Sources: The Punch
At least ten people are killed and 25 others are injured when a fire breaks out in a high-rise office building in Lagos, Nigeria. 2025-09-18
Six people are killed and at least 79 others are injured in a collision between a train and a bus transporting civil servants to work in Lagos, Nigeria. 2023-03-9
Six people are killed after a building collapses in Lagos, Nigeria. 2022-09-5
Four people are killed after a building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria. 2022-05-21
A Nigerian court throws out a case against 47 men for allegedly publicly engaging in same-sex relationships at a Lagos hotel in 2018, claiming a lack of diligence on the prosecutor's part. 2020-10-27
A court in Nigeria grants 47 men another delay in their trial over homosexuality and public displays of affection with members of the same sex. Judge Rilwan Aikawa says it is the last accepted delay at the Lagos court. The men face up to 10-year imprisonment if convicted in a closely watched trial. 2020-02-5
A passenger plane carrying 27 people crashes at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, with 13 deaths reported. 2013-10-3
Chinua Achebe's body is flown into Lagos to be greeted by a funeral processional. His remains await burial in Ogidi, the author's hometown. 2013-05-21
An ocean surge into nearby shanties kills one person and leaves 15 others missing off the coast of Lagos, Nigeria. 2012-08-20
Nearly 700 people from a small town within Lagos, Nigeria, are relocated following heavy flooding. 2010-10-12