President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after his Wednesday working visit to inaugurate some developmental projects executed by the Lagos State Government. Buhari and his entourage arrived the airport at exactly 3 p.m. The President left the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, at exactly 3:20 p.m. aboard a Nigerian Air Force […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari will make an official visit to Lagos State on Wednesday and the state government says preparations are in top gear to host the number one citizen. This was announced in a statement issued by the state ministry of information and strategy on Tuesday in Lagos. It said that during the one-day working […]
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Lagos State Governor-elect, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday unveiled an inauguration committee that will usher in his administration on May 29th this year. Mr Sanwo-Olu, who was in company of his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, presented the committee members at his campaign office on Awolowo Road in Ikoyi. The committee is chaired by the Director-General of […]
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The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Adedamola Kuti, on Wednesday announced the commencement of reconstruction of the Apapa-Oshodi-Oworonsoki-Ojota Expressway. He warned motorists to comply with traffic regulations at construction areas. Mr Kuti, who was speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos, assured that government would complete the reconstruction of the roads on schedule. […]
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The chairman, organising committee for the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode farewell football match has confirmed May 18, 2019, for the high profile game. The epoch match, according to the organisers, would see former World Footballer of the Year and President of Liberia, George Weah, play along with notable world football legends including Didier Drogba. Mr Ambode […]
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The Lagos state command of Nigeria Police Force has released names and photographs of its men involved in the killing of Kolade Johnson, a football fan. Recall that a stray bullet hit the deceased during a raid by the anti-cultism unit of the command at Onipetesi, Lagos-Abeokuta road on Sunday. The incident had sparked a […]
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Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command killed two suspected robbers and arrested another two after it foiled a robbery operation on Imude road in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State. Bala Elkana, spokesperson of the Lagos Police Command, stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday. According to the statement, the police received […]
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The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, on Saturday visited victims of the Ita-Faaji building collapse at the Lagos Island General Hospital to sympathise with them. The wife of the President offered her condolences to the victims of the incident, which claimed the lives of no fewer than 20 people, including school children. Aisha Buhari, […]
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The general manager of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Adeshina Tiamiyu, says there is no casualty left under the debris of the collapsed three-storey building in the Ita-Faaji area of Lagos Island. Tiamiyu spoke with journalists at the site of the incident on Thursday morning. “We stopped work at 3am after recovering the lifeless […]
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Twelve persons, including nine children, have been confirmed dead in the three-storey building that collapsed in the Ita-Faaji area of Lagos Island. The building, which houses a primary school on the second floor, caved in on Wednesday morning while pupils were in their classrooms. Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and other […]
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