The Lagos State Government on Tuesday assured residents of the State that it was working hard to consolidate on the gains recorded over the past few months in reducing crime to the barest minimum, just as it reiterated its commitment to always uphold security of lives and property. State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni […]
Lagos State Government Debunks Death Rumour During Raid of Criminal Hideout in Iddo
…Arrests 159 Suspects, Recovers Ammunitions …Hoodlums Injure Eight Policemen The Lagos State Task Force has dismissed rumours making rounds that some hoodlums were killed during a raid of criminal hideout at Iddo Terminus area of the state on Wednesday, February 3, 2016. According to a statement signed by the Chairman of the Taskforce, Olubukola Abey, […]
Lagos State Government Goes Tough on Cultism, Criminals
Worried by the rising cases of cultism resulting in violent clashes in a few areas of the State, the Lagos State Government has reiterated its determination to deal decisively with anyone found engaged in cultism and criminal activities as it has directed the Law enforcement agencies to ensure that such unwholesome practices are dealt with […]
Gated Streets: Lagos State Government Reads Riot Act To Residents’ Associations
…Issues 7-Day Ultimatum To Defaulting Streets …Says Barricades Only Allowed Between 12 Mid-night And 5am Worried by the disturbing trend of closure of street gates across the State, the Lagos State Government on Monday ordered immediate re-opening of all street gates and barricades in the nook and cranny of the State between 5am and 12 […]
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode at Y2016 Armed Forces Remembrance Day at Remembrance Arcade, Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, laying a wreath in commemoration of the Y2016 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, at the Remembrance Arcade, Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, on January 15, 2016. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, laying a wreath in commemoration of the Y2016 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, at the Remembrance Arcade, Tafawa Balewa Square, […]
Lagos Vows to Take Security to Grassroots
…Counsels Parents On Adequate Monitoring Of Their Wards The Lagos State Government on Thursday vowed to improve on the dominance of the security space and move a step further by taking security to the grassroots, just as it counselled parents and guardians to be extra vigilant on the movement of their children and wards […]
Demolition: Oshodi Traders Were Adequately Notified
…Says New Ultra-Modern Market Given For N5, 000 Monthly …Denies Destroying Any Goods … Criminals Harbored In The Market Loop – Commissioner The Lagos State Government on Thursday defended the relocation of traders plying their trade in Owonifari Market within the notorious loop of Oshodi to the newly built ultra-modern Isopakodowo Market in Bolade-Oshodi, saying […]
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode Receives Tribunal Report On LFTZ Killing
…Says Report Will Be Given Prompt Consideration …Tribunal Made Recommendations On Remote Causes Of Crisis – Chairman Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday received a report of the five-man Tribunal of Inquiry which investigated the civil unrest in Ibeju-Lekki area of the State on October 12, 2015 that led to the death of […]
Address Delivered by His Excellency The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, at the Submission of the Report of the Tribunal of Inquiry Into the Civil Disturbances at Lekki Free Trade Zone at Lagos House, Ikeja on 6th December, 2016
On October 22nd, 2015, this administration set up a 5-Man Tribunal of Inquiry into the causes of the civil disturbances which occurred at the Lekki Free Trade Zone on 12th October, 2015 with the primary aim of inquiring into the origin, factors and circumstances leading to this breach of the peace. The Lekki Free Trade […]
Gov. Ambode’s Convoy Apprehends Airforce Cadet for Locking Boy in Car Trunk
The convoy of the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday apprehended two Airforce cadets in Mile 12 area of the State while dehumanizing an artisan, Dahiru Lawal for allegedly breaking the windscreen of a Chrysler Stratus car with registration number KRD 267 DV. The cadets – Peters O. Solomon and Abdullahi Fahad, who […]