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It was a beautiful sight to behold on the morning of Saturday, 19 March 2022, as over 300 people living in different parts of Lagos volunteered to clean up one of the popular Island hotspots in Lagos State, as this was to commemorate Global Recycling Day which was themed “Recycling Fraternities”. It was an event Read More…
The Lagos State branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has started its annual Law Week programme which began on 18 March as part of its efforts to celebrate the body of bar and bench and its contributions to national development. The week began with a Jumat Service for the Muslim faithful of the NBA, Read More…
The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has approved the cut-off marks for 2021/2022 Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) for its National Diploma programme. The Deputy Registrar of the college, Mr Joe Ejiofor, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. Ejiofor said that the admission cut-off marks Read More…
The Commissioner of Police, Mr Abiodun Alabi, has assured residents of Lagos State of improved service delivery and respect for human rights in line with international best practices. This is contained in a statement issued by the state’s Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Friday in Lagos. Alabi said that his optimism Read More…
The project board of the Ikoyi collapsed building hid sensitive and import details, a report by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has said. According to Mr Tomide Akinnawo, Chief Engineer and COREN’s Head of Lagos Liaison Office, a COREN investigative panel noticed that the project board mounted at the site Read More…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has intercepted three million capsules of opioids at Jaelith Bonded Container Terminal under Tincan seaport in Apapa area of Lagos. NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi , said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the seizure of 3million capsules of Tapentadol and Carisoprodol weighing Read More…
A three-storey building in the Mushin area of Lagos State was on Wednesday gutted by fire following the explosion of a tanker discharging Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at a nearby petrol station. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Acting Zonal Coordinator, South-West Zonal Office,National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), confirmed the development in a statement issued in Lagos. Farinloye Read More…
In picture above: File photo: A demolished building in Ogombo, Eti-Osa Local Government Area. Credit: FIJ Three persons impersonating staff of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) have been arrested for the illegal demolition of a property in Ogombo, Eti-Osa Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Read More…
A suspected major drug kingpin and six others have been arrested and 5,862 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs including Loud and Codeine in Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Saturday in Abuja. Babafemi Read More…
After a four-year trial, kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, on Friday got life imprisonment for conspiring with two others to kidnap Mr Donatius Dunu, Chief Executive Officer, Maydon Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Justice Hakeem Oshodi of an Ikeja High Court, who passed the sentence, said that Evans and two others did not show any remorse during Read More…