Barely 48 hours after 10 people died in a road crash in Ogun State, at least eight people have lost their lives in another road crash that occurred at the Atura Bus Stop in the Badagry area of Lagos State on Sunday. This is just as eight other passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries after…
The Lagos State Government has announced the reactivation of its teaching recruitment portal to provide a centralized platform for eligible individuals to apply for entry-level teaching positions across the state. This was made known in a public notice issued by the Lagos State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM). The portal opened on Tuesday, July 1, 2025,…
A 43-year-old man, Pere Faruk, has reportedly died by suicide shortly after allegedly pouring acid on his girlfriend during a domestic altercation on Lagos Island. According to Akelicious, the incident occurred at about 5:40 p.m. on June 30, at No. 8 Messy Street, Lagos Island. According to family sources, Faruk’s younger brother, Pere Jeli, who…
A 45-year-old man, Ndukwe Ogbu, who claimed to be a pastor, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by the Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos. The conviction stemmed from his sexual abuse of his biological daughter on multiple occasions when she was just 14 years old. Delivering the judgment, Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe held…
The Lagos State Government has denied any involvement in the reported demolition of a property belonging to the brother of former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, on Thursday said the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) or any other arm of…
The Lagos State Government has launched the Lagos Identity Project, a digital house-numbering initiative aimed at enhancing property identification and service delivery across the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Enterprise Geographic Information System, Dr Olajide Babajide, said the initiative would significantly improve property identification and public service efficiency. He made the remarks…
Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has decried the state of lawlessness in Nigeria after his younger brother’s property was allegedly demolished in Ikeja, Lagos without any legal order. In a statement shared via Facebook on Tuesday, Obi narrated how his brother, who had just returned from Port…
The Lagos State commissioner for health, Akin Abayomi, says data now shows an astounding 95 out of every 100 fevers experienced in Lagos are not caused by malaria, The critical finding is at the heart of a new, multi-pronged approach to fever management, designed to combat misdiagnosis and, crucially, to avert a looming crisis of…
The Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party’s spokesman, Hakeem Amode, has dumped his party for the ruling All Progressives Congress. Amode, along with other PDP chieftains announced their defection at a news conference on Monday in Ikeja, Lagos. He disclosed that he and other defectors were motivated and inspired by the visionary leadership of the 2023…
The Lagos State Government has sealed an undisclosed number of public toilets in the Lagos Island area of the state over offensive odour. The state’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the Sunday action followed complaints received from the public over the environmental infractions. “The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office on Sunday…