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10 communities in Lagos to face power cut for 8 weeks
10 communities in Lagos to face power cut for 8 weeks

Residents and business owners in some parts of Lagos State will not enjoy public power supply for most part of the day over the next eight weeks. The affected areas are Oregun, Anifowoshe, Ojodu, Magodo, Omole, Oba-Akran, Oke-Ira, Ogba, Omole Phase 1, and parts of Ikeja. The communities are under the franchise network of the Ikeja Electric…

Gunmen kill police officers in Anambra State
Gunmen kill police officers in Anambra State

Violent attacks continued in Anambra State yesterday, with some policemen reportedly shot dead yesterday. Gunmen attacked a police station in Ajali, Orumba North Local Government Area, where the killed the officers and set the station on fire. The State Commissioner of Police, Tony Olofu, confirmed the incident to newsmen, adding that only two policemen lost their lives.…

King Sunny Ade’s wife buried in Lagos
King Sunny Ade’s wife buried in Lagos

The remains of Risikat Ajoke Adegeye, wife of Juju legend, King Sunny Ade, have been laid to rest in Lagos. Adegeye, a former lawmaker at the Lagos House of Assembly, died last week, a few hours to her husband’s 75th birthday. The lying-in-state and interment took place on September 29th at a private cemetery in Ikoyi.

Governor Sanwo-Olu directs Lagos CP to prosecute killers of slain policeman
Governor Sanwo-Olu directs Lagos CP to prosecute killers of slain policeman

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has given his support to efforts that are being made to bring the killers of CSP Kazeem Abonde In Ajao Estate last Thursday are brought to justice. Just like the Commissioner of Police, Hakkem Odumosu, Governor Sanwo-Olu vowed that those who attacked CSP Abonde and other security operatives will not go unpunished.…

Forensic expert claims no EndSars protester was injured by military weapon at Lekki Tollgate Shooting
Forensic expert claims no EndSars protester was injured by military weapon at Lekki Tollgate Shooting

A security consulting company hired by the Lagos State Government has said that no military weapon was used on EndSARS protesters on the night of October 20 last year when soldiers disrupted the protest at the Lekki Tollgate. Tonye Willie-Harry, who works for the United Kingdom-based Oxygene Consulting, made this known while analysing the report his company…

1 Person dies in Lagos Lagoon boat accident
1 Person dies in Lagos Lagoon boat accident

A boat accident has claimed the life of one person on the Lagos Lagoon. The accident involved a passenger boat that was traveling from CMS Ferry Terminal on the Lagos Island to Ikorodu. The boat was carrying sixteen passengers when it left the island at about 4:35PM yesterday, before the accident happened. The Lagos Area Manager of…

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