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
Lagos
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
Bedroom war: Lives of polygamous men battling with wives over sex timetables
My friends call me a ‘strong man’,” 48-year-old furniture maker, Wasiu Bayeju, said with a grin. Sitting with a soiled singlet in front of his Read more
Lagos state to shut 10,000 illegal private schools
Folashade Adebayo Beginning from the next academic session, the Lagos State Government has said it would shut down more than 10,000 schools operating illegally in Read more
Lagos communities displaced by Lekki Free Zone receive N740 million
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it had paid N740 million as outstanding compensation to communities within the Lekki Free Zone and Lekki-Epe International Read more
Ambode promises permanent solution to Apapa gridlock
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday expressed confidence in the ongoing efforts to permanently resolve traffic congestion in the Apapa axis. A release Read more
Nigerian Police rescues kidnapped Indian national in Lagos
The police in Lagos State has foiled a kidnap-attempt and rescued an Indian national from suspected kidnappers in Ikorodu area of the state. The Commissioner Read more
Hausa, Fulani in bloody clash in Lagos, lives and properties lost
(Samson Folarin – PUNCH) There was chaos on Wednesday at the Lagos State Abattoir, Agege, as Hausa and Fulani traders clashed. No fewer than three Read more
Video: Lagos cafe owners given 10 minutes’ notice before demolition
Stephanie Hegarty -BBC At about 09:15 local time, Lagos State Government officials and police came to the strip mall of small businesses on Rumens Road, Ikoyi Read more
Lagos issues ultimatum to owners of illegal structures, in Ikoyi, V/I, Lekki
The Lagos State Government on Sunday issued a 14-day ultimatum to owners of illegal structures, shanties and street hawkers in Ikoyi, Victoria Island and Lekki Read more
Lagos outlaws land grabbing ‘Omo onile’
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday fulfilled his pledge of making the menace of land grabbing in Lagos a thing of the past Read more
Tears As Lagos Demolishes 500 Buildings
We paid N3m each to buy shop from LG –Traders Traders, residents and owners of properties under high-tension cables in Egbe-Idimu Local Council Development Area Read more
We’ll flush vandals out of Lagos – Ambode
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday vowed that the State Government would deploy its entire arsenal to ensure that militants and vandals threatening Read more
Panic in Lagos as armed land grabbers clash
[Evelyn Usman – PUNCH] There was panic in Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos , yesterday, following a clash between hoodlums suspected to be land grabbers. Read more
Gov. Ambode of Lagos Calls For a Peaceful and Prosperous Nigeria
[Channels Television] The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has called on Nigerians to rededicate themselves to the cause of a peaceful and prosperous Nigeria, where citizens Read more
Lagos to jail street hawkers from July 1- Ambode
[PUNCH] The Lagos State Government on Friday said that from July 1, 2016, it would commence a total enforcement against street trading and street Read more