Tag: Lagos
Old Maroko residents mark 30 years of eviction, neglect
Maroko residents who were brutally evicted by the then Military Governor of lagos State, Colonel Raji Rasaki, on 14 July…
Store Manager Ogunbiyi arraigned for stealing bags of cement
The Igbosere Chief Magistrate's Court, Lagos on Tuesday arraigned a store manager Oluwaseyi Ogunbiyi for allegedly stealing his employer's 40…
Illegal refining: 6 suspects arrested in Oregun Lagos
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Tuesday said it had arrested six persons for alleged involvement in…
Illicit oil storage caused the Oregun fire – LASEMA
The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, has confirmed that the fire outbreak at 84/85 Kudirat…
Double rape charge: UNILAG alumnus John Otema gets judgment day
John Otema, an alumnus of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) accused of raping two undergraduates of the institution has been…
Tunde Braimoh another Lagos lawmaker dies
Tunde Braimoh, the lawmaker representing Kosofe Constituency 2 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, is dead.
17 ships laden with petroleum products arriving at Lagos ports
The Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) said 17 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to…
Third Mainland Bridge: Traffic diversion plans unveiled
Federal and Lagos State Governments have announced traffic management plan during the partial closure of the ‘Third Mainland Bridge’ for…
US envoy Claire Pierangelo urges solutions to Lagos gridlock
The United States Consul General in Lagos, Claire Pierangelo, on Tuesday urged Lagosians to proffer long-lasting solutions to difficulties associated…
Sales manager Aisha Ishola arraigned for N2.5m jewelry theft
A 27-year old female sales manager with a textile shop on Martins Street, Lagos Island, Aisha Ishola, has been arraigned…
Waterways authority gives reasons for Lagos boat mishap
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has blamed the Friday boat mishap in Lagos on overloading and failure of the…
Suspected fake visa agent arraigned for fraud
A suspected fake visa agent, Phillip Morkah Odogwu, 52, has been arrested and arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate's Court for…
Bureau De Change Ovie Orivri arraigned for stealing N130m
A 39-year old bureau De change operator, Dean Ovie Orivri, has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate's Court for allegedly…
400 suspected robbers, kidnappers arrested in Lagos
Police in Lagos on Wednesday announced the arrest of about 400 crime suspects, among whom were 97 robbers, kidnappers, rapists…
Lagos police arrest 3 paedophiles, one Eke Kanu impregnated daughter
The Police in Lagos State, have arrested three paedophiles in different parts of the state. One of them impregnated his…
Why Chinese restaurant in Lagos remained shut – Babatunde Irukera
The Director General, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr Babatunde Irukera, said the Chinese restaurant known for exclusive…
Lagos estate agent Idris Dauda jailed for forgery
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, has secured the conviction and sentence of Idris Dauda, a…
Police arraign Alldavies MD Ajiseghede for stealing fishing vessel
Police in Lagos have arraigned the Managing Director of ALLDAVIES Engineering Shipping Limited, Ayo Ajiseghede, 67, before a Lagos Magistrate's…
Fresh gas tanker explosion on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said a fresh explosion from the scene of Sunday morning inferno, involving four vehicles…
Police arraign driver Onyekachi Ayogu for stealing employer’s property
Police in Lagos have arraigned a 39 years old driver, Onyekachi Ayogu, before a Lagos Magistrate's Court for allegedly stealing
Lekki estate agent Olusola Taofeek arraigned over N1.3m fraud
A 35 year- old Lekki based Estate agent, Olusola Taofeek, has been arraigned before the Igbosere Chief Magistrate's Court, Lagos…
No cold or ‘hot’ war with Aregbesola: Tinubu reacts to rumour
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has trashed the viral rumour that a cold war is…
Coronavirus: Abia, FCT knock out Lagos in confirmed cases
Lagos was brushed aside by Abia and the Federal Capital territory of Abuja in coronavirus cases announced by the NCDC…
COVID-19: We’re running out of isolation beds – Lagos govt
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, has said the state will run out of bed spaces at isolation…
Lagos unveils plans to free Ikorodu-Lagos traffic gridlock
Lagos State Government has unveiled a plan of action to ease the perennial traffic gridlock being experienced by commuters coming…
Sanwo-Olu announces resumption dates for worship centres, vigils banned
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced the reopening of religious centres from 19 June. But the gesture comes with several strings:…
Lagos, Kano , FCT account for 64.2% of coronavirus cases in Nigeria
The states of Lagos and Kano and the Abuja Federal capital Territory account for 64.2 percent of the Coronavirus caseload…
Sanwo-Olu flags off new road in Lekki-Epe axis
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu began his second year Saturday by flagging off the building of the long-awaited Regional Road in Lekki…
What Lagosians missed most during lockdown:P.M.NEWS poll
An online poll by P.M.News has shown what the 20 million Lagosians missed most during the lockdown for coronavirus.
Lagos BRT operator gives date for resumption
The operator of the Lagos Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Primero Transport Services Ltd. said that its services will resume on…