Tag: Lagos State
Police, Robbers In Gun Battle
Yusuf Muhammed One suspected armed robber has been killed, while three others fled during a gun battle with policemen from…
Ebola: Eight Victims In Stable Condition – Fashola
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State says all the eight people currently infected by the deadly Ebola…
Lagos APC Salutes Governor Aregbesola
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos State, western Nigeria, has joined millions of Nigerians, especially the people of the State…
Fashola Calls For Patronage Of Made-In-Nigeria Goods
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has called on Nigerians to patronise ‘Made-in-Nigeria’ goods rather than imported ones. The governor…
Health Minister confirms new Ebola case in Lagos
Nigeria on Monday confirmed a new case of Ebola in the financial capital Lagos, bringing the total number of people…
#OsunDecides: Police Comm. withdraws orderlies from politicians
By Simon Ateba/Osogbo Less than 24 hours to the governorship election in Osun state, the newly deployed police commissioner in…
Ebola: Lagos Orders Churches To Stop Crusades
Kazeem Ugbodaga/with Agency Report Following the death of two victims of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in Lagos, western Nigeria, the…
The Lagos Paternity And Maternity Leave Policy
By Bilikis Bakare Maternity leave, often called parental or family leave, is the time a mother or father takes time…
Osun PDP Rally, A Show Of Shame, Says Jide Jimoh
Yisa Jamiu The Chairman of Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, Jide Jimoh, has described the Peoples Democratic…
The Metamorphosis Of Rural Lagos
By Adepeju Adeyemi Being the commercial nerve centre of the West African sub-region, the metropolitan outlook of Lagos has often…
Ikorodu Monarch’s Corpse Arrives Lagos
Eromosele Ebhomele & Damilare Okunola The remains of the late Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Salaudeen Oyefusi, have arrived Lagos from…
Fashola Mourns Oba Oyefusi’s Death
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has mourned the death of the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Salaudeen Oyefusi, who…
El-Zakzaky To Take FG To Court Over Murder Of 3 Sons, 32 Others
Islamic cleric and leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, has said his group would employ legitimate peaceful…
Tinubu’s Contributions To Democracy In Nigeria
By Idowu Ajanaku Some call him “the Game Changer”. Others say he is the “ Asiwaju of Nigeria’s democracy.” Yet,…
PDP Aspirants Gang-up Against Jimi Agbaje
The governorship ambition of Jimi Agbaje that made him join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has run…
No fresh case of Ebola in Lagos
Lagos State Government on Wednesday again reiterated that no fresh case of the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease has been found…
Why Nigerian Women Shy Away From Politics —Lawmaker
Eromosele Ebomele Sexual harassments and intimidation are two major reasons why women shy away from politics, representative of Ikorodu Constituency…
Korean Ambassador’s Taekwondo Cup Holds Sept.
The fifth edition of the Korean Ambassador’s Taekwondo Championship has been fixed for 12-14 September in Lagos. The tournament is…
SSS shuts down office Opinion Poll company
Two weeks to the governorship election in Osun State, armed operatives from State Security Services, SSS have reportedly swooped on…
Firms, individuals owe Lagos N18bn in taxes
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) said on Friday that firms and individuals owed the state government N18 billion…
Liberian with Ebola-like symptoms dies in Nigeria
A Liberian man hospitalised in Lagos with Ebola-like symptoms has died, an official said Friday, without confirming the virus was…
Lagos urges residents to embrace state’s initiative to own houses
Lateef Ibirogba, the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, on Friday called on Lagos residents to take advantage of…
Eid-El-Fitr: Lagos Police to intensify motorised patrol
The Lagos Police Command said on Thursday it would adopt an intensive motorised patrol and undercover spies to ensure the…
Ebola Virus Hits Lagos
By Kazeem Ugbodaga The deadly Ebola Virus Disease which has killed over over 500 people in West Africa has hit…
In Pictures: 100 days after, activists hold rally for Chibok girls
Photos By Emmanuel Osodi
Lagos lauds Airtel over Touching Lives Initiative
Lagos State deputy governor, Princess Adejoke Adefulire-Orelope, wife of Lagos state governor, Dame Abimbola Fashola and former commissioner of Environment,…
High Tension Wire Fire Razes 15 Houses
Cyriacus Izuekwe A high tension wire last night fell on top of some houses and razed them down in Ejigbo…
No Economy Can Stand Without Entrepreneurs – Oladunjoye
Damilare Okunola The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, has stated that no economy in the world can…
‘I Never Knew I Would Make It To 85’
Eromosele Ebhomele An excited first civilian governor of Lagos State, western Nigeria, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, Monday told guests at…