RECENTLY, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Marvel Akpoyibo after a security meeting with the State Executive Council assured Lagos residents that every measure has been put in place to ensure safety of lives and property in the state even in the last quarter of the year popularly dubbed the “ember months”.

……aggrieved neighbors accuse police of cover-up By Ifeanyi Okolie Tears flowed freely last Sunday at Olodi Apapa area of Lagos when a middle-aged man had his eyes plucked off during a brawl with  a couple in their apartment.  The man identified as Cosmos Okoye, a native of Uke in Anambra State was said to have […]

By Bose Adebayo & Evelyn Usman WHEN the white Toyota Camry arrived with its six occupants  and parked in front of the single storey, four-flats building  painted in brown and butter colours,even curious neighbours did not notice anything to excite alarm. Time was about 7.15 a.m. that Sunday when two children from one of the […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni THIS could be celebration time to some individuals in Ikorodu as they are the lucky beneficiaries of a poverty alleviation gesture by the Lagos State government. As part of efforts to check youth involvement in crimes and other undesirable engagements which has been attributed to poverty resulting from lack of opportunities to […]

By Bose Adebayo A septuagenarian was lying ill in her one-room apartment and refused any attempt by her daughter to take her to hospital for treatment. She said her personal doctor would soon come to give her the necessary treatment at home. She was still speaking when a woman arrived with a basket on her […]