Lagos State’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) for 2021 might have suffered a N180 billion shortfall at the end of the year. The full figure has not been officially released, either by National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) or the state government.…
Many injured as fire razes shanties in Ebute Meta, Lagos
Shanties at the Ebute Meta area of Lagos State are currently on fire. The PUNCH gathered that hundreds of structures were affected. Eyewitnesses told our correspondent that the fire started Wednesday morning at Kano by Coates Street, near Okobaba sawmill.…
Customs begin probe over gun-laden container seized in Lagos
Officials of the Nigeria Customs Service attached to the Tin Can Island Command in Lagos State have intercepted a container loaded with arms and ammunition, Sunday Punch has learnt. The owner of the container reportedly said the consignment contained electronics…
*Depression responsible for my husband’s death, wife of man who plunged into lagoon (Guardian)*Evans demanded $2m, got $420,000 before releasing my husband – Witness (Punch)
Depression responsible for my husband’s death, wife of man who plunged into lagoon (Guardian) Ms Sofiat Amusa, wife of the 25-year-old man who committed suicide by jumping into the lagoon in Epe, attributed her husband’s death to frustration, depression and…
*Lagos indebted to retirees by over N30b, says pensioners’ chair (Guardian)*Lagos moves to ensure safety compliance in hotels (Punch)
Lagos indebted to retirees by over N30b, says pensioners’ chair (Guardian) The Chairman, Association of Retirees and PFA Pensioners, Lagos State, Michael Omisande, has said Lagos State is indebted to people who retired between 2018 and 2021 by over N30b…
Sanwo-Olu calls off Walk for Peace
Lagos State Governor, Babjide Sanwo-Olu has cancelled the peace walk he earlier announced in the aftermath of the report by the Judicial Panel on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters. The governor said the cancellation is…
Many feared dead as truck crushes pupils in Lagos
Several pupils have been crushed to death by a hit-and-run truck driver along Ogunusi Road, Grammar School bus stop, Lagos State. It was learnt that the pupils were going home after closing time and wanted to cross the road when…
Police begin probe of 8 children found dead in parked vehicle in Lagos
The police in Lagos State have commenced investigation into the death of 8 children in a parked vehicle in Jah-Michael community, Olorunda area of the state. The community was thrown into confusion when the dead children were discovered inside a…
LASU students declare support for Sanwo-Olu’s peace walk – Opeyemi Ajao
Students of the Lagos State University (LASU) have shown their support for the ‘‘Walk for Peace’’ initiative proposed by the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. In a video, which has since gone viral online, the students alongside the members…