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Extra-judicial killings: Police IG storms Lagos, condoles victims’ family, fires warning shot at Officers

April 15, 2019 House keeper 0

Concerned by the recurring incidence of unprofessional handling and misuse of firearms and other misconducts by Policemen resulting to the injury and death of some citizens, especially at Lagos State Command, the acting Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, has warned that the Nigeria Police Force would never condone any form of abuse of power, overzealousness and sundry unprofessional conducts. Read More

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UniLag has zero tolerance for child abuse – Mgt

April 11, 2019 House keeper 0

The attention of the University of Lagos management has been drawn to the case of the alleged molestation of a four-year-old pupil of the University of Lagos Women Society (ULWS) Nursery and Primary School, Akoka, Lagos by a driver. A press release signed by principal assistant registrar, communication unit, University of Lagos, Mrs. C. Taiwo Oloyede, said Unilag has zero Read More

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Pictures: UNILAG Doctor Stabbed! Another ‘horror’ death rocks Lagos, protest erupts, Police swings to action

April 5, 2019 House keeper 0

Protesters comprising of Students and doctors from the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) are staging protest over killing of a LUTH graduate and House Officer, Stephen Urueye, who was stabbed to death on Thursday night right in front of the LUTH gate at Idi-Araba. Only on Wednesday, Urueye had participated in the convocation ceremony of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Read More

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At last, Lagos House of Assembly members-elect receive certificates of return

April 5, 2019 House keeper 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday presented Certificates of Return to the 40 members-elect of the Lagos State House of Assembly, who emerged victorious during the March house of assembly elections. Speaking at the event at the INEC office in Yaba, Lagos, Mr Sam Olumekun, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, reminded the members-elect that the principal Read More

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Court determines Lagos Oba’s fate, 16 years after

March 30, 2019 House keeper 0

Justice Adebowale Candide-Johnson of an Ikeja High Court on Friday, declared HRH Rilwan Akiolu as  the bona fide Oba of Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Candide-Johnson in a two-hour judgment held that considering the totality of the evidence before the court, Akiolu had a rightful claim to the throne. “The claimants alleged that the Solanke Tribunal Read More

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Breaking: Tragedy averted as another building collapses in Lagos

March 25, 2019 House keeper 0

After recent building collapse, another three-storey building has reportedly collapsed in Kakawa street, Lagos Island on Monday. According to a resident of the street, no one was trapped because the building was marked for demolition and occupants since vacated. The collapsed structure, however, affected a bungalow with three occupants, according to the Nation. Details loading…

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Jimi Agbaje still with us- Lagos PDP says

March 20, 2019 House keeper 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state has reacted to the rumour making the rounds about its governorship candidate in the just concluded election, Jimi Agbaje dumping the party. The party has now dismissed the claim. PDP’s reaction came in a statement by the State Secretary of the party, Prince Muiz Dosumu. A report emerged on Wednesday about Agbaje’s Read More

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Breaking: In less than 1 week, another building collapses in Lagos, many trapped

March 18, 2019 House keeper 0

In less than one week, another building around Lagos Island has caved in and many people are reportedly feared dead. The building is located at 57, Egerton Square, Oke Arin, Lagos Island. Last week, a three-storey building collapsed at Ita Faji, Lagos Island, killing 20 persons, including school children, while more than 40 people sustained injuries. The collapsed building was Read More

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Update: Collapsed Lagos building was marked twice for demolition – Residents … Ambode visits site, 25 rescued

March 13, 2019 House keeper 0

Fresh report from the Lagos collapsed building indicates that it was earlier marked for demolition up to two time, but the house owner and Occupants failed to move out. An eyewitness Olabode at Ita-Faji, spoke via his twitter handle @Mozeed23 said alleged: “I heard the house had been marked twice for demolition, if so some people need to go to Read More

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Update: 8 Children so far rescued from Lagos building collapse

March 13, 2019 House keeper 0

Seven children have been so far rescued from the wreckage of a building that collapsed in Lagos earlier on Wednesday. Blueprint had reported that the building contained a school with scores of pupil, they added. At the scene, saw a boy of 10 years old was seen being pulled from the rubble covered in dust but with no visible injuries. Read More

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Assembly poll: APC sweeps Lagos Island

March 10, 2019 House keeper 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Rotimi Olowo of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of Somolu 1, Constituency in the Lagos State House of Assembly. The Returning Officer for the constituency, Prof. Adebayo Otitoloju, made the declaration at INEC Collation Centre in Somolu, Lagos on Sunday. Otitoloju said that Olowo secured 16, 007 votes to beat Read More

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Voters’ low turn-out mar elections in Abuja, Lagos, Kaduna, Borno, Ebonyi, Zamfara, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, others

March 9, 2019 House keeper 0

Reports from our Correspondents across Nigeria indicate that low turn out of voters have been witnessed in various polling unit visited so far. Particularly in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos, Kaduna, Borno, Ebonyi, Zamfara and other states. In Abuja, the polling Units which experienced an unprecedented turnout of voters during the February 23 Presidential and National Assembly elections, was Read More

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Why I’m gunning for Lagos assembly seat – Olatunbosun

March 9, 2019 House keeper 0

Mr. Balogun Rotimi Olatunbosun aka BRO, is a member and cadidate of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) gunning for a place in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Ikorodu constituency. In this interview, Olatunbosun told BINTA SHAMA why he is in race. Excerpts Why I’m in the race Apart from being an Estate consultant and developer, I have compassion Read More

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Alleged money laundering: I’ve no knowlege of money paid into bank account, Belgore tells court

March 6, 2019 House keeper 0

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dele Belgore, Tuesday, told a Federal High in Lagos that he thought the N450 million was sent from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2015 presidential campaign headquarters in Abuja and not part of 115 million dollars, doled out by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Belgore was being led in evidence by his counsel, Mr. Read More

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Lagos governorship: Understanding the TAN/Ifeanyi Ubah endorsement of Sanwo-Olu

March 5, 2019 House keeper 0

Rapprochement is the word – reestablishment of a happy relationship or rearrangement. A peace treaty between warring parties is a kind of rapprochement. That is the real perspective to the mission of Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah and Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) in Lagos governorship election. TAN hardly needs any introductions. It was a creation of the Senator-elect, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, Read More

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Breaking: Buhari leads in Lagos, returns to Abuja as presidential result declaration gets underway

February 25, 2019 House keeper 0

President Muhammadu Buhari, the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is in early lead as INEC collated presidential election results of 15 local government areas of Lagos state. Buhari is already back to the Nation’s capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that APC won in most of the local government results declared so far in the Read More

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Osinbajo loses polling unit to PDP

February 24, 2019 House keeper 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday lost his polling unit to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in both presidential and National Assembly elections In the presidential election, APC polled 197 while PDP had 384. Also, in Senatorial election, APC polled 228 while PDP got 378 votes. In the House of Representatives election; APC scored 167 against Read More

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Breaking – Nigeria Decides: Sanwo-Olu votes, loses unit to PDP

February 23, 2019 House keeper 0

Report emanating from Lagos revealed that the Peoples Democratic Party has just defeated the ruling All Progressives Congress at the Femi Okunnu polling unit, Lateef Jakande, Ikoyi where the APC governorship candidate in Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, voted in the presidential poll. The PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, polled 52 votes to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Read More