Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) attended to 1,682 disasters or emergencies in the just ended year, as against 1,743 in 2021, according to data it released. In the last four years, 2021 produced the highest number of incidents (1,743), followed by 2022 (1,682), 1,043 in 202o and the least in 2019 (1,029). According to LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi …

The Ogun West senatorial candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Barrister Femi Aina has expressed condolences with the family, friends and political associates of Hon. Wale Hassan, who passed on in the early hours of Tuesday. Hassan was a political stalwart in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. In a condolence message, Aina described the death …

In furtherance of the rehabilitation works on the Ojota interchange to Ojota second pedestrian bridge portion of Ikorodu Road, the Lgos State government has announced a traffic diversion on the Ikorodu bound service lane from Monday, 23rd January. The diversion will last two weeks. In a statement, the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde said that the diversion was necessitated …

Media personality, Ifedayo Olarinde (better known as Daddy Freeze) would rather have people give money to the poor than their wealthy parents as, according to him, there is no blessing attached to it. He said the blessings for giving to parents only come when the parents are poor and struggling. Daddy Freeze, who is the leader of the Free Nation …

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) and the family of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on Monday disagreed on the offer by Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo to stand surety for him. At the weekend, Soludo said that he was ready to stand surety if the detained IPoB leader could not be released unconditionally. The governor said: “I …

As part of events to honor the school’s 100th-anniversary festivities, former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo led present and former students of Baptist Boys High School (BBHS), Abeokuta, on a Monday 18-kilometre walk across the city. While on the walk, Obasanjo entertained locals, drivers, and passersby while accompanied by the old boys association’s leadership, led by National President Prof. Kayode Oyesiku. …

The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted three stolen vehicles on federal highways in the North Central zone. The vehicles included a Toyota land cruiser jeep valued at N60.75 million. The outgoing coordinator of Sector 3 of the Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT), Assistant Comptroller General Olugboyega Peters said in Ilorin on Monday said that the intercepted jeep belongs to a …

The Divisional Police Officer of Pankshin, Superintendent Nwapi Augustus, who was kidnapped by armed persons, has reportedly been freed, according to the Plateau Police Command. According to a statement by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent Alfred Alabo, in Jos on Sunday, “the officer has been taken to the hospital for medical examination and treatment, and will soon be …

One person died and two others were injured in an accident involving a tanker at Otto Wharf on Sunday. According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the truck was laden with 4,5000 litres of diesel. A report by the agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu stated that “investigation gathered revealed that the tanker was driving at top …

UncutXtra magazine launched its 10th edition and inaugural Award Night in Lagos, and it was a night filled with joy and excitement. The occasion is held to honour the tenacity and labour of renowned Nigerian artists whose contributions have had a significant influence on the development of the Nigerian entertainment industry. The CEO of Creatrix Empire and founder of the …