Sound engineer lynched, burnt to death by commercial motorcyclists in Lagos (Graphic photos)

A sound engineer has been set ablaze allegedly by a group of commercial motorcyclists in Lagos The young man, simply identified as David Imoh, was lynched and burnt to death. David had allegedly gotten into a misunderstanding with a commercial motorcyclist because of N100 balance. This resulted in a fight between David and the motorcyclist. More commercial […]

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Police officers caught on camera fighting in Oshodi, Lagos (Video)

Some police officers wearing uniform were caught on camera fighting each other at Oshodi, Lagos state, Nigeria over the weekend. The state police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin who confirmed the incident said one the erring officers has been arrested and is currently in detention. Watch the viral video showing the moment the officers engaged in […]

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Pastor gets life imprisonment for raping friend’s twins in Lagos

Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, presided over by Justice Abiola Soladoye, on Wednesday sentenced a 54-year-old pastor, Michael Oliseh, to life imprisonment for raping his friend’s 12-year-old twin daughters. Oliseh, an assistant pastor in a Pentecostal church at Okota, Lagos State, Nigeria, raped the minors in turns, according to Punch. It was said […]

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Two lovers die inside vehicle in Lagos street while SUV engine runs

Corpses of a man, identified simply as Koyejo, and that of his yet-to-be-identified lover, were recovered inside the vehicle which was parked around Double Star Junction, in the Jakande Estate area of Isolo, Lagos state, Nigeria, on Sunday. The lovers’ corpses were said to have been discovered when people in the area observed that the […]

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10 dead, 23 rescued after three-storey building collapsed in Ebute Metta, Lagos

Death toll in the Ebute Metta, Lagos, Nigeria building collapse has increased to 10, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officials say. The three-storey (four floors) building collapsed on Sunday night, May 1, on Ibadan Street, Ebute Meta, Lagos, Nigeria. 23 people have been rescued so far from the rubbles and many are still trapped. […]

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No Lagos wedding is complete without ladies with long slit showing their thighs and net blouse showing top of chest ―BBNaija’s Leo Da Silva (Photos)

BBNaija star, Leo Da Silva has shared his observation about the fashion trends displayed by ladies at weddings in Lagos. According to him, no wedding is Lagos is complete without ladies adorning clothes with long slits and net blouse to show the top of their chest. He wrote: “No Lagos wedding picture is complete without […]

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Donald Trump’s daughter, Tiffany and her Nigerian-bred fiancé visit Pastor Paul Adefarasin in Lagos (Photos)

Former American president, Donald Trump’s daughter, Tiffany and her Lebanese fiancé, Michael Boulos, visited pastor Paul Adefarasin and his wife, Ifeanyi, at the House On The Rock Church, Lagos. Pastor Adefarasin shared the photos on his official social media pages on Monday, April 11. “Fellowship at The Rock Cathedral with Tiffany and Michael” he captioned […]

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Man kills girlfriend, makes love to corpse for six days in Lagos

A man, Ifeanyi Njoku, has been arrested for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Precious Okeke, 24, in an estate at Badore, in the Ajah area of Lagos State. According to Punch, the live-in lovers stayed on Oke Street, where Njoku allegedly killed his girlfriend for ritual purposes. Following the instruction of a native doctor who was […]

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Husband allegedly burnt his UK-based wife, her brother to death in Lagos

A husband who ran away after allegedly setting his UK-based wife alongside her brother ablaze in Lagos, just hours after her return, has been arrested. Chinyere Ogudoro, a mother-of-four who lives in Scotland with her children, returned to Nigeria alone on Thursday, March 31, and her brother picked her up from the airport and took […]

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$2.5bn Dangote Fertiliser plant commissioned by Buhari in Lagos

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has commissioned the Dangote Fertiliser Plant in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State, Nigeria. Buhari inaugurated the multi-billion dollar facility on Tuesday at an event well attended by many political, traditional, and religious leaders, as well as key members of the private sector from various parts of the country. They include […]

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Prime suspect in the ‘owambe’ party petrol souvenir arrested, arraigned in Lagos

Officers of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested and arraigned the prime suspect who distributed kegs of petrol as souvenirs at an ‘owambe’ party held at Havilah Events Centre, Victoria Island, La on March 4, 2022. This was disclosed in a statement signed and released by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Lagos State […]

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Newly promoted FIRS female senior staff assassinated in Lagos

Senior female staff of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)  Mrs. Ibironke Oluremi Adefila (nee Jobi), was brutally murdered by persons suspected to be assassins in Lagos, Nigeria. Mrs. Adefila was said to be on her way to work in the early hours of Friday, January 28, 2022, when she was accosted by the heavily armed […]

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SWAT team accused of extorting N550,000 from a civilian at gunpoint in Lagos

The SWAT team that occupies the Adeniji base of the defunct FSARS has been accused of harassing and extorting civilians like the defunct SARS officials did. This was made known by activist, Segun Awosanya aka Segalink. He alleged that the SWAT team, made to replace SARS after the End SARS protests, have taken to harassing […]

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Kanuri Origins of the Tinubu Family in Lagos, By Farooq A. Kperogi

There is probably no “indigenous” Lagos family that is more famous than the Tinubu family. But, although the family is now clearly culturally Yoruba, its ethnic provenance is traceable to what is now Borno State, according to Lagos historians, underscoring the historical and sociological inaccuracy of notions of ethnic purism in Nigeria. The patriarch of […]

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Housewife allegedly kills husband during argument in Lagos

One Motunrayo, a housewife, has allegedly killed her husband, Alaba Bakare, alias Bama, in the Abule-Egba area of Lagos State, Nigeria. There were reports that the couple had an argument at their house, which degenerated into a fight. Motunrayo was alleged to have plugged a pressing iron, which she used to inflict burns on her […]

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Housemaid vanishes with madam’s two year old son in Lagos (Photos)

A family in Lagos state is currently in search of their two-year-old son, Praise Otojareri, who was allegedly taken away by their house help simply identified as Favour, on Sunday, December 19. Mr. Moses Otojareri, the father of the missing boy, said sometime in November, a man who his wife knows very well came to their house […]

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Lagos earmarks N5bn to kick-start monthly rental policy

In what looks like a win-win situation for both real estate investors and tenants if the rules of the game are strictly adhered to by all stakeholders, the Lagos State Government has mapped out strategies to kick-start monthly rental policy in the state. To show the seriousness it attached to the new scheme aimed at […]

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Eight children found dead inside a parked vehicle in Lagos (Video)

Eight children were found dead inside a parked vehicle at 18 Adelayo street, Jah Michael bus stop, along Badagry Expressway, Lagos State on Saturday, December 4. It was gathered that the children aged four to six years old, had entered the parked Lexus SUV vehicle to play, mistakenly locked themselves and subsequently suffocated to death. […]

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