Lagos
BREAKING: Baby trapped as one-storey building collapses
A baby has been trapped in the rubble of a one-storey building which collapsed in Lagos State on Friday morning. The sad incident took place in Ebute-metta area of Lagos State on Friday, December 22. The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, in a statement, confirmed that a baby and […]
Supreme Court Reserves Ruling In Labour Party, PDP Petitions Filed Against Lagos Governor, Sanwo-Olu’s Election
The Supreme Court has reserved judgments in two appeals filed by the Labour Party (LP) governorship in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Azeez Adediran, against the election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Recall that Rhodes-Vivour and Adeniran had filed separate appeals against the judgments of the Court of Appeal which […]
Intern dies in construction site elevator in Lagos
An 18-year-old male student of Lagos State Skills Acquisition Centre Technical School, Egan, identified simply as Oluwaseun, has died in an elevator accident that occurred at a construction site in the Ikoyi area of the state. It was learnt that the incident happened on Wednesday, December 6 while the deceased victim was observing his Industrial […]
Breaking: Lagos State budgets N2.24 trillion for 2024, allocates 54.4% for capital expenditure
The Lagos state government has presented a N2.24 trillion budget for the 2024 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly for deliberation and approval. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu presented the 2024 appropriation bill tagged “Budget of Renewal” to the state’s legislature today. The Governor said the budget comprises of N1.22 trillion as capital expenditure for […]
JUST IN: 10 die in Lagos-Ibadan expressway auto crash
Ten persons have reportedly lost their lives in an accident that occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The accident happened on Tuesday morning around the Kara interchange. Florence Okpe, spokesperson of the Ogun state command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), confirmed the incident to journalists. At the time of filing this report, details of […]
JUST IN: Five LASTMA Officials Sacked Over Corruption
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has terminated the appointment of five of its personnel over allegations bordering on corruption. It said two others who also appeared before a disciplinary panel were repremanded for not being at their duty post. This is coming barely two weeks after 11 others were arraigned before a disciplinary […]