Tag: Lagos State
Police smash notorious currency counterfeiting gang in Lagos
Ayuba said that during the ex-soldier’s arrest, his house and premises were searched, and some suspected counterfeit local and foreign…
APC’s Laguda records massive win in Surulere bye- election
Laguda garnered 11,203 votes in the election to massively defeat his closest challengers Adeola Adebanjo of Labour Party, LP and…
283,003 Lagos residents to receive N25,000 FG’s conditional cash transfer
The Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer of President Bola Tinubu’s administration would provide 15 million Nigerian households with cash transfer…
Lagos govt declares war against sale of fake drinks
Lagos State is partnering with the Director of Investigation and Enforcement, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control,…
Actor Funky Mallam slams Sanwo-Olu for ‘arresting soldier using police’
The Kannywood star said Sanwo-Olu should have reported the soldier to his superior rather than “disgrace him by involving the…
Sanwo-Olu arrests soldier for plying one-way (Video)
In a viral video, Governor Sanwo-Olu ordered the officers to put one of the motorcyclists, who claimed to be a…
Sanwo-Olu unveils Lagos police station
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has unveiled a newly-built police station, Area M Command, at Idimu, Alimosho Local Government Area…
Awori monarch lectures Oba of Benin on ‘founders’ of Lagos
The Olofin reiterated that the Aworis were the primary settlers in Lagos, with Isheri as their dispersal point, urging the…
Powerful Lagos, powerless Osun State
A list of candidates for elevation to the Supreme Court was released last week by the Federal Judicial Service Commission.…
Re: Powerful Lagos, powerless Osun
Assuming, without conceding, that we are even going by pairings referred to by Mr Olagunju, the Oyo and Osun slot…
Lagos Procurement agency clears air on information posted on website
The Lagos State Public Procurement Agency Director-General Fatai Onafowote, has noted that the information had been misinterpreted due to misunderstandings…
Nigerian Navy stops 8 Nigerian stowaways in Lagos
The eight stowaways were arrested on Friday morning by the patrol team of Nigerian Navy Ship BEECROFT acting on reliable…
Lagos and Imperatives of Environmental Regeneration
The gross abuse of the State’s urban and regional planning is legendary. Shanties and illegal structures are attached to perimeter…
Three escape death as another truck falls in Lagos
ConOil truck which took off from Apapa heading to discharge its product at Ikeja had lost control after the driver…
42 burnt to death, properties worth N14.62bn destroyed in Lagos fire
Adeseye disclosed that the agency rescued a total of 177 victims alive, while 42 others were recovered dead.
PHOTOS: Tinubu receives President Embaló of Guinea-Bissau in Lagos
he Guinea Bissau leader thus became the first president to visit the former Lagos governor who was sworn in as…
Aruna: Why I withdrew from Lagos WTT Contender
In a video post on his Instagram handle @quadriaruna on Tuesday, Aruna said the development was due to club engagements.
Lagos teacher Peter Jacob bags life jail for defiling 9-year-old pupil
The victim was a pupil in the primary school section of the school which also houses the secondary school where…
Awamaridi: Why I’m still Labour Party governorship candidate for Lagos
Awamaridi said he remains the candidate of the party for Lagos in the March 18 Gubernatorial Election as the matter…
One dead as massive fire razes Lagos Auto Spare Parts Market
Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyimtolu, said the agency received distressed call around 3:28am concerning…
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Why Lagos must not be left in the hands of inexperienced people
The task of governing Lagos is a herculean task. It is not for jokers, it is not for the inexperienced,…
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Obi leads Tinubu in Lagos
Tinubu is trailing Obi by a slim margin of 1,686 votes in 17 out of the 20 local governments' results…
Presidential election: Police impose 12am to 6pm movement restriction in Lagos
A statement issued by spokesperson, Lagos Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin on Friday said in line with the security architecture emplaced…
Heavy security in Lagos ahead of Buhari’s visit
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected in Lagos for commissioning of projects executed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu later on Monday.
‘How I caught my neighbour defiling my 2-year-old daughter’
The witness, a resident of Ojo in Lagos, said she met the defendant naked in his room with his penis…
1.6m PVCs uncollected in Lagos – INEC
INEC categorised the uncollected PVCs in Lagos State into 916,961 old cards and 777,002 new cards.
CCECC-CRCCIG Consortium wins bid for 4th Mainland Bridge
The Lagos State Government has announced Messrs. CCECC-CRCCIG Consortium as the preferred bidder for the construction of the proposed Fourth…
460 Ibeju Lekki students benefit from Dangote Refinery Scholarship
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs, Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Dangote Fertiliser Limited awarded scholarships to 460…
Controversy trails death of man in Badagry boat mishap
The accident, according to sources, occurred at the jetty on Thursday night when two boats, one coming from Badagry and…
345 people brutally murdered in Lagos, highest in years
Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi disclosed this on Thursday at the 16th Town Hall Meeting on security organised by the…