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Dr. Chibuki Aigbe, The Practice Manager of One Wellness Centre, says the fertility clinic is ready to increase the success rate of In vitro fertilization (IVF) in the country. Aigbe made this known at a breakfast session organized by the centre with its fertility specialists and unveiling of its facility in Lagos. IVF is a Read More…
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State Governor, has appointed Tayo Bamgbose-Martins the new Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development. Bamgbose-Martins replaces Idris Salako who resigned on Monday after a seven-storey building collapsed in the highbrow Oniru. Salako vacated the position after overseeing a ministry under whose watch Nigeria’s biggest city witnessed successive collapses since Sanwo-Olu assumed office. Read More…
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said the collection of parking levy by its parking agency was authorised by law. Dr. Frederick Oladeinde, Commissioner for Transportation, disclosed this in Ikeja at a news conference to sensitise stakeholders and the public on the mandates and activities of the Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA). Oladeinde said that Read More…
Olamilekan Adebanjo, 17-year-old teenage boy, was on Tuesday arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for alleged burglary and stealing of valuables worth N250,000. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is standing trial on a two-count charge of burglary and stealing has however, pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Ejiro Kubeinje. DSP Kehinde Ajayi, the prosecutor, Read More…
Isiaka Asoju, 48, who allegedly defrauded a man of N155milion, under the pretext of selling a 15-acre land to him, was on Tuesday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court. The defendant who is to face trial on a charge of obtaining under false pretence has, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. SP Ogbunike, Read More…
The residents of Igbe, Laara and neighbouring communities in Igbogbo area of Ikorodu on Tuesday have pleaded with Lagos State Government to reconstruct Igbe-Laara link road. They made the appeal in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ikorodu, lamenting on the state of the road and how it had made commuting Read More…
Lagos State House of Assembly presided over by Speaker Mudashiru Obasa has on Monday, adopted a bill establishing the Deoxyribo-Nucleic Acid (DNA) and Forensic Centre into law, after it scaled the third reading. The centre will aid criminal investigations, law enforcement and preservation of evidence for the judicial system. The bill was passed yesterday after Read More…
The Lagos State Taskforce has executed a fierce operation dislodging a notorious land grabbing syndicate known for causing chaos and disrupting developmental activities and construction in the Ibeju-Lekki axis. CSP Shola Jejeloye, the Chairman of the Agency, speaking on the arrests which were carried out over the weekend, disclosed that the crime syndicate which comprises Read More…
The operators of the Murtala Muhammed domestic terminal two (MMA2), Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), on Monday cleared the air on the stowaway found inside an aircraft at the airport on Sunday. The stowaway was found inside a United Nigeria Airlines plane during a pre-flight check and was subsequently arrested by Aviation security personnel. BASL Read More…
Lagos building collapse death toll rises to five Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Idris Salako has resigned from his appointment. Mr Gbenga Omotoso, Commissioner for Information and Strategy who announced Salako’s resignation in Ikeja on Monday did not state the reason for his resignation but feelers indicate Salako’s resignation may Read More…
