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Lagos Assembly begins deliberating Auditor-General’s report on indicted MDAs

The finances of the indicted ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) in Lagos State are the subject of an investigation by the Lagos State House of Assembly based on the 2021 Auditor-General Statutory Report. This statement was made by Mr. Nurudeen Saka-Solaja, the chairman of the house committee on public accounts, during his opening remarks before Read More…

Crime Fraud Metro

Woman arraigned for allegedly stealing N543,867

Gloria Aduwo, a 42-year-old point-of-sale operator, was charged with stealing N543,867 from her company on Wednesday in Lagos’s Ojo Magistrates’ Court. The police accused Aduwo of stealing. But she entered a not-guilty plea to the accusation. The defendant committed the crime in June at the Trade Fair complex in Ojo, according to the prosecution’s attorney, Read More…

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Crime Dangerous Driving Manslaughter Metro

Lagos lorry driver kills 73-year-old lady

Titilayo Adawi, 73, was killed instantly after being struck by a truck driven by Kazeem Ajibola on Monday on the Lekki-Epe Expressway, according to the Lagos police. The event was reported on Tuesday by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos State. According to Hundeyin, the incident occurred on Monday and Read More…

Housing Metro

Alleged demolition: Lagos assembly invites Sanwo-Olu’s aides, landowners

After hearing that some homes in Jakande Estate, Eti-Osa, were going to be torn down, the Lagos State House of Assembly invited Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s officers and a few landowners. The two officers are Mr. Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, Commissioner for Housing, and Mr. Oluwatobi Lawal, Managing Director of Lagos Building Investments Company (LBIC). This was announced Read More…

Housing Metro Real Estate

Lagos government threatens to sue stubborn developers

A Lagos State official announced on Tuesday that it would file a lawsuit against obstinate developers who routinely disregard physical planning regulations and violate government seals. This was stated by Mr. Kehinde Osinaike, General Manager of the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA), during an enforcement operation of the authority on Kusenla Way, Ikate Read More…

City Transport Metro

PDP encourages Lagos transport operators to recognise passengers’ hardship and talk

On Tuesday, the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN) members striking in Lagos were urged to take into account the misery of commuters and call off their strike. JDWAN started a seven-day strike on Monday because the management of the vehicle park and the Agbero thugs in Lagos State are accused of extortion and Read More…