Lagos

John Boyega, a Nigerian-born English actor, says he wanted to shoot the first sequence of his new film ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ in Lagos. The Hollywood star, who also produced the film, has shown a keen interest in carrying the…

According to reports reaching Parrot Nigeria, A woman who resides in Lagos has accused her husband of brutally beating and maltreating her after she advised him about drinking alcohol. According to the woman, after she advised her…

A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olabode George has described as laughable the report of his alleged plan to join the All Progressives Congress, APC. He described the recent claim by Chairman,…

The Labour Party, on Sunday joined Action Democratic Party (ADP) in Lagos. This development was confirmed to journalists by the spokesperson for Lagos ADP, Prince Adelaja Adeoye, at the party’s state secretariat. Adelaja said it…

A35-year-old man, identified simply as Sikiru, has drowned in the swimming pool of a hotel in the Ishashi area of Lagos State. It was gathered that Sikiru and his girlfriend had visited the hotel – Regional Hotel and Suites – on…

A middle-aged man, identified only as Muyibi, has collapsed and died in a commercial cab in the Ojota area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro reports that the victim boarded the cab after withdrawing money from a United Bank for Africa branch…

5 homosexuals who allegedly fought one another after contracting the Human Immunodefeciency Virus have been arrested after they caused chaos in Egbe, Ikotun area of Lagos State. According to PUNCH Metro, one of the men, identified as…

Yes, The colours of the day on both sides were “Daffodil yellow with copper gold and metallic silver with multi sequin. Like a fairy tale come to life, Damilola, the son of billionaire former banker and property tycoon, Bisi Onasanya, got…

The Lagos State Government says it has released N1.024bn for the payment of pension entitlements of 183 public service retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme for the month of March. A statement obtained on Thursday noted that…

MOPED thugs are snatching tens of thousands of phones on UK streets to supply a booming black market run by crime lords in Nigeria. The mobiles, seized by acid-armed yobs, are shipped 4,500 miles to be sold for up to £560 to…

Operatives of the Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit have arrested a man allegedly notorious for robbing motorists held in traffic in the Oshodi area of Lagos State.The suspect, Kayode Oluwole, 27,…

Abdul Hamed Salawu aka Dullar the Chairman of Somolu Local Government, Lagos is lying critically ill in hospital after being assaulted at a street carnival on Easter Sunday. His brother, Sulayman, and personal assistant, Seun were also…

Fellow Nigerians, there is so much to write about today, but first, I must quickly apologise for my absence on this page last week. My itinerary has been very packed lately, and last week was particularly jammed. I had criss-crossed…

Two persons were on Saturday confirmed dead, after a storey building collapsed in Lagos. The building situated at No. 9 Abeje Street Markaz, Agege Local Government Area, was gathered to have been marked for distressed by the Lagos…

Two pupils of a private school, identified as Bright Future Academy, lost their lives during a heavy downpour while returning from school on Thursday around 4:30 pm at Omikunle area of Ijaiye, Lagos State on Thursday. According to…

Some of the special anti-corruption courts designated to handle exclusively corruption and other financial crime cases have started functioning, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. The Corruption Financial Crimes Cases Trials Monitoring…

In a bid to build local capacity in waste management, Visionscape Sanitation says it has registered and inducted 350 scavengers into its operations. The company stated this in a statement while disclosing that it had led reputable…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday returned to Abuja after a two-day working visit to Lagos state where he inaugurated some projects and also attended the 10th Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Colloquium. The News Agency of Nigeria…

President Muhammadu Buhari, today in Lagos took a tour of the ongoing Eko Atlantic City construction project. President Buhari has been in Lagos since yesterday, for his 2-days visits to the city, was spotted with Naomi Campbell, a British…

It is easy to underestimate the challenges of leading a state like Lagos. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode took office in May, 2015 on an promise of ‘Continuity’ – an apt message considering that his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC),…

A 25-year-old security guard, Zakarayu Kasumi, is in jail for cutting off the arm of a suspected thief identified as Mr. Adekunle Popoola. The incident happened at Adepeju area of Akowonjo in Shasha, Lagos State. Kasumi who was…

The Chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Itse Sagay, has called on Nigeria to adopt the jury system in its criminal justice administration, because some judges cannot be relied upon to uphold the integrity of…

Ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Lagos, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Imohimi Edgal, on Tuesday said there would be temporary road closure and diversions in some areas. The routes to be closed are Ikeja,…

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