Inspector General of Police, Dr. Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, commissions 31 new gunboats in Lagos to significantly enhance Nigeria’s maritime security operations and combat crime on waterways

The Lagos State Government has announced that anyone caught dumping refuse illegally or littering public spaces will pay a fine of ₦250,000 or spend up to three months in prison. The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, made the announcement on Tuesday at a media briefing, warning that ‘serial offenders will face even stiffer punishments’. …

Entrepreneur and politician, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim was among eminent Nigerians honoured on Thursday by a Lagos based media outfit, TimelineNG. Others included Senate President Godswill Akpabio; Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, billionaire industrialist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; and Chairman of the Independent Media and Policy Initiative, Dr. Niyi Akinsiju. According to the organisers, Olawepo-Hashim was honoured with ‘Inspiring Leader and …

A 39-year-old prison escapee, Kabiru Oyedun, has been rearrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command following his escape from the Ilesa Correctional Centre in Osun State. Oyedun is one of the prison inmates who fled the correctional facility through a breached fence. Confirming the arrest, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, told PUNCH Online on Friday …

The Lagos State Government has launched a drone surveillance programme aimed at improving crime monitoring and emergency response of the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) across the state. The Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Olugbenga Oyerinde, made this known at the 2025 Annual Ministerial Press Briefing held on Tuesday at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa, Ikeja. …

The Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, on Wednesday, identified Ikeja, Lagos Island, and Lekki as the top three areas with the highest crime rates in the state. Speaking during a ministerial press briefing at Alausa, Ikeja, to mark the second anniversary of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term, Pedro cited data from the Lagos State Criminal …

Lagos State Government has said that it is working towards introducing monthly and quarterly rent payment options as part of efforts to reduce the financial pressure on residents, especially low-income earners. During the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing held on Tuesday to mark Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second year in office, Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai said the planned policy is a …

The Federal Government has announced the temporary closure of the Ijora-Marine Bridge in Lagos State, from May 18, to carry out urgent repairs that will last for 21 days. In a statement on Tuesday, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Engr. Olukorede Kesha said that the closure would begin at 7.00 am. on Sunday (18 May). She said that …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the conviction of two individuals, Tobilola Olamide, popularly known as ‘TobiNation’, and Babatunde Peter Olaitan, also known as ‘TDollar’, for abusing the Nigerian currency. Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, 8 May 2025, sentenced the duo to six months’ imprisonment each, with an …

The Lagos State Government, on Saturday, began demolishing illegal structures in Ikeja GRA, including shanties and unapproved buildings, over security and planning concerns. The exercise, led by the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Gbolahan Oki, targeted areas violating building regulations. The team moved through streets like Michael Otedola, Sowemimo, Remi Fani-Kayode, and Ajisafe, pulling down …