Court Jails Four for Illegal Forex, Naira Trading in Lagos
Justice F.N. Ogazi of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, August 7, 2026, convicted and sentenced four persons to two and six months’ imprisonment respectively for offences…
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Court Convicts Fake Lawyer for Impersonation, Possession of Forged NBA Seal in Lagos
Justice A.M. Lawal of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 convicted and sentenced a fake lawyer, John Nwawuto Anoruo for impersonation and…
$5.3m Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Four for Money Laundering in Lagos
Economic and Financial Crimes Commissio, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, arraigned four persons before Justice F. N. Ogazi of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, for alleged…
N90 Million Fraud: Court Jails Man for Eight Years, Three Months for Money Laundering in Lagos
Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, July 17, 2026, convicted and sentenced Fidelix Samuel Ebuka to eight years and three months’ imprisonment…
N986 Million Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Two, Companies in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 in Ikoyi, on Thursday, July 2, 2026, re-arraigned Ajayi Edward Olushola and his company, Hola Jay Nigeria Limited. The…
EFCC Arraigns Man for Alleged N90.9m Money Laundering in Lagos
EFCC has arraigned one Fidelix Samuel Ebuka before Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court in Lagos over an alleged money laundering offence. Ebuka was arraigned on Wednesday on…
Tinubu arrives Lagos after international engagements
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Lagos on Friday after a three-nation visit to France, Kenya and Rwanda. The President, whose plane touched down around 7:12 pm at the Presidential…
2027: Sanwo-Olu endorses Hamzat as preferred successor
Isaac Samuel Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday endorsed his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, as his preferred successor for the 2027 governorship election. The announcement followed a closed-door meeting at…
Party primaries: A preview of the race in Lagos and Akwa Ibom
By ETIM ETIM By INEC timetable, party primaries that would nominate candidates for next year’s election will commence nationwide Thursday next week. They’ll last six weeks – From April 23…
$80,000 and N953 Million Fraud: Court Convicts Man, Company in Lagos
Justice Modupe Nicole-Clay of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, convicted one Victor Ogiemwonyi and his company, Partnership Securities Limited, for stealing…
DSS storms Lagos office of Buhari ally, Emenike, arrests him over forfeited Diezani property row
High Chief Ikechi Emenike, a close ally of the former President Muhammadu Buhari, was arrested on Thursday at his DER Publications office in Surulere, Lagos, by men believed to be…
CVR: Osun, Lagos leads 1.3m voter pre-registration as S’East records lowest
Isaac Samuel The South West has recorded the highest figures in the first week of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) online voter pre-registration exercise, accounting for more than 61…
Lagos Is Playing with Fire — And Tinubu Must Put It Out
By Babafemi Ojudu A troubling trend is unfolding in Lagos State. In the aftermath of the recent local government elections, some newly elected officials have embarked on a reckless spree…
MAN Asks Lagos to Reconsider Proposed Ban on Single Use Plastics
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called on the Lagos State Government to reconsider the implementation of the ban on single-use plastics (SUPs). The ban is scheduled to take…
Insecurity: Police speaks on Influx of Northerners into Lagos, Southern Nigeria
The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2 Command, Lagos, AIG Fayoade Adegoke, has allayed fears that the influx of northerners into Lagos and other parts of southern Nigeria posed…
Lagos: NDLEA Recovers N1.042billion Illicit Drug Consignments in Hotel
The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced that it recovered 417.3 kg of illicit drugs estimated to be worth N1,042,500,000 in an 80-room new hotel in Victoria Island,…
President flags off Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday flagged off the construction of the 65KM, three-lane dual carriageway, linking Akwa Ibom and Cross River State. The road is part of the 750KM…
LAWMA MD: Circular Economy Offers Prospect of $2.5b Revenue to Lagos State
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has revealed that a well-structured circular economy could fetch $2.5 billion annually for Lagos State Government.…