Truck crushes two soldiers, woman to death in Lagos

Two male soldiers and a female civilian have died in an autocrash which occurred at Obadeyi, along Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Lagos State, in the early hours of Friday. The accident involved a truck and a Mitsubishi saloon car with number plate RNG 396 AA. Eye witnesses’ account said the truck was driving carelessly when it rammed […]

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Lagos declares four work-free days for PVC collection

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has declared Tuesday (today), Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday as work-free days in a bid for all public workers to register for and collect their Permanent Voter Cards before the deadline date of July 30, 2022. The state Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, disclosed this in a statement on […]

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Nigerians slam LASTMA over ‘avoidable’ death of hypertensive man

General Manager, LASTMA), Mr. Bolaji Oreagba Many Nigerians have slammed slammed the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, over the incident which led to the death of a hypertensive Bureau De Change operator, Modibo Usman. They said the death was avoidable. As of 8pm on Monday, there were over 70 comments on this paper’s website, […]

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Hypertensive man dies as bribe-chasing LASTMAmen seize vehicle

The family of a Bureau De Change operator, Modibo Usman, has been thrown into mourning after he died from shock following an encounter with two officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority in the Surulere area of Lagos State. It was gathered that Modibo, who was hypertensive, was being conveyed by his son, Mustapha, […]

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Lagos hospitals where pregnant women provide gloves, syringes after paying for delivery

  Pregnant women at Isolo General Hospital during their antenatal clinic on Wednesday -Photo credit: Angela Onwuzoo We pay between N200 to N1500 for urine tests at every antenatal appointment –Pregnant women From the demand for surgical gloves, cotton wool, detergent, syringes, and bleach for delivery, to the high cost of antenatal care registration, and […]

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Squatters defy vacation order, remain under Lagos bridges

Business activities under Obalande bridge, Lagos, last week; Photo: Eniola Daniel Squatters under Lagos State bridges have defied order of the federal and Lagos State governments to vacate the facilities. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had ordered all occupants and traders under all the bridges in Lagos to vacate within seven days after the March 23, 2022 […]

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Funke Akindele: I have over 20m followers on social media to defeat APC

The Deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State, Funke Akindele has revealed how her numerical strength on social media will help her defeat the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 election. Funke is making the remarks in reaction to a statement made by APC that she (Funke) had nothing […]

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Lagos to host biggest arts, culture festival ever – Sanwo-Olu

Chief Segun Runsewe, Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state during the visit on Thursday in Lagos. Photo: NAN Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has assured that the state has concluded plans to host the most colourful edition of the National Festival of Arts and Culture […]

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Three siblings, four others die in Lagos weekend floods

Seven people, including three siblings, died as a result of the flood occasioned by heavy rainfall on Friday and Saturday in Lagos, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Wednesday evening. It said the seven deaths were recorded at Oke Isagun, Orile-Agege, Lagos and Akute in Ogun State. According to NEMA’s Lagos Coordinator, Ibrahim […]

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One injured, no death in Lagos building collapse

A female adult has reportedly escaped death at the scene of a building collapse which occurred at Number 15, Oke-Arin Street, Ilupeju/Palm Grove in Lagos State. The abandoned two-storey building reportedly collapsed to ground Zero in the early hours of Wednesday, July 13, 2022. It was learnt that the incident occurred due to aging of […]

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