The new commissioner of police in Lagos state, Imohimi Edgar, has officially assumed office. The state police public relations office, Olarinde Famous-Cole who made the confirmation, said the handing over ceremony between the immediate past commissioner of police, Fatai Owoseni, and the new police boss, Imohini Edgar, took place this morning at the state police […]
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Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, have given detailed account of how the six kidnapped students of Igbonla Model College, Epe, were rescued. Speaking Friday, in Lagos, shortly after the students were freed, Mr. Akeredolu said Acting President Yemi Osinbajo and Governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos […]
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The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) on Monday issued Certificates of Return to candidates elected in Saturday’s poll. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the chairmanship seats in the 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas in the State. The APC also won […]
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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos governor, has suspended Yusuf Ogundare, Baale of Shangisha in Magodo, for faking his kidnap. The said kidnap took place on July 5 along the centre for management development (CMD) road in Ikosi-Isheri local council development (LCDA) area of the state. In a memo addressed to the sole administrator of Ikosi-Isheri […]
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Not less than five people were killed after a truck which conveyed a 40ft container laden with plywood fell on a commercial bus in the Ojota area of Lagos. Adesina Tiamiyu, general manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said the agency received a distress call about the incident at 4:20am on Saturday. He said […]
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The Lagos State Government has said it would begin selling LAKE Rice at approved retail outlets across the state from Monday, June 19, ahead of the Eid-el-fitr. Oluwatoyin Suarau, the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, said this on Sunday. “The selling of the rice is auspicious, especially, with regards to the forthcoming Eid-el-fitr. “The ministry will […]
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The Lagos State Government on Sunday joined Oyo, Ogun and Osun states to declare Monday public holiday to mark the June 12 anniversary in the state. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tunji Bello, said the state remains committed to the ideals of the annulled 1993 […]
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The Lagos State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy on Thursday handed over an order to the Nigerian Prisons Service for the immediate release of 18 inmates serving life sentences at the Kirikiri Maximum Prison. The order was handed over to the Service through the State’s Controller of Prisons, Mr Olatunbosun Ladipo. The 18 inmates, […]
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Eight ships laden with various products, including petrol, are at the Lagos ports waiting to berth, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Tuesday. The NPA disclosed in its daily “Shipping Position” made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that four of the vessels had petrol consignment. It said that four […]
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Two people were feared dead while 14 others were rescued alive by emergency respondents on Monday from a collapsed building that happened on Lagos Island, reports the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). NAN gathered from a reliable source at the scene of the incident that it happened around 7.30a.m., at Daddy Alaja Street, Oke Arin […]
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