The Lagos State Government will question the Commissioner of Police on the events at the venue for the planned #OccupyLekkiTollGate protests on Saturday. Moyosore Onigbanjo, the State Commissioner for Justice, disclosed this when he made an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. “We cannot afford the sort of vandalism we saw before,” Onigbanjo said. “We…
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Lagos: Sanwo-Olu Appoints 17 Permanent Secretaries [Full list]
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the appointment of 17 Permanent Secretaries. In a statement on Thursday, Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola said the appointments took effect immediately. Sanwo-Olu expressed confidence that the new officials had the qualities, competence and experiences required to deliver. They are Mustafa Akinwunmi, Consultant Special, Lagos State University Teaching…
Lagos Govt Shuts Down Queens Park Event Centre For Violating COVID19 Protocols
The Lagos State Government has revoked the license of Queens Park Event Centre Oniru as the Lagos State Safety Commission also sealed the facility for contravening the COVID-19 protocols of the State. The Commissioner for Tourism, Akinbile Yusuf, says the step to withdraw the license was taken in the best interest of the State and implored other…
#BBNaija: Pay Your Tax – Lagos Govt Tells Laycon
The Lagos state Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, has urged Olamilekan Agbeleshe, popularly known ‘Laycon’ who just emerged as the winner of the 2020 edition of the Big Brother Nigeria reality Tv show, to be prepared to pay his tax in 2021. LIRS made this known in a tweet via its Official Twitter account on Monday,…
Lagos Dismantles Illegal Slaughter Slabs
Lagos State Government has dismantled an illegal slaughter in the Oke Rube axis of Alimosho Local Government Area of the state. The state Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Messrs Abisola Olusanya, who led the operation on Thursday, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the team arrested 10 butchers and confiscated two live cows. NAN…
BREAKING: Lagos Schools Reopen September 14, Says Sanwo-Olu
Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the reopening of schools in the state from September 14. According to him, tertiary institutions will re-open from September 14 while primary and secondary schools are tentatively billed for re-opening from September 21. The Governor stated these in his COVID-19 briefing on Saturday. “This decision is not cast in…
BREAKING: Two killed, One Injured As Helicopter Crash In Lagos (PHOTOS/VIDEO)
A helicopter with three persons aboard belonging to Quarium Avaition crash landed at 16 Salvation Road, Opebi around 12:20pm, killing two of the occupants on the spot. Emergency workers confirmed two persons, including the pilot, dead in the crash. It was gathered the third person, found unconscious, was rushed to the Intensive Care Unit of…
BREAKING: Fire Outbreak At Access Bank Branch In Lagos (VIDEO)
Emergency responders and fire fighters at the location to combat the Access Bank raging fire. A fire outbreak has occurred at a branch of Access Bank Plc located at Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. The fire outbreak, which started around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, was yet to be put out at the time of…
BREAKING: Another Container Falls, Kills Two In Lagos
An empty 40-feet container has reportedly killed two persons in an accident at Ijesha area of Lagos. According to the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu who spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Saturday, the LASEMA management received a distress call via its emergency toll-free line…
Tears As Chidinma, FAAN Staff Crushed To Death By Fallen Container Is Laid To Rest (Photos)
The staff of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Chidinma Ajoku who died on July 26 after a container fell on a commercial bus she was in has been laid to rest. Ajoku and her friends were going home from work when she faced her untimely death. She was laid to rest at Ikoyi…
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