•The protesters There was a massive protest against the proposed diversion of the Coastal Road alignment in the Okun Ajah community today at the Federal Ministry of Works headquarters in Lagos State. Hundreds of residents of the Lagos community defied the heavy rainfall to register their displeasure at what they described as an attempt by [&he...
•Cholera The Lagos State Government says death from the state’s cholera outbreak has increased from 15 to 21, while infections also increased to 401 from 350 infections. Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr Kemi Ogunyemi, said the rise in cases was anticipated following the Eid-el Kabir celebration, in which large gatherin...
•Governors Adeleke and Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Government yesterday confirmed relocation of 371 miscreants, beggars and destitute persons back to their states. This followed an outcry by the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, over alleged eviction of Osun-born youths from Lagos over the weekend, reports Daily Trust. Reports say many indig...
•The 86 rooms found under Lagos bridge Gbenga Oluwafemi, purportedly the landlord and alleged leader of the suspected gang renting out 86 apartments under Dolphin Estate Bridge, Ikoyi, has refuted claims by Lagos State Government of receiving N250,000 per annum as rent. In a video posted by News Central on its X handle late yesterday, [&hellip...
•Adeleke Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State today, Monday, May 6, issued a directive to increase security measures in Ilesa and its environs. This was in response to reports that Lagos State had allegedly deported some youths to the community, reports The Nation. A statement released by Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, confirmed th...
•Adeniji Adele under bridge shanties The Lagos State Government has announced its plan to remove over 100 shanties housing several people at Adeniji Adele Underbridge from today. The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this while briefing newsmen yesterday. He said the removal comes after ...
The Lagos State Government has given a 48-hour quit notice to illegal occupants of abandoned Ikoyi Towers in Lagos Island. The state’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Wahab gave the notice yesterday during an inspection of some sites, including the federal government-owned Ikoyi Towers, reports Channels TV. “We were al...
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a gang of suspected ritualists who specialise in killing people and harvesting body parts for sale in various states. The suspects include a woman who is an Osun priestess, a community chief, an Ifa priest, an Islamic cleric, and a trado-medicine practitioner, reports Channels TV. While confirming th...
•Lagos PPRO Benjamin Hundeyin No fewer than people have been arrested by the Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police following clash last night between Hausa youths and their Yoruba counterparts in the Ile Epo area of Agabdo/Oke Odo local council development area of Lagos State, where many people were injured. The Frontier had earlier [&hell...
A section of Ilepo Market at Oke Odo, Lagos State, has been set on fire as hoodlums clashed with traders in the market over bet money. Some witnesses told our correspondent that the crisis started yesterday evening and escalated today, reports Daily Trust. The police are on the ground trying to restore normalcy. “One of […]

