The Police Command in Lagos State say 17 persons, including a woman were arrested during the governorship and Houses of Assembly elections in the for various offences. The command`s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. NAN...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Nollywood star, Olusola Elliot, and Songodara Mosunmola, the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winners of Surulere 1 and 2 State Constituency election in Lagos State. The Returning Officer for Surulere Constituency 1, Dr John Fenuga from the...
Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, on Saturday described the Governorship and House of Assembly Elections as orderly but decried the low turnout of voters. Gbajabiamila said this in an interview with newsmen after casting his vote at Ward 08, Polling Unit 014, Elizabeth Fowler Memorial...
Voters and agents of some political parties have raised alarm over alleged presencef miscreants at some polling units around 5th Avenue, Festac Town in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of the state. The parties that expressed concerns were the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the Accord (AC) and Labour Party...
President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu voted at 9.35 a.m. at Unit 085, Ward 03, Alausa, Ikeja amid tight security in the Governorship/National Assembly elections on Saturday. Tinubu was accompanied by his wife, Oluremi and the Lagos Market leader, Chief Folashade Ojo. Mr Dele Alake, his Media Spokesman, told journalists after...
Voters in Eti-Osa Constituency area of Lagos State have thronged polling units to register their names preparatory to voting in the governorship and state houses of assembly elections. A News Agency of Nigeria correspondent, who was at Ward A, Polling Unit 16 as early as 7.00 a.m, reports that...
Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, is undoubtedly one of the top property zones in the country. With a population of over 20 million people, Lagos has become a hub for both local and international businesses, making it a hot spot for real estate investments. Lagos has a vibrant...
The police command in Lagos State says it has arrested a 53-year-old woman, who was allegedly found with laminated electoral materials. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. Hundeyin said that the suspect was arrested on Thursday at about...
A school bus conveying children of ages one to five, on Thursday in Lagos, summersaulted and injured the occupants. The accident occurred in the morning at Surulere. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who witnessed the accident, reports that the bus with registration number KTU-465DN hit a median...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it did not remove the names of Igbo and South South people from the list of ad hoc staff for Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that rumours making the rounds...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State says INEC and security agencies must raise the bar of elections in the area in Saturday’s elections. The Chairman of PDP, Alimosho LGA, Mr Ishola Shodiya, who made the call on Wednesday during a media briefing...
A foremost Nigerian novelist, Professor Chinua Achebe once said: “I have written in my small book entitled The Trouble with Nigeria that Nigerians will probably achieve consensus on no other matter than their common resentment of the Igbo.” Ndigbo have gone through a lot and still go through a...
Lagos State residents on Tuesday began to accept the old N200, N500 and N1,000 banknotes for transactions, following a validation from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to do so. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the CBN in a statement signed by its acting Director, Corporate...
Members of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday staged a protest against an alleged intimidation by the traditional ruler of Imota area of Ikorodu, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the mammoth crowd of protesters carried placards with different inscriptions like “Election is not war”, “Stop cursing...
The police command in Lagos State has confirmed the arrest of a 24-year old security guard, Barnabas Job, over alleged murder of a 26-year old housemaid, Miss Tereza Ekibi. The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. Hundeyin said...
Lagos State accounts for about 2,000 children with stunted growth due to malnutrition, Mrs Ada Ezeogu, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Nutrition Specialist, said on Saturday. Consequently, Ezeogu said that it was imperative to ensure that the numbers didn’t continue to increase because stunting affected the physical growth and...
Leaders After God’s Own Spirit Initiative A New State (LAGOSIANS), a pressure group, says political decisions in the forthcoming Governorship and House of Assembly elections should not lead to war in Lagos State. The Convener, Pastor Bolaji Akinyemi, who made this remark at a news conference on Saturday in...
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...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says two bodies have been recovered at the scene of an accident involving a train and a staff bus in Sogunle area of Lagos on Thursday morning. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos Territorial Coordinator, NEMA, told newsmen in Lagos that the deceased were members...
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...