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Big Brother Lagos: State to deploy 900 CCTV cameras

May 17, 2013 no comments

Lagosians beware, the state government has got its eyes on you… over 900 eyes to be more precise. The state’s Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr. Adebiyi Mabadeje, has revealed that th...

Unconfirmed bomb threat to Shoprite stirs panic; Lagos police investig...

May 17, 2013 no comments

Lagos state police are reportedly investigating bomb threats made to Shoprite locations in the commercial city. Vanguard reports that a text message was sent to the owner of the mega store. In the me...

Lagos police free abducted 61-year-old Lebanese woman

May 16, 2013 no comments

Lagos – A 61-year-old Lebanese woman, Alhaja Essa Dannawi, who was kidnapped at her residence in Lagos on May 2, has been rescued by the police, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Umar Manko,...

Lagos sacks 157 LASTMA officials

May 14, 2013 no comments

NAN – The Lagos State Government has sacked 157 officials of its traffic management authority over alleged cases of gross misconduct. The announcement of the sacking was contained in a governme...

Iranian Azim Aghajani convicted over Nigeria arms – BBC

May 13, 2013 no comments

BBC – A member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has been found guilty of smuggling weapons into Lagos and sentenced to five years in prison by a Nigerian court. Rockets and grenades were amo...

NEMA battles tanker fire near Lagos

May 10, 2013 no comments

A tanker explosion would have caused more damage, residents told Sahara Reporters, had officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) not been at hand to battle the fire. A source withi...

Rapper Jay-Z to perform in Nigeria in October!

May 10, 2013 no comments

Rapper Jay-Z has revealed the details of his seven-week tour, which kicks off on September 9 in Poland, and the rap royalty is making a stop in Lagos, Nigeria. His world tour itinerary has the artist...

Lagos: Multiple auto accident causes gridlock on Eko Bridge

May 8, 2013 no comments

NAN – A multiple automobile accident on the Eko Bridge in Lagos caused a gridlock on the bridge on Wednesday. Mr Awodehinde Lawal, an official of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTM...

PHOTOS: Chimamanda Adichie rounds up Lagos book tour for “Americ...

May 4, 2013 no comments

Avid fans of Orange Prize-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie, on Saturday, crammed into a bookstore in Lagos where the authour was signing copies of her latest work, “Americanah”....

Lagos police arrest 6 fraudsters who set up fake Jonathan/Sambo founda...

May 3, 2013 no comments

Six suspected fraudsters are being investigated by the Lagos state police for allegedly setting up a fake foundation in the name of the country’s president and vice-president and duping hundred...

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