The Lagos state government, on Monday secured a court order restricting protesters to the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota and Peace Park, Ketu. Emmanuel Ogundare, the judge at the Lagos high court, granted the restriction order on Tuesday while ruling on an ex parte application filed by Lawal Pedro, the state’s attorney-general. While moving his application, Pedro argued […]
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The Lagos state government has said the bodies of 103 victims of #EndSARS protest in 2020 prepared for mass burial were not from the Lekki tollgate. In a statement released the state government on Sunday, it said no dead body was retrieved from the Lekki toll gate as a result of the protest. The statement […]
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The governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday approved a 20 percent salary increase for civil servants in the state. This development was made known by Gbenga Akosile, spokesperson to Sanwo-Olu, via his twitter handle. Akosile said the salary review would affect workers in “mainstream public service, local government areas & local council dev. areas as […]
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The Lagos commissioner for health, Akin Abayomi, says 32 survivors of the accident involving a train and a Lagos staff bus have been discharged from different hospitals. Recall that on Thursday, a Lagos staff bus was crushed by a train at the Shogunle and Ikeja axis when the bus veered into the rail track. Many […]
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The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says six people have been confirmed dead from the accident involving a train and a Lagos state staff bus. The accident took place on Thursday morning between the Shogunle and Ikeja axis when the staff bus veered into the rail track and was crushed by an oncoming train. […]
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The government of Lagos State has shut the Redeemers Nursery and Primary School, Ogba. The sanction follows the death of a five-year-old pupil, Chidera Eze, during a swimming lesson. Chidera and his peers were according to reports playing close to the pool when he fell inside. The incident occurred in May at the Ivory Health […]
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The Government of Lagos State on Friday announced the establishment of 10 viewing centres via the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) and sponsorship from private sectors. The development was made known in a statement issued by Titi Oshodi-Eko, the LSSC Director of Public Relations. According to her, the public-private sector viewing centres have kicked off […]
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The Government of Lagos State has vowed to provide 549 plots of land to Shangisha landlords as compensation to end the land dispute between them and the Magodo Residents Association. The move is an agreement reached by parties following Wednesday’s meeting presided by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State. Governor Sanwo-Olu had on Tuesday visited […]
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Former governor of Lagos State and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has debunked speculations that he fled Lagos State when as the state witnessed rising violence and destruction of properties. Tinubu said this when he spoke to journalists after he paid a visit to Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State, […]
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Lagos State Government on Sunday announced that the Marine Beach Bridge, inwards Apapa area of the state, would be shut for five months. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, said the closure was for emergency repair works and would start from Wednesday, May 27. Oladeinde, in a statement, said the repair works by the […]
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