At least 93 unexploded bombs (ordnance) have been recovered at the Ikeja Military Cantonment, Lagos. The recovery was part of the ongoing ‘Exercise Clean Sweep,’ which began on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Exercise Clean Sweep is being carried out to disinfect the epicentre of the 2002 bomb blast at the cantonment. According to the Army,
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…The hoodlums were reportedly taking away the motorcycle when some passersby raised the alarm Commercial motorcyclists on Thursday lynched a yet-to-be-identified man for allegedly attempting to steal a motorcycle around Ara Junction, Agric Road, in the Egan area of Igando, Lagos. The Daily Vendor learnt that a motorcyclist was heading for a destination when two
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…alarmed over multiple extortion, unimaginable terror and destructions that miscreants inflict on truck drivers on a daily basis in Lagos State A group, the Amalgamation, an association of truck drivers operating at the Nigeria’s maritime domain have made a passionate call to the Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on the need to urgently intervene to
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…How monkey dey work, and na baboons dey chop? the drivers lament The meeting of the Lagos State Government representatives with striking members of the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria has been adjourned till Friday. JDWAN has also said that its strike action also continues pending the Friday meeting. These were disclosed in a statement
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…as drivers kick against paying motor park thugs at every bus stop The Joint Drivers’ Welfare Association of Nigeria has said it will commence its seven-day strike in Lagos State on Monday as it was unable to reach an agreement with the state government. The group, in a statement by its lawyer, Ayo Ademiluyi, said
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…the convict was dragged to court on two counts of engaging in human trafficking and promoting prostitution A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has sentenced a mother of five, Chinyere Raman, to 10 years’ imprisonment for trafficking a lady to Libya. The judge, Justice Abimbola Awogboro handed down the verdict on Friday after convicting
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…says youths intimidating and extorting money from petroleum truck drivers, who are NUPENG/PTD members plying the road The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas, NUPENG, workers in Lagos State have written to the state governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to check the activities of persons it described as unscrupulous elements harassing its members. The letter,
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…Sanwo-Olu said the new Blue Line and Red Line rails would commence operations by the first quarter of 2023 The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is currently presenting 2023 appropriation Bill to the state Assembly. The governor is appearing before the Assembly as he defends the proposed budget for 2023. During the presentation on
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…the BRT vehicle suffered brake failure Tragedy struck in Lagos on Wednesday when a Bus Rapid Transit, BRT vehicle rammed into a market fence at Alapere in the Ketu area of Lagos State. The DAILY VENDOR learnt that three persons were confirmed dead on the spot, and several others injured. It was gathered that the
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…Smoke was seen oozing at the top of the high-rise WAEC building as the fire rages There was palpable tension in the early hours of Wednesday as fire gutted the West Africa Examinations Council, WAEC building in the Yaba area of Lagos State. Many people are feared trapped in the building as the fire rages.
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…Sources say the gunmen were six in number and they had masks on. There was palpable panic at the Computer Village area of Ikeja, in Lagos State, on Tuesday, when masked gunmen reportedly abducted a yet-to-be-identified man. THE DAILY VENDOR learnt that the incident happened on Medical Road in the area. According to eyewitnesses who
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…begins clamp down on residents who built structures along drains and floodplains Following more torrential rains and flooding in Lagos communities the state Government has revealed that it had stepped up efforts to clamp down on residents who built structures along drains and floodplains. This development is coming after torrential rainfall overwhelmed buildings and washed
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The arrest was made after investigations revealed that the company was operating illegally Lucky Omofumah has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Lagos State Command, for allegedly operating illegal private security company, Divine Assurance Security, in the Ikeja area of the state. Omofumah was arrested alongside one of his workers. The
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Nigerian army stormed the Lekki Tollgate where the angry youths converged and allegedly opened fire on the unarmed protesters The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has called on Nigerian youths to ensure that the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu does not win the 2023 presidential election. The
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The teacher and her boyfriend have been arrested and detained and her daughter hospitalised A 22-year-old primary school teacher, Margret Obano, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly brutalising her two-year-old daughter and burning her buttocks. THE DAILY VENDOR learnt that the incident happened on Friday, October 14, 2022, in the
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