Doctor jumps into the Lagoon from Third Mainland Bridge
A medical doctor, simply identified as Orji has jumped off the Third Mainland Bridge, to his death. The incident happened today. According to an account by News Read more
Lagos
Alfa buys boy for N500, kills him for ritual
A mother of four children , Mrs Chinasa Okereke, has revealed how a 15-year-old boy collected N500 from an Alfa to abduct her three-year-old son Read more
Lagos Task force arrests 43 fake diesel producers
The Lagos State Task-Force on Environment says it has arrested 43 persons over adulteration of diesel meant for public consumption. The suspects were arrested at Read more
NAFDAC nabs distributors of expired yoghurt, fake brandy
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has arrested a trader who allegedly manufactures and bottles fake popular spirits and liquor brands. Read more
50-year-old grandmother sells three-year-old girl to pay rent
A 50-year-old grandmother, Rita Eze, has confessed to being a member of a syndicate that allegedly involved in abducting children from Lagos and selling them Read more
Militants return to Ikorodu on revenge mission
Residents of Isawo in Ikorodu, Lagos State, say they now live in palpable fear following the return of militants who are terrorising people in the Read more
Army adopts new approach against insecurity in Lagos, Ogun
The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, at the weekend, said it has adopted new strategy in its operation to counter security challenges within the Read more
WHY OBASANJO wants PDP DEAD – BODE GEORGE
Prominent PDP leader, Chief Bode George has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) the ruling party in Lagos, APC of manipulating six members of his Read more
Fashola to Ambode: Accusations ‘storm in a tea cup
Former governor of Lagos State and minister of works, Babatunde Raji Fashola has replied his successor, Akinwunmi Ambode over the latter’s accusations that his ministry Read more
Fire guts Banky W’s Lekki home
A property located along Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos where popular singer, Banky W, lives has been destroyed by fire. A neighbour to the Read more
Cart pushers return to Lagos streets
They are back on the roads and streets of Lagos. From the wee hours of the day, itinerant cart pushers, whose trade was once banned Read more
Five-year-old attacked by three dogs dies
Five-year-old Aliyah Masaku, who was attacked by three dogs in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, has died. Aliyah died at the Lagos State University Read more
Contractors abandons Third Mainland Bridge
The Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has come under heavy criticism from residents in Lagos over the abandonment of the repair works in the Third Read more
Lagos moves to install CCTV cameras
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Tuesday said 13,000 Closed Circuit Television cameras would be installed at major locations across the state to Read more
Man Allegedly Murders Friend Over Dog Meat
A Nigerian man identified as Sunday Hycenth, a 27-year-old welder has been arrested by men of the Nigerian police for allegedly killing his friend, Onwe Read more
Facebook murder: Osokogu verdict soon
Judgment day in the trial of four men accused of the murder of Cynthia Osokogu, a student of Nasarawa State University, has been fixed for 23 Read more
Kudirat’s murder: Supreme Court grants LASG leave to appeal against Al-Mustapha’s acquittal
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted Lagos State leave to appeal against acquittal of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha of the murder of Alhaja Kudirat Abiola. The Read more
Twitter User narrates her ordeal with Uber driver who tried to kidnap her
Twitter user @Maraflux7 took to her page yesterday to share a horrible experience she claimed she had with an Uber driver in Lagos who almost Read more
Death for kidnappers in Lagos
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed a law aimed at checking the spate of kidnapping in the state , with stiffer penalties including Read more
Lagos state of Nigeria sells ₦47 bln Naira of bonds – Governor Ambode
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Lagos state has sold 47 billion naira ($154.50 million) of bonds maturing in 2023 to help finance its efforts to improve Read more
N25bn ETF: Lagos approves fund for 281 micro enterprises
The Lagos State Government through the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) yesterday distributed offer letters to some of the beneficiaries of the pilot scheme Read more
Lagosians spend N3b daily on food
Lagosians consume N3 billion worth of food items daily, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode revealed at a Food Security Summit in Lagos today. He said the high Read more
UN investigates Lagos state “brutal” mass demolition that left over 30,000 homeless
GENEVA/LAGOS (Reuters) – A U.N. expert asked Nigeria on Thursday for urgent information about a forced eviction of thousands of people from makeshift homes in Read more
Demolitions of Lagos waterfront communities add 300,000 to the mega-city homeless – campaigners
By Paola Totaro and Matthew Ponsford LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than 300,000 people face eviction and could be left homeless as prime waterfront Read more
Governor Ambode Ordered Demolitions Leave 30,000 Homeless in Lagos – rights group
By Sharon Ogunleye and Ulf Laessing LAGOS (Reuters) – Some 30,000 residents of the Nigerian megacity Lagos have become homeless because of state-ordered demolitions and Read more
Police arrest serial fraudster, recover fake currencies
The police in Lagos have arrested a 60-year-old man for allegedly duping a young lady of N1.99million. Hyacinth Nwogu, 60, resident of 7, Abimbola Street, Read more
Siblings convert rented apartment to shrine
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested some suspected members of Eiye Confraternity, who allegedly used a residence on Halidu Avenue in Shibiri, in the Read more
Lagos to arraign kidnappers of traditional ruler
The four suspects accused of kidnapping the traditional ruler of Iba, a Lagos community, will be arraigned before the Igbosere Division of the Lagos High Read more
Fire razes complex in Lagos market
Goods worth millions of naira were burnt on Sunday morning as the popular City Ways Shopping Complex located within Tejuosho Market, Yaba, Lagos State, went Read more
Lagos Govt. to upgrade schools
By Lucy Osuizigbo The Lagos State Government says it will soon commence total upgrading of schools in the State, especially in the slum areas. This Read more