Tag: Lagos
Lagos Assembly Members To Spend N516m On Cars In 2026, N113m On Generator For Each Lawmaker, N10.6m Each For Table And Chairs
A review of Lagos State 2026 approved budget has shown that state’s House of Assembly plans to spend 516 million naira on cars for members in 2026 alone. This is in addition to another 113 million naira earmarked for generator for each Member of the State House of Assembly. Similarly, The house earmarked 10.6 million…
‘’I Am A Lagosian And I Have Said It Repeatedly,’’ Gbadamosi Shrugs Off Demarketing Claims, Says Lagos Truly Stinks
Former Lagos State Gubernatorial candidate and Political commentator, Babatunde Gbadamosi has said Lagos truly stinks, dismissing claims that narratives on the unhygienic nature of the city were aimed at demarketing the commercial hub of Nigeria. Recall that recently, stakeholders and citizens have raised concerns over the unhygienic nature and rampant issue of illegal waste…
Sowore Remains Wanted, We’ll Do Everything To Get Him Arrested – Lagos CP
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, has reaffirmed that his declaration of activist Omoyele Sowore as wanted remains in effect, vowing that the police will take all lawful steps to arrest him. Jimoh had on Monday declared Sowore wanted for allegedly “causing a disturbance of public peace and acts to commit a serious…
Lagos Demolition: Government Plunging Nigerians Deeper Into Hardship – Peter Obi
The 2023 Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has accused the government of demolishing citizens’ property without notice, saying such an act is unlawful and insensitive. In a post on his verified X handle on Monday, Obi said the action of the government is plunging Nigerians deeper into hardship. Some plazas were demolished at the…
‘Balance Law With Compassion’, Peter Obi Urges Lagos On Trade Fair Demolitions
The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on the Lagos State government to balance law enforcement with compassion in its ongoing demolition of structures. Obi’s advice comes days after visiting the site of the demolished ASPAMDA Market at the Trade Fair Complex. The former Anambra State governor emphasized that legal justification should…
Another Female Council Official Dies In Lagos, Fifth In Two Months
The Lagos State Government and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have again been plunged into mourning following the death of another female local government official, the fifth such loss recorded in just two months. The most recent tragedy is the death of Mrs Adebimpe Akintola, Council Manager of Coker Aguda Local Council Development Area, LCDA,…
Graduate Bags Life Jail For Defiling 4-Year-Old Inside Keke In Lagos
A 22-year-old graduate, Femi Ayoade, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl inside a tricycle in the Eti-Osa area of Lagos State. The judgment was delivered on Tuesday by Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, who held that the prosecution had proven its case…
Newly Sworn-In Lagos Councillor Dies Two Weeks After Oath Of Office
Barely two weeks after being sworn in as Councillor representing Ward C1, Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State, Oluwakemi Rufai has died. Rufai, the only female councillor in the legislative council, reportedly passed away in the early hours of Wednesday, August 13, 2025, after a brief illness. Chairman of Ibeju-Lekki LGA, Sesan Olowa, and…
We Won’t Lie, Residents Will Keep Experiencing Flash Floods’ – Lagos Govt Warns
The Lagos State Government says residents will keep experiencing flash flooding due to the realities of climate change and other environmental factors. This is as the government maintained its commitment to ramp up infrastructure to provide lasting solutions across the state. The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made this statement…
Lagos Communities Flooded, Vehicles Submerged After Marathon Rainfall
Some communities in Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial capital, were flooded on Monday after marathon rainfall that started Sunday night and thundered on, uninterrupted till Monday evening. Viral videos showed submerged houses and vehicles in Ijede in the Ikorodu area of the state. Coastal and flood-prone areas like Lekki, parts of Eti-Osa, Ajegunle, Agege, Surulere, and…