Some Lagos residents have alleged exploitation by some policemen who pretend to be riders of commercial motorcycles, popularly called Okada, which have been banned in some parts of the state. The residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday, said that the alleged perpetrators were usually in …
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Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday adopted recommendations of its Committee on Health Services for the upgrade of some general hospitals to tertiary health institutions. Lagos Speaker, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa said secondary health centres like the ones in Badagry and Ikorodu, established in the 1950s, should benefit. The House …
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A 35-year-old man, Temitayo Bamiro, was on Monday, docked at an Ojo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, for allegedly defiling his 13-year-old daughter. The prosecutor, Simon Uche earlier told the court that the defendant committed the offence on January 7, at the Iba New Site in Ojo, Lagos State. According to …
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TRAFFIC GRIDLOCK: LASG MOVES TO REGULATE ACTIVITIES OF MAJOR, INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM MARKETERS In view of the lingering fuel scarcity across the country, which has continued to affect the free flow of traffic in Lagos, the State Government has initiated moves to regulate the activities of Major and Independent Petroleum Marketers …
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Three teenage girls have been rescued from prostitution in the Itamaga area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) identified the victims as Saviour, 14, Bright, 13 and Deborah, 12 (surnames withheld). The Command’s spokesperson, SP. Benjamin Hundeyin said the girls were rescued on Jan. 8 …
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Hoodlums have allegedly stabbed a man, Peter Nnamdi, to death, after invading a shanty in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State. NEWSEXTRA24 Gathered that normal activities were ongoing when the hoodlums invaded the area around 9.05pm on Tuesday. The gang was said to have attempted to dispose Nnamdi of …
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The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, has confirmed the arrest and detention of a policeman for allegedly shooting a motorcyclist, Alabi Stephen, aka Doctor, to death around Sabo Market, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. Alabi said the command had commenced investigation into the events that claimed …
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Chief Executive Officer, Sustainabiliti, the EIA Consulant to Fourth Mainland Bridge, Lekki, Lagos, Dr. Kayode Oluwajuyi, has disclosed that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration has been proactively engaging stakeholders on Fourth Mainland Bridge project, adding that the state government would announce the preferred bidder soon while construction works are expected to …
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A three-storey building located at 34, Idumagbo Avenue, Obun-Eko, Lagos was on Monday, gutted by fire. The fire erupted at about 12.31pm, from the third floor of the building where items like towels, bed spread and tape rules among others were razed. However, nobody was injured. Adeseye Margaret, Director, Lagos …
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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 Food …
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