Debris of the burnt trucks; Photo: LASEMA Two people were injured, while four stationed gas trucks were destroyed yesterday in a gas explosion near the headquarters of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) city, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The explosion occurred at Sun Contractor Project Services Limited, a gas plant located in the densely […]
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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana SAN, on Sunday lambasted the Lagos State Government over the implementation of the setback parking levy in the state. He described the policy as illegal and urged the state government to withdraw it without delay. The Lagos State Parking Authority had in a letter addressed to the food and snack […]
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The Executive Chairman of Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB), Wahab Olawale Alawiye-King, has said that the issue of out-of-school children in the state is a major challenge and requires the support of all and sundry. He, therefore, sought organisations and individuals’ support to check the trend. Alawiye-King, spoke, yesterday, during the distribution of […]
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Korope bus at Oshodi; Photo: Eniola Daniel Police, Govt pledge improved security Lagos residents have expressed worries over the increasing use of minibuses, popularly known as Korope, for kidnapping and armed robbery in the state. According to residents, the vice increased after the ban of Okada in parts of the state, where motorcycles were often […]
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There was palpable tension on Thursday in the Ijanikin area of Lagos State, as hoodlums invaded the palace of Oloto of Oto Awori Kingdom, Oba Aina Kuyamiku. Vehicles belonging to the monarch were destroyed, while some shops in the area were burnt. A combined team of military and police operatives has beefed up security in […]
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On-going work on Lagos Blue Line Rail project in Marina as the final T-beam is launched by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Sanwo-Olu commits contractor to December deadline ‘Two sets of light train coaches arrive October’ Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, flagged off the engineering procedure of the 27-kilometre Lagos Blue Line Rail mass transit. “The […]
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There was a blackout across Lagos State on Wednesday following the nationwide strike by electricity workers under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE). Ikeja Electric Plc and Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) confirmed the development in separate public notices to their customers. The DisCos said the picketing of the Transmission Company […]
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The collapsed building on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. The Coroner, Chief Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe, on Tuesday attributed the November 1, 2021 Ikoyi 21-storey building collapse to negligence in adhering to the best practices by the relevant agencies responsible for approval and supervision of the project. Komolafe disclosed this while delivering judgment at the Lagos Island […]
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Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, yesterday, sentenced a pastor, Erinmole Adetokunbo, and his bricklayer accomplice, Adedoyin Oyekanmi, to death for killing a seven-year-old boy in Ikorodu area of the state. The judge sentenced the duo to death, after they pleaded guilty to the two-count charge brought against them […]
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Impounds 322 bikes in one week Two months into the ban of commercial motorcycles popularly known as Okada in some parts of Lagos, the state government has stipulated three months jail term for erring operators and their passengers found plying restricted routes. This was disclosed by the Chairman, Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) […]
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