The Lagos State Government has inaugurated a Committee to review amendments to the State Criminal Laws of 2011. The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, stated that it was resolved at the recently held meeting of the Criminal Justice Sector Reform Committee that a team should be constituted to review the State Criminal Laws and…
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Lagos Police Command Debrief Defunct SARS Officials
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Olusegun Odumosu, on Wednesday debriefed the operatives of the defunct Special Anti Robbery Squad, Anti Kidnapping Squad, Anti Cultism Squad and Raider at the Command Headquarters, in Ikeja. The Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi confirmed in a statement that the debriefing was in compliance with the directive of…
TG Hails Sanwo-Olu As Oriwu College Wins Best Nigeria Public School Award
The Lagos State Tutor-General and Permanent Secretary, Education Districts II and District IV, has hailed Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his commitment towards the education sector. Anike Adekanye gave the commendation during the celebration of Year 2020 Teachers Day in Abuja while receiving a brand new school bus on behalf of Oriwu Model College, Ikorodu, after…
Lagos CP Releases Arrested End SARS Protesters After Gov. Sanwo-Olu’s Directive
Following the directive by the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Commissioner Police has finally released all the arrested individuals for end SARS protest in the State. The individuals released are Nkemakolam Okpara Felicia, female. (27years); Nduka Treasure Chiamaka, female (21 years); Adefila Olanrewaju, male; Adeola Adebayo, male; Ayodeji Ayeni, male; and Adebola Ojabodu. Governor Sanwo-Olu has…
Governor To Meet Buhari As Violence Erupt In End Sars Protest In Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu will meet President Buhari to discuss the issues bordering around the dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) as violence erupts in the state. The Governor braved all odds on Monday to address the protesters in Lekki where crowds of youths camped and blocked the expressway. He urged them to be…
LASG Visits Gas Explosion Site In Baruwa, Urges Business Owners To Be Cautious
The Lagos State Government has paid a site visit to the Baruwa Gas Explosion site for on-the-spot assessment of the incident that occurred in the State on Thursday. The Deputy Governor, Kadri Obafemi Hamzat called on business owners and entrepreneurs in the State to always be responsible and mindful of the safety of others while…
LASG Approves Release Of 56 Inmates
The Lagos State Government on Friday approved the release of 56 inmates from various correctional centres. This was made known in a statement issued by Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Mr. Kayode Oyekanmi signed on behalf of the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN. A State pardon was also granted…
”I Was Never Detained By The EFFC” – Lagos Speaker Debunks Reports
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa has denied reports of being detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Although the lawmaker, appeared before the EFCC on Thursday, but was never detained as been reported by the media. He confirmed that he was at the EFCC office in honour…
[UPDATED] 25 Houses, 16 Shops, 13 People Affected By Ipaja Gas Explosion
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA, DG/CEO Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu in a press statement, analyzed the damages caused by the Gas Station Explosion that rocked Baruwa-Ipaja Area, early this morning. According to the report made available to LagosspyNG by the LASEMA DG, he noted that, today, Thursday 08th, October, 2020, an explosion was…
JUST IN: 4 Dead As Gas Explodes In Ipaja, Lagos
Four persons have been confirmed dead following a gas explosion at Baruwa, Ipaja Area of Lagos. The explosion was reported to have started since 5:45am early this morning today Thursday, 08th October, 2020. Spokesperson of Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA) Nosa Okunbor, said: “Four mortalities were recorded and several others injured. A combined effort of…
[BREAKING] LASG Announces Total Shutdown Of 3RD Mainland Bridge For 3 Days
The Federal Controller of Works for Lagos said Third Mainland Bridge is currently undergoing repair works will be totally closed to traffic for both bounds of the bridge between Adeniji Adele and Adekunle . J.O Popoola who made this known in a statement, said the first total closure of the section of the bridge between…
Lagos Police Boss, Engage Anti-SARS Protesters, Promise To Prosecute Erring Officers
Lagos Police have vowed to punish officers who engage anti-SARS protesters campaign after an NGO group called GRAVEl, staged a anti-SARS protest at the Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja, Lagos. LagosspyNG gathered that, the protesters objective was to express grievances of Nigerian youths against SARS brutality, extorting and incivility of the Police unit. The Commissioner of…
Fela Durotoye, Lagos Governor CPS Gboyega Akosile and Others, to Speak at Lagos NIPR Digital Summit
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, Lagos State Chapter announced its annual Lagos Digital Public Relations Summit Event, with top notch Speakers to bridge the communication gap in public and private establishment. The Lagos Digital Public Relations Summit, promises to be the largest experiential gathering of digital communication enthusiasts focused on empowering participants with…
Former Lagos CP Criticizes Ban Of FSARS, Calls For Audit Of Internal Mechanism
A former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State has faulted the ban of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) by the Inspector General of Police. Fatai Owoseni is rather interested in the audit of what he described as the organisation’s internal mechanism. “It is not the best way to go; it is actually not the way…
Lagos Commissioner Of Police Vows To Jail Erring Police Officers
The Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has vowed to arrest, dismiss and prosecute any erring police officers and men who disobey the directives in Lagos State. This is in compliance with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, NPM, mni, issued on Sunday on checkmating the excesses and sanitizing the Special Anti…
Police Disrupt Peaceful Protest Of Fix Lagos-Badagry Expressway Protesters, Arrest Leaders
Officers of the Nigeria Police Force have reportedly arrested the leaders of Fix Lagos Badagry Expressway engaged in a peaceful protest in Badagry area, Lagos. LagosspyNG gathered that, the protesters were apprehended at Aradagun area of Olorunda Lcda, in Badagry, Lagos State. The arrested protesters were later relocated to the Ikeja Police Command. The protesters…
Highest Cupcakes: Lagos Puts Nigeria On Guinness World Record
Nigeria has set a world record on her 60th Independence anniversary after using 60,000 cupcakes to produce the largest anniversary logo in the world, made with cupcakes mosaic. The initiative by Lagos State Government in conjunction with Fly Africa aimed to put Nigeria in the Guinness Book of World Record as holder of the world’s…
LASG Empowers 2000 Grassroots Indigents For Micro Businesses
The Lagos State Government has given financial assistance to another set of 2000 grassroots indigents to start a micro-business under the phase two of the Eko Cares Financial Assistance Initiative, otherwise known as “Sanwo-Olu Cares”, with the theme “Go Forward, Grow Lagos”. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Civic Engagement, Princess Aderemi Adebowale, whose…
Lagos CP Detains Police Officer For Injuring A Photojournalist During Protest
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered for immediate detention and orderly room trial of one Inspector Adadu Innocent attached to PMF 22 Ikeja, for hitting with a stick and injuring a photojournalist. The photojournalist who was identified as Kayode Jaiyeola, (Male) works for the Punch newspaper at Maryland, Lagos on…
[BREAKING] After Losing His Appointment As SA To Speaker, AbdulLateef Officially Resigns From APC
Former Special Assistant to Speaker of Lagos House of Assembly, AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef has finally tendered his resignation letter to All Progressive Congress (APC) just barely two days after he lost his appointment. LagosspyNG understands that AbdulLateef was relieved of his appointment after unveiling IYEPE2023, a movement that is aimed at aiding his gubernatorial ambition in 2023….