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 Suspected militants, yesterday, stormed Lagos State Model College, Igbonla in Eredo Local Council Development Area, Epe, Lagos State, kidnapping the school’s Vice Principal, a teacher and four students. The two students were later rescued by policemen who immediately arrived the scene. The gunmen, over 10, it was gathered, came through the waterways in three speed boats. They were said to have positioned themselves strategically, around the school building , while about six of them gained entrance into the school premises through a collapsed fence           One of the students "said that one of the gunmen, suspected to be the leader, instructed them to leave immediately when others were going to get more students. One of the kidnappers took one person each according to her. She said they pointed their weapons at the teachers and threatened to shoot if any of them tried to play smart.Another student, a Junior Secondary School student...

       The Economist Intelligence Unit released Global Liveability Ranking 2016 report, ranking Lagos as the third worst city to live, maintaining its position at the lowest rungs of the Global Liveability index. The top five best countries to live in, according to the report, remain unchanged from last year and they include Melbourne, Australian; Vienna, Austria; Vancouver, Canada; Toronto, Canada; and Calgary, Canada. The liveability survey assesses which locations around the world provide the best or the worst living conditions across five broad categories, including stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. Lagos scored highest in culture and environment, followed by infrastructure. It scored lowest in stability. Three other African cities joined Lagos at the bottom rung of the liveable cities, including Douala, Cameroon; Harare, Zimbabwe; and Algiers, Algeria; ranking 132nd, 133rd, and 134th respectively. While...

EFCC VS BANK PHB: A High Court in Lagos on Monday has dismissed the N25.7billion criminal charge against the former Managing Director of Bank PHB, Mr. Francis Atuche, and others. He was set free alongside his wife, Elizabeth and a former Chief Financial Officer of Bank PHB, Mr. Ugo Anyanwu. The three persons were prosecuted by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly stealing N25.7 billion from the bank. In a ruling delivered by the presiding judge, Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo, the court held that it is duty bound to comply with the decisions of Court of Appeal in the appeal of Okey Nwosu and Erastus Akingbola. The judge noted that though the prosecution, in its submission, was right to say that count one to ten of the charge was anchored on stealing which falls within the purview of State High Court. However, the judge maintained that the prosecution did not make any submission to as whether count 11 to 27 have any nexus with shares and stocks. “The case on all, ...

BOMB SCARE was reported earlier today, at the Murtala Mohammed International airport. However, it has now been confirmed that there is no cause for alarm. It was a drill on bomb scare response time. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, was assessing the capacity of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, to respond to a bomb attack situation. :

President Jonathan  Pays Condolence Visit To TB Joshua yesterday he vowed  to investigate the cause of the collapse of the Synagogue Church of All Nations’ six-storey building. he also promised to collaborate with state governors to put in place measures  to check  illegal building of high rise buildings in the country. He also assured that the Federal Government will deploy the machinery to ensure that investigations into the cause of the collapse were treated speedily. Jonathan said he will convene a  meeting with state governors to discuss the need for advice or measures that will  check  illegal erection of high rise buildings.

No more smoking what ever in public places in Lagos state, i know the federal capital territory Abuja will soon copy that, On February 17th, 2014, Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola signed the “No Smoking in Public Places” bill into law to regulate smoking in public places. "Any person found guilty of breaking the law will be liable to a fine of between N10,000 – N15,000, or to imprisonment for between 1-3 months, or other non-custodial punishment at the discretion of the Judge Anyone who repeatedly breaks this law will be liable to a fine of N50,000 or 6 months imprisonment or both For Business Owners Any owner or person in charge of a “No-Smoking Area” who fails to put up “No-Smoking” signs on his/her premises, install smoke detectors, and/or stop anybody from smoking in the area is liable to: Pay a N100,000 fine or be imprisoned for 6 months, or both Breaking the law may result in the business property being sealed by the government To read the “No Smokin...

Fuel scarcity, at least five vehicles were burnt this morning after fire gutted Mobil petrol station on Oba Akran Avenue/Akilo Road, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. Eyewitnesses said fire engulfed the petrol station after an oil tanker trying to discharge fuel spilled its content and it caught fire. The incident paralysed traffic for several hours around Ogba, Agege and Ikeja. Huge balls of fire were seen while thick smoke billowed into the atmosphere for over three hours as fire fighters battled to put out the fire to no avail. The station was completely burnt. •Scene of the fire at Mobile filling station on Oba Akran Avenue/Akilo Road, Ikeja area of Lagos State this morning •Scene of the fire at Mobile filling station on Oba Akran Avenue/Akilo Road, Ikeja area of Lagos State this morning The incident happened hours after another fire disaster occurred at the Generator House of the Christ Embassy Church, Oregun area of the state. The fire at Mobil filling station started aro...

The boat carrying 15 passengers reportedly capsized at the 4th Avenue, opposite 41 Road in Festac at about 11 PM and a distress call was sent to the Navy and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) asking for rescue. 11 dead bodies have been recovered, Search and Rescue operations are still on for four more bodies, according to emergency rescue officials. A distress call was sent to the Navy and the National Emergency management Agency asking for rescue. NEMA sources told reporters that 11 bodies have been recovered so far. The search and rescue operations continue.

Mrs Asogbon Victoria , 53-year old teacher on grade level 10,  has been charged  before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court for allegedly impersonating the wives of Lagos State Governor, Dame Emmanuela Abimbola Fashola and her Osun State Counterpart, Mrs Sherifat Aregbesola. In a 10-count charge filed by the Lagos Attorney General before the court, Mrs Asogbon was alleged to have, at various times, represented herself as Mrs Fashola and Mrs Aregbesola through text messages to some individuals and collected huge sums of money and Ramadan gifts from them. In one of the charges, Mrs Asogbon was alleged to have fraudulently collected N100,000 from the Chairman of Agbado/Oke-Odo Local Government Council after sending him a text message claiming that she was sent to collect the money by Fashola’s wife. Asogbon was also alleged to have sent similar text message to Isaac Omoregie, Education Secretary of Alimosho Local Government and collected three blackberry phones worth N105,0...

   Lagosians scampering to scoop kerosene from a falling tanker which was involved in an accident yesterday while transporting product along Oshodi-Apapa road. "Na wa" what will you say is the cause of all these,,, poverty right?. i am very sure if it was motor-spirit they would have done the same thing, then the media would have eye catching disturbing captions: Thank God kerosene is not that volatile. But why do Nigerians always take action before considering the risk involve:

Tthree policemen were feared killed while attempting to arrest a commercial motorcyclist. The incident occurred at the Cement Bus Stop, along the ever-busy Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, and led to heavy traffic on the road as well some other parts of Agege. An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity told Saturday Tribune that the policemen were attached to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS). According to the eyewitness, the commercial motorcyclist was going towards Oshodi, carrying two passengers, when the policemen sighted him and attempted to arrest him. “He also knew that they (policemen) wanted to arrest him and he sped off; but the policemen, who were in a van, chased him. The police van caught up with him, but he suddenly swerved his bike and the driver of the van applied the brake. “The van rammed into a commercial Volkswagen bus (popularly known as Faragon in Lagos) and the policemen at the back (of the van) were flung out.” said the eyewitness. One of the policemen was said to have...

The good News is that every part of Nigeria has oil, so if you are no longer comfortable with the oil producing states, just go back to your village and start drilling behind your house, you will be suprise, honestly Nigeria is so blessed other states will start discovering theirs as time goes on! Afren Plc and its partner, Lekoil Limited, announced significant oil discovery offshore Dahomey Basin in Lagos, according to the London Stock Exchange. In separate announcements, the partners said they discovered a significant light oil accumulation based on the results of drilling and wire line logs from a high impact Ogo-1 well, located on the Oil Prospecting Licence, OPL 310 offshore Nigeria. Afren is optimistic that the discovery is likely to be significantly higher than the anticipated 78 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe), which encourages search to further high potential zones. The discovery is subject to the authentication of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR)...

Just take your time and read these Robber robbed Robber story! Operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, Ikeja, Lagos have arrested a  female house help who allegedly connived with her boyfriend and two fake soldiers to rob her master of over 100,000 Dollars. The 23 year-old house help, Adaeze Ijeoma, allegedly sneaked into her master’s bedroom  located in Maryland,  Lagos, last month, after he  traveled out of the country.  Unsure of where to keep the foreign currency, she reportedly took it to her boyfriend, one Onyebuchi Uche, only for him to flee with the money, leaving Adaeze in doubt. On his part, Onyebuchi , who has been jobless for years,  rushed to Alade market, Ikeja where he changed some of the dollars to naira and thereafter, deposited the sum of N8 million in two banks. He thereafter, told operatives at SARS that he also bought  a car; ‘End of Discussion’ and a plot of land in an undisclosed area where he had started moldi...

A 30-year-old woman, Precious Adebayo, yesterday, narrated how she escaped from a suspected ritualist, Taiwo Balogun, who disguised as a commercial bus driver. Story culled from Vanguardngr, she boarded a commercial bus at Iyana Orile bus stop in Orile Agege Local Council Development Area, LCDA. According to her, “it was raining at the time. The bus driver (Balogun) was alone in the bus when I flagged him down and told him I was going to Iyana Ipaja. “He stopped, picked me and sped off. On getting to Mobil petrol station on Old Ipaja road, just before the Lagos State exams board office, beside NYSC camp, he told me that because of the heavy traffic at the Iyana Ipaja under bridge, he wanted to go through some inner streets through Orile Agege LCDA office at Arigbanla. He said he would come out close to Iyana Ipaja through Aboru junction and I agreed.” Precious said she became apprehensive when it took the driver several minutes navigating through inner streets without emerg...

A commercial bus and a Toyota Corolla car plying over the third Mainland Bridge, around Adunkunle area of the bridge, have plunged into the Lagos lagoon. The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has confirmed the accident, saying the incident occurred at the said area. Details will be made available as we get them.

Lagos State Government led by Gov. Babatunde Raji Fashola has toed the path of his south-west states counterpart as the state declared June 12 a Public Holiday. Pressure was mounting on Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, to declare a public for workers in state public service as his counterparts in the southwest region have done. As at the last count, three states: Ogun, Osun and Oyo, have all declared the day a work free day for public servants in commemoration of the annulment of the June 12 1993 Presidential Election described as the freest and fairest in the history of the country. The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi will also announce the day as a work free day later today. Osun has even gone one step higher above its contemporaries in the region with the Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, preparing a bill for presentation to the state Assembly to make June 12 the official Democracy Day for the state. Last year, Fashola only declared half free working...

Poor and unprofessional electrical connections again! "No fewer than 150 shops were razed, yesterday, at the Trinity Spare Parts Market in Ajegunle area of Lagos. Above: The raging fire and rescue operation at the scene. The plaza is said to house over 200 shops dealing on motor spare parts. An eyewitness and a resident in the area who identified himself as Amechi, told Vanguard that “this whole incident started when PHCN restored power here around 1.00p.m. Not long after that, I saw a thick smoke coming from one of the shops on B line but I didn’t know the fire was going to be this big and spread to other parts of the plaza. Now the destruction is wanton.” Meanwhile, policemen from Trinity Police Station were seen around the plaza providing security, while fire fighters from the Lagos State fire Service and those from Julius Berger Plc were struggling to put the fire out. However, Director of the Lagos State Fire Service, Mr. Rasak Fadipe, said the fire which occurred ...

Yesterday was another sad day in Lagos along the Agege Motor Road, Ikeja, after a container fell off a truck and landed on an Eko meat van.  An unsuspecting male passer-by identified as a manager in Slot Electronics company, was reportedly crushed to death by the truck. Several persons reportedly sustained varying degrees of injuries while motorists going inward and outward Oshodi  went through the most harrowing experience as they were trapped for seven hours in the resultant gridlock. The accident occurred following attempt by driver of the truck  with number plate  AKD 964 XB to avoid ramming into a motorcyclist who was reportedly being chased by policemen attached to the Rapid Response Squad, RRS. A version of the story  to led to the accident  by some occupants of the Eko Meat van who escaped death by the whiskers had it that the policemen caught up with the fleeing motorcyclist and at the same time blocked the way with their van, apparently to...

The Lagos State Government has sacked 157 officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA over cases of gross misconduct. The names of 100 LASTMA officers sacked in April were published in the in-house newspaper of the state government, Alausa Alert, while 57 others were sacked a few weeks before the latest cleansing. The sacked officers were indicted for corruption, certificate forgery, bribery and dereliction of duty. The names of another batch of about 50 LASTMA officers have just been forwarded to the Personnel Management Board, PMB, the disciplinary organ of the government, to look into cases of gross misconduct against them. They also may be sacked in a few weeks’ to come. The dismissed LASTMA officers, whose pictures were published in Alausa Alert were made to face the PMB to prove their innocence but failed to do so. The Civil Service Commission has already issued sack letters to the affected officers. Last year, over 250 LASTMA officers were dismissed ...

It was drama at the premises of an Ikeja Magistrate Court, Monday, when a 21- year-old woman, Esther Odozi, a farmer, rolled on the ground and screamed that she and her children were at the verge of dying from hunger. Odozi, who said she lives in Owanta village in Ika North-East Local Government Area of Delta State, came to Lagos last week and because she didn’t have anywhere to sleep, slept at Mountain of Fire  and Miracles Ministries where she begged for money to come to the old secretariat in Ikeja. She said she was directed by an official of Human Rights Commission in her state to come to Lagos that she would get help. According to her,  she needed N200,000 for garri and melon business and would not leave Lagos until she got the money for the business. Odozi who said she bore the five children to one Donald Ugbaja, a former police officer in Delta State, said she was left alone to shoulder the responsibility of taking care of the children including twins after hi...