Tag: Lagos State
Fire destroys 120 shops in Lagos
At least 120 open shops used in storing palm oil were on Sunday morning razed at the popular Daleko market…
Prophetess Charged Over Failed Marriage Love Potion
Cyriacus Izuekwe A self-proclaimed prophetess, Chinyere Nwachukwu, has been remanded in Kirikiri Prisons in Lagos State, western Nigeria, over an…
Oba Rilwan Akiolu endorses Akinwumi Ambode as Fashola successor
The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, says Mr Akinwumi Ambode, an All Progressives Congress (APC) member eyeing the Lagos…
Bomb Scare On Lagos Island
Paul Iyoghojie There was bomb scare Thursday morning on Tom Jones, near the ever busy Idumota market, Lagos Island, Lagos…
Estate Agent Dupes 60 Home Seekers
Yusuf Muhammed An estate agent, Lateef Balogun, is on the run after allegedly swindling 60 unsuspecting home seekers in Lagos…
2 Policemen Die During Fight With Suspects
Cyriacus Izuekwe Two policemen have been killed in an auto crash while conveying some suspects to Lagos State, western Nigeria.…
Prophetess Sets Daughter Ablaze
Paul Iyoghojie A prophetess with a Celestial Church of Christ in Epe, Lagos State, western Nigeria, has been arrested by…
‘APC Will End Boko Haram’
A Lagos-based APC Chieftain, Kunle Ademoye, has assured Nigerians that the Boko Haram terrorism which had persisted over the years,…
My World Economic Forum (WEF) Takeaways
By Babatunde Fashola As we expect life in Abuja to return to normal, hopefully for the better, I feel the…
Post-Fashola Lagos: Experience And People’s Choice As Factors In 2015
By Ashiru Omoade The governorship race in Lagos State for 2015 will be a hot contest given the potpourri of…
Smoking In Public: LASEPA Begins Enforcement Aug
With effect from 17 August, 2014, anybody caught smoking in public places in Lagos State, western Nigeria, will be arrested…
Chibok Girls: Hundreds Of Women Protest In Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Hundreds of women and men staged a protest in Lagos State, western Nigeria, Monday, demanding the release of…
Man Batters Wife For Denying Him Sex
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 28-year old man, Nicholas Inyang, has been arrested and charged before Oshodi Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, western…
Civil Society Activists, Labour Push For Opeifa As Gov
As Lagos politicians begin subtle search for Fashola’s successor, activists in the civil society and organised labour are insisting that…
Cultists Kill 3 Vigilante Members
Yusuf Muhammed Members of a secret cult group known as Black Axe in Magbon, Badagry, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have…
Kidnappers On The Prowl In Lagos
Cyriacus Izuekwe There are indications that kidnappers are on the prowl in Lagos State, western Nigeria, as there are several…
2015 Gov Race: I Want To Succeed Fashola, Says Ikuforiji
Jamiu Yisa The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Sabit Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has officially informed his colleagues in…
Why Akin Ambode Is Not An Imposition On Lagosians
By Larry Raj I am amazed about the noise being made about Akin Ambode, a man people are saying Tinubu…
Suspected kidnapper burnt to death in Lagos
A man, who allegedly kidnapped two children at Iyana-Ipaja, a suburb of Lagos, was on Wednesday 7 May burnt to…
Lagos demolished 1,051 houses blocking drains, says Bello
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has demolished 1,051 buildings erected on the right of ways of drainage alignment across…
National Confab, Revenue Allocation And Lagos Special Status
By Tayo Ogunbiyi & Tope Ojo Before a selected group of Nigerians came together in Abuja to discuss salient issues…
1,702 Pregnant Women Test Positive To HIV In Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Statistics from the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency has revealed that in the last one year 1,702 pregnant…
Woman Lynched Over Attempt To Kidnap 3 Kids
Kazeem Ugbodaga & Yusuf Muhammed A suspected female kidnapper was Tuesday set ablaze by a mob on Ekoro Road at…
Lagos Boosts RRS, Security Agencies With 100 Patrol Vans
In furtherance of his administration’s commitment to the safety of life and property, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN)…
2015 Elections: APC Aspirants Relocate To Epe, Ikorodu
Jide Osokoya Following the confirmation of the zoning of the 2015 Lagos governorship ticket to Lagos East Senatorial District by…
Fashola pays tribute to Otedola, declares 7-day mourning
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Monday declared a seven-day mourning period in honour of a former governor of…
Ex-Lagos Gov Otedola, Dies
Former governor of Lagos State, Sir Michael Otedola is dead. He died this morning at his Epe residence in Lagos,…
Lagos Shuts Markets For Chibok Schoolgirls
Jamiu Yisa & Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The Iyaloja-General of Nigeria, Mrs Folashade Tinubu-Ojo has ordered the shutting down of all Lagos…
Leke Pitan Joins Lagos governorship race
.The ex-commissioner for health vows To Build On Tinubu, Fashola’s Legacies Jamiu Yisa Former Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr.…
4 Escape Death As Truck Crashes
Yusuf Muhammed Four people narrowly escaped death on Thursday at Abule-Egba, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, when a truck conveying cement…