Tag: Lagos State
16 LG Bosses Face Sanction
Eromosele Ebhomele Chairmen and management staff of 16 out of the 57 local councils in Lagos, western Nigeria, may face…
Lagos Schools Resume After Ebola Scare
Jamiu Yisa There was a large turn out of pupils and students as both public and private schools in Lagos…
FERMA set to tackle defecation on highways
Mr Kehinde Afolabi, a Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) engineer on Tuesday said that the agency was collaborating with the…
Lagos governorship aspirant promises good time for teachers
Eromosele Ebhomele A Lagos governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Leke Pitan, has given…
Eid El-Kabir: Only Nigerians can rescue their nation – Fashola
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos governor, Babatunde Fashola said the future of Nigeria lies in the actions of the people. Fashola made…
Fashola, others pay last respect to Black Scorpion
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State was among the people who paid their last respect to the late Brig.-Gen. Benjamin…
Eid El-Kabir: Lagos residents to enjoy free ride
Residents of Lagos state commuting on Lagos government owned buses will enjoy a free ride today. Mr Dayo Mobereola, the…
FIRS clamps down on oil companies, recovers N333m
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Friday recovered N333 million from corporate tax payer in the Oil and Gas…
Moving train crushes woman to death at Iganmu
Authorities at the Nigeria Railway Corporation on Friday confirmed the death of a middle-aged woman believed to have been crushed…
Ashafa dumps governorship ambition, to vie for Senate
Jamiu Yisa/Political Correspondent Senator Gbenga Ashafa appears to have heeded the lessons of an ancient proverb:a bird in hand, being…
In Pictures: Nigeria at 54
Photos By Emmanuel Osodi As Nigeria celebrates her 54th Independence Day on 1 October, Lagos state government led by its…
Boko Haram members get 75 years jail term
The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday sentenced three Boko Haram members to 75 years jail term with hard labour.…
‘Prison Turned Me Into Hardened Criminal’
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 38-year old suspected armed robber paraded recently by the police in Lagos State, western Nigeria, has confessed…
Sallah: Lagos Ban Sale Of Rams On Roadsides
Kazeem Ugbodaga Few days to Sallah celebration, the Lagos State Government has banned the sale of rams on highways, major…
Why we can’t hold local government elections – LASIEC boss
Eromosele Ebhomele Chairman of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Justice Fatai Adeyinka (Rtd), has told members of the…
Aregbesola, Fashola Mourn IGI Boss
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola and his counterpart in Lagos State, Governor Babatunde Fashola have mourned the…
2015: Lagos PDP distances self from Agbaje suit against Jonathan
The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday disowned Mr Adejumo Agbaje, who filed a suit…
Fashola Urged To Rename Hospital After Adadevoh
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Wednesday passed a motion asking the State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, to…
New Lagos Police Boss Gives Okada Riders Ultimatum
The new Lagos State Police Commissioner, Kayode Aderanti has issued a 14-day ultimatum to commercial motorcycle operators, also known as…
Rename IDH after Adadevoh, Lagos Assembly tells Fashola
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Wednesday passed a motion asking the state governor, Babatunde Fashola, to…
FG, Lagos quiet on Synagogue building collapse probe
Nigerian officials were tight-lipped on Tuesday about the scope of a probe into a fatal church building collapse in Lagos…
6 ships arrive Lagos ports with petroleum products
Six motor tankers laden with petroleum products have arrived at the Lagos ports, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on…
7 Notorious Robbers Paraded In Lagos
Cyriacus Izuekwe The suspected leader of a robbery gang, Chief Jude Dike, has been arrested by the police and paraded…
Lagos APC Chieftain Shot Dead
Kazeem Ugbodaga In what appears to be a foretaste of next year’s elections in Lagos State, a chieftain of the…
Abandoned Day Old Baby Boy Found In Gutter
Kayode Aponmade A day old abandoned baby boy has been rescued from a drainage channel on Holy Timothy Street Aboru,…
Lagos records huge shortfall of water
Lagos State Water Corporation (LSWC) on Sunday said it has recorded shortfall of about 300 million gallons of water per…
Lagos shifts school resumption date
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola Sunday announced Monday 8 October 2014 as new date for resumption of schools in…
Lagos schools to resume Monday
All is now set for the resumption of school activities in Lagos state following the decision by the Federal Government…
Abandoned day old baby found in gutter
Kayode Aponmade An abandoned day old baby boy has been rescued from a drainage channel on Holy Timothy Street Aboru,…
Ebola: Lagos clears last suspect, affirms Sept. 22 resumption date
The Lagos State Government on Friday said the last suspected case of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the state…