Former Governorship candidate, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has announced his withdrawal from the Lagos State gubernatorial race on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Newsmen reports that Jandor, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 polls, joined the APC in 2025 and declared his interest in…
The Lagos State Government has provided further clarification on the modalities for the reintroduced monthly environmental sanitation exercise, ahead of its resumption on Saturday. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said this in a statement on Wednesday following the symbolic flag-off of the exercise along the Mushin-Agege Motor Road corridor on March…
Lagos has recorded the arrival of five fuel-laden vessels carrying petrol and diesel, easing concerns over the stability of fuel supply across Nigeria. The vessels delivered a combined volume of 95,000 metric tonnes of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) within a 48-hour period at the Apapa and Tin Can Island ports….
The Ogun State Government has demolished shanties and temporary structures erected along the road setback at the border between Ogun and Lagos State, in a renewed effort to curb frequent accidents around the Sango Tollgate. The exercise, carried out on Tuesday, targeted illegal roadside stalls and makeshift buildings blamed for obstructing traffic and contributing to…
Lagos State Police Command has apprehended more suspects in connection with the murder of Prince Ademola Akinloye, the son of the Ajiran of Agungi, Oba Tijani Akinloye. Prince Akinloye was reportedly shot and brutally attacked by gunmen on August 26, 2024, along Chevron Drive near Ebeano Supermarket in the Agungi area of Lagos. Following the…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved the appointment of Muyiwa John Adetola as the state’s new Accountant-General and Permanent Secretary of the State Treasury Office. The announcement was made in an official circular issued by the Office of the Head of Service and shared on the Lagos State Government’s Facebook page on Tuesday….
Residents of Lagos are grappling with an unprecedented surge in house rents, as accommodation costs across the metropolis continue to rise sharply amid worsening living conditions. In several neighbourhoods, tenants now pay between N1.5 million and N2.5 million annually for single rooms and self-contained apartments, often without access to basic amenities such as potable water,…
Homeowners and residents of Surulere Community, Amikanle, in the Alimosho Local Council Area of Lagos State, have raised serious concerns over the demolition of their properties, claiming that land grabbers, locally referred to as Omo Onile, carried out the destruction with the apparent support of law enforcement officials. According to residents, dozens of residential buildings,…
Two persons —a commercial bus driver and his passenger—were burnt to death, while eight others sustained injuries after a minibus caught fire along the Okota–Mile 2 corridor in Lagos State. The incident was confirmed on Tuesday by the spokesperson of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Mr Adebayo Taofiq, who described it as a “devastating…
The Lagos State Government has vowed to begin the enforcement of compulsory health insurance policy for residents. A Thursday statement noted that the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Health Management Agency, Dr Emmanuel Zamba, said the enforcement would begin in earnest in early 2026, in line with the Executive Order signed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in…