Tag: Lagos
Gas tanker explodes in Lagos, many injured (Video)
A gas tanker exploded on Thursday at the Cele Bus Stop in Ifako-Ijaiye LG area of Lagos, causing many injuries…
Read report on students’ turnout as Lagos schools resume
By Oluwakemi Oladipo Some private schools in Lagos State recorded a large turnout of students following the Lagos State Government’s…
Lagos suspends development of estates without layout approval in Lekki
The Lagos State Government has suspended further development of housing estates, without the requisite layout approval, in the area designated…
Lagos posts record Coronavirus infections; cases soar in Nigeria
Lagos has set a new record in Coronavirus infections, reporting 404 new cases on Saturday, with Nigeria's figures skyrocketing.
Gov Sanwo-Olu okays reopening of churches, mosques in Lagos (Video)
Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday announced that worship centers in the state will be opened from Friday, August…
Conned: Lagos bizman Bajomo loses N39.7m to woman Mojisola Ajayi
A Lagos woman, Mojisola Ajayi has been docked before a Lagos Magistrate's court for allegedly obtaining N39,375,000 from a businessman,…
Partial closure of Third Mainland Bridge begins
At about midnight on Friday, concrete barriers went up at the mouth of the 11.8km Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos,…
Third Mainland Bridge partial closure begins today, 650 LASTMA officers deployed
The partial closure of the 11.8km Third Mainland Bridge begins from the evening today, with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu declaring that…
Police arrest 2 serial Lekki car burglars
The Police at the Maroko Division, Lekki, Lagos have arraigned two men for serial vehicle burglary in Lekki and Victoria…
6 Lagos Islanders charged with stealing goods worth N51.3m
The Igbosere Chief Magistrate's Court, Lagos has remanded six suspects in police custody for stealing goods worth N51,354,100.
Obalende residents urge Sanwo-Olu evacuate floating corpse in canal
Concerned residents of Moloney, Obalende and motorists operating at the Obalende Motor Parks in Lagos have appealed to the state…
Group decries bill to remove historical monuments from Badagry
A group, Hengo Badagry Youth Association, has opposed a proposed bill by the Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA) to…
Lagos to implement additional reliefs for taxpayers
In furtherance of the commitment to mitigate the negative effect of COVID-19 pandemic on individuals and businesses, Lagos State Internal…
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…