Crime & City Diary
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BREAKING: Male body recovered from Lagos Lagoon
By Innocent Raphael After an intense two-day search and rescue mission, authorities have retrieved the body of a male passenger who tragically drowned following an auto crash on Lagos State’s Third Mainland Bridge. The fatal incident occurred during Eid celebrations, when a 20-seater bus veered off the bridge, resulting in two individuals, a male and a female, plunging into the…
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LASTMA rescues 18 passengers in Third Mainland bridge accident
…. Hopes of finding two passengers alive diminish- NEMA By Innocent Raphael Following the occurrence of an accident on the Third Mainland Bridge earlier reported by WesternPost on Wednesday, operatives from the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) undertook a heroic rescue effort, saving 18 seriously injured accident victims on Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos, near the Adekunle inward Adeniji Adele…
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Betta Edu sues BBC for defamation over N30bn claim, demands retraction
The suspended minister of humanitarian affairs, Beta Edu has filed a notice to sue the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for an alleged defamatory report on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigation against her. The notice documented in a letter signed on April 9, and seen by Westernpost on Wednesday said the report titled titled: “Betta Edu Probe: Nigerian…
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BREAKING: 3 die in auto crash on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Three people have lost their lives in a road accident that occurred around Fidiwo bridge, Lagos-Ibadan express way. Spokesperson for Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun Command, Florence Okpe, who confirmed the incident on Wednesday , noted that the crash which involved a vehicle with registration number BDG213BJ and a green colour Toyota jeep occurred at about…
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Vehicle veers off newly rehabilitated Third Mainland Bridge
By Innocent Raphael Tragedy struck on Wednesday as a vehicle veered off the newly rehabilitated Third Mainland Bridge, plunging into the Lagos lagoon on the day of Eid-el-fitri celebrations. An eyewitness, identified as Akinola Adeniyi reported that the incident occurred around 11:30 am as the vehicle, headed from Iyana-Oworo to the Island, suddenly veered into the water. According to him,…
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Lagos Police apprehends two for allegedly stealing car battery
By Innocent Raphael Two suspects accused of specializing in car battery theft have been arrested by the MAN Centre Division of the Lagos Police Command. Lagos Police Spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed this in a statement via his X handle on Wednesday. The suspects, Eyo Wisdom and Alhjai Kamara Mohammed, 30 and 40 year old respectively are said to specialize…
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Lagos Police rescues robbery suspects from mob
By Innocent Raphael Two robbery suspects, Kehinde Olayinka and Junior Olanrewaju have been rescued by the Police from an angry mob and subsequently detained. The duo aged 22 and 21 respectively were part of a five man gang accused of robbing a passerby of her phone on Tuesday night. According to reports, while a passerby was making a phone call…
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14 buildings destroyed in Dosunmu fire disaster- NEMA
The fire that engulfed part of Dosunmu Market on Lagos Island, resulting in the collapse of four buildings and severe damage to fourteen others. Lagos Territorial Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye disclosed that the fire’s origin was suspected to be from the refueling of a running generator within the market premises. Despite concerted efforts from…
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Fire razes buildings in Dosunmu market
…goods worth millions of Naira destroyed By Innocent Raphael Just a day after firefighters extinguished a blaze at Apongbon market, another market, Dosumu Market, has succumbed to flames, causing extensive damage to goods worth millions of Naira. Emergency crews from the Lagos fire service and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) are working to contain the fire and prevent it from…
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EFCC vows to arrest hotels, schools transacting payment in dollars
Kunle Sanni The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it will arrests hotels, schools, and other establishments that dare to demand payment in dollars from their local customers. The EFCC warns schools, supermarkets, hotels, and others to stop charging in dollars or foreign currencies within the country. The EFCC’s Chairman, Ola Olukoyede stated this on Monday in the EFCC’s…
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