Uganda Airlines has once again stranded over one hundred passengers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The incident comes barely three weeks after the airline abandoned hundreds of passengers at the same airport following an issue involving one of its Airbus A330-800Neo aircraft, reports The Guardian. This time, some ...
The Lagos State Government has intensified its clampdown on street beggars and urchins across major parts of the state, including the Lekki–Ajah Expressway, as part of efforts to restore order and ensure public safety. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in an update shared via his X.com page...
•Fuel pump Private petroleum depots across Lagos and other key fuel trading hubs have raised the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to as high as N800 per litre. Data obtained from petroleumprice.ng yesterday showed that the average cost of petrol at private depots increased sharply within 48 hours, tightening margins for marketer...
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said that there is a compelling need to consistently honour outstanding individuals, recognise great accomplishments and notable contributions, to strengthen the culture of performance, selflessness, and quality leadership in Lagos communities, and across the state. Sanwo-Olu who made the remark at an ...
•Tanker explosion The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has announced a fatal tanker explosion involving a Mack Truck conveying diesel, which occurred in the early hours of today at the Oto-Ijanikin axis, in the vicinity of the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), inward Agbara, along the Badagry Expressway, Lagos. Pre...
A massive fire has broken out at the 22-storey Great Nigeria Insurance House on Martins Street, Lagos Island. This was disclosed by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) in a situation report it shared. According to a situation report from Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, Public Safety Officer at LASEMA, the fire reportedly sta...
•Fallen truck The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has confirmed that a loaded Mack 40ft containerised truck overturned on Ojuelegba Bridge inward National Stadium, Surulere. LASTMA spokesman Taofiq Adebayo confirmed the development today. Mr Adebayo said the container completely blocked the road as it descended the bridge, preventing ...
•Asake Nigerian music star Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, arrived in Lagos on Sunday evening ahead of his Christmas Eve concert at Tafawa Balewa Square on December 24. The singer is billed to take the stage on Christmas Eve, December 24, at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos, as part of Flytime Promotions’ 21st anniversary […]...
•Governor Sanwo-Olu (L) welcomes Tinubu President Bola Tinubu is in Lagos for the Yuletide. The former Lagos State governor arrived at the Murtala Mohammed Airport yesterday evening after a tour of Bauchi and Borno states. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and other government officials welcomed Tinubu upon his arrival in the coastal ...
•Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Saturday commence a three-state visit to Borno, Bauchi and Lagos states, combining official engagements, social functions and condolence visits, before spending the end-of-year holidays in Lagos. According to a statement issued yesterday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Ona...

