RRS HEADQUARTERS ON THE VERGE OF A NEW LOOK WITH AN OFFICE EXTENSION

•Personnel welfare begets excellent delivery, says Commander Egbeyemi

The headquarters of the Lagos state Rapid Response Squad (RRS), is set to witness a facelift in the form of an office extension, towards enhancing the agency's round the clock operations.

Police arrest 186 murder suspects, 397 cultists, recover 243 ammunitions in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a total of 186 murder suspects, recover 243 ammunitions between January and August this year, adding that in addition to this, 493 suspected armed robbers, including traffic robbers; and 397 suspected cultists were arrested.

IMO CITIZENS BASED IN LAGOS MEET THE DOABLE TEAM TO FASHION STRATEGIES AHEAD OF 2023; URGES POPULAR BUSINESSMAN, POLY EZUMOHA TO CONTEST IMO GOVERNORSHIP

By Oki Samson

The race for 2023 general election is set! Many political gladiators are showing interest while political consultations, movements and positioning are taking place across the length and breadth of the country and across party lines. Over the weekend, another stakeholder consultation by the people of Imo state held in Lagos.

COVID-19 3RD WAVE: REINFORCE YOUR GUARD: SARKI OVERALL TASKS AREWA COMMUNITY LAGOS STATE

Ibrahim A. Jagaba

Following recent rising cases of confirmed covid-19 cases in Lagos, HRH Alhaji Ahmed Haruna Kuraja, the Sarki overall and chairman of the chieftaincy council of Arewa community Alimosho local government, has charged Arewa community residents in the state to guard against complacency, adding that, daily revelation continue to prove the Delta variant as more deadly and quickest to cause death.

EID-EL-KABIR: FRSC BEGINS SPECIAL PATROL IN LAGOS, DEPLOYS 1,500 PERSONNEL, 30 PATROL VEHICLES, 2 BIKES, 3 TOW TRUCKS, 2 AMBULANCES

By Trek Africa Newspaper

The Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos Sector Command has commenced Special Patrol Operation for the 2021 Eid-El-Kabir Sallah celebration in Lagos state.

SECURITY OPERATIVES CANNOT DO IT ALONE

Should the improvement of security in our community be solely the responsibility of security operatives?

The answer is unapologetically NO!, while the menace of traffic/street robbery heightens across the State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu rescued a motorist from a gang of suspected criminals, who specialized in harassing motorists and road users in traffic.

TIME TO 'REBUILD, RESTRUCTURE, AND RESET IKORODU' AS AAREBINRIN OLABANJI-OBA HOLD CITYWIDE MEGA-RALLY; SUES FOR CALM IN SATURDAY'S PRIMARIES

Ikorodu LGA Chairmanship aspirant, Aarebinrin Hon. Folashade Olabanji-Oba is held a mega political rally across the length and breadth of Ikorodu yesterday.

This is to increase her chances as the All Progressives Congress (APC) holds the party primaries in all local councils across Lagos state.

LAGOS "ONE WAY" SAGA: POLICE ARREST MAN, 33, FOR RECKLESS DRIVING, ASSAULTING POLICE OFFICER

The Lagos State Police Command, on Saturday 17th April, 2021, arrested one Victor Ebhomenyen, m, 33, for driving against the traffic, assaulting and causing severe bodily injuries on an Assitant Superintendent of Police, Erhator Sunday,m, at Four Point Hotel, Oniru, Lagos State.

COVID-19: Lagos Govt gives update on reopening of schools

The Lagos State government has explained that it does not have the authority to unilaterally order the reopening of schools in the State.

This was disclosed by the state Commissioner for Education, Folashade Adefisayo during an online programme, ‘Covinspiration show,’ moderated by a United Nations (UN) Youth Ambassador, Dayo Israel in Lagos, while giving scorecard of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration within the last one year.

Adefisayo disclosed that the State government was meeting with officials of the Federal Ministry of Education to draw up guidelines ahead of reopening of schools.

According to Adefisayo: “Like other sectors already approved by the Federal Government to reopen, the state government is meeting with officials of the Federal Ministry of Education to design guidelines that must be adopted before the schools will be reopened.

“We are watching the behaviour of the pandemic to see what happens next and we are working with the Federal government on the reopening of the schools in the country as soon as possible.

“This is not a decision that any state can unilaterally take on its own. If we are certain that the children are safe, we will reopen the schools for learning to resume.

“We are already working with the Federal Ministry of Education and they are working with National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on the guidelines that could be adopted when the need arises for the schools to reopen.

“After the protocol is completed and health officials assured us that the coast is clear, we will give the schools some days to adjust their premises in accordance with the guidelines on commencement of academic activities”.

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Police arrest 130 hoodlums over Lagos attacks

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested no fewer than 130 suspects in connection with the unrest and attacks by hoodlums in various parts of the state during the lockdown.

This followed PUNCH Metro’s story that residents of some communities in Ogun and Lagos states had turned themselves into vigilantes to resist attacks by hoodlums, including the Awawa Boys and One Million Boys, among others.

Lockdown: Police bar traders from Computer Village

The Rapid Response Squad, a section of the Lagos State Police Command, have warned traders loitering at the entrance of Computer Village in the state capital, Ikeja.

RRS operatives at the market

Computer Village, a phone and technology accessories market, has been on lockdown in compliance with the order of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), as part of measures to curb the circle of transmission of coronavirus in the state.

Coronavirus: President Buhari Approves Immediate Release Of N15bn To Lagos, NCDC

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate release of N15 billion to the Lagos State government and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to help curb the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country.

In a series of tweets on Thursday via his official page, the President revealed that the approval followed the extensive briefings he received recently on the state of the nation, as it relates to the Covid-19 pandemic.

He ordered that the sum of N10 billion grant be immediately released to Lagos State to boost the government’s capacity to control and contain the outbreak, as well as support other states with capacity-building.

Lagos APC primary: Sanwo-Olu fires back at Ambode over fraud, drug abuse claims

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, a Lagos governorship aspirant in the All Progressives Congress (APC), has responded to claims made by the state Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, during his world press conference on Sunday.

Sanwo-Olu, in a statement sent to DAILY POST, called for respect and insisted that “my pursuit of office will continue to be based upon issues that matter to Lagosians and not on attacks against someone’s character, even when he attack mine”.

Land Use Charge Protest: Police, DSS Lay Seige To NBA Ikeja Branch Secretariat

Scores of security men including officials of the Department of State Security led by DCP Operations, Lagos State Police Command, A.

Mohammed, have invaded the Nigerian Bar Association office, Ikeja Branch.

The siege followed a threat by the NBA led by its Chairman, Adesina Ogunlana, to call out members on a protest tomorrow to coincide with President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Lagos.

PRESIDENTIAL VISIT: LAGOS DECLARES THURSDAY MARCH 29 WORK FREE DAY

… Announces Traffic Diversion, Alternative Routes

…Says Adequate Measures In Place To Mitigate Inconveniences

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday declared Thursday, March 29 as work free day in the State.

A statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Kehinde Bamigbetan disclosed that this will enable Lagosians come out enmasse to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari who is on a historic two-day visit to Lagos State.

Lagos Gives Fresh Conditions To Compensate Owners Of Houses Demolished For Pen Cinema Flyover Bridge

THE LAGOS State Government on Monday allayed the fears of property owners affected by removal of structures for the construction of the Pen Cinema Flyover, assuring that all would be compensated in due course.

In a statement by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Abiola Anifowoshe, the government specifically debunked media reports suggesting that it was unnecessarily delaying compensation, saying those whose structures were demolished would be paid.

Lagos Fixes Date To Commence Disbursement Of N635.5m Bursary, Scholarships

Lagos State Government on Friday said it would commence the disbursement of bursaries and scholarships totaling N635.576 million to 8,419 students in the State tertiary institutions on December 27, 2017.

In a statement by Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Obafela Bank-Olemoh, the commencement of the disbursement followed the approval of the Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode.

Lagos moves to resolve Third Mainland Bridge gridlock

The Lagos State Government says it has started the construction of an alternative road from the Olopomeji area to decongest the gridlock in the Iyana Oworoshoki area leading to the Third Mainland Bridge.

The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Dayo Mobereola, who spoke in Alausa, Ikeja, on Monday, explained that the move was part of efforts to end gridlock on the expressway between the tollgate area and the Third Mainland Bridge.

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Excerpt from the press statement below..

Lagos State Government will formally welcome President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, May 23, 2016 on a two-day working visit to the State.