A 19-year-old woman, Fatimo Agboke, has been arrested for allegedly st@bbing her neighbour’s son to d3ath in the Ijegun area of Lagos State. The incident occurred around 9:20 pm on Monday, 9th September, during a confrontation between the suspect and the deceased, Faroul Azeez. The spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin,…
By Cynthia Maduekwe and Ofonmbuk Jackson James Agbajie, who was a former president of UNICAL Theatre Arts Students’ Association, actively involved in unionism in the institution, mobilised, organised and coordinated a band of protesters to the mainland (Ikeja axis) Like the #EndSARS Brutality protest that transpired in 2020, Nigerians had waited with bated breath to…
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The Lagos State Government has unveiled the Graduate Internship Placement Programme (GIPP), an initiative aimed at addressing the challenges of youth unemployment and equipping them with skills and experiences. The state’s Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mr Akinyemi Ajigbotafe, during the unveiling on Wednesday in Lagos, called on post-NYSC graduates to…
On Thursday, 18 July 2024, Facebook hosted its first-ever creator workshop in Lagos, Nigeria. The event brought together over 20 Facebook creators to reinforce the app’s commitment to the region’s creative community. The workshop equipped creators with the knowledge and resources needed to earn from the engaging content they share – whether it’s a Reel…
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has clarified that the Federal and State Governments did not provide incentives for his $20 billion refinery at the Lekki Free Trade Zone. Speaking during a visit from the House leadership, Dangote revealed that he paid $100 million for the land. Dangote emphasised, “We did not collect a single incentive…
University of Lagos (UNILAG) students have joined their counterparts from the University of Calabar (UNICAL) and University of Benin (UNIBEN) to protest power blackout on campus. Converseer learned that the students, mostly of the College of Medicine, on Friday staged a protest following the disconnection of electricity by Eko Electricity Distribution Plc (EKEDC) due to…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has cleared all pension backlog of 3,013 retirees. He disclosed this on Thursday, after clearing the backlog of the remaining 2,000 retirees. Converseer reports that Sanwo-Olu had earlier cleared the backlog of 1,013 retirees in February this year. “Today, we effectively cleared all pension backlog in Lagos State with the…
A 36-year-old man identified as Amos Daniel shocked Nigerians after stealing his employer’s car (a green Lexus) and took it to church to give testimony that he had bought a new car. Daniel who confessed after being paraded by the Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday, said he stole the car on 23rd June 2024,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had paraded 117 persons arrested on Thursday morning at the Regional Hotel in Iyana-Ishasi, Lagos. Converseer learned that operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the EFCC stormed the hotel in a sting operation, shooting sporadically as well as manhandled staff of the hotel. The incident was captured…
Former CEO of one of Nigeria’s e-commerce giants, Konga, Nick Imudia, is dead. He reportedly ended it all in his apartment on Tuesday night, 25th June 2024, by jumping from the balcony of his Lekki, Lagos apartment. Before ending it all, he was said to have called his US-based brother to give instructions on how…