...news, reports, issues... about Lagos
...news, reports, issues... about Lagos
A woman, Mrs Bisi Raji, was on Tuesday crushed to death when police officers clashed with commercial motorcyclists in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that Mrs Raji was returning from the hospital after an appointment with her doctor around the area. A resident who spoke to PUNCH Metro said, “The tipper ran over […]
• Signs trade agreement with Arabian Gulf Commerce Chamber• Diri seeks global attention for erosion-ravaged Bayelsa communities• West indebted to Africa, global south, says CAPPA Lagos State’s participation at the ongoing 28th session of Conference of Parties (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, may have yielded dividends. In a statement, yesterday, the two waste conversion […]
The Lagos State Government has announced that traffic will be diverted at Iyana- Isolo overhead bridge between 7:00am and 9:00am on Sunday 10th December, 2023. The closure of the bridge for two hours is to enable the Federal Ministry of Works investigate the level of deterioration of the overhead bridge, says Lagos Commissioner for Transportation, […]
The family of a 13-year-old schoolgirl, Miracle Adereti, has called on the police to locate the whereabouts of their daughter who was kidnapped by an unknown gang in the Ikotun area of Lagos State. Miracle was said to have been kidnapped while returning from school on Friday, December 1. It was gathered that the kidnappers […]
Residents of the Majidun community in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State have lamented the activity of sand miners who they said have made living miserable. The residents told PUNCH Online on Monday, that the dredging activity has wreaked havoc and has become an environmental threat to them. It was learnt that those carrying out […]
Following the recent demolition of buildings and other structures in Lagos State, Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been urged to beam his searchlight on the officials… Following the recent demolition of buildings and other structures in Lagos State, Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been urged to beam his searchlight on the officials of the Lagos State Building […]
Lagos State government’s partner, E-hailing Transport Initiative, LagRide Scheme, has called on Governor Sanwo-Olu to intervention over the forcible take over of 21 of its vehicles by Ibile Holdings. National president of Professional E-Hailing Drivers and Private Owners Association, PEDPA, Comrade Idris Shonuga, made the call at a briefing in Lagos yesterday. He alleged that […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a Lagos drug kingpin, Okechukwu Ogala, at the Blue Moon Hotel in Okota area of the State. NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday said Ogala, 56, was nabbed on Friday, 1 December, 2023, with 60 wraps of methamphetamine weighing 1.009 kilograms. […]
Hon Yacoob Ekundayo Alebiosu popularly known as Dayo Bush is the Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development in Lagos State. In this interview, he bares his mind on the impact of indiscriminate dredging on Lagos waterways, and illegal reclamation along the waterfront corridors, he also spoke on the need to confront the menace so as to […]
Computers have a negative influence on children’s development, say 40 researchers petitioning to stop digitization in German schools. Computers and tablets are an increasingly important part of education in school classrooms. 46.7% of the world’s primary school classrooms have access to computers, according to UN data, with figures as high as 98% in the EU. […]
