There was a gas explosion in the Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State on Tuesday. It was learnt that many people were injured in the incident that happened at Iyasoko Street Agboju, Amuwo-Odofin. It was gathered that the incident…
Lagos kits LASTMA, VIO, others with body cameras to check abuse, crime
As part of efforts to monitor traffic officials’ activities on roads, the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has equipped personnel of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA), Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO), Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI), among others, in the…
Lagos Explosion, One Year After: My body is still stitched, including my face and breasts- Survivor
One year after early morning explosion rocked Soba community in Abule Ado area of Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State, killing scores and destroying properties worth billions of naira, victims are still groaning in pain. This is even…
Lekki estate residents list conditions for tollgate reopening
Residents of estates around Lekki, under the aegis of Lekki Estates Residents and Stakeholders Association (LERSA), have given the Lagos State Government and Lekki Concession Company (LCC), managers of the Lekki/Epe Expressway, conditions for the re-opening of the Lekki Toll…
Passengers stranded as commercial drivers protest against alleged extortion in Lagos
Commercial bus drivers, yesterday, protested around the Agege-Ogba-Berger axis of Lagos State against alleged extortion by officials of the Lagos State task force. The development left passengers stranded around the area. The protesters barricaded the road at the popular Omole…
Lagos records 807 new COVID-19 cases
Lagos State registered 807 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The NCDC, which made this known on its verified website, said the country recorded 1,565, bringing the total to 95,934. COVID-19: Don’t…
Monarch accuses Lagos police of torturing son to death
The traditional ruler of Abule-Okuta, Bariga, Lagos State, Wasiu Jinadu, has accused policemen attached to the Bariga Police Division of allegedly torturing his son, Taiwo, to death. PUNCH Metro gathered that Taiwo was arrested on Christmas Day after a local…
COVID-19, #EndSARS: Lagos emerged from 2020 stronger, more confident – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that despite COVID-19, EndSARS, amid economic challenges, the as an epi-centre has emerged out of the year 2020, stronger and more confident. Sanwo-Olu, however, promised residents a better the year 2021 as…
Why Lagos/Kebbi rice vanished from markets
Many rice dealers and retailers in Lagos State and other places are still in shock over the disappearance of LAKE RICE, which used to be visible in markets during the festive period from 2016 when the state government under Governor…
*Lagos APC chieftain Oyasodun dies (Nation)*Gunmen kidnap Kaduna PFN chairman, wife (Punch)
Lagos APC chieftain Oyasodun dies (Nation) A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Rev. Timothy Oyasodun, is dead. Fondly called ‘Iyo’ by admirers, the politician and cleric was the chairman of the party at Bariga Counvil,…
