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  • Why dating in Lagos is difficult – BBNaija Vee

    Why dating in Lagos is difficult – BBNaija Vee

    Ex-BBNaija housemate Victoria Adeyele, popularly known as Vee, has revealed that dating in Lagos has become increasingly complex and challenging.

    The reality TV star discussed this during a recent episode of Clout Africa.

    She argued that the evolution of human communication has negatively impacted relationships.

    The influencer also stated that she is an emotional person who prefers to avoid situations that could lead to heartbreak.

    Vee said:

    “The dating scene in Lagos is a bit harder than usual. As late millennials, early Genzs we are going for it right now, human communication is not what it used to be.

    “I avoid situations before I get heartbroken. I’m a soft, romantic, lover girl so a bit of a balance between the brain and the mind, that is the constant battle for me.”

  • Sad! Seven drown in Lagos within a week, says PPRO

    Sad! Seven drown in Lagos within a week, says PPRO

    The Lagos State Police Command has said a total number of seven persons have lost their lives to accidental drowning in different parts of the state this week.

    The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.

    According to him, the incidents were recorded at hotel swimming pools, a beach, and the Third Mainland Bridge.He wrote, “This week alone, seven people drowned in hotel, swimming pools and beach. Two in one hotel in Mushin, One in one hotel on the Island, One on Ibeshe Island, Two fell off Third Mainland Bridge in an accident, another one in one hotel in Shasha.”

    Recall that two passengers reportedly fell into the lagoon on Wednesday after a commercial bus crashed on the Third Mainland Bridge in the state.

    Other occupants of the vehicle sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident.Lagos Territorial Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, in a statement, noted that the driver of the 18-seater bus, who was on speed, swerved off the road and hit the bridge rails.

  • Falling container kills woman inside her car in Lagos [Photo]

    Falling container kills woman inside her car in Lagos [Photo]

    A falling 40-feet container killed a woman inside her car at the Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday.

    Her driver, however, survived the accident unhurt, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has stated.

    Its Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Mr Taofiq Adebayo, stated that the driver of the articulated truck carrying the container and his assistant fled the scene as soon as the accident occurred.

    “Preliminary investigation showed that the fleeing truck driver was driving on high speed when he experienced brake failure and lost control of the vehicle.

    “The truck rammed into the car and spilled the container on top of it.

    “LASTMA already handed the evacuated corpse of the woman to the police,’’ Adebayo stated.

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  • BREAKING: Lagos Oba dies after Eid prayers

    BREAKING: Lagos Oba dies after Eid prayers

    A prominent Lagos monarch, Osolo of Isolo, Oba Kabiru Agbabiaka, is dead.

    He was aged 64.

    Chairman of the Isolo Local Council Development Area, Olasoju Adebayo, disclosed this in a statement today.

    He said the King will be buried at 4 pm in accordance with Islamic customs.

    The statement reads: “I have the instruction of the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to formally announce the passing of the paramount ruler of Isolo Kingdom, Oba Kabiru Agbabiaka, Adeola Olushi III, today April 10, 2024. He was 64.

    “He will be buried today by 4pm at his palace, 3/5 Akinbaye Street, Isolo, according to Islamic rites. May his soul rest in peace.”

    Olasoju, however, did not disclose the cause of the monarch’s death.

    As part of activities for the funeral rites of the Late Osolo of Isolo Kingdom, ORO MASQURADES will commence their traditional rites effective today. Residents are advised to come into their various homes on time…

    Details later

  • Police arrest dismissed Naval officer who charges 20k to beat people

    Police arrest dismissed Naval officer who charges 20k to beat people

    Police in Lagos State have arrested a dismissed Nigerian Navy personnel for allegedly impersonating a serving military personnel and lending himself out to assault people.

    “The suspect was apprehended while he and his boys were beating a hotel staff.

    “The job was contracted to him by one of the hotel’s customers who had refused to stop smoking in a ‘no smoking’ area of the hotel.

    “He charges N20,000 to bring his boys to beat up anybody for his clients,’’ police spokesman in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated on Saturday in Lagos.

    He stated that the suspect was dismissed 24 years ago from the Nigeria Navy, but continued to parade himself as a serving personnel.

    “The suspect was dismissed since 2000, but still parades himself as a naval officer,’’ Hundeyin stressed.

    He assured that the suspect would soon be arraigned.

  • Major oil marketers give update on fuel supply

    Major oil marketers give update on fuel supply

    The Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) says the distribution of petroleum motor spirit, commonly known as petrol, has begun from depots to filling stations in Lagos and other states.

    Mr Clement Isong, speaking to NAN in Lagos, said this amid the ongoing fuel scarcity in the Lagos metropolis.

    Isong said that depots were already receiving petrol supplies from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Trading Ltd., and would continue to do so throughout the weekend.

    He emphasised the importance of addressing these issues promptly and transparently to provide clarity to the public.

    Isong acknowledged the low stock during the Easter period for some MEMAN members, resulting from inadequate replenishment at depots.

    This, he noted, caused outages in retail outlets during the past week.

    Isong assured the public that supplies had resumed, with MEMAN members working diligently to expedite the distribution process.

    According to him, this include extending hours and weekends at depots, to ensure adequate stocking of retail outlets.

    “There was low stock over the Easter weekend for some MEMAN members resulting from truckout to supply stations without replenishment at our depots.

    “This has led to outages in some retail outlets during the past week. Moving forward, we want to assure the public that supplies have resumed and all MEMAN members are collaborating closely to expedite the distribution process.

    “Members are working tirelessly at our depots, including extended hours and weekends, to ensure that retail outlets are adequately stocked.

    “Our collective goal is to eliminate fuel queues and stabilise the supply chain before the upcoming Sallah holidays next week,” he assured.

    However, a correspondent, who monitored the situation, reports a resurgence of fuel queues in Lagos as supply diminishes.

    Motorists across filling stations in various parts of the state, including Ikorodu Road, Bridge, Anthony, Mayland, Oyingbo, Ogba, Ikeja, Alausa, Oba Akran, Surulere, and Victoria Island, experienced long queues of vehicles.

    At the Total Filling Station on Mobalaji Bank Anthony in Ikeja, fuel queues stretched for several kilometers, leading to traffic congestion.

    On the bustling Ikorodu Road, the presence of fuel racketeers selling in jerrycans indicated a shortage in supply.

    The majority of NNPC filling stations with petrol also had long queues of vehicles, attributed to its lower retail price compared to others.

    NNPC retail stations sell at N568 per litre, while other major and independent marketers sell at over N600 per litre.

    Moreover, independent filling stations, with a larger share of outlets, have been out of stock for several months.

    A marketer who preferred anonymity said that there had been a shortage in supply from the importers of the last resort.

    The marketer said that the scarcity was also caused by the delay in the outstanding payment by NNPC Trading Ltd. to international traders.

  • Why we’re strategic in impounding commercial vehicles – LASTMA

    Why we’re strategic in impounding commercial vehicles – LASTMA

    The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says it impounds commercial vehicles sometimes outside the area where their drivers commit offences as a matter of strategy.

    The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Mr Adebayo Taofiq, said this in an interview with NAN on Tuesday, in Lagos.

    He said that the belief that commercial buses were ignored many times when committing offences was wrong, as the authorities had strategies to bring them to book.

    “The fact remains that at the point few of them are committing these traffic infractions, as noticed by private car owners, they’re not apprehended, does not mean that we don’t have any plan of impounding them.

    “For example, if you have a commercial bus coming from like Mile 12 going to Onipanu, if it commits any traffic infraction in Ketu, we have to be strategic if we want to arrest and impound a commercial bus, unlike the car owners.

    “They don’t care for their vehicle to be arrested, they even get rid of anything ahead of them just to escape with their bus.

    “In such case, our officers have to use their discretion in order not to cause any havoc.

    “We use the new system that government gave us, which is the CMS camera, which is the traffic management device, and at times, officers use their phones to capture them,” he said.

    Taofiq said that by the time such vehicles are captured while on transit by LASTMA officers ahead, due to the vehicle features taken and forwarded to be looked out for, passengers in the vehicle would not be aware of the driver’s offence.

    He urged the public, especially passengers, to understand such situation and not believe such drivers were innocent.

    “We see some passengers coming down from the bus and descending on our officers and some of them have been harmed and beaten up in the process.

    “The passengers claim that the bus driver had not done anything without them having prior notice that the driver had committed an infraction previously.

    “We just don’t pounce on these persons, an infraction had already been committed and we will not continue to tolerate these abuses on our officers, ” he said.

    He, however, urged LASTMA officers to apply their discretion wisely in such instances, so that the passengers on board would not suffer unduly.

    Taofiq said that discretionary measures could be to ensure that passengers are refunded their transport fares or even taken to the nearest bus stop so as to get buses to their destination.

    “Using our discretion is part of training given to LASTMA officers to ensure safety of passengers which is paramount.

    “Once a vehicle contravenes any section of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, such vehicle stands to be contravened and be in a position for LASTMA to impound it,” he said.

    He said that traffic infractions by commercial buses had to be checked by LASTMA officers.

    He urged the public to disregard insinuation in some quarters that LASTMA officers only concentrate on private cars, noting that there was no basic truth in that.

    Taofiq said that since the new Area Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare, assumed office on Nov. 20, 2023, there had been a lot of training and retraining of officers for them to be more prudent, civil and be empathetic on the road.

    “Equally, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr Sola Giwa has been of immense help towards having a new face of LASTMA,” he said.

  • Things very tough, but … — Sanwo-Olu

    Things very tough, but … — Sanwo-Olu

    Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says things are presently very tough in the country, but it is no time for blame game.

    Sanwo-Olu said this at the 25th State House Ramadan Tafseer Anniversary Prayer, held at the State House Mosque Complex, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday.

    The theme of the lecture is: “Allah Will Not Change The Way Of A People, Until They Change What Is In Their Hearts”.

    Things are presently very tough, no doubt, but this is the time to come together, proffer solutions and not to blame the government,” Sanwo-Olu, represented by his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, said.

    He charged Nigerians on being patriotic and loyal to the cause of a greater nation.

    The governor emphasised increased love among Nigerians and patriotism to the country as part of solutions to the nation’s socio-economic challenges.

    He acknowledged that global recession which was not limited to Nigeria, necessitated the current hardships being faced.

    Sanwo-Olu urged Nigerians to return to the way of life where Africans were charitable towards one another.

    He stated that it was disheartening that Nigerians no longer lived a communal way of life but now imbibed other people’s culture.

    The governor stressed on the need for Nigerians to return to the real African style of living were it took the whole village to raise a child.

    Similarly, former Commissioner for Ministry of Home Affairs, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, also enjoined Nigerians to take advantage of the Holy Month of Ramadan to pray more for the country.

    He charged them to pray that the country becomes great for the betterment of all.

    According to Obanikoro, Nigerians claim to believe in God but their words and ways do not match their deeds to a reasonable extent.

    “What we are taught in religion is to do unto others what we want others to do unto us.”

    He, therefore, advised the people to love one another and not act in ways that would be detrimental to their fellow human beings.

    Obanikoro urged Nigerians to support the government both at the state and federal levels in their quest to lift Nigeria from the current socio-economic downturn.

    On his part, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Mr Olanrewaju Layode, said that the Tasfeer, which started 25 years ago, was to bring people together to proffer solutions and pray for the prosperity of the nation.

    Speaking on the present economic challenges, Layode implored the people not to castigate one another, especially government but to share good ideas on how to develop the country.

    “Let us follow the teachings of Quran as there are a lot of solutions in it.

    “Also, l urge Muslims and non-Muslims alike to always pray for their leaders,” he said.

  • NDLEA launches massive raids in Lagos, Edo, Ondo, seizes 44,948kg drugs, 11 vehicles

    NDLEA launches massive raids in Lagos, Edo, Ondo, seizes 44,948kg drugs, 11 vehicles

    Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have launched massive raids across Lagos, Edo and Ondo state leading to the seizure of over 44,948.1 kilograms (44.9 tonnes) of illicit drugs and arrests of eight suspects as well as the seizure of 11 vehicles owned by the drug cartels.
    While a total of 7, 687.8kg of cannabis was destroyed in a warehouse in Ala forest, Akure, Ondo state with another 670kg evacuated, on Saturday 23rd March 2024, no less than 14,310.8625kg of same psychoactive substance was razed on 5.7 hectares of farms in Ohosu/Ugbogui forest, Ovia South West LGA, Edo State on Tuesday 19th March, where five suspects including 67-year-old Sunday Otulugbu; Agbayeogor Joshua, 39; Kelvin Ofuasia,45;
    Williams Peter, 37; and Kamaru Onimisi, 44, were arrested.
    In another operation in Uzebba/Avbiosi forest on Thursday 21st March, over 6,500kg cannabis was destroyed on 2.6 hectares of farms where three suspects: Kabiru Idris, 36;
    Alaba Jimoh, 40; and Lekan Asobere, 35, were arrested. In the same vein, 5,000kg of same substance was razed in a warehouse in Okpuje forest, Owan West LGA by NDLEA operatives with support from the military on Friday 22nd March.
    In Lagos, a well-coordinated operation on Wednesday 20th March led to the seizure of 10,534 kilograms (10.534 tonnes) of Ghanaian Loud, a strain of cannabis in Ajah area of the state where 11 vehicles were seized from the drug cartel. The recovered vehicles include:
    Iveco truck marked KRD 522 YE; Toyota sienna marked AAA 338 GL; Toyota sienna marked AAA 308 EP; Toyota sienna marked FKJ 381 JC; Nissan bus marked EKY 846 YG; Mercedes bus marked EPE 743 XT; an unmarked Iveco J5 bus; Toyota sienna marked LSD 744 GP; Toyota highlander SUV marked KTU 280 FN; Toyota sienna marked AAA 333 GH and Toyota sienna marked FKJ 208 HV.
    In another raid at Ago Palace way area of the state on Friday 22nd March, a suspect, Miracle Obi was arrested with 1,006 ampoules of pentazocine injection; 50 tablets of tramadol 225mg; 89 bottles of codeine syrup and 2,360 ampoules of Diazepam injection. Another suspect, Kareem Mustapha was earlier on Tuesday 19th March nabbed along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway with 25,000 pills of tramadol and 5,900 ampoules of pentazocine injection.
    While 58kg cannabis was recovered at Jagindi village, Kafanchan LGA, Kaduna State on Friday 22nd March, Abdulqadir Muhammad, 34, was arrested with 45 kilograms of same substance by NDLEA operatives along Kaduna- Zaria expressway. In Borno state, Salisu Yusuf, 20, was nabbed with 30kg Arizona, a strain of cannabis at Njimtilo checkpoint on Saturday 23rd March, while another suspect, Rabiu Husseini, 27, was arrested with 34kg cannabis along Gwagwalada/Abuja highway on his way from Lagos to Katsina state on Wednesday 21st March.
    The following day, 22nd March, NDLEA officers on patrol along Gashua-Baymari road, Busari LGA, Yobe state arrested Haladu Hassan with 160 blocks of cannabis sativa weighing 50kg.
    In Kano state, a syndicate dealing in cocaine and heroin was successfully dismantled with the arrest of 42-year-old Onyeka Uba at Sabon Gari area of Kano where 1.805 kilograms and 7grams of the illicit substances were recovered from him on Monday 18th March. Another suspect, Ubale Sani, 49, was also arrested with 51.5kg cannabis at Chiromawa area of Kano.
    Operatives of a special operation unit of NDLEA also disrupted criminal activities of another cocaine syndicate in Abuja at the weekend with the arrest of three leaders of the group. While Nnajiofor Celestine Kenechukwu, 41, and Okoro Chigozie Christian, 35, were arrested
    On Friday 22nd March at Paint House Hotel, Umar Garba Benna Street, 21 Road, First Avenue, Gwarimpa Abuja with 718 grams of cocaine, a follow up operation at the residence of Okoro Chigozie at House 30, 69B Road 6th Avenue Gwarimpa, led to the recovery of 19 blocks of Arizona, a strain of cannabis weighing 9.823kg and monetary exhibits: N545,500 and $250, as well as property documents. Two vehicles: Toyota Camry 2007 marked BWR 94 BM and Toyota Camry 2012 marked RBC 154 BS were also recovered from them.
    Another follow up operation to the residence of Nnajiofor Celestine Kenechukwu at 49 Mercy Orjiakor street, Becky Estate 11, Karu, Nasarawa state on Saturday 23rd March also led to the recovery of various quantities of Arizona and methamphetamine while his girlfriend and accomplice, Ifemenam Oge was arrested.
    With the same vigour, the various commands of the Agency across the country
    continued with the War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, advocacy campaign in the past week. Some of them include: WADA sensitisation lecture for students and teachers of Government Day Secondary School, Damaturu, Yobe; Government Secondary School, Afaha Ukwa, Akwa Ibom; Total Child School, Awka, Anambra and Celestial Church of Christ High School Oke-Ado, Ibadan, Oyo state, among others.
    While commending the officers and men of the Lagos, Edo, Ondo, Kano, Borno, Kaduna, and FCT Commands as well as the Special Operations unit of the Agency for their outstanding feats in the past week, Chairman/Chief
    Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) equally applauded their counterparts in all the commands across the country for intensifying their WADA advocacy lectures in schools, markets, motor parks, worship centres and work places.
  • Accident claims mother, injures 3 children in Lagos

    Accident claims mother, injures 3 children in Lagos

    The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has confirmed that an accident claimed a mother and injured three of her children in Ikorodu area of Lagos.

    Hundeyin confirmed the incident to NAN on Sunday.

    He said that Ikorodu Police Division received information of the accident on Friday at about 9.41 p.m.

    According to him, the information received revealed that on same Friday, at about 9.35 p.m., in front of Ikorodu Radio Solebo, along Igbogbo Road Ikorodu, the accident occurred .

    The information said “there occurred a fatal motor/pedestrian accident involving a Mercedes Benz C350 car driven by one 22-year-old man (name withheld) and pedestrians.

    ” The victims: one Ngozi, 40, her three children ages 16, 14 and 13 respectively. The driver was said to have lost control of his car while coming from Igbogbo, heading towards Ebute, and hit the said Ngozi and her three children.

    “They were said to be selling groundnut at the scene of incident. As a result of the accident, the victims sustained different degrees of injuries.

    “They were all rushed to the Ikorodu General Hospital by the police, where the mother was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty, while her three children were admitted for medical treatment”.

    Hundeyin said that the corpse of the mother had been deposited at the mortuary for preservation and autopsy.

    He also said that the driver was in police custody for investigation.