Lagos State has successfully concluded the bookbuild for its landmark ₦200 billion bond programme, receiving an overwhelming investor turnout that pushed total subscriptions 55% above the initial target. According to Commissioner for Finance, Yomi Oluyomi, the strong demand extended to the ₦14.8 billion Green Bond segment, which also closed heavily…
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has confirmed that Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, has been officially added to the Lagos State S*x Offenders Register after completing his prison term for the sexual assault of a minor. Baba Ijesha was convicted in 2021…
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has defended the heavy allocation of federal projects to Lagos State, describing it as a “no-man’s land” and Nigeria’s economic heart. Speaking on Arise News on Wednesday, September 3, Bwala said the N3.9 trillion worth of federal projects…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 39-year-old fugitive, Kabiru Oyedun, who was among the inmates that escaped from the Ilesa Correctional Centre in Osun State. Sources told security analyst, Zagazola Makama that the suspect was apprehended on May 21 at about 5:35 p.m. in the Oshin-Welder area of…
ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force, has confirmed the arrest of 45-year-old teacher Stella Nwadigbo. She was captured on video physically assaulting a pupil, Abayomi Michael, over his inability to correctly write his numbers. In a post shared on Instagram last night, Adejobi vowed that Justice must…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Lagos State to celebrate the Christmas and New Year holidays. The President landed at the Presidential Wing of Murtala Mohammed International Airport on Wednesday, where he was welcomed by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat, and other members of the…
The Coalition of Lagos Indigenous Youth has distanced itself from anonymous groups behind recent attacks on Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement issued by the group, it was revealed that certain individuals, posing as members of the Coalition, have been spreading false information to…

