In a bid to further promote sustainable hygiene practices while increasing the knowledge of the masses as regards germs and diseases lurking around the environment, hypo bleach in Nigeria recently organised a public sensitisation program on the spread of coronavirus at the major Abattoir Market in Lagos State. The public sensitization programme, which held in … Read more
The Lagos State Government has advocated an educational system that provides a strong foundation for students to excel in their academic pursuits at all levels. Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Folashade Jaji made the call at the opening ceremony of a two-day Southwest Education Summit organised by the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria Commission … Read more
In furtherance of the Nigerian Railway Modernisation Project (Lagos-Ibadan section), the Lagos State Government will temporarily close down Brewery Level Crossing/Gaskiya Road for construction works between Friday, February 15 and Thursday, February 20, 2020. According to a release by the State Ministry of Transportation, the planned construction on the aforementioned routes would be done in … Read more
Lagos State Government on Wednesday took possession of the four theatres built in different locations across the State, saying that the completion of the projects would provide a befitting place for young and upcoming artistes and performers to nurture their talents and compete favorably with their contemporaries globally. The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, … Read more
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has revealed that motorcycles and tricycles popularly known as ‘Okada and Keke’, are being used to transport drugs to schools in the state. Mr. Hamzat who was a guest on Channels Television programme, Politics Today on Wednesday, clarified the recent ban on Okada’s and Keke’s by the … Read more
A 39-year-old driver, Idowu Oba, who allegedly stabbed a man on the head with a broken bottle, was on Wednesday charged before an Ajegunle Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The defendant, who resides at Babani Street in Ajegunle area of Lagos, is being tried for assault, NAN reports. The Prosecutor, Insp. Gbenga Salami, told the court … Read more
The 10-lane right-of-way already set by the Lagos State Government in the ongoing construction of Lagos-Badagry Expressway needs to be preserved, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu urged the Federal Government. Sanwo-Olu said the ongoing construction work on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway would shoot up population upon completion and open the corridor up for more physical development. The Governor … Read more
A 32-year-old man, Ali Sani, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to stealing three truck batteries at Ajegunle before an Apapa Magistrate’s Court sitting in Lagos. Sani was arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing, Shipandports reports. The prosecutor, Inspector Francisca Jobs, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on February 10, 2020 … Read more
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the Mayor of Brampton City in Ontario, Canada, His Worship, Mr Patrick Brown, on Tuesday discussed on ways to collaborate using technology. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Brown led a delegation to Lagos State House, Ikeja, on a courtesy visit to Sanwo-Olu. The governor said … Read more
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reiterated that residents of the State can only reap the dividends of democracy when political aides understand every aspect of the T.H.E.ME.S development agenda of the current administration, just as he called for unwavering commitment, innovation and transparency from such aides. Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke through the Secretary … Read more
The operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) have arrested a suspect for impersonating a Police Officer as well as using his motorcycle for commercial purposes on a restricted route in Oshodi, Lagos. Speaking on the incident, the Chairman of the Agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi said the suspect was apprehended by … Read more
The Lagos Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), on Tuesday, commenced a weeklong induction programme for the newly appointed secondary school teachers into the State Teaching Service. The Chairman, Teaching Service Commission, Mrs. Olabisi Ariyo, stated that the induction was organised for the recently recruited 1000 secondary school teachers in line with the present administration’s resolve to … Read more
The wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has appealed to parents and guardians to strive to bequeath legacies of quality life and sound education to their children in spite of the rising rate of abuse globally. Dr. Sanwo-Olu who gave the charge during an awareness walk to sensitise members of the public … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, arraigned one Yushua Mohammed Ahmed before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Read Also: 14-Year-Old Boy Defiles 5-Year-Old Girl He was arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on stealing to the tune of €3,808,870.00 … Read more
A 14-year-old boy was on Tuesday, remanded at Oregun Correctional Home, Lagos, by a magistrate court in Ikeja for molesting a five-year-old girl. The juvenile, a resident at Apapa, Lagos, pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement. The Prosecution Counsel. ASP Ezekiel Ayorinde on Tuesday told the court that the teenager committed the offence at … Read more
A mother (name protected) has told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court that her three daughters, aged 12, nine and seven were allegedly defiled by a cleric. NAN reports that she spoke as the second prosecution witness in the trial of one Ibrahim Idris, a 26-year-old cleric. The mother of six, while being … Read more
Four men were on Tuesday arraigned at a Badagry Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for allegedly beating up a Badagry monarch, the Onibereko of Ibereko-land, Oba Adewale Okoya. The defendants – John Olaitan,62; Adebayo Olaitan, 49; Liadi Adesina,50; and Lukuman Ogunyemi,45 – are facing a two-count charge of assault and breach of public peace, NAN reports. … Read more
An Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday remanded a 37-year-old man, Afolabi Shuaib, who is accused of having canal knowledge of a 12-year-old daughter of his neighbour. Shuaib, who lives at Adebayo Salami Street, Igeshu in Ayobo Area of Lagos, is facing a two-count charge bordering on unlawful sexual assault and defilement. The defendant, however, … Read more
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, promised to ensure that indigent residents, who so desire, have access to free legal representation in the state. Sanwo-Olu made the pledge during the visit of a four-man team from the Board of Trustees of the Lagos Public Interest Law Partnership (LPIP) led by Senator Daisy Danjuma. He assured of … Read more
Two men, Awolu Umar, 36, and Salaha Abubakar, 25, on Monday appeared before a Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly displaying dangerous weapons, and breach of peace. Prosecutor ASP Clement Okuoimose told the court that the defendants on February 4 at Seme, Badagry conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause a breach … Read more