By JKNewsMedia ARBITRARY RENT increases, illegal charges and fraudulent practices in Lagos’ real estate sector are being targeted under a proposed tenancy law unveiled by the Lagos State Government. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the State Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, disclosed the plan during the 2026 Ministerial Press Brief...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE GOVERNORSHIP primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been won by Obafemi Hamzat, deputy governor of Lagos, who emerged as the party’s candidate for the 2027 elections. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Jon Temlong, chairman of the APC national governorship primary election committee, announced...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line THE TECHNICAL committee of the Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) has invited Forty-(40) pugilists for the final phase of its 2026 Commonwealth Games open camping in Lagos. The boxers, which are mostly finalists at the last National Boxing Open Trials held in February, consist of Twenty-(20) male...
By Housing Staff writers A WAVE of public frustration is cresting across Lagos as residents intensify calls on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to take decisive action against what many now describe as a “runaway rental market.” From the mainland to the island, tenants say the cost of keeping a roof over their heads has surged beyond […]
By Zikora Ibeh ONE FACT is now unmistakable. The Lagos State Government appears determined to empty Makoko of its inhabitants. But for the mass protest organised by the Coalition Against Demolition, Forced Evictions, Land Grabbing and Displacement on January 28, 2026, the historic riverine community might well have been erased with little pub...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent VIOLENT CONFRONTATIONS erupted at the Lagos State House of Assembly (LHA) as Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) condemned what it described as the violent, unlawful and deeply reprehensible actions of the Lagos State Government (LASG) and the Nigerian Police Force ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter REPAIR WORKS on the Lekki Epe Expressway will begin on Sunday, January 25, 2026, with traffic diversion in place, the Lagos State Government (LASG) has announced. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the works involve the reconstruction of the Ajah Bridge and the section of the road down to the Admiralty area o...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent GOODS WORTH at millions of naira were destroyed after a one storey commercial building housing computer and accessories dealers was razed on Somoye Osundairo Street in Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said the inci...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent The FEDERAL Government has inaugurated a N40 billion closed-circuit television control centre for the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. Minister of Works, David Umahi said the project followed extensive rehabilitation works on the bridge after the administration took office in 2023, adding that th...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FLAMES TORE through parts of Arena Market in Oshodi on Tuesday evening, triggering panic among traders and residents as a fire outbreak engulfed sections of the busy commercial hub in Lagos. The fire was reported at the market with videos circulating on social media showing thick smoke billowing...
