Tag: Lagos State
Protecting The Lagos Environment
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Lagos population, according to the United Nations projections, will be 20 million by 2015 making it the…
Ambode Supporters Mobilise For Support
Supporters of Lagos State governorship aspirant, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode have launched a grassroots campaign to enlighten residents of Ifako-Ijaiye on…
Ikuforiji Seeks Councillors’ Support For Gov Race
Eromosele Ebhomele & Yisa Jamiu Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has continued with…
I Want My Son Jailed, Mother Tells Court
A 32-year old factory worker, Ifeanyi Chukwu, who allegedly beat and threatened to kill his mother, on Thursday appeared before…
Bizman Impersonates Late Father
A 32-year old businessman, Frank Dibor, on Thursday appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, charged with impersonating his…
Fraudsters Kill Ex-Customs Officer, Daughter
Yusuf Muhammed A suspected fraudster, Alhaji Olatunji Azeez, has allegedly killed a 64-year old retired customs officer, Angela Uzo Kery…
Lagos shuts oil firm over N4.9bn tax evasion
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) on Wednesday sealed an oil and gas consultancy firm, BakLang Allianz International Limited,…
Alfa Charged For Allegedly Poisoning 2 Men
Paul Iyoghojie Operatives of the zone II command, Onikan, Lagos State, western Nigeria, have arrested an Islamic scholar, Alfa Jamiu…
Okada Rider Threatens To Kill Self Over Housewife
Moyo Fabiyi A commercial motorcyclist known in local parlance as Okada rider, John Ami Tumba, 27, has reportedly vowed to…
Prophetess In Jail Over Failed Deliverance
Cyriacus Izuekwe A self-acclaimed prophetess, Nnenna James has been arrested and remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri for allegedly defrauding…
Man Dupes 100 Land Buyers
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 36-year old fake land speculator, Muyiwa Akinwande, has confessed to Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court sitting in Lagos State,…
Lagos CJ Frees 75 Prison Inmates
Henry Ojelu The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Phillips on Tuesday freed 75 prisons inmates of the Kirikiri…
Orelope-Adefulire Wants Harsh Punishment For Rapists
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire on Monday made a clarion call for collective commitment towards putting a stop…
Obanikoro Begins Consultation For Governorship Aspiration
Yisa Jamiu The race for who succeeds Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, as the Governor of Lagos State in 2015 continues…
Man Sleeps On Lagos Streets For 12yrs
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 74-year old man, who lost his two wives and six children in a day, has narrated to…
Why I Named Garden Park After Kanu — Fashola
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos says he named the garden park at Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, after former Military Administrator of…
Fashola’s Aide Resigns
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola on Friday accepted the resignation of his Special Adviser on Central Business District, Mrs.…
Prepare For Heavier Rains, Lagos Warns Residents
Kazeem Ugbodaga As the rains keep falling almost everyday in Lagos, the State Government has alerted residents of the state…
‘The Essence Of June 12 Has Not Been Realised’
Eromosele Ebhomele The lawmaker representing Alimosho Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Bisi Yusuf, has declared that…
House Condemns Military’s Clampdown On Media
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly has slammed the Nigerian government and its military over the latter’s current…
‘Sanusi Lamido Will Take Emirate To Greater Heights’
Eromosele Ebhomele Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has described the appointment of the…
Imposition: Lagos APC Disowns Protesting Group
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has disowned a group which protested purported imposition…
Man Kills Father To Travel Abroad
An Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday remanded a man, Yusuf Akinbiyi, 41, at the Ikoyi Prison for…
Fashola Slashes LASU School Fees By 60 Percent
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has approved 60 percent reduction in the school fees being paid by…
Fashola Declares June 12 Holiday
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has approved Thursday, 12 June, 2014 as public holiday in Lagos. This…
How I Narrowly Escaped Death —Fashola
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has recounted how he escaped death by the whiskers some years ago…
Remi Tinubu Accounts 3yrs Stewardship In The Senate
Senator Oluremi Tinubu representing Lagos Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, recently gave an account of her activities in…
Teenager Faces Trial For Raping 80-Yr Old Blind Woman
A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday held that a teenager, Avoseh Satingo, has a case to answer…
Lagos Gov Race: God Asked Me To Run, Says Ikuforiji
Eromosele Ebhomele Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has disclosed to members of staff…
Lagos Taskforce Impounds 67 Vehicles On BRT Lane
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit has impounded 67 vehicles plying the Bus…