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We were asked to fill forms, invited to Lagos Assembly but got nothing —EndSARS victims
Fifteen months after EndSARS, a decentralised mass protest against the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), victims of destructions carried out during the demonstrations wait in agony for help. TUNBOSUN OGUNDARE and BOLA BADMUS…
Fear of epidemic grips 250,000 estate residents over demolished sewage plant
DAYO AYEYEMI, in this piece, looks at the challenge currently facing residents of Amuwo Odofin Estate.
At Amuwo Odofin Housing Estate, human faeces flowing freely in open drains is now a common sight, raising fear of cholera outbreak in…
Bamise’s killing: Passengers now fight, curse us when we try to switch off light during night trips…
TOLA ADENUBI and LEKAN OLABULO write on the aftermath of the killing of a BRT passenger in Lagos.
FOLLOWING the outrage over the killing of 22-year-old fashion designer, Oluwabamise Ayanwola, in a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus by the…
We only do prosperity charm, not money ritual —Lagos herbalist
SUBAIR MOHAMMED went in search of ‘stakeholders’ after a video on money ritual procedure went viral.
CYNTHIA Okorie (not real name) is a prostitute introduced to Saturday Tribune by her regular cab man, Kazeem Owotimo, to share her…
Drivers react as 10,444 vehicles fail safety tests in one month
The Lagos State government commenced its ‘No vehicle inspection, no road worthiness certificate’ policy in January 2022. In this report, TOLA ADENUBI visited some motor parks to examine commercial bus drivers’ readiness for the new policy.…
Why Lagos danfo drivers, others will pay more than N292,000 each per annum
BOLA BADMUS and OLALEKAN OLABULO, in this piece, look at the levy recently imposed on Lagos commercial drivers by the state amidst reports of alleged large-scale extortion by their union leaders.
LAGOS State government has said the…
Mummy G.O.: ‘She used to be as lovely as her sermons but she changed’
SUBAIR MOHAMMED went in search of the truth about the controversial Lagos evangelist, Mummy G.O.
EVANGELIST and founder of Rapture Proclaimer Evangelical Church of God (RAPEC), 54-year-old Pastor Funmilayo Adebayo, became a social media…
There are 11 ruling houses in Oshodi and MC Oluomo family doesn’t belong to any —Regent
The vacant Oshodi royal stool is attracting interests beyond Lagos State. The regent of the kingdom, Alhaji Biliaminu Akinola, explains why to SUBAIR MOHAMMED.
What is the extent of the authority you exert as the regent of…
Associates favour MC Oluomo for Oshodi throne vacant for 52 years
LEKAN OLABULO seeks behind-the-curtain information on the obaship tussle in Oshodi that is pitting loyalists of MC Oluomo against the ruling houses.
LONG before now, a general saying among the admirers and supporters of the Lagos State…
Magodo residents’ worries enter new year as family digs in on 37-year-old struggle for land…
SEGUN KASALI, SYLVESTER OKORUWA and LANRE ADEWOLE bring into focus the land ownership crisis plaguing Magodo Estate.
ID/795/88--Possession taken today by court order 21/12/21”.
With the few words and numbers above boldly inscribed on…