Most inmates in Lagos prisons are from Ogun State – Report (Punch)

The Lagos State Criminal Information System, January-March, 2019 edition has identified stealing as the crime for which majority of inmates in the five prisons in the state are being held. It also identified Ogun as the state of origin of…

*Lagos Assembly laments rift at Lagos Polytechnic (Leadership)*Lagos tackles gridlock with layby, slip road (Nation)

Lagos Assembly laments rift at Lagos Polytechnic (Leadership) The Majority Leader of Lagos State House of Assembly Hon. Sanai Agunbiade on Tuesday stated that the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) had been embroiled in crisis which had paralyzed academic activities. Speaking…

Wizkid, Small Doctor to thrill fans at ‘The Match for Ambode’ (Sun)

The Match for outgoing Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode scheduled to hold on Saturday May 18 at the Agege Stadium is not going to be all about football, as organisers of the fiesta have succeeded in getting Nigeria’s music…

*Ambode to open Bariga waterfront jetty (Punch)* 3 ‘Yahoo’ fraudsters arrested over theft of female undies (DailyTrust)

Ambode to open Bariga waterfront jetty (Punch) The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, will on Tuesday inaugurate the Bariga waterfront jetty and a new access road in the Ilaje-Bariga area of the state. A statement on Sunday said the…

Lagos 2019 budget yet to be signed two weeks after passage (Nation)Lagos 2019 budget yet to be signed two weeks after passage (Nation)

The controversy and intrigues that has dogged the year 2019 budget of Lagos State is yet to abate as there seem to be uncertainty as to the whereabouts of the Appropriation law passed by the state Assembly on April 29.…

*Police say non-payment of allowances could jeopardise Lagos security (Guardian)*Ambode seeks prayers for Sanwo-Olu (Nation)

Police say non-payment of allowances could jeopardise Lagos security (Guardian) Policemen serving with Lagos Police Command are lamenting non-payment of allowances and running cost to ensure adequate security in the state. The officers accused Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of abandoning the…

Sanwo-Olu goes to Harvard

Lagos State ‏Governor-elect, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is currently at Harvard University in the United States of America. According to a tweet today on his twitter handle @jidesanwoolu, Sanwo-Olu, who will take over the reins of power in Lagos State in a…

*Youths to El-Rufai: our godfather is progressive (Nation)* Cultists kill one; injure two in Lagos (Nation)

Youths to El-Rufai: our godfather is progressive (Nation) THE Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide has warned Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai to desist from acts that could earn him disgrace from the Yoruba nation Addressing reporters in Lagos, the council’s…

Why Tinubu may have stayed away from Buhari’s Lagos visit (ThisDay)

Contrary to the official position that a former governor of Lagos State and one of the national leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, was absent at last week’s visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Lagos, because he…

*Lagos records rare traffic control as Buhari commissions projects (Guardian)* Organisers move ‘The Match for Ambode’ to Agege Stadium (Sun)

Lagos records rare traffic control as Buhari commissions projects (Guardian) Tinubu, Fashola absent as governors, others receive president President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Lagos yesterday was without the usually accompanying traffic chaos, thanks to effective measures by the state government.…

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