By Gboyega Akosile I have read a lot reactions and media reports on the engagement between the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the residents/property owners in Magodo Phase II Estate and a certain Chief Superintendent of Police, who was sent from Abuja to lead the supposed execution/enforcement of the …
Read More »Ikoyi Building Collapse: Top Lagos Officials, others indicted as Tribunal submits findings
….Panel identifies lack of values, morals, ethics as causes ….Seeks protection protection of members Indications yesterday emerged that top officials of the Lagos State government were indicted in the 21-storey building which collapsed on Gerrard road, Ikoyi last year as the six-man Tribunal of inquiry investigating the cause of the …
Read More »Powerplay as CSP defies Sanwo-Olu’s quit order in Lagos
The controversies over the Magodo Phase 2 Estate in Lagos State on Tuesday assumed another dimension as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu visited the troubled estate, calling on all the parties involved to ‘stand down’ pending the matter is completely resolved. Prior to the governor’s visit to the wealthy estate, over 50 …
Read More »Lagos set to kick-off two varsities as Assembly Passes Bill for LASUED Bill
All is now set to implement the planned establishment of two varsities in Lagos as the State House Assembly passed the bill, establishing Lagos State University of Education, LASUED.TheStory gathered following the passage, the two Bills have been forwarded to Governor Sanwo – Olu through the Clerk of the House, Barr. Olalekan …
Read More »Sanwo-Olu to RRS Commander: I’m proud of you
….unveils new office complex Impressed by the massive transformation of the Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in less than a year, the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo–Olu yesterday commended the leadership of Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS) for generating a vision that is driving the squad. The Governor described the transformation …
Read More »Yuletide: Taskforce moves to dislodge Agege Shanties
As part of the strategies to prevent crime and ensure sanity in the area, the Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Special Offence Unit has issued a 7-day ultimatum to the owners and occupants of illegal shanties at Agege to leave or face the wrath of the law. The Taskforce …
Read More »Breaking!!! Panic as Electrical Transmission Tower Collapses in Lagos
… destroys vehicles, properties…NEMA warns residents, motorist on safety Residents and motorists in Igando, Idimu and their environs are currently panicky as Electrical Transmission Tower popularly known as ‘high tension’ cables and towers from Egbin Hydro Power Station collapsed on their properties, destroying several vehicles and left them endangered. The transmission …
Read More »LAWMA Declares emergency on Badagry highway refuse Partners West Africa ENRG
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) yesterday declared emergency clean up of refuse indiscriminately dumped along the Lagos Badagry expressway, stretching 19 kilometres, from Mile 2 to Iyana Iba. The agency also partnered West Africa ENRG, an environmental services company, for a thorough cleanup of heaps of refuse in black spots along …
Read More »LASEPA, NAFDAC destroy 260,000litres of Codeine Syrup
As part of the ongoing national war against ilicit drug, the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) in collaboration with National Agency For Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday, destroyed 260,000litres of Codeine Syrup. NAFDAC, which also said that following the federal government directive on the ilicit drugs …
Read More »Lagos Police records 243 murder cases, arrests1,124 armed robbers in 9 months
…. as LSTTF demands N99bn to equip,feed 33,000 Lagos police 250 rapists, 4,406 ‘Area Boys’ arrested No fewer than 243 people were gruesomely murdered in Lagos while a total of 4,406 vehicles plied the prohibited BRT Lane from December 2020 and September, 2021, the document showing the activities of the …
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