The nightmare being experienced by commuters on Agric-Ishawo and Igbogbo roads in Ikorodu area of Lagos State will soon be a thing of the past, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu declared on Thursday. According to a statement by his spokesman, Gboyega Akosile,…
Stray bullet kills 18-yr-old in Lagos during Police gunfight with cultists, kidnappers (Vanguard)
An 18-year-old girl, Hadiyat Sikiru, has been allegedly killed by a stray bullet during a crossfire between suspected cultists/kidnappers and Police officers in Adamo community, Ikorodu area of Lagos. It was learned that trouble started after a team of policemen…
Police raid ritualists’ den in Ikorodu, repel attack on station (Punch)
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested three suspects following a raid on cultists and ritualists’ hideout in Ikorodu. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Bala Elkana, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He also said that the raid,…
Yes, 3 children died inside well, but I swear, it is not what you think
To hear some people tell a story and make ordinary tales sound extraordinary is a gift. But in the case of the three dead children found in the well, I still insist, there was no foul play, it was not…
MTN Market Doctor: Lagos markets get a healthy December
The hustle is real and every second counts. Which is why instead of spending hours waiting to see a doctor or nurse, people tend to flip that time into making some cool cash. Getting people to care about their health…
Ikorodu LG to rehabilitate public schools (Nation)
The Chairman, Ikorodu Local Government Council, Lagos State, Mr Wasiu Adeshina, on Thursday said the council would build and rehabilitate public schools in the local government area. Adeshina disclosed this when he received the Outstanding Award of Excellence from the…
Motorists, residents lament bad state of Ikorodu roads (Punch)
Motorists plying Igbe, Ijede and Gberigbe roads in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State have accused the state government of abandoning the areas, as most of the roads connecting the communities have become almost impassable. Our correspondent, who visited…
Lagos treats 100,000 emergency calls daily
General Manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu on Thursday said the agency receives at least 100,000 calls daily from residents in the state via the emergency response number 767 and 112. “Tiamiyu, who spoke…
A kidnapper, shoplifter and the usual suspects
What is a city without crime? Every Friday, thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Don’t get caught!!! Lagos Police rescue kidnapped toddler in Ogun, arrest suspect (ThisDay) Operatives…
Ambode’s wife donates shoes, socks to Lagos school pupils (Nation)
Wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs Bolanle Ambode, on Tuesday commenced the distribution of 50,000 shoes and branded socks to primary one pupils of public schools across the state. Ambode, in her remarks at the Cherubim and Seraphim Primary School,…