Tag: Lagos
Lagos reiterates zero tolerance to street begging
Worried by the alarming rate of street begging and its negative impact within the State, the Lagos State Government has…
Apapa gridlock: FG must postpone closure of Third Mainland Bridge – LASG
The Lagos State Government has called on the Federal Government to postpone the closure of the Third Mainland Bridge in…
Lagos drills workers on fire safety
The Lagos State Fire Service has flagged off the 2018 evacuation drilling exercise for Lagos State public servants, being part…
Lagos warns LG revenue collection officers against corruption
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday warned Local Government revenue collection officers against corruption, vowing to punish anyone caught diverting…
Hit-and-run truck kills man in Lagos
The body of a middle-aged man reportedly killed by a hit-and-run truck was found at Costain area of Lagos on…
How fake medical doctor was arrested
A fake medical practitioner, Salisu Usman, on Wednesday confessed at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos that he had been…
Driver allegedly ran away with N4.5m car
A 40-year-old driver, Morris Udoh, who allegedly ran away with a Toyota Camry car valued at N4.5 million given to…
Holiday Safety: Lagos charges parents on vigilance
Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr. Agboola Dabiri has called on parents and guardians to be aware…
Lagos commend residents’ conduct at World Cup viewing centres
The Lagos State Government has commended residents for their good conduct at the eight World Cup Viewing Centres throughout the…
Fake lawyer arrested for theft, impersonation
The police in Lagos have arrested a 27- year- old man Destiny Otubambo, for allegedly parading himself as a lawyer…
Islamic cleric arrested for alleged rape
A 25-year-old man, who claimed to be an Islamic cleric, had been arrested by the police for allegedly raping a…
Flood: Lagos allays fear, says maintenance of drainage channels on course
In the wake of torrential rainfall experienced in some neighbouring States, the Lagos State Government on Monday allayed fears of…
Smart City: Lagos harps on need to develop capacity of Commissions, MDAs
In preparation to attain Smart City status, the Lagos State Government has harped on the continuous need to develop the…
Man in trouble for allegedly beating, stripping female colleague
A 32-year-old, Abraham Udo, who allegedly beat up a female co-worker, was on Friday charged before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.
Teenager beats, pushes 12-year-old girl down stairway
A 13-year-old boy, (name withheld) on Friday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating up a 12-year-old neighbour…
Dead baby found within waste-bin in Lagos
Emotions were raised on Thursday as passers-by placed curses on an unknown mother, who dumped her dead baby in a…
3 hoodlums jailed for robbing motorists in Lagos
An Igbosere Magistrate's Court, Lagos has sentenced three hoodlums terrorising and robbing members of the public and motorists at the…
Lagos appeals judgment restricting it from issuance of licenses on Lotteries, Gaming
The Lagos State Government has appealed the judgment delivered by the Federal High Court restricting it from issuance of licenses on…
Man allegedly kills bartender over bottle of beer
A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday directed that a 35-year-old man, Bakare Akeem, who was alleged killed a bartender…
Lagos to upgrade community stadia to int’l standard
The Director-General of Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Babatunde Bank-Anthony, has said the government had given approval to upgrade all…
Lagos opens completed portion of Badagry Expressway to traffic
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday directed that the completed portions of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway from Eric Moore…
Lagos holds training for 40 lawyers on forensic, crime scene investigation
The Lagos State Office of Public Defender (OPD) in collaboration with the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), U.S has…
Man stabs, robs Uber driver of Toyota Corolla car
A 24-year-old man, Lucky Friday, was on Monday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly robbing an Uber driver…
Police arrest 2 human traffickers, rescue 3 victims
The Police in Lagos have rescued three young women and arrested two suspected human traffickers who allegedly lured them from…
137 suspected cult members arrested
The Lagos State Police Command, on Monday, said it had arrested 137 persons suspected to be cult members during initiation…
Lagos seals buildings over open defecation, dirty environment
The Lagos State Government has sealed some buildings, located on Egbaiyelo Street, around the Tin Can-Coconut axis of Apapa-Oshodi Expressway,…
Managing crises: The Lagos Example
An oil truck explosion of apocalyptic magnitude occurs in Lagos, fatally charring a frightening number of lives and maiming several…
Lagos recovers right of way in Badagry hinterland
The Lagos State Government on Friday declared its intention to recover the Right of Way of Aradagun-Imeke-Iworo-Ajido-Epeme-roads in Badagry Local…
Man remanded for having incestuous relationship with daughter
An incestuous 60-year-old father, Amusat Ashiru, who allegedly defiled his 12-year-old daughter, was on Thursday in Lagos remanded in Kirikiri…
“Africans are the ones to decide for themselves”
The visiting President of France, Emmanuel Macron, in Lagos on Wednesday said that the time was ripe for Africa as…