Tag: Lagos
Lagos evacuates 413 beggars, deports 31 others to Niger
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has evacuated 413 beggars from the streets of Lagos and deported 31 others to…
Illegal parking: Lagos justifies Taskforce’s removal of vehicles number plate
The Lagos State Government on Monday justified the new enforcement method of its Special Offences Taskforce which favoured the removal…
Lagos targets N1 trillion budget size by 2018
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Sunday announced its readiness to massively reduce dependence on federal allocation and increase…
Health experts storm Lagos to brainstorm on emerging deadly diseases
Global health experts, scientists and others will storm Lagos next week to brainstorm on emerging deadly diseases threatening the African…
Police rescue woman, 3 children in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Nigeria Police Force said it had rescued a woman and her three children kidnapped on 3 July,…
Teenager docked for snatching handbag under Lagos bridge
A teenage boy, Lateef Nurudeen, was on Tuesday arraigned in Lagos for allegedly snatching a woman’s handbag containing N30,000 and…
Dangote Lagos refinery for completion in 2019
Kazeem Ugbodaga The ongoing construction of the multi-billion dollars Dangote Refinery at the Lekki Free Zone, LFZ, in Lagos will…
3 killed, 14 injured in ghastly accident
Kazeem Ugbodaga Three people have died and 14 others injured in a ghastly motor accident around Berger area of Lagos,…
My husband attempted to rape my sister several times -Wife
A 45-year old trader, Mrs Cecilia Ayayi, has approached an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to end her 20-year-old marriage…
Lagos taskforce arrests 3 notorious ‘Awawa’ cult members
Kazeem Ugbodaga Operatives of the Lagos State Taskforce have arrested three notorious members of the ‘Awawa Boys’ cult group who…
Obanikoro spits fire from US, says I won’t submit to EFCC
Former Minister of State for Defence and one time Nigeria’s ambassador to Ghana, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has condemned yesterday’s raid…
Tenant smashes caretaker’s head with hammer
A 26-year old man, Lucky Aigbogun, appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Monday for allegedly smashing his caretaker’s head…
Ecobank manager sent to prison over N14m fraud
Paul Iyoghojie The police at the Ikoyi Division Lagos, Western Nigeria have arrested the operational manager of Ecobank of Nigeria,…
Jobless man steals 3 cartons of spaghetti
A 32-year-old applicant, Folabi Adeyunju, appeared in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday for allegedly stealing three cartons of…
Lagos to set up citizens’ information centres
In recognition of the crucial role that information management plays in the success or failure of any administration, the Lagos…
Cameroonians mark National Day in Lagos
About 2,000 Cameroonians in Lagos, Abuja and Calabar, at the weekend came all-out to celebrate their country’s 44th National Day…
Buhari visits Lagos Monday
The Lagos State Government will formally welcome President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday on a two-day working visit to the State.…
FG to concession Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Kano airports
The Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, says the Federal Government will concession the Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt and…
Lagos PDP lawmakers beg chieftains to close ranks
Lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) in the Lagos State House of Assembly have appealed to party leaders to…
FIRS shuts more firms in Lagos, Abuja
The enforcement unit of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), on Friday continued its closure of big companies in Lagos…
Lagos: Over 500 buildings may collapse
Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Abiola Anifowoshe, has issued a stern warning to owners of distressed and abandoned…
Lagos gets 379 PMS trucks, Abuja 187, Bayelsa 6 – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said a total of 1,082 truck of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) were loaded and…
Group set to empower 5,700 Youths In Lagos
At least 5,700 youths, drawn from the 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDA of Lagos…
Asa set for Lagos debut concert
Funsho Arogundade “Finally LAGOS! I am coming home!” That was the screaming Twitter message posted by Nigerian international soul singer…
By Thursday there would be no queues in Abuja, Lagos – Kachikwu
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has reiterated the commitment of NNPC to end the lingering fuel…
All set for MBGE Pageant 2016
All is now set for the 2016 edition of the Most Beautiful Girl In Eko Beauty Pageant. The event will…
Lagos Metro Pro League Season 2 kicks off Thursday
The much-awaited Metro Pro League Lagos 2015/2016 season kicks off on Thursday as Nath Boys Football Club battle debutant Pepsi…
Lagos warns of discrimination against physically challenged persons
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has warned against discrimination against People Living with Disabilities, PLD, in work places and…
Lagos vows to reduce unemployment rate
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has vowed to reduce unemployment rate in the state through promotion of entrepreneurship and…
Man commits suicide, jumps into canal
Kazeem Ugbodaga An unidentified man has committed suicide by jumping into a canal at Cele Bus Stop area of Lagos,…