President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Lagos following a three-nation trip to France, Kenya and Rwanda, where he participated in a series of high-level meetings aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s economic and diplomatic ties. The president’s return was announced in a statement issued yesterday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Ba...
•A truck The Lagos State government has banned the use of petroleum tankers for transporting edible oil, in a fresh move aimed at protecting public health and strengthening food safety standards across the state. The decision emerged from a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA), the Nat...
•Social media influencer, Blessing CEO arraigned in Lagos The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned social media influencer and self-styled relationship therapist Blessing CEO over an alleged N36 million fraud. Blessing CEO, whose real name is Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, was arraigned today before ...
•Fire A major fire outbreak has engulfed a two-storey building occupied by The Apostolic Church in Lagos, triggering a rapid emergency response that prevented the blaze from spreading to nearby residential and commercial structures. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed that emergency responders were immediately deploy...
•Fire A foam manufacturing company at Oyedele Street, off Liasu Road, in the Ikotun area of Lagos State, was razed by fire in the early hours of today. Some residents who spoke with our correspondent said the cause of the fire could not be immediately ascertained. The fire completely destroyed the factory and damaged the […]
The Lagos State government has intensified its technology driven traffic enforcement system with the capture of 737,340 traffic violations through Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras across the state within the review period. Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this during the ministerial press briefing ...
•Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu Once considered a relatively peaceful residential enclave in Alimosho Local Government Area, Gowon Estate, Lagos, has descended into a state of lawlessness, with hard drug dealers, peddlers, and addicts brazenly taking over its streets. Residents live in constant fear as the illicit drug trade thrive...
A female spa worker in the Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos State, Olorunseunfunmi Awosogbon, is receiving medical treatment after she was reportedly attacked with a corrosive substance suspected to be acid in an incident linked to a dispute involving her employer. It was gathered from interviews and court documents that Awosogbon, popularly known ...
•Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State The Lagos Waste Management Authority has called on residents to fully comply with the state’s monthly environmental sanitation exercise, scheduled to resume on Saturday, April 25, 2026. In a statement issued via its official X handle today, the agency said the exercise will hold from 6:30 a.m. to 8:3...
A Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced twin brothers, Ojomo Taiwo and Ojomo Kehinde, alongside two others, Emmanuel Bamidele (also known as DPO) and Peter Samuel (also known as Mogaji), to 14 years’ imprisonment each for armed robbery. The trial judge, Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe, delivere...

