The police in Lagos on Saturday said it has arrested two suspects in connection with the alleged kidnap of a 22-year-old lady in a Lagos Bus Rapid Transit. Adekunle Ajisebutu, the police spokesman, in a statement said that the state commissioner of police, Abiodun Alabi, has directed the Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, to take over […]
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Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has said that 80 per cent of emergency cases brought to its facility were not tertiary cases. The Chief Medical Director, LASUTH, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, said this during the inauguration of its ‘Project Eagle’ in Lagos on Friday. Project Eagle is an initiative of […]
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Vandalised footbridge at Five Star Bus Stop, along Osodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos Lagos residents have lamented the disappearance of rails on footbridges and bus stops provided to protect pedestrians and other road users across the state. According to them, most of the protective rails installed at bus stops by the last administration have been vandalised or […]
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, gave verve to the quest to ensure that Lagos remains flood free as he commissioned the second batch of 19 high capacity drainage clearing and maintenance equipment. Speaking during the event at the Emergency Flood Abatement Gang (EFAG) Yard in Oregun, Sanwo-Olu represented by the Commissioner for the Environment […]
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The Lagos State Government on Friday said it had approached the Supreme Court for clarification on the settlement of a judgment delivered by the apex court on the ownership of the Shangisha/Magodo land. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement on Friday, said there was a serious division among the judgment […]
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Traffic gridlocks, no doubt is a major challenge in Lagos State. On daily basis, commuters lose several man-hours on the road. Prime among the reasons for this are bad roads, obstructions, disobedient to traffic laws and indiscriminate parking of vehicles on major roads by motorists. With the government working assiduously to reduce gridlock occasioned by […]
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• Artificial scarcity caused by recall of dirty petrol, source claims • NARTO to withdraw haulage services over diesel price, operation cost Residents of the nation’s commercial capital, Lagos, began the new week, yesterday, with some level of anxiety and confusion as fuel scarcity appeared in some parts of the state, especially on the Island […]
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The testimony of the father of late Sylvester Oromoni (Junior), a pupil of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos State, who died under controversial circumstances, has been adjourned till February 14 following the failure of the prosecution to serve the documents sought to be tendered as evidence in the inquest. Magistrate Mikhail Kadiri adjourned proceedings following an […]
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Ex-Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday broke his long silence on the 2023 polls, urging the nation’s youths to register and get their permanent voter cards (PVCs) to vote in the elections. He made the appeal in a short statement shared on his verified social media platforms, where he also thanked supporters for […]
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Lagos State Government on Tuesday suspended the operations of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the Idumota area of Lagos Island following the deadly clash recorded in the area. Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, announced the suspension. The suspension was announced after the arrest of two of its leaders in […]
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