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Just In: Many trapped as building collapses in Lagos (photos)

Ihesiulo Grace 24 July 2020 0

Many residents were trapped as a building collapsed in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State on Friday. It was gathered that the building is situated opposite the Health Centre Ebute Metta along Cemetery Street. READ ALSO: Nigerian Air Force gives reasons for not conducting autopsy on Arotile The

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Fastrack Lagos-Ibadan rail project, Amaechi tasks CCECC

Ihesiulo Grace 26 January 2020 0

Disturbed over the slow pace of work on the Lagos-Ibadan railway project, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has charged the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) to deploy more men and equipment in order to fast-track the project, especially along the Ebute-Metta to Apapa seaport corridor. The minister gave the charge during the weekend […]

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Man slaps wife to death in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 31 July 2018 0

An Ebute Metta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Tuesday remanded a 47-year-old man, Premie Imafidon, for allegedly slapping his wife to death. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.O. Ajibade, remanded Imafidon in Ikoyi Prisons and ordered that the case file should be sent to the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice. Ajibade adjourned the […]

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SARS operatives shoot one, arrests six in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2017 0

Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Lagos State Police Command have reportedly shot at one Agbodemu Musbau, a resident of Ebute Metta area of Lagos State. The Daily Times gathered that the operatives stormed Jones Street in Ebute Metta Lagos Mainland on Friday evening, shooting sporadically in the air before arresting some residents in […]

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Court remands cleric for killing friend

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2015 0

A Lagos State Magistrate Court, sitting in Ebute Metta, has ordered the remand in prison of Fatai Afobaje (a.k.a Alfa), who allegedly killed his friend, Rafiu Sulaimon, and shared his body parts. The Magistrate, A. O. Komolafe, said Afobajea should be remanded pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions. The incident which attracted […]