by Adedayo Ademuwagun The Lagos state government is urging residents of the state to cook with gas cookers instead of kerosene or firewood. The ministry of energy and mineral resources gave out free 3 kg gas cylinders to residents in Ojodu recently to set off the EKO GAS initiative. Regina Obasa, Permanent Secretary of the... Read More

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September 4, 2014

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“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

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February 22, 2014

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Banker-wife killer: Arowolo’s 32-month journey to the hangman’s noose [DETAILS]

by ‘Jola Sotubo The entire nation was thrown into shock when the news emerged in 2011 of a man in Lagos who had brutally murdered his banker wife. Akolade Arowolo stabbed Titilayo, the mother of his then 2-year-old child, 76 times puncturing her vital organs with the knife going straight through her heart. The 32-year-old... Read More

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February 22, 2014

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10 things you SHOULD know about the Arowolo murder case in Lagos (READ)

by ‘Jola Sotubo Akolade Arowolo was yesterday sentenced to death for the June 24, 2011 murder of his wife Titilayo, a banker. The case was a particularly notorious one because of the manner in which the young Mrs. Arowolo, then 29-years-old, had her life cruelly snuffed out. Mr. Arowolo maintained his innocence when arrested, throughout... Read More

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July 21, 2013

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Just In: Police rescue kidnapped Briton in Lagos

by Akan Ido A Briton who was abducted by unknown gunmen on July 16, a few minutes after arriving in Nigeria has been rescued by policemen attached to the Lagos State Police Command. The victim was kidnapped a few kilometers from the Murtala Mohammed Airport and taken to an unknown destination. Reports say a combined team... Read More

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April 17, 2013

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Mother of 5 remanded in prison for accusing neighbour of a fake rape (PHOTO)

by Isi Esene Eucharia Onuorah has been dragged before an Isolo Magistrate Court for allegedly faking rape. The mother of five was accused of making false claims that Daniel Chile, her neighbour, raped her. Reports say Onuorah, 45, who resides in the Mushin area of Lagos, was accused of making the false allegations after failing... Read More

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November 23, 2012

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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 at Flat 6, Block M20 of Jakande Estate, Oke-Afa, Isolo in Ejigbo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. Neighbours say the occupant of the collapsed building, Adebisi Coker, was forewarned of the impending disaster... Read More