Ikorodu
9 Apr
Lagos State government through its Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has refuted allegations by parents and staff of St. Margaret Group of the Schools, Ikorodu, concerning the detention of the school’s staff members and demolition of structures within the school premises.
5 Feb
An eight-month-old baby sold for N800,000, approximately $533, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, is yet to be rescued, and the police are yet to ascertain the location of the buyer.
20 Oct 2023
The Lagos State Government on Thursday sealed one of the steel companies located in Ikorodu due to environmental pollution. The General Manager (GM) of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), Dr. Babatunde Ajayi, along with his enforcement team carried out the action. In a statement issued late Thursday night, Ajayi and his team took…
12 Oct 2023
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has summoned five officers from the Lagos State Command over the clash they had with a motorist in the Ijede area of Ikorodu on Wednesday. The Lagos Police spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed in a statement that the officers attached to the Area N Command, Ijede, Ikorodu, have been summoned to…
20 Sep 2023
Youths in their hundreds, on Tuesday, gathered at the Okeletu bus-stop, Ikorodu, to demand justice on the death of singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as MohBad. The singer died on Sept.12, at 27, and the occurrence has continued to generate controversy, following which the Lagos State Police Command has set up a 19-man special…
18 Aug 2023
An Ikorodu Chief Magistrates’ Court Lagos State, on Friday, remanded a 31-year-old unemployed man, Lawal Rasaq, who allegedly abducted and defiled a teenager. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of abduction and defilement. The prosecutor, Mrs Olawunmi Osibanjo, told the court that Rasaq committed the offences from July 29…
29 Apr 2023
With placards bearing messages such as "Kabiesi Ayangburen, please handsoff Odonla Royal stool', "Freedom is priceless for Odo Nla people in the restoration of her royal heritage', "Say NO to treachery from Oba Ayangburen on this matter" among others, Odo Nla community youths (on Tuesday 25 April 2023) held a peaceful protest at the residence…
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