The Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality and Restitution returned to work on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, without two of its nine members. Just as we reported earlier; two of the Panel’s members who were absent are Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa and Rinuola Oduala. Adegboruwa, who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, had in a statement over…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes have arrested another set of twenty-eight suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos. EFCC spokesman disclosed in a statement that the suspects were arrested at different locations around the Abule-Egba. The statement noted that the suspects allegedly used different fake names and pictures to defraud their victims. Items recovered from the young…
Traditional rulers, elders, indigenes, and stakeholders of Eti-Osa have rejected a proposed bill before the Lagos House of Assembly, which seeks to move Eti-Osa from Lagos Division to Epe Division. The Oniru of Iruland, Oba Gbolahan Lawal, will lead a team to present their position to the State Assembly during a public hearing on the bill on…
Traders at the Alade Market in Shomolu are still waiting from assistance to restart their businesses. This comes two weeks after a fire disaster destroyed over one hundred shops at the Alade Market in Shomolu. Lasgidi FM’s Chukwuemeka Obioma visited the burnt market and spoke with some of the trader, who complained that they have been facing…
The Lagos State Judicial Panel has heard a new petition involving one Akinmade Akinrolabu, who is blaming the police for the death of his wife. Akinrolabu appeared before the Panel without the help of a lawyer and to testify how his wife developed complication after she watched as he was being beaten by policemen. The Petitioner claimed…
A man has jumped off the 7th floor of one of the high-rise buildings within the One Thousand and Four estate in Victoria Island. The incident happened yesterday following a raid by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement that some residents informed the agency about the incident.…