Gas explosion rocked the Tejuosho NTA 10 axis of Lagos State on Wednesday, sparking a fire that gutted over 300 wooden shanties in the area. The blaze also affected the nearby Saint Heritage Children School on Adedapo Street, off Aralile Street in Surulere. “A gas explosion occurred at Tejuosho NTA Channel 10 axis, razing over 300 shanties. Residents and business …

This year’s edition of the annual traditional oro festival, usually held in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has been scheduled for 16 May 2024, daytime and nighttime. This was disclosed in a letter issued by the Ayangburen Palace and signed by the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Shotobi; a copy of which was sighted by newsmen on Sunday. Dated 16 April 2024, …

This year’s edition of the annual traditional ‘Oro’ festival, usually held in Ikorodu, Lagos State has been scheduled for 16th May 2024, daytime and nighttime. This was disclosed in a letter issued by the Ayangburen Palace and signed by the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Shotobi; a copy of which was sighted by NEWSMEN on Sunday. The letter, dated 16th …

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of a one-year-old baby during an attack at Egan Oriomi, in the Otto Awori Local Council Development Area of Ojo, Lagos State. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Benjamin Hundeyin told PUNCH Metro on Sunday that some residents of the community, who got caught up in the attack, also sustained …

Several goods were destroyed on Saturday following a gas explosion that occurred at a market at Council Bus-Stop in the Idimu area of Lagos State. Newsmen gathered that seven lock-up shops were razed in the inferno. Some vehicles parked in a mechanic workshop close to the shops were also destroyed by the fire. According to a statement by the Director, …

The Director-General, The Patriots Roundtable, Prince Uthman Shodipe-Dosunmu was on Tuesday elevated from Akinrogun to Apesin Ola at the conclave of Eyo Oba Alakete Pupa Laba Ekun at Iduntafa in Lagos. A seasoned editor, political strategist and mobiliser, Shodipe-Dosunmu is a close ally of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He is the …