Tag: Lagos
Man dies after drinking 4 crates of beer in Lagos
Cyriacus Izuekwe A man identified as Femi Aluko has died after he reportedly drank four cartons of beer in Shasha,…
African Basketball League for launch in Lagos Wednesday
A pan-African basketball league tagged African Basketball League will be launched in Lagos on Wednesday. The launch will take place…
Steer clear of Lagos, APC warns Biafran protesters
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has warned those planning to hold demonstration in…
Promoters unveil plans for kids at Boxing Day’s GOtv show
Flykite Productions, promoters of GOtv Boxing Night, have announced plans to make the fifth edition, holding on 26 December, a…
Lawmaker begins training of 250 Lagos residents
Eromosele Ebhomele Moshood Oshun, the representative of Lagos Mainland Constituency 2 at the state House of Assembly, on Monday began…
Nigerians share their Lagos experiences in #MyLagosExperiences
Lagos, the business capital of Nigeria is known for its traffic, flood and never-stopping lifestyle. In a bid to revive…
Gridlock: Lagos approves bridges for Ajah, Abule Egba
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has approved the construction of flyovers for two of the state’s high-density traffic zones…
Lagos will host tennis Grand Slam someday —LLTC boss
Taiwo Adelu President of Lagos Lawn Tennis Club (LLTC), Onikan, Barrister Rotimi Edu, has said that Lagos State will host…
Man who came to Lagos to steal for Christmas celebration jailed
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 28-year-old man, Ikechukwu Godspower, who confessed that he relocated a few days ago from Abuja to steal…
Man loses land, millions to trusted friends
Cyriacus Izuekwe A man, Emmanuel Akachukwu, who went abroad for greener pasture and entrusted his property to his trusted friends,…
Man, 26, defrauds U.S. citizen of $35,000
Paul Iyoghojie Operatives of the Interpol section of the Federal Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos, western Nigeria,…
Lagos decries rising cases of violence against women
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has decried rising cases of violence against women in the state, warning husbands to…
Ambode orders sports festival for physically challenged athletes
Taiwo Adelu Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered that from next year, an annual sports festival mainly for physically challenged athletes…
Ambode inaugurates committee to tackle power challenge in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday inaugurated an Advisory Committe on Power to tackle power challenge in…
Lagos shuts 53 churches, mosques, hotels
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has shut down 53 churches, mosques and hotels over noise pollution and environmental nuisance.…
30 ships to arrive Lagos with food, petroleum products – NPA
Thirty ships laden with various food items, containers, general cargoes and petroleum products are expected at the Lagos ports from…
Appalling cases of death, missing persons in Lagos
The rate at which people go missing in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, coupled with issues relating to ritual murders, is…
Lagos set to review pension payment family of deceased staff
The Lagos State Government is currently reviewing payment of an additional 20 percent of accruable rights to the family of…
Lagos charges female prisoners at Kirikiri to learn vocation
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has charged female prisoners at the Kirikiri Prison to endeavour to acquire vocational skills…
Lagos holds ICT workshop for school pupils
Lagos State Ministry of Science and Technology, in collaboration with Wifi Combat Academy, has organised a One-Day training workshop on…
Lagos to relocate illegal FESTAC markets
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government is to relocate markets along 1st, 2nd and 3rd gates in FESTAC to another…
Monarchs seek judicious use of Ambode’s N4.7b equipment to police
Kazeem Ugbodaga Traditional rulers in Lagos, western Nigeria, have called on the police to judiciously utilize the N4.7 billion security…
Remittance & Mobilemoney stakeholders meet over ‘lowering transaction cost’
More than 250 delegates from over 25 countries are expected for the 6th remittance and mobilemoney expo to be held…
Lagos reads riot act to fireworks users
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has warned dealers and end users of fireworks to be careful…
Man, 70, sent to prison for defrauding step-son
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 70-year-old man, Muyili Akande has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding his…
IPMAN wants petroleum products loading decentralised from Lagos
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), on Sunday, urged the Federal Government to decentralise loading of petroleum products…
Lawmakers, others laud Ambode over security equipment
Kazeem Ugbodaga A cross-section of Lagosians on Sunday commended the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode for equipping the Lagos…
Lagos to boost Office of Public Defender
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has pledged its commitment towards boosting the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) to…
Military, police frustrating enforcement of laws in Lagos— Adebule
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti Adebule, has decried increasing rate at which military and police officers…
Lagos splashes N1.5b on retirees
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has approved the release of N1.5 billion for the payment of another batch of…