CYNTHIA'S DEATH: Court orders re- arrest of pharmacist

One of the two pharmacists, exonerated last week of having hands in the murder of Cynthia Osokogu Udoku had been re-arrested on the order of the Lagos State Government. This was disclosed by the state’s Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Mr. Ade Ipaye, at a news conference on the update on the murder case. Seven persons were arrested by security personnel in connection with Cynthia’s murder at a hotel in FESTAC Town by her facebook friends. Two of the suspects, who were pharmacists, Orji Osita and Maduakor Chukwunonso, were ordered to be released on the advice of the state Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).

At Gatwick Airport, Air Nigeria Asks Passengers To Donate £40 Each To Buy Fuel For Flight To Lagos

In a scandalous twist of events, SaharaReporters learned that an Air Nigeria crew at Gatwick Airport yesterday asked passengers to contribute £40 each to enable them purchase fuel to depart for Lagos several hours after the flight’s takeoff was delayed.

Police Seize Cynthia’s Corpse In Lagos - PM news

The police in Lagos state, refused to release the corpse of Cynthia Osokogu, the Facebook girl murdered by suspected kidnappers in a hotel in Lagos, to her parents for burial in her hometown today.

Woman Bites Off policeman's ear

A 36-year old woman, Mrs. Gloria Ugonnaya, has been arraigned before a Yaba Magistrate’s court in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, charged with assault. She allegedly bit off the ear of a police Corporal, Odion Oifoghe, attached to Sabo Police Division, Yaba in order to evade arrest.

Federal Government lifts Dana Airline’s suspension

The federal government has lifted the suspension of the Operating Licence of Dana Airlines. A statement by the Special Assistant on media to the Minister of Aviation said on Wednesday that the lifting of the suspension follows government’s satisfaction with the air-worthiness of the airline after a rigorous technical, operational and financial audit of the airline.

2 dead as hoodlums clash in Lagos

Two persons were feared dead and several others wounded, yesterday, as hoodlums invaded some streets in the Ebute-Meta area of Lagos.

LASTMA Official's Death: Banker Granted Bail

Report reaching us said that Yinka Johnson,a staff of IBTC accused of killing a LASTMA official was this afternoon released on bail by a Lagos high court.

Photo Journalist brutalized by LASUTH staff

A photo journalist, Benedict Uwalaka, was today beaten to stupor for taking pictures during the releases of bodies of the Dana Airplane crash victims at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). Uwalaka who is a staff of Leadership newspaper was with other journalists at the event and all were at the receiving end of a pandemonium that broke out when officials of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) and relatives of the crash victims accused them of taking pictures of the morgue.

Eat or make phone call while driving in Lagos, risk 3 years in jail

Waking up early is no more an excuse for Lagos motorists, who miss their breakfast in their rush to workplaces but find solace in snacks or other quick food while driving. It has also become an offence for Lagos motorists to make or receive phone calls while they are on motion.