Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have dismantled a major opioid trafficking cartel and recovered illicit drugs valued at over N6.7 billion in a covert operation carried out in Lagos. In a statement issued yesterday, the agency said its Special Operations Unit arrested an alleged drug baron, Onyekachi Nwanagu, along with five…
The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding the lives and property of residents, assuring the public that proactive measures are being strengthened across the state. According to the government, the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu remains fully committed to maintaining security and will continue to implement strategies aimed at preventing crime and…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have dismantled an opioid cartel, seizing illicit substances valued at over ₦6.7 billion from a hidden warehouse in a residential estate in Lagos State. According to NDLEA Director of Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the operation led to the arrest of suspected cartel leader Onyekachi Pius…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday presented the 2026 Budget Estimates to the Lagos State House of Assembly, describing it as a landmark financial plan and the final full-year budget of his administration. Tagged the “Budget of Shared Prosperity,” the ₦4.237 trillion proposal is anchored on the State’s THEMES+ agenda and seeks to deepen…
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has stressed that the proposed ₦4.237 trillion 2026 budget must align with the people’s aspirations and address the most pressing social and economic needs. Obasa made the remarks on Tuesday during Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s formal presentation of the 2026 Appropriation Bill, tagged the “Budget of…
Lagos, Nigeria – All roads lead to Ikeja City Mall this Saturday, 22nd November 2025, as the highly anticipated Capital City Race returns in grand style. Hundreds of runners, fitness enthusiasts, and fun-seekers are expected to converge at the Ikeja City Mall (ICM) for what has become one of Lagos’ most exciting annual road races….
The Chief of UNICEF’s Lagos Field Office, Celine Lafoucriere, has called on Lagos State lawmakers and policymakers to take bold, measurable steps to protect and uplift children, stressing that global declines in child rights must not shape the Lagos narrative. She appealed on Wednesday at the World Children’s Day Policy Dialogue with Legislators and Children’s…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday welcomed the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, to the State House in Abuja. The visit was announced by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga, in a post shared on X. Prince Edward is in Nigeria for a week-long series of engagements in Lagos, scheduled from 17–23…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted drug trafficker, Frank Chijioke Ibemesi, popularly known as Chisco Bee, recovering a large consignment of illicit drugs and foreign currency during a raid in Lagos. Ibemesi, 42, who is the MD/CEO of Franc CJ Ibemesi Nig. Ltd, was apprehended in the early…
The Lagos State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Mustapha Adekunle (popularly known as Sego), has empowered 28 widows of deceased union members with a total of N42 million, giving each widow N1.5 million in financial support. The initiative, held at the NURTW Secretariat in Agege, formed part of the…
