It’s become easy these past two weeks for people to simply dismiss any and every eventful occurrence that is happening in the country as an #EndSARS related event. We’ve seen instances of violence pinned to the #EndSARS movements, and protesters labelled as destructive over the actions of other individuals or group of individuals, before being... Read More

January 5, 2017

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The Sexuality Blog: He who Nigerians will kill they first strip naked

It’s been a few months now since the infamous story of the robber who was lynched in Orile broke. There is often some protest, usually digital, by well meaning Nigerians when a person is lynched in Nigeria, criminal or not. But this one, because of still unsubstantiated suspicion that the robber was actually a child... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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November 19, 2016

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Special report: The mob action in Orile is one grisly incident too many

by Usman Alabi Early this week the internet was inundated with a video showing a young man said to be seven-years-old been beaten and eventually set ablaze for allegedly stealing garri, a Nigerian staple. At first, it was difficult to track the exact place where the incident took place, and many were led to believe... Read More

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September 8, 2014

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Lascivious fella: 27-year-old man assaults 53-year-old woman in bathroom

by Jewel Stephen 27-year-old, Niyi Adeyemi, has been accused of attempted rape on a woman who was having her bath, at No. 40, Olarokun St., Orile, Lagos. Ademyemi, who is a driver, was brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on a three-count charge of attempted rape, assault occasioning harm and stealing. The Prosecutor, Inspector Edet Okoi,... Read More

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August 13, 2014

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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

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July 5, 2013

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#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

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June 29, 2013

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Angry mob blocks hospital ward with coffin in Lagos (PHOTO)

There was pandemonium at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi-Araba, Lagos, on Monday June 24, 2013, following a breakdown of law and order at the Federal health institution’s Accident and Emergency (A & E) ward in the outpatient’s department. The mid-morning incident, which shattered the peaceful atmosphere, brought activities at the A & E... Read More

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June 18, 2013

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How I escaped from a ritualist disguised as a bus driver – 30-year-old woman

A 30-year-old woman, Precious Adebayo, yesterday, narrated how she escaped from a suspected ritualist, Taiwo Balogun, who disguised as a commercial bus driver. Precious told Vanguard that at about 8 p.m. on June 5, 2013, she boarded a commercial bus at Iyana Orile bus stop in Orile Agege Local Council Development Area, LCDA. According to her, “it... Read More

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July 23, 2012

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Man arrested in Lagos with items suspected to be explosives

by Isi Esene We seem to be hearing more and more of these suspicious packages intercepted in Lagos lately. A man has been arrested at Orile Bus Stop in Lagos while carrying items which witnesses suspect was a bomb. The man who was identified as Lawal was reported to have joined members of the Living... Read More

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

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

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How I escaped from a ritualist disguised as a bus driver – 30-year-old woman

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