NMA backs striking Lagos doctors

The Chairman of the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association,Dr.Temiye Edamisan, on Wednesday pledged the support of the NMA for the indefinite strike embarked upon by the striking doctors in the employ of the state.

Lagos warns of more violent storms

A scene from the last storm

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said the state would experience more violent storms before the end of 2012.

Man accused of raping 12-year-old girl four times

Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Yakubu Alkali

Like any observant parent, Mrs. Kehinde Oduntan became concerned when she wanted to wash the clothes of her children and noticed what looked like semen in her 12-year-old daughter’s underwear.

Al-Mustapha, Shofolahan swell rank of death row inmates

Major Hamza al-Mustapha and Lateef Shofolahan, who were sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of Kudirat Abiola, have been moved to the Death-Row-Inmate wing of the Kirikiri Maximum Prison, Lagos.

Kudirat Abiola's Murder: Al-Mustapha, Shofolahan to die by hanging

Bashorun MKO Abiola

Embattled former Chief Security Officer, CSO, to late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamzat Al-Mustapha and a protocol officer in the MKO Abiola campaign organisation, Alhaji Lateef Shofolahan, today, at the Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere, were sentenced to death by hanging for the conspiracy to murder and murder charge preferred against them.

Lagos Requested For Military Presence In Lagos – DHQ

The military yesterday accused the Lagos State Government of hypocrisy for asking for the military presence and turns round to be describing them the army of occupation.

Soldiers Go, Soldier Come

LAGOS State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, short of going to court, has done all he can by condemning the flooding of Lagos streets with soldiers. The disruptive effects of soldiers, in presumably peacetime, appearing with combat gears and performing police duties denote panic or excessive force.

Nigeria troops appear; president offers concession

Chief of Defense Staff, Ihejirika

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — For the first time since protests erupted over spiraling fuel prices, soldiers on Monday barricaded key roads in Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos as the president offered a concession to stem demonstrations that he said were being stoked by provocateurs seeking anarchy.

Fuel subsidy removal: Pro-Labour groups call for mass protest

LAGOS - JOINT Action Front, the umbrella body for pro-labour civil society groups in the country, has rejected the removal of subsidy on Petrol and the hike in pump price of the product and called for civil disobedience by Nigerians to force president Goodluck Jonathan to rescind the decision announced, Sunday, by the petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency, PPPRA.

Shell oil spill, now approaching shore, likely worst in decade for Nigeria

Nigeria's shoreline showing Lagos Island as seen from the harbour near Victoria Island

LAGOS, Nigeria (Associated Press) — An oil spill near the coast of Nigeria is likely the worst to hit those waters in a decade, a government official said Thursday, as slicks from the Royal Dutch Shell PLC spill approached the country’s southern shoreline.

Enraged Father Cuts Off Man's Penis For Allegedly Raping His Daughter

Seun Ogunbanwo

An angry father, Dennis Akpati, attacked and cut off the penis of a young graduate, Seun Ogunbanwo, after catching him having sex with his 20yr old daughter inside his flat at 52, Tijani Alabi Street, Ijegun, on the outskirts of Lagos.

Nigeria beat Brazil to claim Copa Lagos

Supersand Eagles rejoicing with the Copa Lagos trophy after beating Brazil 9-4 in Lagos ...on Sunday (Photo: SuperSports)

It was sweet revenge for Nigeria on Sunday as the Supersand Eagles thrashed four-time world champions Brazil 9-4 to lift the trophy in the maiden Copa Lagos tournament.

Hostage taking: Nigeria ranks 4th in the world

Victims of Kidnaping

The spate of hostage taking in Nigeria has shot the country into the number four position in global ranking, according to the American Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).

Fuel subsidy removal: World Bank chief, Ekiyor, Bebenimibo caution Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan inaugurating the Golf Course of the Air Force after the Parade Tuesday in Abuja; with Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohhamed Dikko Umar (left)

LAGOS — As the battle line appears drawn between advocates of the withdrawal of fuel subsidy and those opposed to it, the World Bank Vice President for African Region, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, has stressed the need for government to tackle the supply structure of fuel before implementing the policy.

FA CUP: Heartland reigns supreme over Enyimba FC

GOAL ••• Chinedu Efugh on the ground with Enyimba keeper after jabbing the ball to score the FA Cup winner Sunday. PHOTO: SYLVER ELEANYA.

The Heartland Football Club of Owerri, Sunday, defeated Enyimba FC of Aba 1-0 to lift the Federation Cup at the Teslim Balogun Stadium.

Police-brutalised baker dies of spinal cord injury

Ismaila on hospital bed, a day after he was beaten by the policemen

Experience has taught the residents of Okeoko in Baruwa area of Ayobo, Lagos, that the fear of the police is the beginning of wisdom.

Gang rape suspect identified conclusively – Minister

Minister of Youth Development, Mallam Mobolaji Abdullahi

The Minister of Youth Development, Mallam Mobolaji Abdullahi, said on Thursday, that one of the suspects in the gang rape of a yet-to-be identified female had been identified. Reports say the five men who raped the young woman recorded the act, which was later uploaded to the Internet.

Why African teams can’t win World Cup – Keane, Desailly

Marcel Desailly

Former Ireland captain Roy Keane and former France captain Marcel Desailly have said it will be difficult for African teams to win the World Cup unless the domestic leagues are improved to produce quality players.

Fashola signs Lagos Tenancy Bill

The Lagos State House of Assembly debate on Tenacy Bill ended on Wednesday as Governor Babatunde Fashola signed it(bill) into law.

Tension as carjacking cases rise in Lagos

Suspects arrested for carjacking

Going by the number of stolen vehicles recovered each week by the Lagos State Police Command, it seems that there is security lapse as carjacking has become a thriving business among criminals in the state.