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To be buried Monday evening The death has been announced of Nigerian contemporary artist, Prof. Yusuf Grillo. He was said to have died following complications from contracting the dreaded COVID-19 virus. According to his son, Gboyega Grillo, son of the deceased, the late artist died in the early hours of Monday, Aug. 23. Speaking to Read More…
The 10-year old marriage of a couple, Stephanie and Geoffrey Ode, came to a crashing halt on Friday when an Igando Customary Court in Lagos dissolved the marriage on grounds of infidelity and abandonment. The death knell was sounded on the marriage when the President of the Court, Mr Adeniyi Koledoye, in his judgement on Read More…
Work has commenced on the System 3C and Alara/Adeshina collector drains to permanently curb the menace of flooding in the Majaro, Iwaya, Alara and Adeshina neighbourhoods of Lagos Mainland LGA. For this reason, the Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, rallied the support and cooperation of stakeholders and residents of these areas to sensitise them on Read More…
A 50-year-old man, Akinbode Raphael, on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to the charge of stealing motor parts valued at N300,000, when he appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State . Raphael, whose address was not provided, was arraigned before the court for entering the premises of Primero Transportation company and stealing a cam Read More…
For allegedly attacking the Moserekogo community and causing malicious damage to various properties, a 38-year-old man, Fatai Oniwaya, on Tuesday, appeared before Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. But Oniwaya pleaded not guilty to a three-count charge of conspiracy, malicious damage and assault. According to the prosecutor, ASP Rita Momah, the defendant committed the offences with Read More…
Approves Upgrade of Five Health Centres to General Hospitals To stem the rising tide of brain drain, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the recruitment of clinical staff to fill the existing vacancies in the 27 secondary healthcare facilities in the State. The recruitment is also to ensure that residents get optimal healthcare services Read More…
As this August marks the first year of its investiture, on Saturday, 21st August 2021 at 12 noon, the Nkata Ndi Inyom Igbo (NNII) group plans to spread its tentacles with an anniversary event which will be streamed across social media platforms. The theme for the programme is “Enhancing Women’s Participation and Partnership in Governance Read More…
Two decades after an abortive first attempt to break the national grid monopoly, the Lagos State Government has rolled out a Lagos Electricity Policy that would ensure that the people of Lagos State will begin to enjoy stable, and sustainable state-driven power supply by 2023. This will form the basis of a comprehensive electricity law Read More…
To mitigate the effects of the third wave of COVID-19 infection, the Lagos State Government has fully begun operations at 10 COVID-19 Oxygen Treatment and Sample Collection Centres as well as 20 Local Government Area (LGA) Based Sample Collection Sites. Reviewing reports of operations at the centres, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Read More…
Contrary to its earlier resolution on the Lagos Concession Company (LCC), the Lagos House of Assembly says it only approved Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s request to convert the $53.9 million Lagos Concession Company (LCC) private loan to a public sector loan. On Monday, 9th August 2021, it was reported that the Lagos State House of Assembly Read More…