An inferno at Olulosun dumpsite in the Ojota area of Lagos state led to traffic lockdown on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Wednesday evening. The cause of the fire is not yet known but some vehicles were reportedly destroyed. Many motorists and commuters were stranded as the fire raged for hours, while thick smoke bellowed in […]
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A pipeline explosion was earlier reported at Iyana–Odo axis of Lasu- Isheri expressway. Sketchy reports suggest that the incident occurred some minutes after 9am on Thursday morning. As at time of this report, cause of the explosion was not determined. The exploded pipeline connects Ayobo community in the Ipaja end of Lagos Mainland. “@1035fmradio1: #BREAKING: […]
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MFM FC of Lagos on Wednesday booked their way to the second round of the CAF Champions League with a 1-0 win over AS Bamako of Mali in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Olukoya boys got the needed point after securing the win and going through with a 2-1 aggregate. […]
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The government of Lagos State issued a 24 hour quit notice to all new/fairly used furniture traders on road setbacks and walkways along Oshodi, Mile 2 Expressway. The quit notice came as the Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA in effort to ensure safety on the inland waterways, distributed over 1500 life jackets to ferry operators […]
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A Kenya-born French long-distance runner, Abraham Kiprotich, has emerged winner of the third Access Bank Lagos City Marathon. He concluded the 42 kilometer race after 2 hours, 15 minutes and 10 seconds. Kiprotich will take home the $50,000 prize. While Herpha Guta, an Ethiopian, won the women edition of the competition. She completed the race […]
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Five men on Tuesday appeared before the newly inaugurated Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, for allegedly using social media to lure, kidnap and rape two women in Lagos. The accused are Gabriel Obinna, 20, Nnadozie Akabueze, 21, Hector Ugochukwu, 32, Chinedu Ezechukwu, 21 and Godwin Balogun. They are facing a six-count charge of […]
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In line with its determination to dominate and redefine the landscape of registrar service delivery in the country, Africa Prudential Plc, has unveiled her new USSD code, *4018# tagged “Personal Registrar”. The USSD code, *4018#, which was unveiled in Lagos on Wednesday enables shareholders to perform a lot of tasks including checking their outstanding dividend, […]
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Not less than thirty cart pushers have been arrested by the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit for alleged dumping of refuse on road medians in some parts of the state. The suspects, who reportedly disposed of the rubbish at night, were apprehended during raids by the task force operatives Olayinka Egbeyemi, […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday vowed to win Lagos governorship election in 2019. The state Publicity Secretary, PDP, Taofeek Gani announced it in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria. “We will shock the All Progressives Congress (APC) by winning the governorship election in Lagos in 2019,’’ Gani said. According to him, 2019 […]
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Nigeria’s Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday reiterated that the Federal Government had no plan to increase the pump price of petrol in 2018. Osinbajo gave the assurance during his visit to fuel depots in Lagos where he monitored the loading of trucks to ensure steady supply of petrol to designated filling stations. Osinbajo visited […]
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