Lagos state Archives — Page 18 of 54 — National Accord Newspaper

NDLEA intercepts 60 bags of Ghanian ‘Loud’, others in boats

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NDLEA intercepts 60 bags of Ghanian ‘Loud’, others in boats

Bode August 29, 2024

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted no fewer than 60 jumbo bags of Ghanian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, weighing 2,400kg in Lagos. The NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa said this while decorating eight officers of the Marine Command of the agency with...

Vision First programme is a continuation of NNPC Ltd/ SNEPCo Production Sharing Contract (PSC) commitment to advancing health and well-being within its host communities.

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NNPC launches vision first programme in Ilaje community, Lagos

Bode August 28, 2024

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The NNPC Ltd has flagged off the third edition of the Vision First Programme, as part of comprehensive community-focused healthcare outreach targeted at the Ilaje community and its environs in Bariga, Lagos State. The Vision First programme is a continuation of NNPC Ltd/ SNEPCo...

Train kills man on railway track

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Train kills man on railway track

Bode August 27, 2024

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Monday said that a man was found dead on a railway track after being hit by a train. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made this known in a statement in Lagos. He said the agency responded to a distress...

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NDLEA seizes N2.2bn worth of codeine bottles at Lagos port

Bode August 25, 2024

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted no fewer than 1,596 cartons of codeine-based syrup containing 319,200 bottles of the opioid worth over N2.2 billion in street value. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, who announced the seizure on Sunday in Abuja,...

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Another Vietnam-bound businessman excretes 68 wraps of cocaine at Lagos airport

Bode August 25, 2024

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – An Onitsha, Anambra state based-businessman, Ibeanusi Solomon Nosike, has excreted 68 wraps of cocaine after 12 days of excretion observation following his arrest at the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement...

Fire guts 2-storey building in Lagos

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Fire guts 2-storey building in Lagos

Bode August 25, 2024

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has said a two-storey building was gutted by fire at the Ebute-Metta area of the state. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu...

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Lagos Govt announces 2-day traffic diversion on Bourdillon Road

Bode August 23, 2024

The Lagos State Government will divert vehicular traffic from Bourdillon Road, Ikoyi, for two days for construction work on the corridor. The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Osiyemi noted that the diversion would be between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00...

NAFDAC intercepts petrol tankers for ‘transporting vegetable oil’ in Lagos

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NAFDAC intercepts 3 petrol tankers used for ‘transporting vegetable oil’ in Lagos

Bode August 22, 2024

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized three petrol tankers used to convey edible vegetable oil in Lagos State. NAFDAC in a post on X on Wednesday, said the oil had reportedly been trans-loaded into the tankers from...

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Man dies while undergoing 19-day dry fasting in Lagos

Bode August 20, 2024

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – A 58-year old unnamed man has died while undergoing 19 days spiritual dry fasting. The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos. Hundeyin said that the incident happened in Alagbado axis of the...

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Taskforce impounds 164 motorcycles on Lagos highways

Bode August 14, 2024

The Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Special Offences, Enforcement Unit on Tuesday impounded 164 motorcycles on the state’s highways. The motorcycles, according to the taskforce, contravened the Lagos State Road Transport Sector Reform Laws of 2018, which explicitly prohibit motorcyclists from using all highways in the state....

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NDLEA intercepts shipments of Loud from Canada in Lagos

Bode August 12, 2024

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 532 parcels of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis Sativa (Indian hemp) at the Tincan Seaport, Lagos State. The agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the...

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Tragedy as man jumps into iron melting pot in Lagos – Police

Bode August 11, 2024

The Police Command in Lagos State says a 25-year old contract staff, whose name was not mentioned, has allegedly jumped into an iron melting pot of his company and died. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. The...

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Fire guts LG office, destroys electronics worth millions in Lagos

Bode August 11, 2024

A fire incident in LG office in Lagos on Sunday destroyed goods and electronics estimated to worth millions of naira. The Lagos State Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said...

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LASTMA rescues 2 pedestrians hit by drunk driver in Lagos

Bode August 10, 2024

Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have rescued two injured pedestrians hit by a drunk driver as they were crossing the expressway with their luggage. Mr Sola Giwa, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, confirmed this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos....

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Police confirm electrocution of 17-year old boy in Lagos

Bode August 10, 2024

The Policeppp Command in Lagos State has confirmed the death of a 17-year old boy, who was electrocuted while working with his step-father at a building construction site. The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...

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2 injured as gas truck explodes in Lagos petrol station

Bode August 8, 2024

A 12-tonne gas truck on Thursday, exploded at a Mobil filling station, opposite Airport Hotel, Allen junction, Lagos State, causing severe injuries on two persons. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency...

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2 escape death as bus ram into truck in Lagos

Bode August 6, 2024

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA) has confirmed that two persons have escaped death on Tuesday when a commercial bus rammed into a slow moving articulated vehicle. LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said the...

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Gani Fawehinmi park deserted after Tinubu’s broadcast

Bode August 4, 2024

The Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota in Lagos State, was empty of #Endbadgovernance protesters, following President Bola Tinubu’s Sunday morning broadcast, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A NAN Correspondent who visited the park on Sunday observed that 80 per cent of the security personnel, particularly, the Police,...

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#EndBadGovernance protesters vow to storm Lagos streets if demands not met

Bode August 3, 2024

#EndBadGovernance protesters in Lagos have said they would storm the streets from Monday to begin a new phase of the ongoing protest if government does not grant their demands. One of the coordinators of the protest, Mr Hassan Soweto, a member of the Youth Rights Campaign, said...

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Peter Obi calls for arrest, prosecution of those behind threat against Igbos

Bode August 2, 2024

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 polls, Peter Obip, has called for the arrest and prosecution of promoters of genocidal threats against Igbos in Lagos. Social media has been awash with a hashtag, asking the Igbos to vacate Lagos and the other South-West...