The police command in Lagos State has begun investigation into the death of a yet-to-be identified woman, whose dead body was found in a hotel room. The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos Lagos, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday....
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By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has arrested two men for allegedly beating a man to death over allegation of car doors theft. The police spokesman in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said on Sunday, that the arrest was made after the widow of the...
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Friday passed a total of N2.268 trillion as the 2024 budget size of the state. The House approved the passage of the budget following a unanimous voice by all the lawmakers present at the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mr...
Some Lagos state residents have expressed mixed feelings as the cloud showered down the first rain in 2024. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday gathered that some parts of Surulere, Anthony and Ojuelegba experienced showers of rainfall for about 20 minutes in the morning....
The Lagos State Government will soon establish a medical university to boost the training of health professionals and address the problem of brain drain in the health sector. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-olu disclosed this at the inauguration of the Femi Gbajabiamila General Hospital on Tuesday in Surulere,...
The Center for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has ranked Lagos State top in the implementation of accessibility to infrastructure and other services for the benefits of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in accordance with the National Disabilities Act. Mr Damian Ivom, the CCD Senior Programme Officer said this...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured Nigerians, particularly Lagos residents of bigger and greater accomplishments in year 2024. Sanwo-Olu, in his New Year message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile, on Sunday urged residents to be hopeful and continue to live in peace and...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it has nothing to do with the demolition at Computer Village in Ikeja. The Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, said this in a statement in Lagos. Omotoso said that structure was...
The re-modelled Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere and four other stadia under re-construction in Lagos State would be commissioned in the first quarter of 2024. Special Assistant to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sports, Mr Damilare Orimoloye gave the assurance in Ikeja on Saturday when he spoke with the...
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has impounded 17 vehicles in connection with alleged “one chance” activities in the territory in one month. The Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, Mr Haruna Garba, said this at a media briefing on Friday, in Abuja....
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the release of 246 inmates from various correctional facilities across the state. A statement issued on Friday by the state Attorney-General for Justice, Mr Lawal Pedro, said the governor also commuted 39 inmates on death row to life imprisonment. According to...
The Federal Government has announced a planned closure of the Iyana Oworonshoki-Adeniji Adele section of the Third Mainland Bridge from 11.00 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, made the announcement on Thursday in a statement. Kesha said the...
Lagos State Police Command on Thursday said two brothers drowned at Ibeshe Beach on Christmas Day. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that someone reported the incident to the police. He said that the incident happened at...
The Ministerial Task Force on City Sanitation and Management, Federal capital Territory (FCT), has said stiffer penalties await defaulters of the Abuja Master Plan in 2024. Mr Mukhtar Galadima, the Director, Development Control, FCT Administration, gave the warning while interacting with journalists after the committee’s end-of-year celebration in...
The Department of Development Control, FCT Administration, has said it is considering relocating part of Nuwalege community, occupying a portion of Presidential Air Fleet, along Airport Road, Abuja. The Director of the department, Mr Mukhtar Galadima, made this known during an engagement with the community members on Tuesday...
Gunmen on Monday night abducted Mr Sunday Bage, a prominent farmer in Pari village in the Chawai chiefdom of Kauru Local Government of Kaduna State. Also picked along with Sunday was his wife, Listu. A source from the village told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) that the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – A multi-million-naira mansion located at K-5A/2 Road 14, Victoria Garden City (VGC) estate, Lekki area of Lagos used as clandestine laboratory for the production of methamphetamine by a convicted drug baron, Okenwa Chris Nzewi, has been forfeited to the Federal Government following...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has announced massive deployment of personnel and materials to ensure security of lives and property ahead of the Yuletide. Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja....
A lawyer, Faruk Khamagam, has called on the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to respect court judgments and orders affirming Alhaji Faruk Abubakar as the valid managing director (MD) of Abuja Markets Management Limited (AMML). Khamagam, who was Abubakar’s counsel, made the call on...
The Minister of The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has asked the National Assembly to approve the N17 billion appropriated for the FCT Administration in the N27.5 trillion 2024 proposed National Budget. Wike made the appeal when he appeared before the Joint Session of the Senate...