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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old woman who was captured maltreating a female child in a viral video in Nigeria. Before her arrest, an X.com user had shared the video asking for help rescuing a female child who was being maltreated. A voice in the video condemned …

Three people have died and seven others were injured when a mosque collapsed in the Papa Ajao area of Mushin, Lagos State, Nigeria. The Permanent Secretary of Lagos Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Femi Osanyintolu said “the mosque collapsed while prayer was ongoing”. “Following an extensive exercise, the final casualty report …

A day-old baby boy abandoned in a polythene bag has been rescued at Alhaji Masha Road, in the Surulere area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “A social worker attached to a hospital in Surulere, while on her way to a destination, heard the sound of a crying baby emanating from the …

A two-year-old girl has been electrocuted after touching an exposed wire connected to her neighbour’s house in the Langbasa area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The deceased was electrocuted after coming into contact with a wire that was linked to his neighbour’s gate,” according to the deceased father. “Her death is …

Two siblings have drowned while swimming at the Ibeshe Beach in the Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The two men were swimming with their friends before the disaster,” according to reports. An eyewitness recounted the incident and expressed his condolences to the deceased’s parents. “All efforts by his friends …

A Yaba Magistrate’s Court remanded a 25-year-old man for allegedly stabbing his colleague to death during an altercation, Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria. The police brought the 25-year-old defendant before Magistrate L.Y. Balogun on a one-count charge bordering on murder. “The suspect confronted the deceased over the undisclosed issue, and they …

The famous Nigerian singer Wizkid has decided to spread joy in his country by offering an exceptional gift of 100 million Naira to children as Christmas approaches in tribute to his late mother who passed away in August 2023 in Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria. In a moving announcement shared on …

A Lagos driver has been remanded in custody for kidnapping, detaining and sexually assaulting a young girl on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State, Nigeria. The defendant was brought before the Magistrate Patrick Nwaka on two counts bordering on unlawful confinement, detention and defilement of his supposed passenger. The …

A man was found stabbed to death after his friend had spent the night with him in his apartment in the Baruwa, Ipaja area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “A friend visited the deceased and spent the night with him before the incident,” according to reports. “I thought they were friends …

A 20-year-old man has been arrested for raping a six-year-old girl to death in the Ayobo area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The convict lured the victim with biscuits to an uncompleted building where he removed her clothes, and raped her four times with his hands on her mouth until she …