Tag: Lagos State
Lagos to abolish charges on telecom operators
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday expressed its readiness to abolish arbitrary charges on telecommunication operators in the state. This…
Children’s Day: Fashola pleads for release of Chibok girls
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Tuesday urged the Boko Haram insurgents to release over 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted…
On Lagos ICT Initiative
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The Information and Communication Technology, ICT, sector remains a fast growing area with limitless possibilities for national…
Otedola’s Burial Rites Begin Tomorrow
The funeral rites for the late former governor of Lagos State, Sir Michael Otedola, will begin tomorrow with ‘A Day…
Police Officers’ Wives Thrown Out Of Barracks Shops
Cyriacus Izuekwe The wives of police officers at Jericho Barracks in Otto, Ijora, Lagos State, western Nigeria, have been thrown…
Police, prison officials foil convict’s escape bid
A 25-year old man, Christian Akpohukah, on Monday in Lagos bolted after he was sentenced to a three-year imprisonment for…
LASU Crisis: Govt, Lecturers Maintain Hardline
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has warned striking lecturers of the Lagos State University, LASU, that they cannot stampede…
Male Fertility Linked To Early Death –Report
Eromosele Ebhomele The problems caused by infertility in men seems to be multiple. Apart from its psychological effect on the…
Motorcycle Riders Lynch 2 Policemen
Cyriacus Izuekwe Two policemen serving at Area ‘E’ Festac Town, Lagos State, western Nigeria, have been reportedly lynched by angry…
Ogba Retail Market: Traders, Lagos Assembly At War
The crisis surrounding the proposed demolition of Ogba Retail Market is yet to abate as the traders association have faulted…
‘My Husband Watches Porn Movies With Our Daughter’
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 50-year-old man, Obiorah Onwutalu, has been reprimanded in court after he was accused by his wife, Ogonna,…
Crisis Rocks Otedola’s Family 7 Days Burial
Kazeem Ugbodaga & Yisa Jamiu As the government of Lagos State and members of the family of the late Sir…
KSB Joins Politics
Funsho Arogundade Gospel Music diva, Kenny Saint Best, has joined the growing list of musicians embracing politics. P.M.NEWS Entertainment Cafe…
Lagos rescues 72 abandoned babies
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it rescued 72 abandoned babies, comprising 38 females and 34 males, were rescued…
Lagos Now Nigeria’s Sports Hub, Says Oshodi
Taiwo Adelu Lagos State Commissioner for Youth, Sports and Social Development, Mr. Wahid Enitan Oshodi says the government of Mr.…
Tackling Fire Outbreak In Lagos
By Grace Igho Amomah The cost of fire incidents is obviously enormous. It results in pains and deaths to…
2015 And Fashola’s Homily On Religion
By Dotun Adeniyi Prior to early 2007, with its political scheming to find a worthy successor to the erstwhile people’s…
Fashola Calls Striking LASU Lecturers For Dialogue
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has appealed to striking lecturers of the Lagos State University, LASU, to…
Container Falls On Bus At Apapa-Oshodi Expressway
Cyriacus Izuekwe A truck with registration number XU 68 KR carrying two containers, Thursday fell on a moving bus in…
DAWN Games: Keeping South-West Youth Busy Through Sports
The conception of the South-West Secondary Schools Championship tagged DAWN Games was the brainchild of the south-west Governors’ Forum to…
FG Taskforce’s Invasion Of Lagos Ominous
In the last few days, the pervading peace being enjoyed in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, has been threatened by the…
Lagos Assembly To Resolve LASU Crisis
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, will resolve all lingering crises facing the state-owned university, LASU,…
N31bn Lost Annually To Energy Wastage In Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says an estimated N31 billion is being lost annually to energy wastage. This figure…
APC Slams PDP Over Threat To Burn Oba Akiolu’s Palace
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has described as irresponsible, uncouth and callous the allegations leveled…
Unknown Traffic Controllers Invade Lagos
Police in Lagos have intercepted a strange group of usurpers posing as traffic officials on Lagos roads. Dressed in grey…
Lagos Assembly Okays Demolition Of Ogba Retail Market
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, has approved the demolition of Ogba Retail Market where there…
Tribute To Sir Michael Agbolade Otedola
By Sola Ogunmosunle The curtain was recently drawn on the life of one of the illustrious sons of Lagos State.…
Religion not yardstick for next governor – Fashola
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Monday described as baseless calls that the next governor of the state should…
LASTMA, VIO Impound 113,200 Vehicles Over Traffic Violations
Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Lagos State Traffic Managment Authority, LASTMA, and the Vehicle Inspection Service, VIS, have impounded over…
Housewife Jailed After Husband Escapes
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 40-year old housewife, Shola Afolayan, has been sent to Kirikiri Prisons in Lagos State, western Nigeria, over…