Tag: Lagos
Lagos throws open sports facilities for public use
Taiwo Adelu Director General, Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Mr. Ayodele Agbesanwa, has directed that all the sports facilities of…
Group campaigns with mock coffin to promote use of pedestrian bridges
Cracks Izuekwe A human rights group, Concern Human Rights of Nigeria has called on Nigerians to always make use of…
Ambode’s Steady Strides In Lagos
Tayo Ogunbiyi The chief executive of CPA Australia, Alex Malley, once observed that what is needed from strategic leaders with…
Woman bites off, swallows neighbour’s nipple
Cyriacus Izuekwe A mother of four children, Mrs Adelowo Taiwo, has accused her neighbour, Mrs Bola Olowolagba, mother of three…
Fire wipes out family of 5 in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Tragedy occurred in the early hours of Wednesday in Surulere area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, when fire burnt…
Buhari must win fight against corruption- Kumuyi
Kazeem Ugbodaga The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi says he is praying for President Muhammadu Buhari…
Landlord, 75, charged with stealing
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 75-year-old landlord, Chief Kingdom Okpara Madueke, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly…
Dismissed soldier arraigned for robbing man of N5.8m inside cab
Paul Iyoghojie A dismissed soldier from a military formation in Lagos, Ibrahim Ari, 38, has been arraigned for allegedly robbing…
2 brothers batter pregnant woman, husband over electricity bill
Cyriacus Izuekwe Two brothers of the same parents have been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly battering…
MTV Base set to premiere ‘Shuga’ Season 4
Funsho Arogundade MTV Shuga Season 4, an award winning television series from the MTV Staying Alive Foundation and MTV Base…
Lagos midwives protest 20 months salary arrears
Kazeem Ugbodaga Scores of midwives in Lagos State on Monday stormed the Lagos State Governor’s office and the Lagos State…
4-man Lagos Assembly committee begins probe of land dispute
Eromosele Ebhomele A four-man ad-hoc committee of the Lagos State House of Assembly to investigate land acquisition case in the…
Ojuelegba As A Metaphor
Tayo Ogunbiyi Satire is a genre of literature which ridiculously exposes societal vices, follies and abuses usually with the objective…
Lagos PDP braces up for LG polls
Jamiu Yisa The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, has expressed its readiness to participate fully in the…
Civil servant wins N1m, as Onitsha hosts Skye Bank Millionaire Scheme
At the recently held Skye Bank ‘Reach for the Skye Millionaire’ scheme draw which held in Lagos, Kazeem Adewale a…
Jideonwo, Adekunle, Monalisa Chinda, others for Success Stories Africa event
On September 12 2015, young Nigerians will be empowered to buy the future and change history at the 5th edition…
Fake cop arrested at Police College for fraud
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 35-year old man, Friday Michael who has allegedly been parading himself as a policeman to defraud innocent…
Sodomy: Lagos court grants teacher bail
A 45-year-old teacher, Akintobi Kayode, who allegedly put his sexual organ into the anus of a 14-year-old deaf and dumb…
Ambode approves recruitment of 1,300 teachers
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has approved the recruitment of at least 1,300 teachers into all public primary…
Site engineer arrested for paying self salary arrears
Cyriacus Izuekwe Barely one week after a female accountant was arrested for paying herself salary arrears and retirement benefit owed…
Fanfare at Badagry festival
By Jeff Ezemadu It was fanfare at the week-long Badagry festival which climaxed on Sunday at the Badagry Grammar School,…
Agbesanwa resumes as DG Lagos Sports Commission
Taiwo Adelu The newly-appointed Director General, DG, of Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr. Ayodele Agbesanwa, resumed at his duty post…
Woman sacked, paid N2,500 as benefit at Catholic school
Cyriacus Izuekwe Crisis is brewing in a Lagos Catholic school after a woman who had worked for nine years in…
First batch of Lagos pilgrims lands in Medinah for Hajj
Jamiu Yisa The first set of Lagos state pilgrims to this year’s Hajj exercise has arrived in Medinah. The 540…
Court orders arrest of society lady, Folasade Omotade
A Lagos High Court, sitting in Ikeja, has issued a bench warrant for arrest of a society lady, Princess Abiodun…
Wanted: More Protection For Children
Children everywhere in the world are the most vulnerable segment of the society. They can’t help themselves when faced with…
Accountant arrested for paying self salary arrears
Cyriacus Izuekwe A female accountant, Mrs Sola Amusu, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ Court for paying herself…
Ambode, Security And Lagos Quest For 24/7 Economy
Tayo Ogunbiyi In most of the major cities of the world, socio-economic activities take place 24 hours round the clock.…
Appeal Court ruling a vindication of people’s mandate for me — Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday described the Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold the State…
Lagos consumes N300b worth of rice annually — Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has disclosed that the state consumes about N300 billion worth of rice annually, out…