We are always ready to comb criminal out of Lagos – LNSA
As part of the ongoing war against crime and criminality in Lagos State, the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA) has carried out a massive statewide raid of identified blackspots,…
Tourism Promotion Agency Law awaits LASG implementation 7 years after passage
Seven years after the Lagos State Tourism Promotion Agency Law was passed and signed into law, the state government is yet to fully implement it. The Executive Director of the…
Sanwo-Olu debunks resignation rumors
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has responded to claim that he has been asked to throw in the towel as the governor of Lagos State. Sahara Reporters had claimed…
Gatekeepers faults ‘agenda’ linking Sanwo-Olu with Achimugu, $13 million forfeiture
A group, the New Gatekeepers, has alleged a clandestine and sinister agenda linking the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, with the Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Limited case, saying that…
Resumption of environmental sanitation exercise violates an existing court order, Adegboruwa tell Sanwo-Olu
Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has urged the Lagos State Government to suspend the proposed resumption of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise, arguing that restricting…
Why Makoko could become Lagos’ boldest urban experiment
By Owede Agbajileke At a glance, the sight of bulldozers rolling into Makoko provokes an instinctive reaction. Images of wooden homes collapsing into the lagoon are distressing, not merely because…
Why fire prevention is cheaper than rebuilding: The economics behind Makoko’s safety reset
By Sola Onamodu When Lagos State authorities paused demolition activities in Makoko, the decision was widely interpreted as a response to public pressure. But beneath the optics, officials say the…
State-sanctioned Oppression of the Poor in Makoko and Assault on Constitutional citizenship
By Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND THE GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE Subject: The State-Sanctioned Oppression of the Poor in Makoko and the…