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Lagos shuts down all COVID-19 vaccination centres

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2021 0

The Lagos State government has closed all COVID-19 vaccination centers across the state, despite the fact that the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign was completed with the vaccination of 257, 756 people. Meanwhile, the state announced that it had successfully survived the

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Union registers 2,500 retailers to ensure safety in cooking gas sale

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2021 0

The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Retailers (LPGAR) has registered about 2,500 members to enhance safety in selling and distributing cooking gas in Lagos State. The National Chairman of LPGAR, Mr Michael Umudu, gave the figure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday. NAN reports that LPGAR is an affiliate […]

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Sanwo-Olu backs calls for state police

Ihesiulo Grace 19 April 2021 0

Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has supported calls for the creation of state police, saying it is long overdue. Speaking during Channels Television’s Sunday Politics at the Lagos House, the governor said Nigeria should make state police happen. “It is long overdue; we should make it happen. In fact, that is […]

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IGR: Lagos tops other states with N418.99bn in 2020

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2021 0

Lagos State topped other states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2020, realising a total of N418.99 billion in the year. This is indicated in the National Bureau of Statistics’ Published Internally Generated Revenue for State level for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020. It showed […]

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CP Alabi parades suspected armed robbers, kidnappers, says no hiding place for criminals in Bauchi

Ihesiulo Grace 9 April 2021 0

Samuel Luka, Bauchi The Bauchi state police commissioner, Mr. Abiodun Sylvester Alabi has told criminally-minded persons that there is no hiding place for them in Bauchi. CP Alabi who stated this while parading suspected criminals at the command headquarters in Bauchi over various offences including armed robbery, kidnapping, among others on Friday, warned that police […]

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Traffic robbers apprehended in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 9 April 2021 0

The police in a Lagos state have apprehended several traffic robbers terrorizing commuters and disposing them of their personal belongings. A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, police operatives attached to Ojo Division of the command on April 6, arrested three suspected traffic robbers namely Bashiru Ammo, m, […]

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60 suspected cultists arraigned under the new Lagos state anti-cultism law

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2021 0

Joy Joseph, Lagos The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned 60 suspected cultists arrested at various points and communities in the state at the Chief Magistrate Court, Yaba on Wednesday. The accused persons were arraigned before Chief Magistrate Adeola Adedayo with the new Lagos State Anti Cultism Law, 2021. It was gathered that the police […]

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Seven notorious armed robbery suspects nabbed in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2021 0

Joy Joseph, Lagos. Six suspected notorious traffic robbers have been arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos State Police Command at different locations in the state. It was learnt that the operational squad led by the Commander of RRS, Olayinka Egbeyemi, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), nabbed the robbers around Iddo […]

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Police arrest alleged robbers, cultists in Ikorodu

Ihesiulo Grace 29 March 2021 0

CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos State Command, says the police have arrested three suspected traffic robbers and those buying stolen goods in Ikorodu area of the state. Adejobi confirmed the arrest in a statement on Monday, noting that the police also recovered N139, 000 cash, cell phones, Bus Rapid Transport […]

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CP Lagos redeploys DPO over illegal detention, unprofessional conduct

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2021 0

Joy Joseph, Lagos  The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu has ordered for immediate redeployment of Francis Ani, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Onipanu Division of the Lagos State Police Command following his alleged misconduct.  It was gathered that the DPO had ordered his boys to harass […]

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Lagos police scorecard: 408 cultists, 255 armed robbery suspects, others nabbed between January and March

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2021 0

Joy Joseph, Lagos The Lagos State Police Command has said 408 cultists, 255 armed robbery suspects and 99 murder cases were handles in the command between January 1 and March 21. According to the Commissioner of Police (CP), Hakeem Odumosu, who gave the Command’s score card in the period under review, 232 arms and 273 […]

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Police declares man wanted for masturbating in commercial bus, assaulting woman

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2021 0

A man, simply identified as Mr. Matthew, who was caught masturbating in a commercial bus in a viral video, has been declared wanted by the police in Lagos. It was gathered that Matthew, who had impersonated a policeman, boarded the commercial bus moving from OPIC Estate, Isheri, to Mowe, where he was seen performing the […]

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Lagos CP plans to adopt rescued day-old baby

Ihesiulo Grace 17 March 2021 0

The Commissioner of Police (CP), Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, said he looked forward to adopting an abandoned day-old baby boy who was rescued by the Police on Monday. Odumosu said this in a statement signed late on Tuesday by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. The commissioner said that the […]

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Police arrest 172 clubbers at Cubana Night Club for violating Covid-19 protocols

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2021 0

By Joy Joseph, Lagos The Lagos State Police Command is set to charge to court, 172 suspects arrested for violating Covid-19 protocols at Cubana Night Club in Victoria Island. The suspects were reportedly arrested on Saturday morning, for not keeping to social distance, wearing a facemask, and violating curfew. Parading the suspects on Monday, the […]

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38-year-old driver arraigned for knocking down a policeman on traffic enforcement duty

Ihesiulo Grace 25 February 2021 0

Joy Joseph, Lagos A 38-year-old driver, Sunday Okodo, has been arrested and arraigned in court for knocking down a police Inspector, David Zapania, on traffic enforcement duty at Airport Road, Lagos. It was leaned that Okodo, was driving against traffic on Wednesday, but was accosted by operatives of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASTMA), in the company […]

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Third Mainland Bridge to be reopened February 27 – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 25 February 2021 0

On Saturday, February 27, 2021, the Third Mainland Bridge will officially reopen to traffic at midnight. Popoola Olukayode, the federal works comptroller in Lagos state, confirmed this in an interview with newsmen. He said, however, on the midnight of Friday, February 26, both inbound and outbound lanes will be shut to traffic to allow contractors […]

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Breaking: Lagos govt to take 24 % equity in TBS, Trade Fair Complex

Ihesiulo Grace 23 February 2021 0

The government of Lagos State has offered to take up 24% of the Tafawa Balewa Square and Lagos International Trade Fair Complex. This was announced by the Governor of the State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at this afternoon’s virtual Investors Conference. Under the agreement, the government of the state of Lagos will contribute 24% of the […]

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FEC pays last respect to Jakande

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2021 0

ROTIMI FADEYI, ABUJA President Muhammadu Buhari and members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday paid their last respect by observing a minute silence in honour of former Lagos State Governor, Lateef Jakande who died last week Thursday at 91 The one minute silence was observed shortly before the commencement of the virtual FEC […]

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Former Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande laid to rest

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2021 0

The body of Late Alhaji Lateef Jakande, Lagos State’s first civilian governor and former Minister of Works of Nigeria arrived at the Vaults and Gardens cemetery in Ikoyi Lagos at approximately 5.15 pm. The body was first taken to his family home at Epetedo in Lagos Island after lying in state at his Ilupeju home […]

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Landlady’s daughter kills tenant over electricity bill

Ihesiulo Grace 11 February 2021 0

Joy Joseph, Lagos The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a Landlady’s daughter, Tina Essi, alleged to have killed a 49-year-old man, Christian Akparie over electricity bill. The incident was said to have happened at No 26 Orijamogun Street, Oreyo in Ikorodu, Lagos. Daily Times reports that the duo had a misunderstanding on January 31, […]