Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday ordered the temporary closure of the Mile 12 Market, following a dispute which erupted within the communities in Ketu-Mile 12 area of the state. The Governor also announced the restriction of movement on four streets in the area including Oniyanri Street, Maidan Street, Agiliti 1 and Agiliti […]
Statement Delivered by His Excellency, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Governor of Lagos State on the Ketu Disturbances of March 2 And 3 at the Lagos House Alausa on Thursday, 3rd March, 2016
Good afternoon. Yesterday there was a dispute between members of the Mile 12 Community in Ketu. The Police and other security services were called in to restore calm and order in the community and the dispute appeared to have subsided. Today, I have just been informed that some miscreants and criminal elements have exploited that […]
Ikorodu Kidnap: Deputy Gov Visits School, Says Govt on Top of Situation
Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs.) Idiat Oluranti Adebule on Wednesday paid a visit to the Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School, Ikorodu, where three female students were kidnapped on Monday evening, assuring that the government was fully on top of the situation. Adebule, who was accompanied by top government functionaries and the heads of […]
We Will Spare Nothing To Ensure Safe Rescue Of Kidnapped School Girls
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday said his government will spare no effort to ensure the safe release of the three female students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School in Ikorodu area of the state, who were kidnapped by a group of armed gang on Monday evening. The Governor in a statement signed […]
Crime Fighting: Lagos Establishes First DNA Forensic Lab in Nigeria
….Says Centre’ll Aid Investigation On Domestic, Sexual Violence Cases, Others In furtherance of its commitment to the criminal justice sector reforms and take the fight against crime to a greater level, the Lagos State Government on Tuesday announced that it has concluded plans to establish the first ever high-powered DNA Forensic Laboratory in Nigeria which […]
Lagos Intensifies Sensitization Against Domestic, Sexual Violence
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) at the weekend embarked on several activities all geared towards ensuring a holistic response to Sexual and Gender Based Violence in the State in line with the mandate of the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode-led administration. Coordinator of the DSVRT, Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, said the team in […]
Use Appropriate Force To Clampdown On Vandals, Cultists, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode Orders Security Agencies
…Warns Criminals To Get Off Streets, Creeks In Lagos …Directs Construction Of Ishawo-Kara-Arepo-Lagos Ibadan Expressway Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday ordered security agencies to apply appropriate force to clampdown on criminals, pipeline vandals, miscreants and cultists disturbing the peace of residents in the state. The Governor who spoke during a security inspection […]
Lagos State Government ‘Light Up Lagos Project’ in Progress Part V
Illuminated M.K.O Abiola Garden inwards Oworoshoki, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, with Street Lights courtesy of the Light Up Lagos Project, an initiative of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s Administration. Illuminated M.K.O Abiola Garden inwards Oworoshoki, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, with Street Lights courtesy of the Light Up Lagos Project, an initiative of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s Administration Illuminated M.K.O Abiola […]
Pictures: Courtesy Visit by the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval command, Rear Admiral Raphael Osondu at the Lagos House, Ikeja, on Thursday, February 11, 2016.
N4.8b Security Equipment For Lagos Police Unprecedented In Nigeria – Dambazau
…Says State Is Vanguard Of Support For Security Agencies …As Ambode Seeks Fg, Lagos Partnership On Combating Fire Disaster, Illegal Immigrants Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Lt. General Abdulrahman Dambazau (Rtd.) on Wednesday described the security equipment purchased by the Lagos State Government for the Police as unprecedented in the history of Nigeria and a sign of seriousness […]