Tag: Lagos State
Early Morning Rain Paralyses Lagos
Jamiu Yisa The entire Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, was at a standstill Wednesday morning following an early morning rain which…
Fashola Presents 2015 Budget Monday
Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, western Nigeria, will on Monday present the 2015 budget proposal to the…
APC To Appoint New LG Bosses
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola has bowed to the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to appoint…
APC Leaders Insist Gov Ticket Zoned To Lagos East
Kazeem Ugbodaga Some All Progressives Congress, APC, leaders in Lagos State, western Nigeria, have insisted on zoning the governorship ticket…
Lagos’s 214 Athletes, 23 Coaches Ready For NSSF
A contingent of 214 athletes, 23 coaches will represent Team Lagos at the 2014 National Schools Sports Festival which takes…
Lagos, no go area for criminals, says Commissioner of Police
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Kayode Aderanti, on Friday declared the state as a “no-go-area” for criminals…
Lagos Council Chairmen Quit As Tenure Expires
Many of the chairmen in the 20 local governments and the 37 local council development areas vacated their offices yesterday…
Worst Local Councils In Lagos
KAZEEM UGBODAGA, EROMOSELE EBHOMELE & JAMIU YISA As chairmen of the 20 Local Government Areas and the 37 Local Council…
Federal ministry of works building gutted by fire
The Federal Ministry of Works building in Lagos is currently on fire. It is not clear whether there are casualties.…
Governor’s Cup Tennis: Tough Opponents Await Nigerian Players
Damilare Okunola Despite the fact that this year’s Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship is an invitational tournament for players within…
Ikuforiji launches guber campaign Oct. 26
By Simon Ateba Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, would launch his governorship bid on 26…
Ebola: Real governance begins from Lagos, lawmakers say
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday commended the entire residents of the state in the western…
UNICEF Scales Up Emergency Response Plan For Lagos, Others
Simon Ateba The Emergency Preparedness Response Plans for Lagos, Ondo, Osun and Edo states in Nigeria have been scaled up.…
Female Banker Steals From Dead Customer
Paul Iyoghojie A female staff of a new generation bank, Opeyemi Opetuga, 35, has been charged before an Igbosere Magistrates’…
Ebola: Lagos to deploy health workers to Sierra Leone
The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it was finalising arrangements to deploy some health workers who had helped in…
APC runs out of guber nomination forms as aspirants flood secretariat
Jamiu Yisa The race for who succeeds Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, as the governor of Lagos State on the platform…
2015: My chances are bright, says Leke Pitan
Dr Leke Pitan, a Lagos state governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday said…
Lagos urges CEOs, Head of Agencies to collaborate, share ideas
The annual retreat of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and Heads of Agencies in Lagos state opened yesterday in Lagos as…
5,448 Lagos Corps Members Discharged
Damilare Okunola At least 5, 448 National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members will be discharged Thursday in a low key…
AOCOED Students Appeal For Reduced School Fees
Harrison Iyoha Students of Adenira Ogunsanya College Of Education, AOCOED, Oto Ijanikin, Badagry Expressway, Lagos State have appealed to the…
Caretaker Chairmen For Lagos LGs 29 Oct.
Jamiu Yisa There are strong indications that the current council chairmen in the 20 Local Government Councils and 37 Local…
The Maiden Horn-Free Day
The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Kayode Opeifa, said in an interview two days ago that there has been no…
3 KAI Officials Rape Woman
Kazeem Ugbodaga Three officers of the Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, have been arrested for allegedly raping a 24-year old woman…
Lagos Lawmakers Raise Alarm Over Traffic Robbery Attacks
Eromosele Ebhomele Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Western Nigeria, have raised an alarm over robbery attacks in…
All Set For First Lagos Horn-Free Day
Kazeem Ugbodaga All is now set for the first horn-free day in Lagos, southwest Nigeria,as the Lagos State Government is…
Fashola flags off empowerment of 14,000 Lagosians
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola on Monday flagged off the second phase of the Economic Empowerment Programme through…
N155m theft: Court orders EFCC to arrest bureau de change operator
An Ikeja High Court on Monday issued a warrant of arrest against a Bureau de Change operator, Dipo Adedokun, over…
My Vision For Lagos —Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga The race for the 2015 governorship election continues to gather momentum with aspirants, especially those in the All…
Lagos steps up campaign to eliminate HIV transmission
The Lagos State Government is set for another round of campaign to accelerate the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV…