The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 1,693,963 Permanent voter cards (PVCS) are yet to be collected in Lagos State as at Dec. 29. The commission, which made this known in a tabular summary to newsmen on Saturday in Abuja, categorised the uncollected PVCs into 916,961 old cards and...
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By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Police Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in Lagos State have arrested a 26-year-old man, Emmanuel Okorafor, for defrauding Point of Sale (POS) operators in Lagos State. The police disclosed this in a statement posted on Friday on its official Twitter handle It stated that...
The PDP governorship candidate for Lagos State, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (a.k.a. Jandor), says he is not a mole for APC but strongly determined to end its reign in the state. Adediran made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He reacted to...
About 460 students benefited from the 2022 Dangote Scholarship Award Programme in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, on Wednesday. The Executive Director, Dangote Group, Mr Edwin Devakumar, said 443 secondary schools and 17 tertiary institutions benefited from the scholarship programme aimed at improving the quality of education in Ibeju-Lekki communities. According...
The House of Representatives has called for a ban on police officers from consuming alcohol and other hard substances capable of inhibiting their sense of reasoning. Adopting the motion, the lawmakers while agreeing that the Nigerian police act on the general conduct of the police officers should be reviewed,...
Mr Tony Ojukwu, SAN, Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has condemned the killing of a female lawyer, Mrs Bolanle Raheem, by a policeman in Ajah, Lagos. Ojukwu made the condemnation in a statement when reacting to the unfortunate death of Raheem. He described the incident...
The Police Command in Cross River said it foiled a robbery attack in one of the old generation banks in the state capital city on Friday. The state Commissioner of Police, Sule Balarabe, who confirmed the incident, said that the command arrested four suspects in connection with the planned...
The Police Command in Cross River said it foiled a robbery attack in one of the old generation banks in the state capital city on Friday. The state Commissioner of Police, Sule Balarabe, who confirmed the incident, said that the command arrested four suspects in connection with the planned...
Al least one person has died, while four were injured in a multiple accident in Lagos metropolis, The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said on Thursday The LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement issued in Lagos, said that the accident happened at Cele bus stop...
The Lagos State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says only the enthronement of a good leadership in 2023 will end terrorism in the country. The Chairman of the association, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the state’s...
Dangote Cement Plc, Ibese Plant, has launched a multi-million naira project for its 17 host communities as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. The company made this known in a statement by Mr Anthony Chiejina, the Group Chief, Branding and Communication, Dangote Industries Ltd., on Monday in...
There’s so much wrong information out there. Beware! Don’t just believe everything. Not everything you see out there is correct. The fact is this, there are different types of occupancy but people know only one type which is the one that last for 99 years. A Certificate of Occupancy...
The Assistant Comptroller-General ( ACG ) in charge of Nigerian Immigration Service ( NIS) Ikeja Zone “A” , Mr Olakunle Osisanya, has described the hardships usually faced by smuggled migrants traveling illegally overseas as near – to – death experience. ACG Osisanya, who represented the Comptroller – General of...
The leadership of the PDP in Lagos State has commiserated with the APC over the death of Nigeria’s envoy to Spain, Chief Demola Seriki, who died on Thursday in Madrid at age 63. The state Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Hakeem Amode told the News Agency of Nigeria...
Sen. Bola Tinubu, the Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), has promised Nigerians unprecedented turnaround in the nation’s socioeconomic and political areas from his government, if elected. Tinubu made the promise on Sunday in Ibadan at a Town Hall Meeting with Muslim Leaders drawn from the six states...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, says the agricultural sector generated over N1.2bn as revenue in 2022 in spite of the global food challenges. Olusanya, who also said that the ministry surpassed its one billion naira generated in 2021, made this known at the 2022 Lagos...
The much-advertised and highly anticipated satirical play, “Our Duke has gone mad again”, lived up to its bidding Saturday night leaving many in the Muson Centre, Lagos hall in anguish and tears. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the play presented a moving satire that highlighted societal...
“Our Duke Has Gone Mad Again”, a play produced by Duke of Shomolu Productions, is to be staged in Lagos on Saturday. The play is one of the four to be staged by the theatrical play producing outfit this month. According to Mr Joseph Edgar, Chairman, Duke of Shomolu...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Government has released a travel advisory for Lagos residents ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Campaign slated for Saturday, Dec. 3. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, said in a statement on Friday, in Lagos, that the flag-off...
A man has been nabbed in Lagos State for moving N6.5million from his friend’s bank account and using it to bet in Badagry area of the state. In a video trending on Twitter on Friday, the man accused of using 6.5million Naira to play Sporting Bet was dressed in...