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Just In: Police arrest Lagos teacher for slapping 3-year-old pupil
Lagos Police Command has arrested a school teacher, Stella Nwadigo, over allegations of physically abusing a three-year-old pupil, Abayomi Michael, at Christ-Mitots School in Ikorodu. Nwadigo was arrested after a video showing her mistreating the toddler surfaced online, sparking widespread outrage on social media. The spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, […]
Train rams into vehicle on Lagos rail tracks
A train has crashed into a vehicle obstructing the rail tracks at Iju-Fagba area of Lagos state. In a viral video on Tuesday, the rice-laden Sienna vehicle was seen stuck on the tracks as a train approached. There were no confirmed casualties as of the time of this report. Last year, a train collided with […]
Court Strikes out Sanwo-Olu’s suit seeking to prohibit EFCC from arresting him
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a fundamental right enforcement suit filed by Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu seeking to prohibit the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from arresting him after his tenure of office. The Judge struck out the matter after counsel who appeared for Sanwo-Olu, […]
Sanwo-Olu suspends aide, Ajetunmobi over misrepresentation of facts
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has suspended his Senior Special Assistant on Print Media, Mr. Wale Ajetunmobi. The suspension was announced in a statement released on Tuesday, by Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile. Ajetunmobi’s suspension, Akosile stated was based on the misrepresentation of facts on his personal “X” account […]
Lagos 2025 budget scales second reading
…Speaker gives committee a month to report back The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday debated the 2025 appropriation bill of N3.005 trillion presented to the lawmakers by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, who presided over the plenary, committed the bill presented last Thursdayto a joint committee on appropriation and finance for review […]
Lagos lawmaker begins road repair 28 years after neglect
Residents of Araromi in the Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State may soon breathe a sigh of relief as a House of Representatives member, Babajimi Benson, has initiated the rehabilitation of their community road. A PUNCH Metro correspondent who visited the community during the rehabilitation commencement ceremony on Thursday learnt that the Araromi-Adamo road […]
Police detain dog owner, confiscate 3 dogs for mauling security guard to death
The Police Command in Lagos State has detained a dog owner, Salisu Mustapha, after dogs belonging to him allegedly mauled a security guard to death. It was gathered that the dog owner did not properly lock in his dogs, they escaped and mauled the estate security guard. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the […]
Lagos police to sue program organisers over CP’s picture on flyers
The Police Command in Lagos State has vowed to institute a legal action against organisers of a programme for using the name and picture of the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Olarenwaju Ishola, on its flyers as a guest without his consent. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this […]
Lagos seals Ikeja Golf Club over safety lapse
The Ikeja Golf Club has been sealed off by the Lagos State Building Control Agency for negligence and disregard for public safety. In a statement on Wednesday, LASBCA’s Director of Public Affairs, Adu Ademuyiwa, said the enforcement followed numerous complaints about safety lapses at the club. The statement read, “The Lagos State Building Control Agency […]
Sanwo-Olu asks court to restrain EFCC from arresting him after his tenure
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has instituted a legal action against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged plan to arrest and prosecute him after his tenure. Sanwo-Olu is expected to complete his eight-year tenure on May 28, 2027. In a fundamental rights suit filed before the federal high court in Abuja […]