Motorists in Lagos can verify the authenticity of traffic tickets and check their vehicle status through official government platforms, the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has advised. According to the ministry on X today, the advisory comes amid concerns over fraudulent text messages and malicious links being circulated to motorists. S...
•Scene of the accident A tanker loaded with 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit overturned at Isimi, Epe, Lagos State, today, spilling its contents onto the roadway. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency disclosed this in a statement signed by its Permanent Secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu. The agency said no life was lost and no inj...
•Amala and palm wine Lagos is set for another major celebration of Nigerian food, music and culture as the Amala & Palm Wine Festival returns to The Stables, Surulere, on Sunday, December 13, 2026. Following the overwhelming success of its 2025 edition, which attracted more than 2,500 guests, the festival is returning with an even [&hellip...
•Trucks with containers The worsening traffic congestion along the Ibeju-Lekki-Epe axis is impeding the movement of cargo and petroleum products in and out of the Lekki Port and the Dangote Refinery due to non-usage of the designated truck parks by truck drivers and failure of the Lagos State government to effectively enforce traffic rules and...
•A collapsed building Tragedy struck the Alimosho area of Lagos State in the early hours of today as a two-storey building undergoing manual demolition partially collapsed, leaving one person dead and two others injured. The incident occurred at No. 42, Governors Road, Aboru, following a distress call, after which the Lagos State Emergency Man...
•Diphtheria outbreak The Lagos State government says it has recorded 53 suspected cases of diphtheria in 2026, out of which six were laboratory -confirmed positive. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed this during a press conference on the state’s Diphtheria Preparedness and Response held at the Conference...
•The suspect The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a convicted cocaine trafficker who allegedly disguised himself as a herbal tea merchant and intercepted a 20,000-litre fuel tanker fitted with a concealed compartment containing 2,145kg of cannabis. The operations, conducted across nine states, also led to the seizure o...
•Dangote All is set for the signing ceremony of the Dangote Petroleum and Petrochemicals FZE Initial Public Offering in Lagos. The event will be held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, reports Channels TV. At the ceremony, the private refinery will offer 4.1 billion ordinary shares of $0.000013 each for subscription at ₦525.00 per [&hel...
A Nigerian woman, who travelled from Lagos to Doha, Qatar, has reportedly been unreachable for more than 48 hours after arriving in the country, raising concerns among her family and prompting inquiries by authorities and airline officials. The woman, 37, boarded Qatar Airways flight QR1408 from Lagos International Airport to Doha on Tuesday, ...
•The suspects For three days, a Lagos businesswoman remained in the bush at Ijedodo, unsure of what would happen to her, while her abductors negotiated with her family over a ransom running into millions of naira. The woman had allegedly been taken from a beautiful duplex in the Ijedodo area of Lagos State by a […]

