The Police in Badagry, Lagos, on Tuesday said they had arrested three robbery suspects who allegedly robbed three fishermen of N1.6 million and other valuables at Gberefu beach in Badagry. A police source in Badagry said that two of the suspects were arrested on July 27 at a hideout in […]
Lagos
“Lagos State government didn’t tell us that they want to be the second Jesus that fed 5,000 persons in the Bible”, a Lagos resident, Anekwe Mathew related the Lagos State palliative measure to the bible story “miracle of the five loaves and two fishes” in the Gospel of John. The government of […]
A large crowd jostled and cheered in the poor district of Alimosho in Nigeria’s megacity Lagos as the doors of a lorry swung open to reveal hundreds of sacks of food. The rice, beans and other staples were part of a programme from the local authorities to feed some of […]
By Michael Ajayi and Vivian Ihechu, Agency Reporters For Amikanle community, in Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, the lack of good education facilities that will enable the community attain Goal 4 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN is challenging. […]
The trial of 47 Nigerian men charged with homosexuality, punishable by 14 years in jail in Nigeria, stalled again on Wednesday as their accusers failed to produce a witness. The men, who were arrested in a Lagos hotel during a police raid in August 2018, have pleaded not guilty in […]
A court in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital on Thursday ordered the military to halt forced evictions of coastal communities after thousands of people were removed from their homes. Navy personnel last week shot in the air and bulldozed houses as they cleared a community of some 10,000 people living on […]
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says between 70,000 and 100,000 commuters use water transport daily in the state. The General Manager of LASWA, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday. “On a daily basis, we move […]
The Russian Government has agreed to support development of Nigeria’s rail infrastructure by constructing 1,400 kilometres track from Lagos to the South-South city of Calabar. According to Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja, said this development was […]
