•Gunman An 18-year-old boy, Toheeb Akinbowale has been killed by a member of the Nigerian Hunter and Forest Security Service (NHFSS) in a tragic shooting incident that occurred on September 8, 2024, in Ifako Ijaiye area of Lagos. It was learned that the officer mistakenly discharged his weapon, fatally hitting Akinbowale and injuring two other...
•The suspect, Fatimo Agboke A 19-year-old woman, Fatimo Agboke, has been accused of fatally stabbing her neighbour’s son, Faroul Azeez, during a confrontation in the Ijegun area of Lagos State. It was learnt that the incident occurred around 9:20 p.m. on September 9, 2024, reports The PUNCH. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin ...
•Fire razes shops The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has reported a fire outbreak at the popular Itamaga Plank market, Ikorodu in Lagos State. A statement by the agency’s Head, Public Affairs Unit, Nosa Okunbor today said it received distress calls and immediately activated its Lion Squad from the Agbowa Base. Upon arrival at...
The Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources has begun clearing out miscreants and illegal settlers under the Sheraton-Opebi link bridge. This was disclosed in a statement by the Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab on X.com today. The post reads: “Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resou...
•IGP Egbetokun A suspected land speculator in Lagos State, aka ‘Ibile’, in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, has allegedly declared war on the police. The middle-aged man was seen on tick-tock lamenting his tribulations in the hands of the police alleging that some officers wanted to extort N150 million from him for the Inspector General of Police, over [&h...
•Cultists The Lagos State Police Command is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a young man, who was killed by suspected cultists on the streets of Okokomaiko in the Ojo area of Lagos State. It was learnt that the incident occurred on September 6, 2024, at 9:10p.m, reports Vanguard. According to a statement [&hel...
•Ayomide Adeleye and late Christiana Idowu The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of one Adeleye Ayomide, as the suspect responsible for the death of a 300-level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Idowu Christiana. The deceased was abducted by suspected kidnappers along the Ikorodu-Yaba Road, Lagos Stat...
•Late Christiana Idowu A student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Christiana Idowu, who was kidnapped between Ikorodu and Yaba in Lagos State has been reportedly murdered by her abductor. The Student Union Government President of FUNAAB, Ibrahim Adeyemi, confirmed this to our correspondent in a telephone conversa...
•Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Lagos State Government has extended the work-from-home policy for civil servants due to the rising cost of living. In a statement yesterday, Lagos State Head of Service, Bode Agoro, said the government has extended the “flexible work initiative” for another three months to assuage the effects of the removal of petr...
The recent upward adjustment in petrol prices across Nigeria has worsened fuel scarcity, leading to a confused situation in Lagos, where motorists and commuters grapple with exorbitant costs and long queues The price hike was implemented shortly after the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) admitted owing suppliers $6.8 billion...

