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Four out of the six abducted students of the Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, Epe, have resumed academic activities. The students were kidnapped on May 25th and were released by their abductors on July 23rd. The returnee students are Judah Agbaosi, Faruq Yusuf, Isoaka Ramon and Peter Jonah...

Halilu Abudulahi, 40, who sells roasted meat popularly known as Suya has pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a four-year-old girl before an Ebute Meta chief magistrates court in Lagos state, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported The prosecutor, Sgt Hafsat Ajibode, told the court that...

The Lagos State Government has begun the computerized vehicle inspection service to determine road-worthiness of vehicles in the state. This new service will enable road users to determine the status of their vehicle via a series of tests Segun Obayendo, Managing Director of Lagos State...

Fatai Owoseni is insisting that he's still the Lagos state Commissioner of Police despite an announcement from the Force headquarters Abuja. READ: Lagos Gets New Police Commissioner According to DAILY POST, Owoseni in a chat with newsmen said news of appointment of a new police commissioner...

Parents of a two-year-old boy, Christopher Mike-Ozugha, have blamed the lackadaisical attitude of the staff at Ikorodu General Hospital for their death of their only child. The couple – Esther and Emmanuel Mike-Ozugha – said the child was taken to the hospital because he had difficulty in...

The Lagos State Police Command has warned Lagos residents in the state against living in isolated and unsafe areas where they might be vulnerable to attacks by hoodlums. The police spokesperson in Lagos, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, disclosed this in a statement that the warning became...

A PDP candiate for the councilor post in Ward B, Ijanikin designed an hilarious poster in a bid to sway support to his side in the local government elections. Food prices and living conditions were compared between the present and previous administration. The Lagos State Independent Electoral...

The federal government has released a state-by-state breakdown of how the second tranche of the Paris Club refund was shared between states. A statement released by the Federal government read, “These payments, which totalled N243, 795,465,195, were made to the 36 states and the Federal...

Hunting for a house in Lagos can sometimes be more difficult than getting a well in the desert. One of my friends soon learned this when he finally decided to settle down and secure an apartment somewhere comfortable in the state. To ease his search, he had secured the help of an agent and...

Two men, simply identified as Oriko Samuel and Bassey Joseph have been arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 13-year old girl at the back of a Cherubim and Seraphim Church located at Oladipo Banjo Street in Oke-Ira area of Ogba, Lagos. P.M.Express reports that the suspects lured the victim...

A notorious gang known as Badoo has reportedly wiped out a family of five in Ikorodu, including a pregnant woman. The gang has been terrorising residents of Ikorodu and environs with many people killed. According to reports, the cult members killed the pregnant woman, opened up her womb and...

Oby, a beautician from Anambra State who is based in Lagos allegedly beat her 8-year old housemaid, Miracle, until she died. PUNCH reports that the incident occurred on Lateef Aregbe Street, Ago Palace Way, Okota, in the Isolo area of Lagos state on Saturday. Oby who is a mother of 2 and...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode does not have the right to push the Corps off the roads. Assistant Corps Marshal and Zonal Commanding Officer of the commission, Shehu Zaki, said “The Governor cannot force us out of the roads, but he can...

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS today discovered a container filled with arms at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos. A source in NCS who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES said the container was intercepted at the Ports and Cargo Terminal of the Tin Can Island Ports. “As I speak to you, they’ve ordered...

Governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos state on Wednesday commissioned the Abule-egba fly over surrounded by a mammoth crowd. The fly over is expected to reduce traffic congestion on the Lagos-abeokuta express way. The rehabilitation of roads around the area has been approved by the government.

Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has allegedly issued a statement saying that Lagos State is not part of Yoruba land. Read full statement as obtained by DAILY POST : “Coming from the palace, with what I was told by my late paternal grandmother who is a descendant of Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has just discovered a very huge ammount of money in an apartment in Lagos.

Lagos state government has issued new directives to residents on sinking of boreholes in the state. In an effort by the state government to minimise underground water pollution and curtail water-borne diseases, residents are now to obtain registration permit for their boreholes on minimal...

The Lagos State Government on Sunday justified the demolition of properties in Otodo Gbame and subsequent attack on the settlers by security operatives. In a statement via its Twitter account, @LAGOSGMT1, the Lagos State government said, “The demolition of #OtodoGbame was carried out as a...

A resident of FESTAC area who witnessed how a man identified as Bayode Ahmad Lawal jumped into Lagos canal. Below is what he shared about the incident: ‘’The ordeal started from Mobil filling station when Bayo started lying down on the floor. He was with his friends at this time. His...