Tag: Badagry
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Police say Badagry distraught “oyibo” woman not a Yahoo victim
The Lagos State Police Command has cleared the air on the drama that broke out in Badagry area of the state, in the early hours of Wednesday, when an ‘Oyibo’ woman, was seen looking distraught and confused in public as she demanded to know where she was. It was alleged that the woman was lured…
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Police confirm 8 children locked in abandoned car died in Lagos
Police confirm 8 children locked in abandoned car died in Lagos
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BREAKING: Another storey building collapses in Lagos; occupants trapped
Another storey building collapses in Lagos; occupants trapped
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BREAKING: Four feared dead as another storey building collapses in Lagos
Another building under construction has collapsed in Magbon, Badagry area of Lagos on Wednesday with four persons feared dead. Five others were rescued from the rubbles with varying degrees of injury, while efforts are still on to rescue others. This is coming on the heels of the 21-storey building that went down in Ikoyi, earlier…
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Teenager shot dead in clash with rice smugglers in Badagry
An SS3 student was shot dead during a clash between security operatives of the Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT) and suspected rice smugglers at Irosu village near Badagry on Saturday. Alade Oba, 18, was hit by stray bullet and died on the spot during the clash with JBPT comprising Customs, Army and Immigration. The JBPT,…
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EKEDC explains power outage in Badagry
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has attributed the power outage in some communities in Badagry to broken poles along the Badagry Expressway in Oko-Afo. The General Manager, Corporate Communications, EKEDC, Mr Godwin Idemudia, said on Tuesday in Lagos that the incident at Oko-Afo affected four electric poles and some equipment. “At around 1:46 p.m.…
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Lagos APC primary witness large turnout in Badagry
The All Progressives Congress (APC) members on Saturday besieged the 10 voting centres in Badagry, waiting to vote in the primary election to select one out of the four aspirants contesting the seat of the council. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the four aspirants are the incumbent chairman, Mr Olusegun Onilude, Mr…
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Tragic! Man killed during cult groups clash in Badagry
The police in Badagry, Lagos, on Tuesday confirmed the death of a man suspected to have been killed during a brawl between rival cult groups. Mr Gbesu Peters, the Divisional Police Officer in Badagry, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the corpse of the victim had been deposited at the Badagry General Hospital’s Mortuary.…
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Police arrest another “Fix Lagos-Badagry Road” protester, move conveners to Panti
The police in Lagos have arrested another convener of the “Fix Badagry-Lagos Road” protest for participating in Thursday’s demonstration over the deplorable condition of the expressway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Ovi Kuponu was arrested on Friday when he went to deliver food for the two protesters earlier detained at Badagry police…
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NSCDC officer, 2 others burnt as 2 motorcycles collide in Badagry
An official of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) and two others were on Tuesday burnt beyond recognition following the crash of two motorcycles along Badagry-Seme expressway. A witness told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry that the collision, which occurred around 8a.m. at Iyaafin area, resulted in an explosion. “The two…