A yet-to-be-identified man has been confirmed dead after jumping into the Lagos Lagoon in the wee hours of Tuesday. According to PUNCH Metro, the deceased jumped into the lagoon after trekking on the Third Mainland Bridge inwards Lagos Island. It was gathered that the man was rescued by some fishermen and officials of the Lagos […]
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The Lagos state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has gone ahead to announce Babajide Sanwo-Olu as winner of the gubernatorial primary election. Tunji Balogun, chairman of the party in the state, made the declaration at the state headquarters of the party in Ogba, Ikeja, on Tuesday night. He said Sanwo-Olu polled 970,851 votes […]
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Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the only aspirant challenging Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos, to the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, says he wants to propose solutions to problems facing the state and not “sling insults”. He said this in response to the allegation of Ambode that he was arrested for spending fake dollars at a […]
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In an announcement made by its spokesman on Saturday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has postponed its governorship primary election in Lagos, Imo and Kano states. Kola Ologbondiyan, said the primary will hold on Sunday, while those of Lagos, Kano and Imo have been postponed, the exercise would go on as planned in […]
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Following the withdrawal of Dr Obafemi Hamzat, thirty-six of the 40 Lagos house of assembly members have endorsed Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the governorship ticket of the state. The lawmakers have thrown their weight behind Sanwo-Olu ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary fixed for Sunday. Adefunmilayo Tejuoso, chairman of the house committee on […]
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Have you got what it takes to strut the runways of Africa’s biggest fashion event? Then, the GTBank Fashion Weekend is looking for you. In preparation for the upcoming 2018 GTBank Fashion Weekend, there will be an in-person Model Casting Call at Muson Center, Onikan, Lagos on Tuesday October 2nd, 2018. Models selected at the […]
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, operatives raided a Lagos warehouse and seized controlled drugs, such as Tramadol, valued at N105.6 million. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday. She explained that NAFDAC carried out substantive surveillance on nefarious activities […]
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Jimi Agbaje, the 2015 Lagos State governorship candidate under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday, confirmed that he would run for the office again in 2019. Agbaje made the confirmation via a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. “It is true that initially I did not want to re-contest, but I had […]
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The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a 60-year-old Ifa chief priestess and her two sons in connection with some kidnap cases in the state. The spokesman for the command, CSP Chike Oti, made the development known in a statement in Lagos on Sunday. Oti said that the suspects were arrested on Saturday at […]
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The fourth edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon has been fixed for February 2, 2019. In a statement signed by Olukayode Thomas, Head Communications and Media, Yussuf Alli, the General Manager for the Lagos Marathon explained that the new date was chosen to align with the new international calendar for global races. Alli also […]
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