Six Dead, Four Rescued As Passenger Boat Capsizes In Lagos Waterway
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos At least six people have died and four others were rescued following a boat mishap on the Lagos waterways, authorities said on Wednesday, prompting renewed calls for strict adherence to maritime safety regulations. The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) and the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) confirmed that the incident occurred at…
LAGESC To Begin Enforcement Against Roadside Trading January 2026 As Traders Seek Moratorium
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Environmental and Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), also known as KAI, has announced plans to commence a statewide crackdown on roadside and walkway trading from January 2026, warning that wares displayed on public roads and pedestrian walkways will be cleared and confiscated. The Corps Marshal of LAGESC, Major Olaniyi Cole (Rtd),…
Lagos Arrests Teen Using POS Device To Beg On Road
Lagos State authorities have arrested a 15-year-old boy, Mafus Azeez, for aggressively soliciting alms along the Lekki–Epe Expressway by displaying bank account details and operating a POS device. The arrest forms part of ongoing enforcement and mop-up operations across key corridors of the state, aimed at ensuring public safety and orderly streets. The teenager is…
LASTMA Bans Illegal Parking For Lagos Cross-Over Night
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has officially banned all forms of indiscriminate parking and road obstruction as the state prepares for the massive influx of commuters during the upcoming 2025 – 2026 Cross-Over Night celebrations. In a statement issued on Sunday by the Director of the Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq, the…
Ogun Government Boosts TRACE Operations with Dashboard Cameras, Breathalyzers
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Ogun State Government has reinforced road traffic management and enforcement in the state with the provision of modern operational tools to the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE). On Tuesday, December 30, 2025, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Mr. Olusegun Olaotan, presented dashboard cameras and breathalyzers to TRACE…
Lagos, Ogun State Governments Issue Joint Statement On Motor Crash Involving Anthony Joshua
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Governments of Ogun and Lagos States hereby confirm that British-Nigerian, two-time unified world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, was involved in a road traffic accident earlier today along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway. The accident involved a vehicle conveying a team of four persons, which reportedly collided with a stationary truck, resulting in…
Two Dead, Anthony Joshua Seriously Wounded In Ghastly Motor Crash On Lagos Ibadan Expressway
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos A fatal road traffic crash occurred at about 12:00 noon on Monday, December 29, 2025, along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, near the Danco axis of Sagamu Local Government Area, Ogun State, leaving two persons dead and two others injured. Preliminary investigations revealed that a Lexus Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) with registration number KRD…
