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Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has announced that the Ilupeju Railway Level Crossing will be closed to vehicular movement from 9:00pm, Saturday, 12 to 8:00am, Sunday, 13 2019. This, according to the Authority, is due to the ongoing track laying for the Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project. All movements through Ilueju Bye-pass from Agege Motor Road … Read more

The Lagos State Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Rabiu Olowo has stated that technological innovations will play a crucial role in the implementation of the T.H.E.M.E.S Agenda. Speaking at a five-member panel discussion organised by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants with the theme: “Finance Agility in Digital World: Nigeria Branch Discuss 2019”, held at Southern … Read more

The Lagos State Government has re-emphasised its warning to those erecting buildings without obtaining the necessary Permits, restating its determination to arrest the spate of illegal construction and building collapse in the State. The Honourable Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako said this on Friday during a monitoring visit to the … Read more

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appointed Mr. Jubril Gawat as his Senior Special Assistant on New Media. The appointment takes immediate effect

The Lagos State Government has commenced screening for intending pilgrims to Jerusalem, Greece, and Rome later in the year. The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, said in a statement that medical and administrative screening were done for the intending pilgrims Akinbile-Yusuf said that the large turnout of the pilgrims for the exercise showed … Read more

Three persons have been reportedly injured as a three-storey building at Sharks Squad, Abijo on Lekki Expressway collapsed at about 7:14 p.m on Thursday. The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the collapsed building was under construction. Read Also: EFCC Arraigns 7 Sim Swap Suspects “The three people sustained various … Read more

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has vowed that his administration will revive the N50.3 billion Adiyan Waterworks Phase 11 project, which was abandoned by the immediate past Governor of the State, Akinwunmi Ambode. The project is expected to supply 70 million gallons of water daily to the residents of Lagos when completed. Speaking after carrying … Read more

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on the former Governor of the State, Akinwunmi Ambode and four others who served under the ex-governor as commissioners. The decision followed two preliminary reports presented by two different ad-hoc committees set up by the House to investigate the 820 … Read more

The Lagos State Government has warned members of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, to shun violence during its forthcoming election. Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Segun Dawodu said this on Thursday in Alausa, Ikeja, while inaugurating a seven-man Transition Committee of the NYCN, Lagos State Branch. He said that the seven-man committee … Read more

Two brothers, Saheed Obadimeji and Ayodeji Obadimeji, were, on Thursday, October 10, remanded in prison by an Igbosere High Court in Lagos State for allegedly beheading a 10-year-old boy. The duo were said to have cut off the boy’s head for the purpose of selling it at a sum of N200,000. Saheed, 19 and Ayodeji, … Read more

A 40-year-old teacher, Charles Adetunji, on Thursday, October 10, appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly aiding a student to write her West Africa Senior School Certificate Examinations (WAEC). Adetunji, who resides at No. 7, Oyewole Street, Abule Egba, Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and examination malpractice to which he … Read more

A 40-year-old policeman, identified as Andy is currently charged at the Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court for defiling a nine-year-old pupil. The child said that the accused had on numerous occasions invited her to his apartment and defiled her. She said, ““I know Brother Andy (the defendant). He is our neighbour, who lives … Read more

An activist, Chief Adesunbo Onitiri has called on the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to stop hounding his predecessor, Akinwunmi Ambode but rather focus on governance with all seriousness. Onitiri said that former governors of the state, Babatunde Fashola and Ambode have set high standards in office before leaving and Sanwo-Olu should also strive to … Read more

Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has denied claims making round on social media that his convoy was seen driving against traffic. According to a statement signed by the Executive Assistant on New Media and Public Relations to the governor, Olusegun Fafore, Sanwo-Olu has never driven and will never drive against traffic for any reason(s) … Read more