GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos on Monday ordered the remand of a 65-year-old man, Idris Danladi, for allegedly defiling a one-year-old girl. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Patrick Adekomaiya, ordered that Danladi should be remanded in the Awarjigoh Correctional Centre, Badagry, after he pleaded not guilty to the one…
Officials from the Lagos Traffic Management Authority and military personnel have clashed over the military’s attempt to close the busy Adeniji to Falomo Road. The standoff between the two parties is ongoing at the time of filing this report. PUNCH Online has learned that the Federal Controller of Works for Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Keisha, had…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a fire broke out early Friday morning at a seven-storey building on Sanni Adewale Street in the Lagos Island Local Government Area. The blaze, which affected several shops within the building, prompted a swift response from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service. According to a statement by the Director of…
A 14-year-old girl has reportedly been raped by the son of her landlord in Alakuko area of Lagos. An X user with the handle #Rhwaley, shared videos of the victim and revealed that the incident happened on Monday. Rhwaley added that when the family confronted the landlord about the incident, he dismissed their concerns, saying…
As Lagos curtails the cholera outbreak, investigations by PUNCH Healthwise show that the nation’s commercial city might be experiencing a Lassa fever outbreak as bird sellers battling rodent attacks sell dead chickens to residents. The use of wooden cages in Lagos bird markets, where live chickens are sold, may become a source of infection for…
A retail outlet of ExxonMobil filling station along Awolowo Road, opposite Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, went up in flames on Thursday, leaving two people critically injured, six vehicles burnt, and segments of a nearby building destroyed. The fire incident was caused by the explosion of a 12-tonne gas truck at the filling station. Emergency responders…
After two days of demonstrations across the country, the #EndBadGovernance protesters at the Freedom Park, Ojota have vowed to mobilise for mother-of-all-protest in Lagos on Monday. They declared the venue of the ongoing protest will shift to the Secretariat of the Lagos State Government at Alausa in Ikeja. The protesters also lamented that they were…
Some perishable food prices have crashed by about 50 per cent amid the ongoing nationwide protest in Lagos State. The #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protest which commenced on Thursday, August 1, 2024, is scheduled to end on August 10. It is aimed at calling the Federal Government’s attention to the economic hardship facing Nigerians. Some traders and buyers…
Muslim protesters suspended their ongoing demonstrations in Lagos State to observe Friday, August 2, congregational prayers. In what was observed by our correspondent, the Muslims paused the protest to pray while the Christians amongst them stood and watched. The protest began on Thursday, August 1, and it’s ongoing in most parts of the country. See…
Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President, has strongly condemned the recent social media campaign under the hashtag #IgboMustGo, which demands the forced relocation of Igbo people from Lagos and other Southwest states. In a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter), Atiku stated that such divisive rhetoric poses to national unity and security. A pro-Lagos X account,…