Lagos State

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has stated that it has identified the officer who leaked a video of Willie Obiano, immediate past governor of Anambra in the custody of the anti-graft agency. Recall that Obiano on…

A 45-year-old man identified as Anya Okorie and Usman Ali have been arrested by the Lagos state police command for parading themselves as serving police inspector and military man respectively. This was contained in a statement released…

The temporary closure of runaway 18R/36L at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos has been announced by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. This was disclosed by FAAN in a tweet via its official Twitter handle @FAAN_Official on…

The African Bar Association has threatened to sue Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State before the ECOWAS Court and the African Court of Human Right in Tanzania, ”if the government refuses to listen to the appeal of people rendered…

Eight suspected traffic robbers have been arrested in separate operations between Thursday night and early hours of Friday, 12th February 2021 by the Lagos State Police Command in Ketu. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that five of the suspects…

The Lagos State Government will question the Commissioner of Police on the events at the venue for the planned #OccupyLekkiTollGate protests on Saturday. Moyosore Onigbanjo, the State Commissioner for Justice, disclosed this when he made…

Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the appointment of Dr Folayinka Dania as the new Acting Chief Resilience Officer (Ag CRO) for the Lagos State Resilience Office (LASRO). Dania’s appointment as the new Acting CRO,…

The Lagos state police command has enumerated reasons for arresting atleast 40 Nigerians who participated in the #OccupyLekkiTollgate protest. This was contained in a statement released by the police public relations officer in the…

The immediate past governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode has revalidated his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The former governor, Ambode participated in the APC revalidation exercise at the Epe ward of Lagos state,…

Hakeem Odumosu, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police has directed the immediate release of protesters arrested at Lekki Toll Gate. Recall that the police had earlier arrested popular comedian, Mr Macaroni and other protesters at the…

Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing has stated that the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) revalidation exercise will stop the appointment of dead people. This statement was made by the Works Minister while…

Tension in Obalende area of Lagos as factions of the National Union of Road Transport workers allegedly clashed on Thursday morning. Videos which have gone viral on social media platforms showed how residents and passengers within the…

Police have arraigned a 35-year-old security guard identified as Patrick Akpan before the Lagos Magistrate Court in Yaba for allegedly beating his three-year-old daughter to death on December 27. 2020. Recall that the Lagos state police…

Alhaji Lateef Jakande, the first Executive Governor of Lagos State is dead. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the former Minister of Works lost his life on Thursday morning in Lagos at the age of 91. Jakande was a former journalist who…

Landlady's daughter identified as Tina Essi has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos state police command for allegedly killing a 49-year-old man identified as Christian Akparie of No 26 Orijamogun Street, Oreyo, Ikorodu, Lagos.…

A 27-year-old fisherman, Fatai Yussuf, has been remanded in a custodial centre in Lagos over alleged killing of his six-week-old daughter whom he threw into a lagoon because she was sick. The Chief Magistrate, P.E. Nwaka, gave the remand…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Office have arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters. The anti-graft agency disclosed that its operatives arrested the suspects at 1004 Estate, Victoria…

The police in Lagos State have arrested 58 suspects in its effort to restore normalcy to the Agarawu, Ita Faaji, Igbosere and other areas on the Lagos Island. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, said this in a…