An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday sentenced three men– Lucky Daniel, 31; Edward Destiny, 19; and Aliu Abdullahi, 42, to one month imprisonment each for stoning policemen. Magistrate Mrs O.O Fagbohun pronounced the verdict after the defendants pleaded guilty to the three -count charge of conspiracy, threatening violence and breach of peace. Fagbohun … Read more
A 16-year-old boy, Adekunle Ayomikun, who allegedly hid in the toilet of a bank overnight and stole N340,000 was yesterday, remanded at Special Correctional Centre for boys in Oregun, by a Lagos magistrate’s court sitting in Igbosere. The defendant, who is facing a count charge of stealing preferred against him by the Police, was docked … Read more
What was supposed to be the happiest day in the life of a new couple turned into a day of sorrow after operatives of Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps with assistance of some officials of Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps beat up the groom, bride, friends at a wedding ceremony at Federal Marriage Registry, Ikoyi, Lagos, … Read more
A Lagos State High Court in Igbosere on Monday convicted an oil marketer, Jideofor Akpa, and his company, International Maritime and Shipping Limited, over a fraud of N30m. Justice Kudirat Jose, in a judgment on Monday, sentenced Akpa to a jail term of 10 years and also fined his company the sum of N10m, Punch … Read more
The Lagos State Government has said that all block moulders in the state must have their block stamped by the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory (LSMTL) as means of identification irrespective of their number. The government said this was part of the efforts towards sanitising the built environment Speaking at a meeting held in Ojudu-Berger … Read more
Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has disclosed that the security outfit, Amotekun, has come to stay in the southwest states. Obasa stated this on Monday while peaking at a public hearing on a bill to establish Amotekun in Lagos State. According to him, the outfit had become important for the security of lives … Read more
The Lagos State Government at the weekend insisted that the registration of real estate practitioners across the State is not negotiable. It said the registration process was in the interest of the practitioners and members of the public. Special Adviser to the Governor on Housing, Mrs. Adetoke Benson-Awoyinka, stated this when she addressed a gathering … Read more
The Chairman of Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, LASUBEB, Mr. Wahab Alawiye-King, has called on all the relevant stakeholders involved in the homegrown School Feeding Programme to prioritise the well-being of school pupils, who are the beneficiaries of the initiative, in the implementation of the programme. Alawiye-King, in his address to stakeholders at the … Read more
A man, Segun Omodara, has been docked by an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing six train signal lamp-holders. Omodara, arraigned on Monday, is facing trial on a three-count charge bordering on trespassing, conspiracy to wit felony and stealing. According to the prosecutor, Insp. E. Ita-Ita, the defendant committed the offences … Read more
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat has called on parents to wage war against the menace of drugs and substance abuse in Nigeria in order to guarantee the future of their children. He spoke on Sunday while commissioning the Federation of Muslim Women Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN) Counselling Centre at Makoko, Ebute-Metta … Read more
A 34-year-old bus conductor, Dolapo Pine who allegedly stole a passenger’s ATM card and withdrew N82,000, on Monday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court in Tinubu, Lagos State. The police charged Pine who resides in Jakande Estate, Isolo, Lagos with two counts of conspiracy and theft. He, however, pleaded not guilty of the offences, PM News … Read more
A dispatch rider, Destiny Akachukwu, 28, and a maid, Sainan Abam, 21, were on Monday arraigned before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing employer’s jewellery, worth N720,000. Abam and Akachukwu were arrainged on two counts of conspiracy and theft but they, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges According to the Prosecution … Read more
No fewer than 419 criminal and paternity cases have been locally resolved in the last two and a half years through forensic investigation and methods, the Lagos State DNA & Forensic Centre (LSD&FC) has disclosed. LSD&FC, West Africa’s only accredited crime laboratory for forensic DNA analysis, serology and DNA indexing, said it had resolved complex … Read more
The Lagos State Government, over the weekend, inspected some ongoing drainage clearance and dredging projects, saying it is determined to ensure a flood-free Lagos. The team which was led by the Special Adviser, Drainage Services, Engr. Joe Igbokwe and Permanent Secretary, Drainage Services, Engr. Lekan Shodeinde visited canals and drainages under systems 6c, 5 and … Read more
Lagos State Government, through the Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, HEFAMAA, shut down 20 health facilities in the month of January for non-compliance with regulatory standards. The Executive Secretary, HEFAMAA, Dr. Abiola Idowu, made the disclosure after a recent enforcement exercise carried out by the agency, stressing that the State Government remains committed to … Read more
The Lagos State Government has affirmed that there has been a massive drop in the rate of fatal accidents involving commercial motorcycles, popularly known as ‘Okada’, since the restriction of their movements in six Local Governments comprising of 475 routes including major roads, highways and bridges across the State. A statement issued by the Commissioner … Read more
The Lagos State Government has arrested four Chinese nationals and 16 others for operating illegal dredging sites in various waterfronts in Ibeju-Lekki and Eti-Osa Local Government Areas of the State. The Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure, Arc. Ahmed Kabiru Abdullahi, who led the enforcement team, disclosed that the Chinese nationals were arrested for causing huge degradation … Read more
Officers of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested 17 suspected cultists in Ijora and Ikorodu. Read Also: Lagos To Focus On Agriculture For GDP Growth The suspects engaged themselves in a battle of supremacy leaving a number of them injured. One locally made pistol and other dangerous weapons were recovered.
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has asserted that the State is committed to optimally harnessing its comparative and competitive advantage in Agriculture in order to grow the State GDP to support the establishment and growth of small scale industries in all the value chains as well as provide employment for the youths and women. … Read more
In what could have degenerated into fire explosion has been averted by emergency responders on Lagos when a tanker laden with Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, had its rear content detached from the vehicle on Otedola Bridge, outward Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Sunday morning. The road has been cordoned off. Traffic already building up due to impediment. Read … Read more