By Deborah Sanusi The Lagos State Government has assured commuters that efforts are underway to alleviate the overcrowding on the alternative bridge in Oshodi caused by the closure of the main pedestrian bridge. In a statement posted on X.com on Monday, the state Commissioner for the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab,…
By Olugbenga Ige The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of a soldier after a driver rammed into troops during its bi-annual route march close to the Myhoung Barracks in Yaba, Lagos State, on Friday. A statement issued on Friday by the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 81 Division, Lieutenant Colonel Olabisi Ayeni,…
By Tunde Oyekola The Janaza (burial) of Kwara-born Lagos entertainer, Mukaila Senwele was done at the Muslim Cemetery in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Saturday. Mukaila, a popular Lagos-based entertainer was buried according to the Islamic rites at the Cemetery in the presence of family, friends and admirers who thronged the burial ground to…
A couple escaped death on Wednesday after a container fell on their Lexus Jeep at the Toyota bus stop on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway. In a statement on Thursday, the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, stated that the incident occurred in the evening after a distress call. According to her,…
Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources has disciplined some individuals for defecating on the Ile Epo Pedestrian Bridge in the Abule Egba area of the state. Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post on X.com on Saturday. Wahab stated, “The Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources…
The Lagos State Government has made it mandatory for building owners in the state to install Close Circuit Television Cameras (CCTV) on buildings of six floors and above. The state Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, said this in a statement issued by the ministry’s Deputy Director of Public Affairs, Mr…
By Olugbenga Ige Two factory workers, who were rescued after they got trapped while working on a diesel reservoir in the Ikosi area of Lagos State, have been confirmed dead. PUNCH Online learnt that the workers were rescued by officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency and men of the Lagos State Fire Service….
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Lagos State Government says it is ready to integrate mini and midi buses (Korope and Danfo) operating on the Lekki-Ajah axis into the state’s Bus Reform Initiative. The Special Adviser to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Transportation, Mr Sola Giwa, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. The statement…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of two people and 15 others injured in a lone accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus at Saapade on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Spokesperson of FRSC in Ogun confirmed the incident on Thursday in Abeokuta. Okpe noted that the accident occurred at…
By Nehru Odeh The Lagos State government has proved that Lagos is indeed a Centre of Excellence with the Christmas decorations that now dot the city. And this is something it does every year, adding fun, ecstasy and unforgettable memories to the Yuletide in Nigeria’s commercial capital. Bright lights of different designs, shapes and colours…
