Residents suspect the demolitions are aimed at gentrifying the waterfront in Nigeria's biggest city, but officials deny this.

Makoko’s waterfront stilt settlements were razed with little warning amid government claims that the move was essential for sanitation and security ...

As the demolition of Makoko continues to raise dust that refuses to settle, the Lagos state government has been advised to ...

A revolutionary activist, Francis Nwapa, has berated the Lagos State government for subjecting residents of the Makoko waterfront community to inhumane conditions by demolishing their homes. Nwapa ...

Beneath an eight-lane expressway, Nigerian men stand waist-deep in the Lagos Lagoon, lowering buckets into murky water. Each load brings up sand, reshaping the coastline of Africa's largest city and ...

CHundeyin said that the director reported that at about 10.45 a.m. on Friday, he received a call that there was an incident at the Lekki/Ikoyi Link Bridge. The Spokesperson of the Police Command in ...

Lagos Police Command, has disclosed the identity of the man who jumped into the lagoon at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge area of Lagos, as Buka Abana. Lagos Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP ...

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services has recovered the remains of a yet-to-be-identified man who jumped into the lagoon in the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge area of the state. This was disclosed in a ...

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says it has rescued a man who mistakenly fell into the lagoon. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said this in a ...