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Wanted suspected cult member and two others have been arrested with the aid of a closed-circuit television (CCTV) installed in a restaurant in Lagos according to the police. The Lagos Police Command’s Spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the arrest in a statement on Tuesday. Hundeyin said that a suspected cultist, aged 22, was caught on CCTV Read More…
Lekki Phase 1 Residents, Lagos, have expressed their displeasure with plans by the Lagos State government to construct a ferry terminal in the area. Yomi Idowu, the Chairman of the Lekki Residents Association (LERA), on Tuesday in Lagos commented that the government had not informed it formally where the terminal would be sited. He said Read More…
The Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) Apapa Branch has appealed to the Lagos State Government to do everything within its power to make potable water readily available to residents. Mr. Christian Ufot, the NSE Apapa Branch Chairman made the appeal in Lagos on Monday when speaking at a news conference organized to announce activities lined Read More…
The Lagos State Government has decided to take proactive measures to curb hazards in high-rise buildings and construction sites across the state. A one day Sensitisation and Awareness Programme for facility managers held on Monday by the Lagos State Safety Commission, at the Lagos State Government Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, with the theme ‘Risk Management in Read More…
Pupils of Mawumadoka Children’s Waterfront School in Makoko, Lagos Nigeria have received school materials from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) office in Nigeria and its alumni association, SKICAN. Mr Minjae Kang, the Deputy Country Director representing the Country Director KOICA in a statement on Monday disclosed that the donation was aimed at encouraging and Read More…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the death of two persons after a water tank fell off a scaffold at Ladi Lak, Bariga in Lagos state on Sunday night. The incident was confirmed by the Zonal Coordinator, South West NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye. Mr. Farinloye said that a tank scaffolding of a two-story Read More…
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, CP Abiodun Alabi, on Wednesday, said that there was a partial lockdown of the state by security agencies due to the threat of attacks by unknown gunmen. Alabi disclosed this in Lagos during the Lagos State Stakeholders’ Forum on Police Accountability (SFPA)’s quarterly meeting and awards. Alabi gave Read More…
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has announced a fire incident at its injection substation in Idumagbo, Lagos Island. Mr Godwin Idemudia, General Manager, Corporate Communications EKEDC, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Idemudia said that the incident affected electricity supply to customers in Idumagbo and Ajele areas. He said the incident occurred Read More…
The Labour Party (LP) Governorship Substitution Primary Election for Lagos State has been postponed to Wednesday. This followed controversies on the delegates list raised by one of the aspirants, Mr Moshood Salvador. The process had started at Excel-Oriental Hotel, in Oshodi on Monday, when Salvador complained that 26 of his delegates were omitted from the Read More…
A supposed kabukabu driver who boasts of money in his boot while duping his passengers is in hot soup. Officers of the Ipakodo division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Emmanuel Rolland ‘m’ aged 34 for allegedly duping unsuspecting passengers. In a statement issued by police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspect Read More…
