GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Lagos State Government has declared Wednesday, August 20, 2025, a public holiday in commemoration of this year’s Isese Day celebration. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu approved the work-free day for all public servants across the state, according to a circular issued by the Head of Service, Huiel Bode Agoro, with reference number…
An Ikorodu Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday, ordered the remand of a 40-year-old man, Lekan Adebeshin, in a correctional centre for allegedly defiling a 15- year-old girl. Adebeshin, whose address was not provided, is standing trial on a three-count charge bordering on felony to wit defilement, unlawful deal and threat to life. The Chief Magistrate,…
Lagos State Government has begun a new registration to capture poor and vulnerable households not covered in its previous database, as part of efforts to deepen social protection and welfare delivery. The exercise, coordinated by the Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget, under the supervision of the Commissioner, Mr. Ope George, was launched at Ajibola…
The Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources in Lagos State, Mahmood Adegbite, has said that people drilling borehole in the Lekki axis of the state is probably drinking ‘’shit water.” While speaking at a stakeholders meeting in the state recently, Adegbite noted that contaminated boreholes in Lekki pose health risk and added…
The police command in Lagos State has arraigned a 44-year-old suspected cult kingpin, Wasiu Akinwande, before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court over alleged serial killings and unlawful possession of firearms. Akinwande, popularly known as “Olori Eso,” was arraigned on Tuesday on an 11-count charge bordering on murder, cultism, and illegal possession of firearms. Magistrate M.O. Tanimola…
Amid growing public debate over street renaming across Lagos, the Eti-Osa Local Government Area has renamed six streets within its jurisdiction as part of a wider street naming and revalidation exercise. This development follows recent backlash in the Bariga Local Council Development Area, where the former chairman, Kolade Alabi, renamed several streets after selected individuals….
The family of a Lagos-based hairstylist identified simply as Fatima has raised the alarm after her yet-to-be-identified lover brutalised her, resulting in the loss of her six teeth. According to PUNCH, the incident occurred on Saturday, July 12. It was gathered that the lovers who reside on Ibadan Street in the Ebutte Meta area of…
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has condemned the recent renaming of streets and bus stops in Lagos State, citing a lack of adherence to constitutional procedures and public consultation. He described the action as illegal, authoritarian, and a violation of the constitutional powers vested in local governments. Falana made…
A 48-year-old teacher at Kings College, Lagos, Mr. Ezekiel Akano, was on Saturday evening found dead under mysterious circumstances inside one of the school rooms. The Vice Principal of the school, Mr. Oguniyi Ayodele, made the report to the Lagos State Police Command at about 7:40 p.m. According to the police sources, Ayodele said he…
Medical doctors employed by the Lagos State Government have announced a three-day warning strike beginning 8:00 a.m. on Monday, July 28, 2025, in protest against what they described as an “illegal and disrespectful” salary deduction by the state government. The doctors, under the aegis of the Medical Guild, declared the strike after unsuccessful attempts at…