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Lagos man in court for stealing N1,500 beer

A 28-year-old man, Ibrahim Kuye, has been sentenced to four hours of community service before the Ogba Magistrates’ Court sitting in the Ikeja area of Lagos State for allegedly trespassing into a compound and stealing three bottles of Tiger beer valued at N1,500 in the Egbeda Alimosho area of the …

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Hypertensive man dies as hoodlums invade Lagos home

A hypertensive patient, Simon Maduekwe, has died from the shock he suffered when suspected political thugs invaded his residence on Fatomi Crescent, Off Bajulaiye Compound, Shomolu, Lagos State, in a bid to catch a yet-to-be-identified man using his mobile phone to capture their violent actions at one of the polling …

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Lagos bus-train accident report ready soon, says FG

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has agreed to deepen its relationships with the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency and the Nigerian Railway Corporation through a Memorandum of Understanding on ways of enhancing safety in the rail and road sector. The agency also said the report of the Lagos bus-train crash …

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Ogun ex-permanent secretary, wife found dead in Lagos home

The family of an ex-permanent secretary in Ogun State, Adefemi Egbeoluwa, and his wife, Oluwafunmilayo, have been grieving after their lifeless bodies were found at their residence around Allen Avenue, in the Ikeja area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the couple were at home with their domestic worker …

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Lagos govt targets 1GW solar energy by 2030

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the state will be able to generate one gigawatt of solar energy by the year 2030 with funding from the World Bank. This was as he hailed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for signing bills granting states more autonomy …

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Lagos needs to do more on air pollution

IN its latest World Air Quality report, a Swiss air quality technology company, IQAir, estimates that the level of air pollution in Lagos State, the commercial nerve centre of the country, is seven to 10 times higher than the recommended World Health Organisation air quality guidelines. According to the report, …

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What should we Yoruba boys do with our Igbo wives and children? – Comedian AY Makun queries as he reacts to Lagos election

Nigerian comedian and actor, AY Makun, has reacted to the events that occurred in Lagos during the recently-concluded Presidential and Governorship elections. It would be recalled that the electoral process in Lagos was plagued with tribal discrimination and bigotry. Many Igbos and those not planning to vote for the All …

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