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Metro • Jun 26, 2026
LASEMA confirms 9 dead, 27 rescued, as it concludes rescue operation
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has concluded search, rescue and recovery operations at the site of the collapsed two-storey building at Alakija Bus Stop, Satellite Town, rescuing 27 persons alive and recovering nine bodies.
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Metro • Jun 25, 2026
Anambra police dismiss military helicopter alert
The Anambra State Police Command has clarified what it describes as a false security alert circulating on social media, which claimed that a military helicopter had dropped unknown items in a bush along the boundary between Nimo and Adazi-Nnukwu in Anaocha Local Government Area, of the state.
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Metro • Jun 25, 2026
Three-storey building mall collapses in Lagos, multiple people trapped
A three-storey building mall has collapsed at Oluti Bus Stop along Old Ojo Road, opposite Eternal Oil Filling Station in Lagos, sparking panic and a major rescue operation.
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Metro • Jun 24, 2026
Police Arrest, Remand man in Kirikiri for Domestic Violence in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested and charged a man identified as Emeka Joseph to court following a viral video showing he harm and assaulted his partner, Ezeka Chisom.
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Metro • Jun 24, 2026
Oshodi Traders Seek Dialogue After Market Closure
Traders and market leaders at Oshodi Resettlement Market have appealed for dialogue after commercial activities grind to halt following dispute that led to the closure of some part of the market by the Lagos State Government on Tuesday.
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Metro • Jun 23, 2026
IGP bans unauthorised social media use by Police Officers
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has prohibited unauthorised social media activities by personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, warning that such actions could undermine the integrity, professionalism and public image of the Force.
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Metro • Jun 23, 2026
Police Arrest Three Suspects, Seize Truckload of Military Uniforms and Illicit Drugs in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command's Anti-Kidnapping Unit have arrested three suspects and seized a truckload of military camouflage uniforms alongside suspected illicit substances in a major intelligence-led operation.
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Metro • Jun 23, 2026
Fake policeman nabbed in Lagos after stealing officer’s uniform, belongings
Operative of the Lagos state police command today have just arrested a 22-year-old suspect, identified as Onipede Ojo, for allegedly stealing a police officer’s bag containing a camouflage uniform, warrant card, mobile phone, ATM card and other personal belongings, and using the items to impersonate a police officer.
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Metro • Jun 21, 2026
Man arrested for assaulting woman over pot of soup in Abia State
The Abia State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old man, identified as Agwu Ukpo, from Akanu-Ohaofia, following a viral video showing him brutally assaulting a woman in what authorities have described as a "barbaric and inhumane" act of domestic violence
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Metro • Jun 21, 2026
Twin infants found dead in anambra drainage; parents arrested
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the biological parents of twin infants whose lifeless bodies were discovered abandoned in a drainage channel at Okpoko, a densely populated area in the state on Sunday.
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Metro • Jun 21, 2026
Police rescue newborn from 21-year-old mother who 'planned to sell baby'
The Anambra State Police Command has intercepted a 21-year-old woman who allegedly planned to sell her newborn baby, in a rescue operation that unfolded on Friday.
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Metro • Jun 20, 2026
MASSOB condemns xenophobic attacks in South Africa, raises fresh alarm
The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has condemned the renewed wave of xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals in South Africa, alleging that some people of Biafran extraction have been affected by the violence.
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