The police on Friday arraigned a trader, Olalekan Oloku, at an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing a bag of stockfish valued at N120,000. Oloku, 32, appeared on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. He pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, ASP Freddy Asu, told the court that the defendant committed Read More…
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2023: 14 parties to challenge APC for Lagos governorship seat
Fourteen parties will challenge the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the governorship seat of Lagos State in 2023. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos, there are 18 political parties in Nigeria. INEC published this as part of the details of candidates and political parties contesting the number one seat in the Read More…
Lagos, Ogun 31km redline rail project gets Oyingbo, Agbado route
A 31-km redline passengers rail service from Oyingbo, Lagos State to Agbado in Ogun State is set to commence in the first quarter of 2023. Disclosing this during the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the rail project between Ogun and Lagos States, the Secretary to the Ogun State Government (SSG) Tokunbo Talabi, noted Read More…
Lagos public, private schools get same calendar
Lagos State Government has declared September 5, the resumption date for the first term of the 2022/2023 academic session in an effort to harmonise the calendar of public and private schools.The government made the disclosure in a statement signed by Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance in Lagos State Ministry of Education, on Thursday Read More…
Police arrest five at fake CAC registration centre
The Police in Lagos have busted a fake Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) registration centre in Ikeja and arrested five suspects. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Hundeyin said that operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) raided the fake CAC centre and arrested five suspects Read More…
Lagos to register 10m more on state database
The Lagos State Government is seeking to add 10 million more residents to the state’s database. Already, 6,500,000 residents have been registered since the initiative to provide a unique identification number for citizens commenced. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated this on Wednesday during the re-inauguration of the Lagos State resident identity card at Ikeja GRA. Sanwo-Olu Read More…
Pedestrian’s death: Fix Fadeyi bridge, residents tell Sanwo-Olu
The death of a lady, Bosede Ogendegbe, killed by an unknown driver while crossing the expressway at Fadeyi in Somolu Local Government has sparked calls for a functional pedestrian bridge across the expressway.Residents of the area urged the Lagos State Government to repair the existing pedestrian bridge at the bustop to prevent further loss of Read More…
N31m fraud: ‘Fake’ estate agent not Speaker Gbajabiamila’s brother
Media reports linking Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila with a defendant in a N31million fraud case at a court in Lagos State, has been debunked as false. One Sulaimon Gbajabiamila was arraigned before the Yaba Magistrate Court 1 for allegedly defrauding a United Kingdom-based Nigerian, Lateef Adeyemo, of the sum of N31million. Read More…
Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Agency deploys 233 body cameras
The Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency has deployed 233 body cameras, safety shields, surveillance drones, dashboard cameras, stun batons, binoculars, vehicles, telephones and internet facilities to its divisional offices. The agency’s General Manager, Dr Ifalade Oyekan, stated this at a media breakfast meeting in Lagos on Wednesday. The theme of the meeting was: “Five Years Read More…
Angry telco workers picket MTN’s Lagos headquarters
The Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PTECSSAN) on Wednesday picketed MTN Nigeria PLC plaza in Falomo, Lagos to drive home some demands. They held placards with inscriptions such as “Workers Rights are Human Rights”; “Unionism is a Right and not a Privilege” and chanted solidarity songs. Some of the union’s grievances Read More…