The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers over the abduction and killing of a 17-year-old candidate of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Thompson Adams, in the Ikorodu area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing journalists at the command headquarters in Ikeja….
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says its operatives have uncovered three illicit drug warehouses hidden within a residential estate in the Okota area of Lagos State, recovering narcotics valued at about N16.9bn. In a statement released on Wednesday signed by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the agency said the raid led…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday announced the endorsement of his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, as his preferred successor for the 2027 governorship election in the state, PUNCH Online reports. The announcement followed a closed-door meeting at Lagos House, Marina, where Hamzat formally declared his intention to contest the governorship seat before members of the…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday night met with a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Teslim Folarin, at his private residence in Ikoyi, Lagos. Folarin, who was the APC governorship candidate in Oyo State during the 2023 general election, confirmed the meeting in a post shared on his official social media handles….
The family of 42-year-old Kehinde Albert has appealed to the public for assistance in locating him after he went missing from the General Hospital in Gbagada, Lagos. Kehinde was last seen on February 27 at the hospital where he had gone for medical examinations ahead of enrolling in a rehabilitation program for alcoholism. Speaking with…
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has referred the controversy surrounding resurfaced tweets allegedly linked to singer Simi to the Commissioner of Police for preliminary investigation. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Lola Vivour-Adeniyi, disclosed this on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television, saying the agency could not ignore the allegations. The…
Lagos State Government has dismissed claims that its monthly environmental sanitation exercise has resumed. This clarification was provided by the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who emphasised that no official announcement has been made regarding the start date of the exercise. The statement comes amid heightened public interest in waste management, as…
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has confirmed that the sexual assault case involving TikTok user Mirabel (@mirab351), who claimed she was raped in her apartment by a stranger, has been referred to authorities in Ogun State. In a statement on Wednesday, the agency said it had successfully contacted a close friend of…
Operatives of the Lagos State Taskforce have arrested two suspected members of the notorious Omotaku gang for allegedly extorting motorists along the Oshodi–Agunlejika–Apapa Expressway. The suspects, identified as Abiodun Ajasa and Junaid Folami, were apprehended while allegedly demanding money from a motorist whose vehicle had broken down on the highway. Newsmen learnt this from the…
Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has dismissed reports that the Ministry demanded payments from property owners to stop the demolition of houses at Oral Estate, Ikota. The commissioner was reacting to a viral video wherein a woman was heard saying Wahab and other officials from the ministry had agreed…