Lagos
10 Persons Killed, Three Injured In Lagos Crash On Badagry Expressway
At least 10 people, including three children, lost their lives in a fatal auto crash on Tuesday night at the Abule Osun area of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Lagos State. The tragic accident, which occurred around 11pm also left three others with varying degrees of injuries. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Permanent Secretary of […]
FG, Lagos, others defy FOI Act despite court rulings
Ministries, departments, and agencies under the federal and state governments have consistently defaulted on honouring requests made by organisations and individuals under the Freedom of Information Act, findings by Saturday PUNCH have revealed. Majority of MDAs that received official requests for information, especially from civil society organisations, usually declined to respond to such demands without […]
Driver escapes death as vehicle overturns in Lagos
A driver narrowly escaped death after his vehicle overturned in the Alakija area of Mile 2, Lagos State, on Wednesday. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed the incident in a statement obtained by PUNCH Metro on Wednesday. He noted that the accident occurred when the vehicle veered off the road at […]
Lagos Assembly condemns monarch’s son killing
The Lagos State House of Assembly has condemned the killing of Prince Kazeem Akinloye, first son of the Ojomu of Ajiran land in Lagos, Oba Tijani Akinloye, describing it as one too many. The House also demanded that security be beefed up in the Lekki area where the incident took place to assure the residents […]
Why Lagos govt sealed Cubana Chiefpriest’s fast food outlet
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has sealed Donald’s Fast Food, a restaurant owned by Pascal Chibuike Okechukwu, also known as Cubana Chiefpriest, due to persistent noise pollution and environmental violations. The fast food outlet, located on Adebayo Doherty Street, Lekki 1, was closed by LASEPA after failing to comply with environmental regulations despite […]
Parents threaten boycott over 200% hike in Lagos school boarding fees
Parents of students attending Lagos Model Colleges are demanding the reversal of a recent 200% increase in boarding fees, accusing the Lagos State Ministry of Education of corruption and insensitivity. The Chairman of the Parents’ Forum of Lagos Model Colleges, Surv. Dapo Dawodu raised the alarm on Saturday during the Forum’s meeting in Lagos. In […]
Boarders in Lagos schools to pay N100,000 per term
The Lagos State Government has increased boarding fees in all secondary schools across the state from N35,000 to N100,000 per term. A letter to all boarding school principals signed by the Director, Basic Education Services, Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Olufemi Asaolu, and sighted by our correspondent on Friday, read, “I have […]
Ex-Police spokesperson, Chike Godwin Oti seeks N25m for kidney transplant
A former Police Spokes person in Lagos State, ACP Chike Oti, who is battling kidney disease, has appealed to Nigerians for financial assistance of N25 million to undergo a kidney transplant. Oti, in a statement made available to Vanguard, on Thursday in Lagos, said he was recently diagnosed with fifth-stage renal failure. He said: “My […]
Flooding: Lagos insists on demolishing buildings on drainage right-of-way
The Lagos State Government says there is no going back on the enforcement and restoration of right-of-way of all drainage channels in the state. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, stated this when he undertook an on-the-spot assessment of some drainage channels in the state on Wednesday. Wahab said the […]
Lawyer alleges assault by Lagos hotel workers
A yet-to-be-identified hotel staff member has disappeared after assaulting a female human rights lawyer, Toyin Taiwo-Ojo, during the Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference held at Hillside Gardens, Victoria Island, Lagos, between August 23 and August 30. Our correspondent gathered that the incident happened during an argument between Taiwo-Ojo’s colleague, Vivian Uwakhonye, and the hotel […]