Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre and one of Africa’s busiest megacities, has been ranked among the world’s 50 most dangerous cities in 2026, placing 28th on a global crime index that raises fresh questions about urban safety, insecurity and the growing pressure on law enforcement. Lagos is the only Nigerian city on the ranking publishe...
•The suspect, ASP Omotayo Olajide The Lagos State Police Command has detained an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Omotayo Olajide, following the death of a young girl during a shooting incident in the Nosamu area of Ajegunle, Lagos. The incident, which occurred between 9.30pm and 10pm on Thursday, November 5, 2026, also left another g...
•Rabiu Kwankwaso and Peter Obi The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, are in Lagos for a town hall meeting and engagements with stakeholders as the party intensifies its mobilisation. Ahead of the engagements, Kwankwaso visited the popular Kantangua Market in Alimo...
•HIV testing A population-based HIV survey in Lagos State has found that 41.7 per cent of people living with the virus do not know their status, while only 48.3 per cent have achieved viral suppression. The findings emerged from the Nigeria State-Level Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Impact Survey, conducted between November 2025 and February 202...
•Former African Footballer of the Year, Emmanuel Adebayor Africa is set for a football spectacle as some of Africa’s biggest football legends battle celebrated Super Eagles icons for the Legends Football Game on Sunday, November 8, at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos. Headlining the African Legends squad are former African Footballer ...
•Scene of the accident A four-vehicle collision has caused serious traffic disruption along the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway in Lagos State, with an unconfirmed number of casualties reported. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority disclosed this in a statement posted on X today, saying the accident occurred at Cele Express, inward Mile 2. The...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a $45.8 million biosecurity and response system for five of Nigeria’s major international airports to strengthen the country’s capacity to detect and respond to infectious disease threats. The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, disclosed this while briefing journ...
•Scene of the accident Four people, including a commercial bus driver, have died, while 13 passengers sustained critical injuries after a truck rammed into a fully loaded bus on Alaro City Bridge in Epe, Lagos State, today. Among the injured were market women reportedly travelling to a village market in the area, reports Daily Trust. […...
•One of the containers A mother and her child have been killed after two trucks, laden with 20ft containers, overturned at Mile 2, by Freeman Market, inward Apapa, Lagos State. The Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, disclosed this in a statement yesterday. Taofiq said the victims were trapped ben...
•Some of the bottles The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has uncovered a residential building in Lagos where empty bottles of alcoholic beverages were stored for suspected use in producing counterfeit drinks. The agency said its Investigation and Enforcement Directorate discovered more than 100 sacks of empty bottl...
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