Category: Lagos State

On-going work on Lagos Blue Line Rail project in Marina as the final T-beam is launched by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Sanwo-Olu commits contractor to December deadline ‘Two sets of light train coaches arrive October’ Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, flagged off the engineering procedure of the 27-kilometre Lagos Blue Line Rail mass transit. “The […]

There was a blackout across Lagos State on Wednesday following the nationwide strike by electricity workers under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE). Ikeja Electric Plc and Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) confirmed the development in separate public notices to their customers. The DisCos said the picketing of the Transmission Company […]

The collapsed building on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. The Coroner, Chief Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe, on Tuesday attributed the November 1, 2021 Ikoyi 21-storey building collapse to negligence in adhering to the best practices by the relevant agencies responsible for approval and supervision of the project. Komolafe disclosed this while delivering judgment at the Lagos Island […]

Impounds 322 bikes in one week Two months into the ban of commercial motorcycles popularly known as Okada in some parts of Lagos, the state government has stipulated three months jail term for erring operators and their passengers found plying restricted routes. This was disclosed by the Chairman, Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) […]

Two men were crushed to death on Tuesday while fighting on the Oshodi-Oke inward Gbagada Expressway, Lagos State. The victims were reportedly fighting on the expressway when they were both crushed by an incoming vehicle. Confirming the incident, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the Nigeria Police, Lagos Response Unit […]

At least persons were confirmed dead and five others critically injured on Tuesday morning after two vehicles collided in Lagos. The accident, which occurred around 3am at Alaro City inward Epe, involved a passenger bus carrying 23 men and a tipper conveying sand. It was gathered that two persons escaped unhurt. While the Federal Road […]

CP Alabi meets with area commanders…on Monday; Photo: Benjamin Hundeyin Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, held a security meeting with all Area, Squadron and Tactical Commanders in the state. The Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known via a tweet on Monday. Sharing photos from the […]

The Police Command in Lagos State has placed its operatives on red alert over alleged plans to attack the state by suspected gunmen. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin. According to him, the command is not unmindful of intelligence reports suggesting that Lagos State could […]

Omotayo Sanyaolu, the Senior Special Assistant on Tertiary Education, Youths and Students Affairs to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State is dead. As gathered, Sanyaolu died in a lone auto crash in the Maryland area of the state during the early hours of Friday around Army Cantonment, Maryland, Ikeja. Confirming the incident in a statement, […]