Five policemen arrested, one declared wanted over fatal shooting in Lagos (Guardian)

The men of the Nigerian Police force have shot dead a 20-year-old and injured a man in Ajegunle Lagos. Eyewitnesses said Ada Ifeanyi, who was killed, and Emmanuel Akomafuwa were returning from a nightclub in the early hours of Saturday…

Kidnapped Lagos fire service boss, six others released (Guardian)

The Lagos State Fire boss and six others kidnapped at the weekend along Epe expressway have been released by their abductors. Lagos State police spokesman, Bala Elkana, who made the disclosure on Wednesday morning said that their release was secured…

Lagos lawmaker decries state of Badagry road (Guardian)

Mr Setonji David, a member of Lagos State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, decried the state of Badagry road, saying the road was too bad, considering challenges it posed to people in the area. David, representing Badagry Constituency II, on…

Fitch affirms positive economic rating for Lagos, says state’s B+ status stable, unaffected

A global credit rating agency, Fitch Ratings, has affirmed the positive economic ratings of Lagos State despite the missed contracted services payment by Visionscape Sanitation Solutions (Visionscape) as a result of halting of the waste management agreement. In a statement…

Lagos missing on Time Out Index 2019 (Guardian)

Nigeria’s former capital city Lagos is missing on the list of 48 best cities in 2019 released on Monday. The list, an annual index published by Time Out, a global magazine in partnership with Tapestry Research, has only Cape Town as the…

Lagosians have made a good choice, says Sanwo-Olu (Punch)

The governor-elect in Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has lauded Lagosians for making an enlightened choice in Saturday’s governorship poll, which he won. Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress said he knew that Lagosians “would choose courage over fear and select…

Ambode reacts over INEC ad-hoc staff protest, seeks residents participation (Vanguard)

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, Saturday, cast his vote, urging Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to address issues raised by its ad-hoc staff. Ambode stressed that the demand raised by the staff could affects registered some registered voters in…

Card reader malfunctions at Sanwo-Olu polling unit

Voting has yet to begin at Lateef Jakande/Femi Okunnu polling unit in Ikoyi where the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is expected to vote. The delay, according to a Punch newspaper report,…

Policeman on raid allegedly kills Lagos tiler, shoots wife (Punch)

The family of Abeeb Dauda, a 20-year-old tiler in the Amukoko area of Lagos State, has been thrown into mourning after he was allegedly shot dead by a policeman attached to the Amukoko Police Division. The alleged killer cop, identified…

Lagos APC sinking lower and lower, says Agbaje

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has sunk so low, especially with the ‘do-or-die’ approach they are adopting for the Saturday, March 9, 2019 elections.…

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