Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Lagos State Government has justified the enactment of laws prescribing pension for former governors and deputy governors of the state. The state government insisted that contrary to the contention of the plaintiffs who are challenging the law, through a suit before a […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow A trailer loaded with goods is currently on fire at the Sapade area of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway according to eyewitnesses. Elsewhere, on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, a red car also went up in flames around the Ogudu area of Lagos at about 10.30am on […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Akinwunmi Ambode, governor, Lagos State, has reiterated his readiness to operate an open government. The governor, who said this shortly after he was sworn-in by Funmilayo Atilade, Chief Judge of Lagos State, at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, May 29, 2015, as the […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Four men have been convicted and sentenced to 24 years jail term for stealing petroleum products in Lagos. They were sentenced on Monday by a Federal High Court in Lagos for stealing petroleum products belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. The […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Babatunde Fashola, Lagos State governor, has said that the state is not immune to the current economic realities that have made it impossible for some state governments to pay salaries of workers. Fashola spoke on Wednesday at the public lecture of the […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Jeffrey Hawkins, United States Consul General has emphasized the relevance of free and independent press to healthy democracy in Nigeria.“We all know that a free press is essential to a healthy democracy. Not only during elections but every day, every week, every month, and […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow A Lagos High court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has remanded 10 people in prison custody for allegedly torturing 3 women over accusations of stealing pepper at Oba Morufu International Market in Ejigbo, Lagos. The suspects are: Isiaka Waidi, 61, the Market Leader; Jimoh […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Monday, passed the state Health Insurance Bill into law. The law makers said the scheme applied to all residents of the state, including employees in the private and public sectors, the self-employed and the unemployed. The […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, in partnership with the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, CECP, is set to embark on a fun-filled five-kilometre walk, run and jog competition on May 16, 2015 in Lagos. The initiative, according to Bola Adeeko, head of NSE’s corporate […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The 2015 Lagos Black Heritage Festival, LBHF, has kicked-off in grand style at the Freedom Park, Lagos. The seven-day event will be a manifestation of several cultural activities from within and outside Lagos State. Inspired by the spirit of convergence for which Lagos […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Lagos State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has said that it could not afford to be in opposition in the state for more than another four years. Taofik Gani, the party state Publicity Secretary spoke on the sidelines of the […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow A mild drama ensued today at the Archbishop Vining Memorial hall, Ikeja, Lagos State where winners of the April 11 governorship and House of Assembly election in the state were presented with their certificates of return. The event had in attendance, groups of […] More
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