Ogudu Polling Unit 83 Low turn out of voters on Saturday marked the Local Government election in Lagos. According to NAN, there was low turnout of voters in many polling units visited in Badagry, Alimoso, Epe, Mushin and Odi-Olowo Local Government Councils. At the Awhajigoh Ward C in Badagry, the electoral officers, who arrived at […]
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LASIEC Pledges Transparency As Police Warn Against Thuggery Court Declines Requests To Halt Lagos Poll As voters troop out today in Lagos and Ogun states to elect their local council chairmen and councillors, Yiaga Africa has lamented the over bearing influence of state governors on the grassroots election. Meanwhile, a Federal High Court sitting in […]
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Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa and the lawyer, Yakubu Eleto A lawyer, Yakubu Eleto, has accused some workers at the Lagos State House of Assembly, led by the Chief Security Officer, of brutalising him when he attempted to serve the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, with a suit. Eleto, who spoke to our […]
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A 40-feet container on Sunday crushed two cars, leaving one person dead and the other injured on the Otedola Bridge, the News agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.Mr Nosa Okunbor, the Head of Public Affairs, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), who confirmed the incident, said that the remains of the victim were claimed by his […]
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) said it has identified and marked 70 noticeably dilapidated and highly distressed buildings within the state, which would be removed to further prevent building collapse that could lead to loss of lives and property. Speaking during the demolition of a partially-collapsed structure at […]
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The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has paraded no fewer than 1,320 suspects for allegedly terrorising and robbing residents of their valuables in various areas of the state. Speaking at the command headquarters at Ikeja on Wednesday, Odumosu said the suspects were arrested with weapons and hard drugs, adding that the command […]
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Governor charges public servants on diligence, service delivery State PDP ready to re-establish free, fair congress Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, said it would no longer close its eyes to the excesses of local councils and local council development areas (LCDAs) that are involved in extortion and harassment of operators of courier and logistics […]
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Some residents of Somolu Local Government Area of Lagos State on Thursday protested to Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja over alleged imposition of the incumbent Chairman of Somolu Local Government, Hon. Abdul Ahmed Salawu, as the party’s candidate of the party in the forthcoming local government election in the state. Leader of the protesters, Hon. […]
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Most of the injuries recorded in the aftermath of the alleged shootings at the Lekki Tollgate and environs were predominantly fractures, machete wounds and minor cuts, the Lagos State Judicial Panel probing the incident heard on Tuesday. Lagos Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, told the panel that many of the people reported to have been […]
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ask residents to go about their lawful businesses Lagos State Police Command says it is not aware of any planned protest in the state to commemorate the 2021 Democracy on Saturday, June 12, 2021. The Command, in a statement by its spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, also urged Lagosians to disregard the sit-at-home order called by certain […]
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