A former APC Presidential aspirant, Chief Stanley Osifo, says Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu deserves reelection to sustain his commendable trajectories in Lagos State. Osifo, in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, commended Sanwo-Olu’s developmental strides and constant engagement with residents, the business habitat and other inhabitants of the state. “Many...
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By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says no casualties were recorded in an accident involving a 40-foot container, which crushed a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) in the Ago Palace Road, Mile 2 area of Lagos. LASTMA’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Adebayo...
Mrs Ireti Kingibe, the Senator-elect for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has promised to ensure that more women are appointed into elective and appointive positions by the next administration. Kingibe said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja to mark the 2023 International Women’s Day. She said that...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says 32 survivors of the train and bus accident have been discharged from different hospitals in the state. Abayomi said this during a news conference on Friday in Lagos while updating on the accident. The commissioner said that the accident...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu has sympathized with the victims of Lagos train/bus accident as well as admonished relevant authorities to construct level crossing railway gates to enhance safety in train operations across the country. While also calling...
FCT residents decry steady rise in food prices amidst fuel, naira crises
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared three days mourning for victims of the Train/Bus accident that occurred at Shogunle area of the state. Sanwo-Olu visited the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, to understand the condition of the victims of the bus/train accident. He said the LASUTH...
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) on Thursday sympathised with victims and families affected in the rail track accident in Lagos early in the day. This is contained in a statement by NRC’s Deputy Director, Public Relations, Mr Yakub Mahmood, in Lagos on Thursday. He also reiterated the need for...
The Lagos State PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (aka Jandor) on Thursday urged the state government to provide barriers at railway level crossings. Adediran made the call when he led his team on a visit to scene of an accident involving a passenger train and a Lagos State...
The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Lagos State, Funsho Doherty sits with Chude Jideonwo, host of #WithChude on a Lagos Election Special, Eko l’ on pebi, featuring the leading candidates in the Lagos Governorship election, asides the incumbent Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu who was unavoidably unavailable for the interview. On the interview, Doherty discusses...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has directed the Commissioner of Police, Lagos, Idowu Owohunwa, to conduct a full investigation into the Akere fire incident and fish out the perpetrators. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, visited the scene of the midnight inferno that...
The Pan-Yoruba Socio-cultural Group, Afenifere and the Committee of Indigenes of Lagos State on Wednesday declared support for the Labour Party (LP) Governorship Candidate in Lagos State, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. The groups officially declared support for Rhodes-Vivour at a news conference in Ikeja. Speaking on behalf of the groups,...
Commercial banks in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have started issuing the old Naira notes to customers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) checks at some banks in Abuja on Wednesday, revealed that customers thronged banks to collect the notes while some rejected them. Mr Ifeanyi Udenna, a customer...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 65-year-old security guard in a fire incident at Akere Spare Parts Market, Ajegunle in the Apapa area of Lagos State. The police spokesman in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Mr Christopher Maikalangu, has warned hoteliers within the area council to pay their revenues or have them sealed. Mr Maikalangu gave the warning in a statement signed by his media aide, Mr Kingsley Madaki, on Wednesday...
Lagos PDP governorship candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), and his running mate Ms Funke Akindele, say they are bound by their promises and will not let down the state’s residents if voted for. Adediran, represented by Akindele, made the pledge at a parley with businessmen and women from four...
The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is not officially talking with the Labour Party (LP) for any possible alliance ahead of Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections. The Lagos PDP’s Publicity Secretary, Mr Hakeem Amode, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos...
The gubernatorial candidate of PDP in Lagos, Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), says Igbos deserve respect and protection for their immense contribution to the development of the state. Adediran, in company of his running mate, Ms Funke Akindele and other PDP leaders, made this remarks at a town hall meeting with...
Chrisland High School, Lagos, where a student died during its inter-house sports competition on Feb. 9, remains shut, Lagos State government declared on Sunday. It stated that the continued closure of the school after the death of the 12-year-old student, Whitney Adeniran, was to further investigate alleged endangerment of...
Eight days to the conduct of Governorship and House of Assembly elections, the Igbo Communities in Lagos State on Saturday officially endorsed the PDP’s Governorship Candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran and his running mate, Ms Funke Akindele. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that leaders of Ndigbo declared their...