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Lagos retiree accuses church of demolishing apartment, seeks help

4 months ago2808 min

A 61-year-old retiree, Rotimi Okomeh, has accused The Redeemed Evangelical Mission of not fixing her three-bedroom home at 5 Mobil Road, Satellite Town, Lagos State after the church tore down the walls to convert it to a hall for religious services. Okomeh told PUNCH Metro that the church failed to restore the apartment to its original state and also neglected to pay nine months of outstanding rent, despite an agreement with its pastors to address...

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Fire guts LG Electronics store in Lagos, destroys goods

4 months ago1145 min

A fire has engulfed the store of global electronics maker LG at Abule Osun, Trade Fair, Lagos State. The incident, which occurred around midnight on Sunday, destroyed goods worth millions of naira. This was revealed in a statement released by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency through its Head of Public Affairs Unit, Nosa Okunbor. He stated that the agency received distress calls through its toll-free emergency lines at 12:15 am, with fire officials arriving...

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Police nab two Beninois over car theft in Lagos

5 months ago1074 min

The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested two citizens of the Benin Republic over alleged car theft. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday. Hundeyin said that the suspects, Kosoko Rafiu and Nunayo Sunayo, were arrested in an attempt to escape with the vehicle along Mile 2/Badagry Expressway on Tuesday. He said that the suspects, after hijacking the vehicle, were on top speed to...

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Two Beninese arrested for alleged car theft in Lagos

5 months ago1014 min

Two nationals from the Republic of Benin, Kosoko Rafiu and Nunayo Sunayo, have been apprehended for allegedly stealing a vehicle in Lagos State. The suspects were arrested while attempting to flee with the stolen vehicle along the Mile 2-Badagry Expressway on August 6, 2024. PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspects, after hijacking the vehicle, tried to evade a police checkpoint by speeding. However, they were eventually caught at the Abule Ado area of the state....

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Vehicles burnt as gas explodes in Lagos filling station

5 months ago1008 min

No fewer than nine people have sustained various injuries and many vehicles burnt after a gas explosion triggered a fire at the Mobil Filling Station near the Airport Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos State. Our correspondent learnt that no casualties were reported at the filling station when the explosion occurred around 10:49 a.m. on Thursday, causing panic and fear among residents and business owners. Speaking to our correspondent, an attendant who did not want his name...

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Police arrest two suspected robbers, recover weapons in Lagos

5 months ago882 min

Officers from the Ikeja Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two individuals suspected of armed robbery during a routine stop and search operation in Ikeja. The command disclosed this in a post on X.com on Friday. It read, “Two suspected armed robbers were arrested by officers of Ikeja Division while on Stop and Search along Allen-Opebi Road on August 6, 2024 at about 0115HRS. “In their possession was one locally made pistol,...

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Lagos estate agent allegedly defrauds client of N36m

5 months ago2513 min

A 48-year-old estate agent, Nonso Ibekwe, was on Friday, arraigned before the Ebute-Metta Magistrate Court in Lagos State, for allegedly defrauding a client, Samuel Ugbo, of N36m under the pretence of selling land to the client. The defendant, who was said to have committed the offences sometime in 2022, is facing three counts bordering on conspiracy obtaining and stealing preferred against him by the police. The incident happened at Plot 705, Festac Phase 2, in...

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BREAKING: Nigerian Authorities Clamp Down On CDHR #EndBadGovernance Event; Surround Lagos Office With Armed Security Personnel

5 months ago866 min

A large contingent of security personnel, comprising agents from the Department of State Services (DSS) and police officers, has surrounded the office of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) in Ikeja, Lagos State. The security operatives laid siege to the office known as Rights House, at 43, Adeniyi Jones Avenue, off Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja. A heavy security presence, comprising both uniformed and plainclothes operatives, was deployed to the office on Friday...

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17-year-old electrocuted at construction site in Lagos

5 months ago805 min

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 17-year-old teenager, who was electrocuted while working with his step-father at a building construction site. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday. Hundeyin said that the mother of the boy, whose name was not given, reported the case to the Agbado Police Division on Aug. 2, at 1pm. He said that the...

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Drunk driver knocks down two pedestrians in Lagos

5 months ago995 min

A driver said to be driving under the influence of alcohol, on Saturday, knocked down two pedestrians near the Mayfair Garden, in the Epe area of Lagos State, seriously injuring them. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, in a statement on Saturday said operatives of LASTMA rescued the two pedestrians who were seriously injured in the accident. “The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa,...

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