Okoli Aguwu, who appeared before the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution set up by the Lagos State government, says he spent 48 days in the detention of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Recall that the panel was set up to look into the allegations of brutality and highhandedness by personnel of the unit of […]
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state, says footage has shown that the Nigerian Army is responsible for the shooting that occurred at Lekki toll gate in Lagos. Recall that last week Tuesday, armed men in army uniform stormed the toll gate where #EndSARS protesters had gathered for 13 days and used live bullets on them. […]
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The Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide (YCYW) and its counterpart in the South East, the Ohanaeze Youth Council Worldwide (OYC), yesterday, had a virtual meeting following the uprising in Lagos State. The Yoruba youth body dissociates itself from the purported planned attack and eviction of Ndigbo from Lagos. One Adeyinka grandson in a viral video […]
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The Lagos State Ministry of Justice is currently evaluating the files of 229 persons who allegedly took advantage of the EndSARS protest to destroy and loot public and private properties in different parts of the state. This information was contained in a statement by Kayode Oyekanmi who is the Director, Public Affairs of the Ministry of […]
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has fixed September 21 as the the tentative date for the reopening of primary and secondary schools. He also directed all tertiary institutions under the state government to reopen on September 14. The institutions were shut indefinitely in March to check the spread of COVID-19. But at a briefing on […]
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A midnight fire in the early hours of Wednesday gutted Ajao market in Lagos state. Kokomansion understands that the fire which started from a shopping mall destroyed shops and properties worth millions of naira. Spokesman of LASEMA, Nosa Okunbor, in a short statement confirming the incident said that no casualty was recorded yet. He said: […]
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Nigeria on Friday recorded 667 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, pushing its total infections past the 19,000 mark. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), said Lagos reported the highest number of new cases with 281, Abia with 48, Oyo with 45, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with 38 cases. Other states […]
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The Government of the state of Lagos, has suspended the planned reopening of worship centres on 19th June. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known while briefing journalists at the COVID-19 update on Tuesday. According to the Sanwo-Olu, this decision was reached due to rising case of coronavirus in the state. He said that the suspension […]
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The Lagos State Government will soon unveil a reform that will include the reversal of the Land Use Charge (LUC) to the pre-2018 rate, Commissioner for Finance, Dr Rabiu Oluwo has said. Olowo disclosed this on Wednesday, during the 2020 Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the first year in office of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. He […]
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The Lagos State Government has answered the call of concerned residents by demolishing a dilapidated building located in the Ojuelegba area of the state. According officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) in the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development (MPP&UD), this followed a distress call by residents of the area, after […]
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