Justice Yetunde Adesanya of an Ikeja High Court on Thursday struck out a suit filed by former Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos, seeking to stop his probe by the state Assembly over purchase of 820 buses for Bus Reform Project. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adesanya ruled that the ad-hoc committee set…
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Coronavirus: Reddington Hospital Patient Tests Negative – LASG
Lagos State Government has affirmed that the Chinese citizen presented at the Reddington Hospital, Ikeja yesterday on suspicion of being infected with Coronavirus has tested negative. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi made this known through a press statement today, noting that the likelihood of COVID-19 infection in this particular patient was very low and…
LAHA holds Public Hearing On Amotekun
The Lagos State House of Assembly has held a Stakeholders’ Public Hearing on the Bill for a law to amend the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Law 2019 in order to incorporate the Amotekun security initiative. Speaking during the ceremony held at the Lagos State House of Assembly Complex, Alausa, Rt. Honourable Mudasiru Obasa said…
[Updated]Remo FC Player Scheduled to Travel to Sweden in Three Weeks Before His Murder
Ogun State Governor, H.E Dapo Abiodun early this morning Tuesday 25, 2020, paid a condolence visit to the parent of Tiamiyu Kazeem, 27 years old rising footballer Remo Stars Fc Assistant Captain who was allegedly thrown out of a moving car on the highway by officers of the Nigeria Police attached to Zonal Intervention Squad…
#Justice4TiamiyuSagamu IGP Disband All Satellite Offices attached to 12 Zones in Nigeria.
On Saturday, 22 February 2020, The officers of the Nigerian Police attached to Zonal Intervention Squad (ZIS) Zone 2 were alleged to have murdered a 27 years old Tiamiyu Kazeem in Sagamu, who plays football for Remo Stars and he is the Assistant Captain of the Remo Stars Fc until his untimely gruesome demise in…
BREAKING) Court Finds Metuh Guilty Of Count One In N400m Fraud
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has found former spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisah Metuh, guilty of count one of seven charges filed against him in a N400m fraud and money laundering trial.
Sanwo-Olu Did Not Order the Return Of Seized Vehicle – Lagos Task Force
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) has debunked an online report alleging that the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has directed the Agency to return all seized vehicles in their custody to their respective owners in the State. A release issued by the Office of the Chairman of…
LASG Wants A Flood-Free Lagos, Inspect Dredging Projects
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…
Lagos Commissioner Visits IDP Camp in Igando
… Reiterates Government’s Commitment to Inmates’ welfare The Honourable Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Engr. Tayo Bamgbose-Martins has called on Lagosians to lend their voices to the State Government’s call to stop the endangering of lives and property in the State. Bamgbose-Martins, who made the call during his visit to the Lagos West…
Amotekun Bill Set for Public Hearing Monday – LASG
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday accepted the bill in favour of the South West Security outfit, Amotekun, and has fixed a public hearing on the outfit for Monday 24th February, 2020. Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, at a sitting of the House, subsequently committed the bill to the…
Sanwo-Olu bids Justice Bulkachuwa Farewell, As Appeal Court President Retires
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said his administration will not deviate from the tenet of constitutional democracy, promising that actions of the State Government under his watch will be kept within the ambit of the law. He said his Government’s faith in the judicial system remained unshakable, adding that Lagos had been a…
VIOs Are Not Targeting Uber Drivers – LASG
The Lagos State Government has debunked the rumour that it is clamping down on Uber operators who seem to have resorted to blackmail by attempting to discredit Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) officials to gain public sympathy. According to a statement released, Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) is performing its statutory duty of facilitating compliance with the…
Oke-Arin/Ebute-Ero Market: Relocate Immediately, LASG Orders Shop Owners
Lagos State Government on Monday issued a quit notice to all the traders with containerised stores and other forms of stalls recently gutted by fire at Oke-Arin/Ebute-Ero market beneath Eko Bridge to relocate with immediate effect. The State Government, in a statement signed by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tunji Bello…
Tough Livelihood: Group Lambasts Lagos State Government
Informal workers have cautioned Lagos State government to stop its recent attacks on working people, their livelihoods and their communities. The workers, under the umbrella of the Federation of Informal Workers’ Organisations of Nigeria (FIWON) demanded for a reverse of actions on the recent destruction of 24 waterfront communities and what it considered whimsical ban…
[Opinion]Okada Restriction: Sanwo-Olu’s Action in the Best Interest of Lagos
By Gboyega Akosile ‘’If you care about the security of Lagos State, support your Governor on the restriction of Okada and Keke.’’ This was the submission of the former Governor of Lagos State and current Minister of Works, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola at a recent interaction with newsmen in Lagos. I have followed news reports,…
Railway Project: LASG to close Brewery level Crossing/Gaskiya Road
Lagos State Government will temporarily close down Brewery Level Crossing/Gaskiya Road for construction works between Friday, February 14 and Thursday, February 20, 2020. The temporary closure is to enable the construction of the Nigerian Railway Modernisation Project (Lagos-Ibadan section) According to a release by the State Ministry of Transportation, the planned construction on the aforementioned routes…
LASG Launches Newly Designed Articulated, Allied Vehicle Number Plate
The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, through the Motor Vehicle Administration Agency (MVAA), on Thursday launched the newly designed Articulated and Allied Vehicle Number Plate (AVNP). Speaking at the launch, the Honourable Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mr. Sewedo Oluseyi Whenu said that the…
Amotekun: Lagos Govt Hosts Security Meeting On Community Policing
The Southwest Regional Security Operation code-named Operation Amotekun has finally been adopted by Governors of all states in the Southwest and the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The Southwest Governors’ Forum told the IGP Muhammed Adamu in Lagos on Thursday that, the development would spring up fresh efforts to secure local communities. The Forum spoke…
Don’t Reduce Lagos Badagry Road standard – Sanwo-Olu Tells FG
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appealed to the Federal Government to ensure that the standards of the ongoing rehabilitation of Lagos-Badagry Expressway are not lowered. Sanwo-Olu spoke when he hosted members of the Senate Committee on Works, who visited him at the State House, Alausa Ikeja. They were led by Chairman of the committee,…
There is No Coronavirus Disease in Lagos – Prof. Abayomi Blasts Rumor Mongers
Lagos State Government has dismissed the rumoured suspicion of cases of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-2019) in Gowon Estate, Alimosho Local Government Area of the State. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, dismissed the rumour making the rounds on social media that Chinese from Wuhan, China residing in Osoba Close, Gowon Estate displayed severe symptoms…