Tag: Lagos State
Divorce Drama: ‘We Had Sex Before Coming To Court’
Cyriacus Izuekwe There was a mild drama at Ejigbo Customary Court in Lagos State, western Nigeria, on Monday when a…
Why I Want To Run On PDP Platform —Agbaje
Jamiu Yisa Former Lagos State governorship candidate of the Democratic Peoples Alliance, DPA, in the 2007 polls, Jimi Agbaje, has…
Stop Extortion, Harassment Of Lagosians
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has warned officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, to…
‘How Nigerians Fuel Boko Haram Insurgency’
Eromosele Ebhomele It was a gathering of political and community leaders in Yaba area of the Mainland Constituency 2 of…
Six Years Of Greening Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga All over the world, wherever one goes, one will observe that cities and countries are embarking on massive…
Maternity leave: Emulate Lagos, Odumakin tells FG, states
Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, President, Women Arise for Change Initiative, has urged the Federal Government and other states to emulate Lagos…
Gowon Estate residents spend N1m to fix roads
Gowon Estate Community Development Association on Friday said that it had spent about one million naira to fix roads in…
Man Kills Sister Over Plot Of Land
Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni A member of the Eiye Confraternity and Jehovah’s Witness, Adeola Omotayo, 28, has killed his sister, Omotayo Rukayat…
Lagos assembly ponders health insurance scheme
Suru Avoseh, the chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Health, said on Friday the committee was proposing a…
Police Cells Overcrowded
Cyriacus Izuekwe The ongoing industrial action by the Judiciary Staff of Nigeria JUSUN, has resulted in overcrowding in police cells…
Lagos Teachers Angry With Fashola
Kazeem Ugbodaga & Eromosele Ebhomole Primary and secondary school teachers in public schools in Lagos State, western Nigeria, have expressed…
6 Months Maternity Leave For Female Civil Servants
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has approved six months maternity leave for female public servants who just…
Lagos creates 75,168 jobs by planting 5 million
The Lagos State Government on Monday said that it planted no fewer than five million trees and created about 75,168…
We will not aid terrorism in Lagos – Arewa
The Arewa community in Lagos on Sunday said that they would neither aid nor tolerate any terrorist activities in Lagos.…
Lagos to create jobs, generate revenue from ceramic
The Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources says it is considering the utilisation of clay and local raw…
Police rescue 10-year old boy from kidnappers
The Police in Lagos on Saturday said they rescued a 10-year old boy and arrested one of the suspected kidnappers.…
Doctors strike: Workers render skeletal services in Lagos
As the Nigerian Medical Association remains resolute on its strike, health workers in some government-owned hospitals in Lagos state on…
200 irregular immigrants arrested in Lagos
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Lagos State Command on Friday said that it arrested more than 200 suspected irregular immigrants…
I’ve penchant for defeating incumbent governors – Fayose
Jamiu Yisa Still basking in the euphoria of his victory at the Ekiti State 21 June governorship election, the governor-elect,…
Lagos State executing 205 roads – Fashola
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state on Friday 11 July said that the state government was executing no fewer than…
Boost For Cardiac, Renal Patients
Kazeem Ugbodaga Cardiac and renal diseases constitute a growing health burden globally, with millions of people dying each year, according…
Tanker Fire Disaster Averted
Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni Fire disaster was Friday morning averted at Ketu Bus stop, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, by the combined effort of…
‘UNILAG Student Was Shot By Suspected Cultists’
Damilare Okunola Reports emanating from the King Jaja Hall of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Akoka, Lagos, suggest that an…
Preventing Carnage On Lagos Roads
By Mamud Hassan The incessant cases of road accidents, traffic gridlock and threat to lives and property by trailer and…
Fayose Storms Lagos On ‘Thank You’ Visit
Jamiu Yisa The Governor-elect of Ekiti State, Peter Ayodele Fayose and his entourage will storm Lagos Friday in continuation of…
Lawyers, Activists Mourn Bamidele Aturu
Kazeem Ugbodaga, Eromosele Ebhomele & Henry Ojelu Family, friends, lawyers and several other sympathizers this morning besieged the Agege home…
Pregnant Woman, Pastor, 2 Others Found Dead
Damilare Okunola A pregnant woman, her husband and another couple have reportedly died mysteriously in Otugbua area of Offin-Ile in…
Lagos, Soldiers And Social Disorder
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The peace of Lagos was recently threatened as some obviously aggrieved soldiers went on the rampage along…
Lagos Lawmaker Has 15 Children
Eromosele Ebhomele The lawmaker representing Ifako-Ijaiye Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Ipoola Omisore, has disclosed that…
Police lied about Apapa fuel depot blast
Nigerian authorities, battling to stem an escalating Islamist insurgency, covered up a bomb attack in Lagos by claiming a blast…