Tag: Lagos
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Court remands man, 21, over alleged gang-rape of 17-year-old girl in Lagos
A Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, has remanded a 21-year-old man, Toheeb Bakare, in Ikoyi Correctional Center for allegedly gang-raping a 17-year-old girl. The Magistrate, Mrs M. I. Dan-Oni, who gave the ruling, denied the accused bail even after he pleaded not guilty to the charge. The magistrate directed the prosecutor to duplicate the case…
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Lagos records 4 COVID-19 related deaths in 4 days
Lagos State recorded four COVID-19 related deaths between July 14 and July 17, the state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said. Abayomi made the disclosure through his Facebook account @ProfAkinolaAbayomi, on Monday while giving the state’s COVID-19 update for the period. The commissioner said that the deaths increased the state’s COVID-19 related mortality…
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EKEDC sensitises Lagos communities on safety
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has charged its customers in Agbara and Badagry communities in Lagos to be safety conscious. Mr Luke Hosi, the Resident Safety Officer, Agbara Business District, EKEDC, gave the advice at the Safety Outreach organised by the Safety and Environment Department of the company on Friday. The safety officer said…
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Lagos pays N4.2bn pension arrears in two years, says commissioner
The Lagos State Government says it has paid over N4.2 billion to its pensioners, under the Defined Benefits Scheme, otherwise known as ‘Pay As You Go’, from May 2019 to March 2021. The Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pension, Mrs Ajibola Ponnle made this known in Ikeja, at the 2021 Ministerial Press Briefing to commemorate…
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Lagos generates 14,000 metric tonnes waste daily — Commissioner
Lagos State generates over 14,000 metric tonnes of refuse on a daily basis, according to its Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tunji Bello. Bello said this during the ministry’s 2021 Ministerial Press Briefing on Thursday, in Ikeja, to highlight the achievements of the Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration in two years. He said that the…
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EFCC arrests 3 Dubai-based suspected internet fraudsters, 14 others in Lagos
Three Dubai based suspected internet fraudsters and fourteen others have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Lagos. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the agency said they were arrested, Tuesday January 26, and Wednesday 27, 2021 at different locations following series of intelligence detailing their alleged involvement in…
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Apapa gridlock: Lagos to takeover traffic management from Presidential Taskforce
The Lagos State Government on Monday, said it would take over traffic management from the Presidential Taskforce Team, in order to restore sanity to the Apapa area. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said this during a fact-finding visit to the Apapa Ports to ascertain the reason for the incessant congestion in the port area, in spite of…
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LASEMA commences clean-up of Lagos in support of LAWMA
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says it is supporting the Lagos State Waste Management Agency (LAWMA) in a concerted effort to restore order and a clean environment in the state following the destruction of business and private premises resulting from the looting and other activities by hijackers of the ENDSARS protests. Dr Olufemi…
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Protests: Together we must protect, rebuild Lagos, ex-lawmaker tells youths
A former Lagos lawmaker, Mr Olusegun Olulade, has urged youths in the state to come together to protect and rebuild Lagos after the mindless destruction of lives and property by hoodlums under the guise of #EndSARS protest. Olulade, who represented Epe Constituency II between 2011 and 2019 in Lagos House of Assembly, made the appeal…
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#EndSARS: We’ll not allow protest in Lagos degenerate to anarchy – Police
The Police Command in Lagos State on Wednesday reiterated its resolve to ensure that the present ongoing #EndSARS protest would not degenerate into anarchy in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, and made available to newsmen in Lagos. “In as much as we…