Some residents of Sauka and Anguwan Gede communities in Kuje Area Council, FCT, have commended the council Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Sabo, for the ongoing road construction in their areas. The residents, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, said the project would...
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President Bola Tinubu has joined other Nigerian Muslims to perform the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at the Dodan Barracks Praying Ground in Lagos. The president was accompanied by Mr Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Babatunde Fashola, a former Lagos State Governor...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has declared Trademore Estate, located at Lugbe area of the FCT, Abuja, a disaster area, following a flood that left the area in ruin on June 23. The Permanent Secretary of the FCTA, Mr Olusade Adesola, made the declaration on Tuesday during an assessment...
The Police Commissioner in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Garba Haruna, says adequate security measures have been put in place to ensure peaceful Eid-el-Kabir Sallah celebration in the FCT. Haruna gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja shortly after the monthly FCT Security Committee Meeting, chaired by the...
Mr Dayo Israel, a Labour Party agent at the last Governorship Election in Lagos State, on Monday told Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife cast votes with invalid card readers. Israel, LP’s agent for Unit 006, Ward 15, Lagos Island Local Government,...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has expressed his commitment to the progress and well-being of the residents of Lagos. He made the commitment in his birthday message on Sunday, while marking his 58th birthday. According to him, every decision he makes and every initiative he undertakes is driven...
In his acceptance speech, Hon Mudashiru Obasa, the Speaker of the House of Assembly in the state, emphasized that Lagos is Yoruba Land. He also expressed the commitment of the lawmakers to introduce legislation that safeguards the rights of the indigenes, even if it entails reversing existing laws. Lagos,...
Objectively speaking, the purpose of this piece is not to merely identify the physical location of the Lagos State Water Corporation. This author, like the generality of Lagosians, is aware that its headquarters are in Water House, Ijora, Lagos, while the corporation’s supervisory ministry, the Lagos state Ministry of...
The Police Command in Lagos State on Friday arrested a 49-year-old woman over alleged theft of a day-old baby from a hospital. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. Hundeyin said that the Ojokoro Police Division carried out...
The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says 116 houses have been affected by flood at Trademore Estate, Lugbe, Abuja.loolw The Director-General, FEMA, Dr Abbas Idriss, who said this in a statement by Nkechi Isa, Head, Public Affairs, FEMA, however said no life was lost in the incident. “No fewer...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has alerted FCT residents and the public on the activities of scammers who created fake social media accounts in the name of senior staffers of the administration. This is contained in a statement signed by Dr Jumai Ahmadu, Director, Reform Coordination and Service...
Rice produced from the Lagos State-owned 32-metric tonnes per hour Imota Rice Mill in Ikorodu has now hit the market, with the listing of the commodity for trade in Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE) on Tuesday. This was followed by a formal launch of N5 billion Eko Rice...
A group, the Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has called for collaboration between Governors in the region and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to accelerate development in the areas. Mr Kenedy Tonjo-West, National President MOSIEND made the call on Sunday...
Lagos State Police Command has arrested a dismissed corporal allegedly impersonating as a serving Inspector of Police. Police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday at Ikeja that police operatives arrested the suspect on June 4 at Gaskiya College Road Junction, Ijora-Badiya. He...
The Lagos State Government on Friday began process toward removal of distressed buildings in the Alaba International Market in Ojo Local Government of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the enforcement team of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) and the Lagos State Task...
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Ikeja Branch, on Friday urged African parents and guardians to desist from child labour. FIDA also called for abolition of street hawking by schoolchildren. The Chairperson of FIDA, Ikeja Branch, Mrs Marian Jones, made the appeal while speaking with pupils of Police...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Police Command has rescued a baby girl abandoned under a parked bus in Mile 12 area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a tweet on Thursday via his verified Twitter...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – A fake customs officer, identified as Rakiya Musa, has been arrested by the Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos for allegedly swindling unsuspecting members of public. The Zonal Public Relations Officer (ZPRO), SP Hauwa Idris-Adamu, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Sunday. SP...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested an alleged informant and logistics supplier to a kidnapping and banditry group terrorising Abuja and its environs. The command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said in a statement on Sunday that the suspect, who was arrested...