Tag: Lagos
Man arrested for mounting illegal toll gate for extortion
Cyriacus Izuekwe The police have arrested a man who allegedly erected a toll gate and was using it to extort…
ITF set registration deadlines for Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis
Taiwo Adelu Players willing to play in Futures 3 of the 15th Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship have been told…
14 ships arrive Lagos with petroleum products, other goods
Fourteen ships laden with petroleum products and other goods arrived in the Lagos ports, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said…
Man attacks friend in hotel room, flees with N800k
Cyriacus Izuekwe The police at Ajao Estate have arrested an Aba businessman, Onungwa Loveday, 31, who allegedly attempted to kill…
5 arrested for hitching a ride on train
Cyriacus Izuekwe Five men have been arrested and charged before Ebute Metta Magistrates’ Court for hitching an illegal ride on…
Lagos appeals judgment on LG Caretaker Committees
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it has appealed the judgment of a Lagos High Court which had declared…
Invest in Lagos, Obasa begs German companies
Eromosele Ebhomele Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Tuesday appealed to German companies to invest…
Lagos to fight criminals, traffic with helicopters
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode says his administration has concluded plans to procure three helicopters next month…
Man arrested for selling another man’s house
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 43-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly selling another man’s house valued at N7m in Shasha area…
Lagos to prosecute owners of stray animals
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has once again reiterated its commitment to prosecute owners of domestic animals and pets…
Camp facilities force postponement of Kiddies Olympics
Taiwo Adelu The organizers of the maiden Kiddies Olympics scheduled to take place in Lagos next week have announced its…
Mimshack Mock Nations Cup hots up in Lagos
Taiwo Adelu The premises of NITEL Training School at Cappa, Oshodi in Lagos has been a beehive of activities since…
45 Boko Haram suspects arested in Lagos
Cyriacus Izuekwe Forty-five people suspected to be members of Boko Haram who reportedly planned to bomb Dolphin Estate in Ikoyi,…
GOtv Boxing Night: Fists set to fly on Sunday
On Sunday, 25 October, at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium in Lagos, another feast of boxing will…
Lagos shuts 6 companies over N50m tax evasion
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) on Thursday shut six companies for non-remittance of taxes due to…
N139m debt: Receiver manager takes over Italian company
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal high court sitting in Lagos, western Nigeria, has granted leave to a Lagos lawyer, Barrister Temilolu…
Lagos inaugurates 40-Gang Taskforce to fix bad roads
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Ganiyu Abiodun Johnson has declared zero tolerance for potholes across…
Tinubu praises ex-Lagos Sports Commissioner, Oshodi
Special Adviser (SA) to the Lagos State Governor on Sports/Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr Ayodeji Tinubu gave credit to…
13 ships arrive Lagos with petroleum products
Thirteen ships laden with petrol, diesel, bulk gas and aviation fuel have arrived the Lagos ports, waiting to berth, the…
Hypnotised woman loses N700k to trader
A trader, Elijah Kingsley, 37, on Wednesday appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, charged with hypnotising a…
National Arts Theatre Lagos, 199 other monuments to be lit blue
The National Arts Theatre in Lagos would be among 200 iconic monuments, buildings, statues, bridges and other landmarks across the…
GOtv Boxing Night: Fans to win decoders, other gifts
Some lucky fans coming to the fourth edition of the GOtv Boxing Night on 25 October are to go home…
LASEMA decries increasing fire outbreaks in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has decried increasing rate of fire outbreaks in Lagos, western Nigeria.…
Five passengers in crashed bus, not 18 – TRACE
Contrary to reports that the 18 seater bus that plunged into River Ome along Ogbere–Ore –Benin expressway last night was…
NBC boosts public education with ‘Back to School’ initiative
Daniels Ekugo In demonstration of its support for educational development in Nigeria with emphasis on supporting pupils’ enrolment and retention…
Illogicality of Timi Frank’s attack on Babatunde Fowler
By Fred Femi Akinfala The call on the senate not to confirm Mr. Babatunde Fowler as chairman, Federal Inland Revenue…
RE-AMBODE, LAGOS IS ‘SPOILING’ AGAIN
Tayo Ogunbiyi In a democracy, the government is accountable to the people, to whom it owes its existence. It is…
Nigeria a highly privatized country, says Odinkalu
Funsho Arogundade Nigeria has been described as a highly privatized nation where citizens pay for everything that naturally should have…
Court declares pilot wanted for jumping bail
Paul Iyoghojie An Igbosere magistrates’ court in Lagos, western Nigeria, has declared a Mexican and a pilot with Kings Airlines,…