…N300m packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml during enforcement operations in Lagos State. NAFDAC disclosed this in a statement shared on its Facebook page on Sunday, adding that some distributors and retailers involved in the sale of the prohibited products were arrested. The agency said the enforcement opera…
…Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared Wednesday, August 20, as a work-free day in Lagos State in celebration of the 2025 Isese Day.The Lagos government explained that the holiday was part of the governor's commitment to upholding the cultural values and heritage of the indigenous people.According to a circular, the…
Cecilia Ejike, a Lagos State Polytechnic graduate, announced her new role as an Electrical Technician at Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemical FZEEjike earned a Higher National Diploma in Electrical Engineering before securing the position at one of Africa's largest refineriesShe shared her excitement and gratitud…
The Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development has said the state government will award N30m grants to 10 young entrepreneurs under the 2026 Amplifier Business Clinic. This was disclosed in a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Saturday. According to the statement, the ministry’s Permanent Secretary,…
…across over 23 states, with recent installations in Oke-Uyi, Kwara State, and Epe, Lagos State. The Federal Government is not stopping at creating economic zones. Most recently, the Minister of Power performed the groundbreaking ceremony for a National Control Centre in Osogbo, which is necessary to address the growing…
…Day edition of The Platform sparked a stir after African Democratic Congress (ADC) Lagos State governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour opted to answer a question regarding the preservation of the Yoruba language and culture in English. During the question-and-answer segment, an attendee referenced a previous inte…
Academic and non-academic workers in Lagos State-owned universities have threatened to commence an indefinite strike from October 3 over the alleged failure of the state government to implement agreements reached with the unions. The Joint Action Committee, JAC, of Lagos State-owned universities issued the warning duri…
The Lagos State Ministry of Justice has clarified that a teenager and an adult recently reported to have been detained over a pair of slippers were actually charged and prosecuted for alleged conspiracy to commit robbery and armed robbery. The clarification was contained in a rejoinder issued by the Director of Public…
…2026, regained her freedom after 10 days in captivity. Her abduction prompted the Lagos State House of Assembly to call for improved security along major routes used by corps members. In February 2023, 15 corps members abducted in Anambra State were rescued by the police, while a corps member was killed during a gun ba…
…linked to Samuel Ajose, chairman and chief executive of the Levitikal Group and a former Lagos State governorship aspirant.Judge blocks Levitikal Realties from selling or mortgaging property amid Abacha’s lawsuit. Photo >The property in question is located at No. 68 Molade Okoya Thomas Street, off Ajose Adeogun Street,…
…Jeep 350 crashed along the Coastal Road inward Eko Hotel in Lagos. A statement by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, disclosed that the fatal road crash occurred earlier on Friday and involved the vehicle with registration number LSD 554 KV. Preliminary security information indicated that the driver…
The governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress in Lagos State, Funso Doherty, has vowed to make education and healthcare accessible at no cost within his first 100 days in office, if given the mandate to govern the state in 2027. The governorship candidate also pledged that every child in the state’s pub…
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat has rejected criticism of the state’s public education system by Africa Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, who described the state of public schools as an indictment of successive administrations. While Rhodes-Vivour d…
…on Instagram!Following the request, the IGP directed that the matter be forwarded to the Lagos State Police Command for further action.The family was later informed that the case had been assigned to officers of the Special Enquiry Bureau.Mohbad's family representative meets investigatorsOgungbe said a representative o…
An Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ngozi Braide, on Tuesday, narrated before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja how her lawyer friend, Chinwe Onuoha, allegedly forged documents to convert her residential property in Ikorodu into an industrial factory and fraudulently secure a loan from the Bank of Industry. Braide,…
The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a former teacher, Nwatu Isaac, to life imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old pupil in the toilet of El-Bossaa Nursery and Primary School, Epe. Justice Rahman Oshodi, in a judgment delivered on Tuesday, found Isaac guilty of defiling the girl on March 10, 2…
…The lawyers said the petition was subsequently approved by the IGP and forwarded to the Lagos State Police Command for immediate action.See more Punch stories on Google.Add Punch on Google The family was later informed that the petition had been assigned to officers of the Special Enquiry Bureau for further investigati…
…and apprehend the driver. When contacted for a reaction, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed the incident but declined to comment further. “We don’t want to comment on the matter at the moment,” she said. As of the time of filing this report, the identity of the driver and t…
The Lagos State Deputy Governor and All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for the 2027 election, Obafemi Hamzat, has met with the General Overseer of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries, Pastor Lazarus Muoka. Hamzat disclosed the meeting in a post on Wednesday, saying they discussed the need for…
…died on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at an undisclosed hospital in the Badore area of Lagos State. The sad news was announced by actress Nkechi Blessing, who recently cast CJay as the lead actor in her new film. Speaking on why the film will no longer be released, Nkechi, who was seen crying in a video on her Instagr…
Christianah Soremekun, a Lagos State University graduate, announced her first-class result in Business Administration on LinkedIn in August 2026Beyond her academics, Soremekun said she led, served, and volunteered throughout her four years on campus while keeping her grades intactThe LASU graduate described the achieve…
Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, has said the fight against gender-based violence cannot be left to government alone, urging individuals, families, professionals, religious and traditional leaders and institutions to take responsibility for preventing abuse and protecting survivor…
…top floor of a one-storey building and destroyed household items in the Mushin area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency disclosed this in a statement issued by its Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu. Oke-Osanyintolu stated that the agency’s Alpha Eagle Team, deployed from Cappa Base…
Ikeja, the administrative capital of Lagos State, carries a name rooted in Yoruba language that speaks to the character and strength of its earliest settlersThe area traces its origins to the precolonial era, when fertile land drew farming communities and traders long before colonial rule reshaped itA single date in 19…
…Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and her husband, Ivara Esege, have asked the Lagos State High Court to dismiss a suit filed by Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital seeking to halt the coroner’s inquest into the death of their 21-month-old son, Nkanu Adichie-Esege. Counsel to Adichie and Esege, Kemi Pinheiro, m…