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Magistrate Remand Police DSP For Allegedly Raping Teenage Girl In Lagos

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025 Rextun boss No Comments

An Ogba Magistrate Court in Lagos State, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of 56-year-old policeman Owolabi Akinlolu at the Maximum Correctional Centre Kirikiri for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl in his office. Owolabi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police at the Ogudu Police Station in Lagos, allegedly raped the survivor in his office after promising to…

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Lagos Approves ₦85,000 As Minimum Wage

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 Rextun boss No Comments

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, announced that the minimum wage for civil servants in the state is ₦85,000. Sanwo-Olu made this disclosure on Wednesday during an interview with Channels Television. He said, “I’m glad to let you know that the minimum wage for Lagos, which we have discussed with our union,…

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Dispatch Rider Crushed To Death In Lagos Multiple Crashes

August 23, 2024August 23, 2024 Rextun boss No Comments

A dispatch rider riding along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos State was killed in an accident following a multiple-vehicle collision on Friday. This is just as two other persons sustained a fractured leg injury in the accident that occurred near the Chevron end of the expressway. According to a statement on Friday by the Director…

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Police In Lagos Deactivate Explosive Device Hours To Commencement Of Protests

August 1, 2024August 1, 2024 Rextun boss No Comments

Just few hours before the commencement of the anti-government protest, the Lagos State Police Command said its anti-bomb squad had deactivated an improvised explosive device. It was deactivated in the Ikeja area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development to Newsmen. When contacted about the deactivation…

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TRAGEDY: Rain Flood Sweeps Away Pupil Returning Home From School

July 3, 2024July 3, 2024 Rextun boss No Comments

A primary six pupil simply identified as Joshua has been swept away by flood in Ikosi, Ketu area of Lagos State. The pupil was returning home from school alongside his colleagues when the tragic incident occurred on Taiwo Street in Ikosi, Ketu, Lagos. Reacting to the tragedy, Joshua’s mother, a fruit seller, wept, pulling her…

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Police Arrest Man, 47, For Stabbing Girlfriend To Death

June 25, 2024June 25, 2024 Rextun boss No Comments

A 47-year-old man, Emmanuel Chukwuma, has been arrested by the Lagos State police for stabbing his 45-year-old girlfriend, Bosede Adefehinti, to death on 7th Avenue, Festac. According to information gathered, the man, popularly known as Oliver on the street, was living with the woman as boyfriend and girlfriend, not as a married couple. Findings revealed…

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Company MD, Three Other Expatriates Abducted In Lagos

June 15, 2024June 15, 2024 Rextun boss No Comments

A Kidnap gang has abducted the Managing Director of Fouani Company, which represents LG and Hisense, along with three Lebanese while travelling by boat in Lagos. Details of the kidnapped victims have not been disclosed nor ascertained. Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, has confirmed the development. “Yes, it is true. We got…

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JUST IN: Several Worshipers Feared Dead As Lagos Mosque Collapses During Prayer

May 26, 2024May 26, 2024 Rextun boss No Comments

An unspecified number of worshippers have died in a mosque that collapsed in the Papa Ajao area of Lagos. It was learnt that the incident occurred on Sunday during afternoon prayers. According to reports, several lifeless bodies have been recovered from the rubble, while those injured have been rushed to hospitals. Efforts to reach the…

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Man Dies Pushing Stuck From Flooded Road

May 4, 2024May 4, 2024 Rextun boss No Comments

A bereaved man has himself lost his life on Wednesday morning when a Toyota Corolla car got stuck in a bad spot at Fomon bus stop, Ewu Owa, Gberigbe road, Ikorodu Lagos state. According to an eyewitness account, three occupants of the car came down and began to push the car out of the deep…

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Gang War In Lagos As Hoodlums Set Market On Fire

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 Rextun boss No Comments

Several People were left injured on Thursday when Gangsters and Hoodlums clashed in Ile-Epo area of Lagos State. Newsmen gathered that a fight broke out in the market situated in the area on Wednesday night and continued till Thursday morning. Some shops were set on fire with some goods destroyed in the process. It was…

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