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The case of the female employee of a bank in Ikorodu, Amarachi Ugochukwu, who allegedly took her own life after consuming an insecticide has been referred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, City Round has learnt. The incident reportedly happened on Monday within the premises of the bank when the 32-year-old locked herself in the […]
The Lagos government has ranked Agege, Akoka, Ojo, and Ketu as the worst areas with air pollution. High-brow Banana Island was adjudged as one of the most ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ areas in Lagos. The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) disclosed this on Thursday in an air quality index on its official X handle. […]
As part of efforts to counter trafficking in human beings in the country, the United States Mission in Nigeria has donated office and equipment to the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA).Handing over the complex yesterday, US Consul General in Lagos, Mr. Will Stevens said that the initiative represents a significant step forward the collective […]
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday reserved judgment until Jan. 26, in a case involving a Lagos bishop, Oluwafeyiropo Daniel, charged with raping his assistant pastor and one other (names withheld). Daniel, who is the Bishop of I Reign Christian Ministry, was also charged with attempted rape of one other alleged […]
Maryrose Uzochiamaka was filled with excitement, she never thought she would be among the lucky ones to benefit from the Federal Government’s 50 per cent transport subsidy. She had left home for the Oshodi Transport Interchange to board a bus to Rivers State. The fare was N30,000. Like a dream, Uzochiamaka was told that under […]
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, said that seven high ranking cultists have been arrested in Ikorodu area of the state. Fayoade confirmed the arrest during his interaction with the Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN) at the state’s command headquarters on Thursday. He said three were arrested on Tuesday, while […]
The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry for Establishments and Training and the Office of Sustainable Development Goals, has partnered with UK Aid, the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office, and Tech4Dev to train 3,000 public servants in digital literacy. Speaking at the opening of the training held on Thursday at the Public Service Staff Development Centre, […]
A human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has called on the Nigeria Police to conduct proper investigations into the case of brutality against lawyers in Lagos State. Falana made the call on Thursday during a peaceful protest organised by members of the Nigerian Bar Association, Lagos, against the unlawful arrest […]
Ahead of the January 31, 2024 deadline given by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for existing users of Fintech companies to upgrade their wallets, PalmPay has urged its users to upgrade their Know Your Customer (KYC) details before the deadline.Fintech users affected by the CBN directive are grouped into three categories: New users are […]
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, on Wednesday adjourned till February 2, 2024 the alleged N2.7bn fraud trial involving a couple, Ruth and Oriyomi Idowu. The couple was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday November 28, 2023, on 20-count charges bordering […]
