A professional boxer, popularly known as Bintin, has allegedly punched a local carpenter, identified simply as Yellow, to death during an altercation over a burst football in the Adamo area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. According to eyewitnesses, the confrontation began after Yellow, known in the neighbourhood for his fair complexion, accidentally punctured a football belonging…
An undisclosed number of persons were reportedly trapped after a building collapsed in Lagos in the wee hours of Monday. This was disclosed in the situation report released by the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye. The affected building has been identified as a two-storey building located at 54 Cole…
The Lagos State Government, Ministry of Youth and Social Development, in partnership with Ascenix Consulting Limited and Accel Skills Hub Limited, is thrilled to announce “Project Inspire for Wealth”, a transformative one-day career and job opportunities seminar dedicated to unlocking the potential of Vocational Education as a pathway to wealth creation, empowerment, and employment. The…
Rice prices have dropped sharply in several Lagos markets due to a surge in border imports, easing the burden on consumers. The development, however, has raised concern among traders over reduced profits and business sustainability. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 50kg of rice in Lagos currently sells for between N55,000 and N70,000,…
Roxettes Group is considering the relocation of its automotive plant, paint and chemical subsidiaries, and other operations from the Southeast to Lagos. Sources close to the company’s management confirmed this to Nairametrics on Saturday. The group’s subsidiaries include Roxettes Motors (automotive assembly), Roxettes Chemical Industries Ltd, and RoxyCarb (paint and raw materials), all currently based…
A Director at the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA), Serifat Olubukola Talabi, has died barely four days to her retirement from the civil service and 60th birthday. She was reportedly knocked down in an accident along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. It was learnt that late Talabi was knocked down by a vehicle on October 18,…
Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, has distanced himself from reports linking him to a ₦20 million donation to actress Sarah Martins’ Golden Heart Foundation, saying he does not support any act that violates the laws of Lagos State. In a statement shared via his Instagram Story on Friday, Seyi said he had been…
Hundreds of protesters are currently marching from Ikeja Bridge to Alausa, the seat of the Lagos State Government, to demonstrate against hunger and the ongoing demolitions in Oworonshoki, which they say have rendered many residents homeless. The demonstration, which began around 10:00 a.m. on Friday, was led by the Take It Back Movement and several…
Nollywood actress and philanthropist, Sarah Martins, has shared an emotional account of her alleged harassment by officials of the Kick Against Indiscipline task force, after she was reportedly stopped from cooking food for the people of Lagos on a street in Lekki. The Lagos State Government, through its Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Mr…
Lagos State Government on Monday re-arraigned convicted billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, before a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja over the murder of two police officers. Evans and his co-defendant, Joseph Emeka, were arraigned before Justice A. O. Ogala on a five-count charge bordering on murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy to…