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by Whitney Omoh A 22-year-old undergraduate (named withheld) of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), has alleged that she was raped by a man identified simply as Andrew in a hotel located on Allen Avenue, Lagos. Speaking at the Area F Command, Ikeja, Lagos Mainland, the victim said she met Aderemi at the Ikeja City Mall last Sunday, January 19,
Read Moreby Whitney Omoh A woman identified only as Mama Ada was yesterday, Thursday, January 22, 2020, arrested for repeatedly abusing her maid with knife and rod leaving her with several scars and stab wounds. After the arrest of the suspect, the victim who was brutalized shared tales of how she was repeatedly brutalized with knife and rod showing off her back filled with scars sustained
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by Whitney Omoh In the aftermath of the news which went rife on social media and other news platforms on the restrictions on motorcycles better known as Okada and tricycles (Keke Marwa) in some parts of Lagos, the Lagos State Government said it has not taken a definite action on the
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by Whitney Omoh The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) yesterday, Tuesday, January 21, 2020, rescued a 36-year-old man, Ikechuckwu Ibeh, who jumped into the lagoon along the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge. Information was gathered that the man jumped into the lagoon around 4:45pm and was rescued five minutes later by the LASEMA team. According to the Agency,
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by Leslie Jacks There panic amongst protesters who gathered at the Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota, Lagos Mainland, to air their displeasure on the Federal Government’s position declaring the establishment of Operation Amotekun as illegal. This was as a result of Policemen who stormed the scene to contain the protesters. Recall that the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the
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by Oluwasaye Rachael There was pandemonium in Itampope community, Ikorodu, Lagos Mainland, as hoodlums suspected to be cultists allegedly murdered a 37 year old father, Dominic Omenyuruka and a motorcyclist in the area. The suspected cultists were said to have invaded No. 7 Akiyemi Street, Itamope, around 6:00am and dragged Dominic out of his room and shot him
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by Oluwasaye Racahel An ex-banker, Seye Onigbinde, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly defrauding 354 Nigerians of over N500m in illegal foreign exchange deals. It was gathered that Onigbinde, who operates under the business name, Blueprint Business and Consulting, convinced them to invest in his foreign exchange business after successfully
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by Leslie Jacks The Lagos State Government has set up an advisory committee to review the laws empowering Police prosecutions in Magistrates’ Courts. The eight-man committee has a former Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary of the state Mr. Fola Arthur-Worrey as its Chairman. Other members of the committee are: Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Ms. Titilayo Shitta-Bey; Director,
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by Oluwasaye Rachael A mother of four children was allegedly stabbed to death by unknown armed men in her apartment in Ijanikin, Lagos Mainland. It was learnt that her lifeless body was discovered by one of her children, hours after the assailants struck. The deceased, a charcoal dealer, who lost her husband last year, was popularly known
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by Paul Agada A cleric, identified as Kabiru Adebayo was arraigned before the Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Ikeja, Lagos Mainland, for allegedly defrauding his follower, Oluwadamilola Oyesomi, of N4.3m. Reports have it that the suspect collected the sum on the pretext of performing some sacrifices for his victim. According to PUNCH Metro, Kabiru allegedly collected the
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