Lagos State
8 Jan
One person has been confirmed dead in the early hours of Monday after trucks collided around Ojuelegba area of Lagos State. According to Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), around 0137hrs, its response team encountered a multiple accident that involved three articulated trucks on Ojuelegba bridge, while returning from a recovery operation in Ijora axis…
8 Jan
Can any person out there explain with any level of substantial analysis and compelling articulateness why Nigerian soldiers are not obliged to have respect for the law and constituted authority? Can there also be any enlightenment as to why soldiers should be very quick at calling their fellow citizens banza, bastards, bloody civilians, and other…
7 Jan
As part of efforts to cushion effects of harsh economic realities that Nigerians are facing, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on December 17, launched a programme to support petty traders across the state.
7 Jan
Lagos State recorded 1,461 emergency incidents from January 1 to December 31, 2023, with 138 of these incidents attended to in December 2023.
6 Jan
In 2023, Lagos State said it recorded 1,461 emergency incidents from January 1 to December 31, 2023, with 138 of these incidents attended to in December, Y2023. By its statutory responsibilities to respond, rescue, recover, and ensure disaster risk reduction in the state, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said it responded to 6,442…
4 Jan
The Lagos State Government has reminded the motoring public that the repairs on the Third Mainland Bridge, by the Federal Ministry of Works, will continue with the closure of Iyana Oworonshoki- Adeniji Adele bound section on Tuesday. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said this in a statement on Thursday. Osiyemi said…
4 Jan
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Thursday 4 January 2024, arrested three notorious 'one chance' armed robbers by Jubilee Bridge around the Abule-Egba area of Lagos. LASTMA spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, in a statement, said the suspects were arrested by personnel of the traffic authority alongside their operational vehicle a painted 'T4'…
2 Jan
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday effected the arrest of an alleged Army officer who is an okada rider caught plying one-way along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. Sanwo-Olu's Senior Special Assistant on Media, Wale Ajetunmobi tweeted a viral video of the incident on X. One of the offenders, a lance corporal in the Army who…
1 Jan
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged Nigerians, particularly Lagos residents, to be hopeful and continue to live in peace and harmony in the New Year.
31 Dec 2023
Despite multiple regulatory agencies overseeing compliance with the rules guiding building construction in Lagos,the state is still experiencing incessant building collapse attributed majorly to sharp practices.
28 Dec 2023
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a suspected cable thief. The Lagos Police said operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) arrested the suspect around 1:00 pm on Wednesday while on routine patrol of the Third Mainland Bridge. The Police retrieved four bounded strands of cables from him. "The arrest of…
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