Benjamin Hundeyin
19 Dec
The Police Command in Lagos has refuted claims that its officer assaulted officials of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the Lekki area of the state. The command spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, denied the allegation in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. He said, “The command wishes to debunk claims making the rounds that Monalisa…
5 Nov
A high-ranking member of the Aye confraternity, known only as Solution, was reportedly killed in the Iju Ishaga area of Lagos State on Sunday night. It is believed the victim was attacked and killed by suspected members of the rival Eiye confraternity.
21 Oct
A man, Kadiri Yusuf, also known as Alado, has fled after inflicting injuries on his two children in the Agege area of Lagos State. On October 18, 2024, the head teacher of a primary school in Orile Agege, Lagos, reported to the Elere Police Division
19 Oct
The Police Command in Lagos State says a man allegedly jumped into a canal and died to avoid arrest in the Ipaja area of the state. The command’s Spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated this in a post he shared on his verified X handle @benHundeyin on Friday. He said that the incident happened on Wednesday…
16 Oct
Four unidentified individuals were tragically burnt beyond recognition in a fire that engulfed a building in the OlodiApapa area of Lagos over the weekend.
15 Oct
Two separate incidents in Lagos yesterday left authorities investigating a mysterious death and a tragic drowning. In the Dopemu area, a woman died after suddenly feeling unwell in a hotel room.
2 Oct
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command on Monday blocked a major section of the road along New Garage/Berger Bus Stop leading to a Traffic that started from Long Bridge in Ogun State. Eyewitnesses reported that the police barricade was observed around 8 am in the morning and motorists and pedestrians were forced to navigate…
27 Sep
Four police officers are on trial after allegedly extorting N1 million from three National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Surulere, Lagos State. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this on his X handle on Friday. An X user, Oluyemi Fasipe, with the handle @YemieFash, posted a video showing how…
23 Sep
A 35-year-old man, Godwin Peter Femi, has been arrested in Lagos after being accused of repeated sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl over three months.The police were alerted to the alleged abuse on September 10 when the girl's father
16 Sep
A man named Vincent Upkpai was on Monday arrested for killing his neighbour, simply identified as Gloria, and her son over an argument about cleaning in the Elemoro area of Lagos State. After the killing, the man put her body in a large bag, also known as a Ghana-must-go. The spokesperson for the Lagos State…
13 Sep
The police in Lagos have arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly killing a 17-year-old boy named Adeolu Olubade and burying him in a room. On September 3, a man in the Ikola area of Ipaja Ayobo, Lagos State
12 Sep
The Lagos State Police Command yesterday arrested an 18-year-old boy, Michael Ogbogu, for blackmailing a 17-year-old girl with her nude pictures. The sister of the girl residing in an estate in Orchid Road, Lekki, Lagos,
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The death toll from the Niger tanker explosion has risen to at least 98 persons, with 69 injured, following the petrol tanker explosion that occurred on Saturday 18 2025, in Gurara Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The latest update was issued by Abdullahi Baba-Arah, Director-General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency,…
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it received 1,161 complaints of human rights abuse in Plateau between January and December 2024. Mrs Kiyenpiya Mafuyai, the Acting Coordinator of NHRC in the state, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos. According to Mafuyai, the cases ranged from unlawful detention,…
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On Monday, an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court remanded a 35-year-old man, Ikechukwu Nkwuda, over alleged theft of goods worth N6 million. The Prosecutor, Insp. Sunday Osanyintuyi told the court that Nkwuda committed the offence between June 2023 and November 2024 at No 1. Aderemi Road, Lagere, Ile-Ife. Osanyintuyi said that the suspect entered the shop of…
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A safety and security expert, Amb. Nurain Abayomi Mumuni, on Monday, urged Nigerians to avoid using mobile phones close to fuel tankers. Mumuni, who is a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), emphasised that the use of mobile phones near fuel tankers could trigger an explosion. The APC chieftain made these declarations while…
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British Airways plans to resume flights from London to Tel Aviv on April 5, following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestinian movement Hamas. Israeli news portal Arutz Sheva reported on Monday that the airline announced in Oct. 2024 that it would suspend flights to Tel Aviv until the end of March 2025. The airline…
38 mins ago
The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence has decried the appalling level of funding of security agencies in the country. Chaired by Mr. Ahmed Satomi, the committee called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to direct the Minister of Finance to ensure the full release of the 2024 capital allocation to the security…
47 mins ago
The General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, attended the special programme held ahead of the inauguration of President Donald Trump in the U.S. At the event, Kumuyi's profile of being a professor of mathematics and the pastor of the third-largest church in the world was declared to the audience. Stepping onto…
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The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Monday, lauded Governors, the Federal Government, and other stakeholders who worked tirelessly to resolve the conundrum in the tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu. The organisation congratulated them for removing the stalemate that characterised the four tax bills. In a statement issued by the National…
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The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has released its 2025 outlook on driving legislative and judicial reforms to improve access to justice for business owners in the country. The secretariat disclosed that it will concentrate on improving insolvency regulations supporting the digitization of Small claims courts and establishing commercial courts to provide businesses with…