Tag: Lagos State
How Ambode managed to increase the life span of Lagosians
By Seun Bisuga In July 2015, research from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, King’s College London, and…
Suspected Boko Haram member escapes death in Lagos
A suspected Boko Haram member, Musbau Ishola, on Monday, escaped death in the Mile Two area of Lagos State as…
Traffic Laws: Lagos Govt clarifies enforcement method
The Lagos State Government on Monday has defended the enforcement method of its Special Offences Task Force which favours the…
Breaking News: Gunmen abduct Iba monarch, kill guard, shoot wife
Gunmen have abducted a first class traditional ruler in Lagos, Oba Yushau Goriola Oseni, the Oniba of Ibaland, killed his…
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists arrested in Lagos
A Civilian Joint Task Force have arrested six suspected Boko Haram members said to be on the wanted lists of…
Eid-el-Fitr Tragedy: Container crushes 3 to death in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga A truck conveying 40-feet container lost control and crushed a commercial bus killing three persons and injuring two…
Ambode And The Street Traders Of Lagos
By Reuben Abati I wrote this piece after holding a series of conversations with Lagos street traders and hawkers who…
Maryland Mayhem: We Need N139m to refurbish 49 damaged buses – Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday said it will cost the State N139 million to refurbish the…
Update: 50 killed in militant attacks in Ikorodu
No fewer than 50 persons were feared killed on Thursday night when militants invaded border town communities between Ogun and…
Residents laud Ambode over repair of Oshodi-Apapa expressway
A cross section of Lagos State residents on Wednesday lauded the State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode for keeping to his promise…
Lagos to be Africa’s first Smart City after Dubai deal
…Pact Will Attract Multi Billion Dollar Investment To State, says Ambode The Lagos State Government and the City of Dubai…
Residents desert Ikorodu community following gunmen attack
Kazeem Ugbodaga Residents of Elegbete and surrounding villages in Ikorodu, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have abandoned their homes following the…
Lagos warns residents against blocked Ogun river
The Lagos State Government has warned residents to keep up the Ogun River, near the Kara Cattle Market which was…
Fire guts MTN warehouse in Ogba, Ikeja
Abu Jimoh Mobile telecommunications giant, MTN’s warehouse located off Acme Road, Ogba, Lagos State, has been gutted by fire. The…
Ambode honours 555 with long service merit award
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday presented long service merit awards to 555 public servants who had distinguished…
Ambode appoints 57 sole administrators for LGs/LCDAs
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday approved the appointment of new Sole Administrators to oversee the…
Court remands traditional ruler, son in prison over alleged murder
Traditional ruler (Baale) of Temidire Community in Alagbado in Lagos, Nojeem Abioye, and his son, Wahab Abioye, have been remanded…
Ikeja Electric probes electrocution of 14-year old girl
The management of Ikeja Electric (IE) has set up a committee to investigate the electrocution of a 14-year old girl,…
Baale remanded in prison
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta: Magistrate Y.O. Aje-Atunwa of the Ikeja Magistrates’ Court Ikeja, Lagos State has ordered that Chief Maugbe Babatunde Tudonu,…
Ramadan: Gov. Ambode urges Muslims to pray for Nigeria
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has urged Muslims to pray fervently for the country to overcome its current challenges…
Lagos shuts Ajah Roundabout for vehicular traffic
From Tuesday, the gridlock-prone Ajah Roundabout in Lekki Peninsula, Eti-Osa Local government will be shut for traffic, the Lagos state…
There was no attempt to kidnap my mother, says Ambode
The Lagos State Governor on Saturday denied media reports claiming that a kidnap attempt was made on his mother, Mrs…
Lagos shortlisted for 100 resilient cities network
The Rockefeller Foundation on Tuesday expressed optimism that Lagos State might become one of the 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) in…
Ambode’s achievements in one year laudable, says Buhari
…Commissions Emergency Rescue Centre, Security Equipment, Ago Palace Way …Our Govt Will Continue To Raise The Bar Of Security, Gov…
Ambode mulls Microsoft partner on security, justice reforms
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday said that the State Government would explore areas of cooperation with Microsoft…
Lagos tackles ocean surge with N36 billion
The Lagos State Government has earmarked N36 billion to proffer lasting solution to the incessant ocean surge being experienced along…
Lagos now officially an oil producing state – Ambode
…Says Feat Opens New Vista For Revenue Generation …Receives Management of Tunde Folawiyo Petroleum Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode…
Ambode releases N10bn for completion of 114 LG roads
a The Lagos State Government led by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has released the sum of N10.8billion to date to ensure…
Housekeeper jailed 5 years for theft of employer’s jewellery
A 22 year old housekeeper was today sentenced to 30month imprisonment by an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court for stealing his employer’s…
Lagos Govt. demolishes 45 shanties at Iba
The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) on Thursday demolished 45 shanties at LASU round-about in Iba…