The Lagos State Police Command says it has identified a police officer who shot a man dead at a petrol station in Obalende area of the state on Wednesday. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a post on his X handle on Tuesday. He said that the officer whom…
The Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, in its effort to tackle flooding in the state, has commenced an enforcement initiative aimed at reclaiming a vital drainage channel known as the System 1 Drainage Channel midstream in Ojota and Ogudu. The Ministry’s commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab, who tweets as tokunbo_wahab on X.com disclosed this…
Lagos has been ranked as the 19th best city to visit in the world, according to Time Out that publishes guides and magazines. Apart from Lagos, South Africa’s Cape Town ranked second and Ghana’s Accra (44th) were the only African cities that featured on the list. Time Out said it drew its conclusion from a…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos, on New Year’s Day, intercepted a consignment of colorado, a very strong strain of cannabis, concealed in boxing kits imported from the United States of America. The spokesperson for the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, revealed that a weeklong intelligence-led…
The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has given a seven-day contravention notice to owners of buildings on Orchid Road, Agungi, Ajiran, Conservation Road, Osapa all along the Ikota River. The Director of Public Affairs at the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Kunle Adesina, disclosed this in a post…
The Lagos State Fire Service has said it had begun legal actions against one Waheed Balogun for assaulting an officer of the agency who was on duty in the Ikotun area of Lagos State. The Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Ololade Agboola, disclosed this in a statement made available to…
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, has said that the Federal Government is willing to support the Lagos State Government to ensure more affordable and accessible healthcare service delivery to its residents. Dr Alausa made the pledge when he paid a courtesy visit to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide…
Long queues for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, are beginning to resurface at filling stations in Lagos and Ogun states, and in few other locations in South-Western states. Although newsmen gathered that queues were not seen in Abuja and other states in the North, it was learnt that depots in Lagos were gradually running…