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The Digest: Several residents have been injured following a tanker explosion along the Abeokuta Expressway in Lagos State on Thursday morning. According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), a fully loaded diesel tanker overturned and caught fire in Agege. Permanent...

The Digest: A Lagos-based content creator and thrift vendor known as Fems Thrift has alleged that she and a friend were sexually assaulted after being lured to a fake modelling job in Ajao Estate, Lagos State. In a viral TikTok video, she recounted being contacted on Instagram on February 1 by...

The Digest: The Airport Police Command in Lagos has arrested a 24-year-old man, Precious Onudhona, for his alleged involvement in a fraud scheme totaling ₦48.5 million (approximately $35,000). According to the police, Onudhona was apprehended on February 2, 2026, while attempting to board a...

The Digest: The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed the immediate suspension of all demolition activities in the Makoko waterfront and the surrounding communities of Oko-Agbon and Shogunro. The order was issued by an ad-hoc committee chaired by Hon. Noheem Adams following a...

The Digest: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 47-year-old businessman Uche Franklin Onyekwere at Lagos' Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Returning from Brazil via South Africa, Onyekwere was found with 1.60 kilograms of cocaine. A body scan and subsequent...

The Digest: Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters gathered at the Lagos State House of Assembly in Alausa, Ikeja, on Wednesday. Demonstrators were protesting against forced evictions and home demolitions in communities such as Makoko, Oworonshoki, and Owode Onirin. The tear gas caused...

The Digest: Residents and community leaders from Lagos waterfront areas staged a protest at Ikeja Under-Bridge on Wednesday against ongoing demolitions in Makoko, Oworonshoki, and Owode Onirin. Demonstrators carried placards denouncing forced evictions and called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu...

The Digest: A Lagos carpenter, Papa Eve Amossou, says he lost his three-week-old daughter during the state government's demolition exercise in Makoko last week. According to Amossou, his wife fell into the lagoon with the infant while fleeing tear gas fired by police attached to the demolition...

The Digest: The ongoing demolition of structures in the historic Makoko waterfront community by the Lagos State Government has triggered a severe humanitarian crisis, leaving thousands homeless. Residents, including women, children, and the elderly, now sleep in canoes and under open skies...

The Digest: The Lagos State Government has defended its ongoing demolition of structures in the waterfront community of Makoko, stating the actions are necessary for public safety, environmental protection, and security. Officials, including the Commissioner for Information, argued that...

The Digest: A driver was hospitalized following a collision between a truck and a car on Eko Bridge in Lagos on Sunday morning. The accident, which occurred around 6 am on the bridge in NEPA, resulted in one vehicle flipping over. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority confirmed the...

The Digest: A fire outbreak occurred at the Amuwo Odofin Industrial Estate in the Mile 2 area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service confirmed the incident, stating that firefighters are on the ground working to bring the blaze under control. The Controller General, Margaret...

The Digest: One person has died after multiple crashes involving heavy-duty trailers on the Otedola Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway early Friday morning. According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), the primary collision occurred between a sand-laden...

The Digest: A fully-loaded truck overturned on the Otedola Bridge in Lagos in the early hours of Friday, January 23, 2026, causing severe traffic congestion along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The truck spilled its contents, blocking approximately 90% of the inbound carriageway toward Lagos...

The Digest: A petrol-laden tanker has overturned on the Tincan Liverpool Bridge in Apapa, Lagos, leading to dangerous scenes as residents attempted to scoop fuel from the accident site. The incident occurred during Monday morning rush hour, with crowds using jerrycans and containers to collect...

The Digest: Travel enthusiast David Akhundzada has sparked online discussion after comparing public beach access in Cotonou, Benin Republic, to Lagos in a viral TikTok video. He criticized Lagos for charging high fees, including a reported $100 camera levy, and limiting public access to...

The Digest: The Lagos State Government has ordered a postmortem on nine-month-old identical twins, Testimony and Timothy Alozie, who died approximately 24 hours after receiving routine immunisation at a primary healthcare centre. Their father, Samuel Alozie, shared a viral video stating the...

The Digest: The Lagos State Government has directed residents of the Makoko waterfront community to paint their houses in a uniform colour within two months to improve the area's aesthetic view from the Third Mainland Bridge. The Permanent Secretary for Urban Development, Gbolahan Oki, also...

The Digest: A classroom block at Odokekere Community Junior Secondary School in Ikorodu, Lagos, collapsed on Thursday afternoon while pupils were present Key Points: A classroom collapsed at Odokekere Community Junior Secondary School in Ikorodu, Lagos. The incident occurred during school...

The Digest: A horrific domestic violence incident has been reported at a Lagos estate, where a man allegedly stabbed his wife to death before fleeing to Kaduna. According to actress and resident Ewatomilola, the attack occurred on the evening of January 8, leaving three children without their...