for his comeback single Agege just after manufacturing a rather controversial viral moment last week, wherein he was seen with semi-nude strippers in a see-through van in Lagos. He later apologised after the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency strongly condemned the act. Follow... Read More

Cover Stories

Agege, cover, Tekno

August 7, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Busola Dakolo says she was forced by the police to sign a document countering her rape case against Pastor Fatoyinbo

In the latest development in the Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo rape saga, Busola Dakolo has revealed in an interview with the Guardian UK that she was forced the police at gunpoint to sign a document countering her rape allegations against Fatoyinbo, senior pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA). Recall that weeks ago, the police... Read More

Rankings

Agege, Hollywood movies, Nollywood movies, Sweet Codeine, Tekno, toni morrison

October 18, 2017

So you think you know Lagos I: The hidden jewels of Isheri, renovated Berger and the faces of Agege

If football and other sporting events unite Nigerians, then Agege bread unites Lagosians regardless of socio-economic class and/or education. On their taste buds, Lagos residents carry an agreement (call it an identifier, if you want), that this bread, made from places only a few know of, is one of the quintessential representations of the state,... Read More

Citizenship, Featured

Agege, Isheri, lagos, Lagos Series, magazine, Magodo, ojodu berger, So you think you know Lagos

January 17, 2017

Lagos residents discovered a bundle of trash, not bomb – Police

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni has allayed fears of a bomb discovery in the State. Owoseni on Monday said residents of Agege area only discovered a bundle containing trash forced down a manhole, which they suspected to be a bomb. He told journalists that security operatives responded swiftly to the distress call... Read More

The News Blog

Agege, bomb scare, Bundle of trash, Fatai Owoseni, lagos, police

December 10, 2014

I thought it was hemp, not guns – Suspected robber claims ignorance

by Temitope Onitiju An armed robbery suspect, Amos Kwesi, who was arrested by the Lagos state police command, stated that he thought he was smuggling hemp and not guns. Kwesi, who was nabbed on Thursday, November 27, was found with two revolver pistols with four live cartridges and a bag of Indian hemp, by policemen attached... Read More

The News Blog

Agege, Amos Kuesi, armed robber, guns, hemp, lagos, Pen cinema, policemen, Port Harcourt, Sotin

December 4, 2014

Christ Embassy music director held for kidnapping

by Anike Jacobs Edward Nnaji, 25, the music director at Christ Embassy Church, Zone 1, Idimangoro Parish, Agege, Lagos and a movie actor who played a role in a film titled Friday Night have been arrested by the operatives of the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad, Lagos Island. They were arrested for the kidnap of... Read More

The News Blog

Agege, Christ Embassy Church, Edward Nnaji, Idimangoro Parish, Robbery

September 4, 2014

“We pray to God, then we go robbing” || Holy robbers give testimony after being nabbed

by Azubuike Azikiwe A robbery gang of four were arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the command, for robbing early morning pedestrians and motorists in the Mile 2 area of the state. The robbers, Mutalubi Abdullahi, Ismaila Moruf, Opeyemi Akinyemi and Sarah Emmanuel, operated on commercial motorcycles (Okada), using three locally-made guns... Read More

The News Blog

August 13, 2014

Ebola alert: Doctors and nurses flee from patient at Lagos hospital (READ)

by David Cyril On Tuesday 12 August, the Orile-Agege General Hospital, Agege area of Lagos, witnessed a drama when a man who was bleeding all over his body, was brought into the hospital. As soon as he as brought in, everyone present reportedly fled from the hospital thinking the man was probably an Ebola... Read More

The News Blog

Agege, Doctors, Ebola virus disease, hospital, nigeria, Nurse, Orile, panic

August 13, 2014

Ebola just got real: Prostitute association asks members to take work-leave

by Kolapo Olapoju As the Ebola virus disease stirs fear among Nigerians, especially Lagosians, Prostitutes operating in the country have also issued warnings to its members over the deadly disease. The Association of Nigerian Prostitues, ANP, held a meeting on Monday, 11 August, in Lagos to deliberate on how to conduct their business at... Read More

Agege, ANP, Association of Nigerian Prostitues, Ebola virus disease, lagos, nigeria, prostitutes, Sex-hawking

July 28, 2014

Policemen raid Lagos street, torture man to death

by S’ola Filani Some Policemen attached to the Elere Division, Agege, Lagos have been accused of raiding a street in Lagos – Ajayi Ibe Street, arresting three men – and torturing one of them to death. According to reports, the victim, Kazeem Oyolola, 29, had been a resident on the street for about one-and-a-half years.... Read More

Agege, Ajayi Ibe Street, elerele divion, Nigerian Police Force

February 5, 2014

Divorce court: How I caught my wife with her lover’: Pastor opens up

Adeola Balogun A pastor in Lagos has pleaded with a court to dissolve his 20-year marriage after he claimed his wife had cheated. The case was heard by a Customary Court in the Orile-Agege area of the state despite the absence of the wife. The 44-year-old pastor accused his wife of threatening his life, stealing... Read More

Adultery, Agege, divorce, pastor

December 18, 2013

Phew, that was close: Family escapes death as train crushes vehicle in Lagos (PHOTO)

by Adeola Balogun A man and his family narrowly escaped death yesterday as a train collided with and crushed their vehicle. Segun Oderinde, a pastor, was in the Toyota Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) with his wife, brother-in-law and child along the Agege-Abule Egba environs of the state when the accident occurred. Pastor Oderinde escaped... Read More

Abule Egba, accident, Agege, airport, America, collides, collision, crushes, SUV, Train

December 16, 2013

12-year-old arrested for raping 3-year-old girl

by Adeola Balogun A 12-year-old boy in Lagos has been arrested and taken before a court over allegations of rape. The young boy was arraigned today after reports that he had indulged in forced intercourse with a 3-year-old girl. The suspect is said to have committed the offence at his parents’ home in the Agege... Read More

12 Year Old, 3 year old, Agege, attempted rape, child abuse, child molestation, child rape, child rape cases Nigeria, defilement, lagos, man rapes child, rape of children

November 30, 2013

Student arrested for stabbing classmate in the head, claims to be a vampire (PICTURED)

by ‘Jola Sotubo Students and staff of a Lagos secondary school were thrown into confusion yesterday when a male student stabbed another. Laolu Ladipo, a JS3 student, waited till the end of the school day and waylaid his classmate stabbing him on his head. The incident occurred at the Best Steve College on Olaniyi Street... Read More

Abule Egba, Agege, classmate, Oko-Oba, secondary school, stabbed, stabbing, teenage boy

September 24, 2013

#DivorceDrama: “I carried ritual sacrifice to heal my wife, now she’s sleeping with another man” – Husband spills in court

by ‘Jola Sotubo A man taken before a Lagos court by his wife with the aim of divorcing him has shocked the court with his own side of the story. Olatunde Ogundimu, told a Grade A Customary Court in Agege that after he risked his life to save his wife’s, she proceeded to have an... Read More

Adultery, Agege, Butcher, divorce, lagos, rituals, sacrifice

July 5, 2013

#DivorceDrama: My husband slept with his mistress and made her an evangelist – Pastor’s wife reveals in court

An Orile-Agege Customary Court in Lagos, yesterday, dissolved the 20-year-old marriage of a pastor, who had accused his wife of infidelity and threat to his life. Pastor Sunday Owonikoko, 51, had filed a petition at the court on May 27, saying he could no longer continue with his wife, Bolajoko, 47. Ruling in the case,... Read More

Agege, Bolajoko Owonikoko, Church, divorce, facebook, infidelity, Joseph Adewusi, Orile, pastor, Sunday Owonikoko

June 1, 2013

#DivorceDrama: My husband accused me of sleeping with his dad – Wife tells court

Mrs. Shadia Ayoola has asked the Agege Customary Court to dissolve her marriage with Mr. Dare Ali. Ayoola claims that there is no more love in her marriage; that her husband threatens her life every time just as he has impregnated another woman. Ali, a mason, however, told the court that all his wife had... Read More

Agege, court, dad, Dare Ali, divorce, mason, Shadia Ayoola

May 30, 2013

Train derails in Lagos, police cordon off accident scene

A section of a train returning from Ijoko in Lagos State to its base at Ebutte Metta, Lagos on Wednesday derailed at Agege. The incident which occurred between 11.30pm and 12.30am was said to have been caused by defective tracks. As of 11am on Wednesday, the scene of the accident had been cordoned off by... Read More

Agege, derail, Ebutte Metta, Ijoko, Mr. Adekanbi, National Railway Corporation, NRC, Train

May 6, 2013

On your own: MFM disowns woman who assaulted landlord

by Isi Esene The Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM) yesterday disowned Grace Adenike-Alade, who inflicted head injuries on her landlord after a minor disagreement. Adenike-Alade, a single mother who resides at 12, Baoku Street, Ifako Agege, claimed to be the personal assistant to the general overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles, Pastor Daniel Olukoya. While... Read More

Agege, assault, Daniel Olukoya, Grace Adenike Alade, Lawrence Adeleke, mfm, Ogba, police

December 9, 2012

#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 over fetish acts on the part of his estranged wife. Meanwhile, Mrs Abibatu Adekola denied the allegation. The 52-year-old man, who lives at Aparadija new site, Ota, Ogun State narrated how his second wife died... Read More

Abibatu Adekola, Agege, divorce, lagos, Wahab Adekola

October 28, 2012

#DivorceDrama: “He threatened to burn me with petrol” – Wife tells court, as husband heads to Kirikiri prison for beating her

by Isi Esene An Agege Grade A Customary Court has ordered that Ibikunle Oluwadamilare be remanded for 14 days in Kirikiri prisons for going ahead to beat his wife after being advised to maintain absolute peace in his relationship with his wife pending the final determination of the case between them. Oluwadamilare’s wife, Adesuwa, had... Read More

Adesuwa Oluwadamilare, Agege, Customary court, Emmanuel Shokunle, Ibikunle Oluwadamilare, kirikiri prison

September 25, 2012

“My husband prefers to make love to me in the presence of our children,” wife tells Court

by Isi Esene Adesuwa Oluwalere, a 33-year-old woman approached a Grade ‘A’ Customary Court Agege pleading a dissolution of her 12 year marriage to her husband over threat to life and frequent beating. She accused her husband of spending money outside their home instead of contributing to the upkeep of the home and the education... Read More

Adesuwa Oluwalere, Agege, court, divorce, EWmmanuel Sokunle, Ibukun Oluwalere, Kayode Joseph

September 8, 2012

#DivorceDrama: “My wife is troublesome” – policeman, “He is a womaniser” – wife

by Akan Ido A policeman, Sunday Uloko, yesterday pleaded with the Agege Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his marriage to Nnee, saying she is troublesome, always willing to fight, and regularly embarrasses him in public. He also accused her of not being welcoming to his family saying she does not want him to have... Read More

Agege, Customary, divorce, infidelity, lagos, Nnee Uloko, Policeman, Sunday Uloko

August 11, 2012

My wife lied to me about her age – Man tells court (and she assaults him in public too)

by Hauwa Gambo A 43-year-old man called Uchenna Nwosu desperately wants an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to end his eight-year marriage – despite the three children that it has produced. The reasons are quite a list: she is disobedient, she nags, she “assaults” him publicly, and the clincher: the marriage started on the “wrong... Read More

Agege, assault, court, magistrate

July 29, 2012

“My husband pays me for sex”, wife tells court

by Isi Esene There was drama at the Agege Customary Court when Rachel Raheem, a 28-year-old woman accused her husband, Aliu Raheem, of always beating her and fond of stripping her naked in public. Rachel, who resides at 84, Egbabo Street, Agege, said her husband cheats on her with other women and beats her up... Read More

Adultery, Agege, Aliu Raheem, battery, Customary court, divorce, lagos, Rachel Raheeem

March 26, 2012

Femke to Funke: “Oyibo, Oyibo!” – Best enjoyed at night!

It gets better! YNaija introduces you to Dutch writer and journalist, Femke van Zeijl who has been traveling across sub-Saharan Africa for about 10 years. Now she trades her, um, nomadic existence for a permanent position in the city of Lagos, Nigeria. Follow Femke’s journeys through her new life in Africa’s most populous country. The... Read More

Agege, blog, Oyibo, Travel

The YNaija Cover – the 8th of August

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Busola Dakolo says she was forced by the police to sign a document countering her rape case against Pastor Fatoyinbo

So you think you know Lagos I: The hidden jewels of Isheri, renovated Berger and the faces of Agege

Lagos residents discovered a bundle of trash, not bomb – Police

I thought it was hemp, not guns – Suspected robber claims ignorance

Christ Embassy music director held for kidnapping

“We pray to God, then we go robbing” || Holy robbers give testimony after being nabbed

Ebola alert: Doctors and nurses flee from patient at Lagos hospital (READ)

Ebola just got real: Prostitute association asks members to take work-leave

Policemen raid Lagos street, torture man to death

Divorce court: How I caught my wife with her lover’: Pastor opens up

Phew, that was close: Family escapes death as train crushes vehicle in Lagos (PHOTO)

12-year-old arrested for raping 3-year-old girl

Student arrested for stabbing classmate in the head, claims to be a vampire (PICTURED)

#DivorceDrama: “I carried ritual sacrifice to heal my wife, now she’s sleeping with another man” – Husband spills in court

#DivorceDrama: My husband slept with his mistress and made her an evangelist – Pastor’s wife reveals in court

#DivorceDrama: My husband accused me of sleeping with his dad – Wife tells court

Train derails in Lagos, police cordon off accident scene

On your own: MFM disowns woman who assaulted landlord

#DivorceDrama: “My wife killed my second wife” – Husband; “No, he charmed me” – Wife

#DivorceDrama: “He threatened to burn me with petrol” – Wife tells court, as husband heads to Kirikiri prison for beating her

“My husband prefers to make love to me in the presence of our children,” wife tells Court

#DivorceDrama: “My wife is troublesome” – policeman, “He is a womaniser” – wife

My wife lied to me about her age – Man tells court (and she assaults him in public too)

“My husband pays me for sex”, wife tells court

Femke to Funke: “Oyibo, Oyibo!” – Best enjoyed at night!

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