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…Ambode Too

The Lagos state Governor-elect, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has inaugurated a transition committee to ensure a seamless transfer of power to his government, come May 29. The governor-elect disclosed this in a statement by his media aide, Mr. Idowu Ajanaku, on Tuesday According to the statement, the committee will be headed by the Deputy Governor-elect, Dr. […]
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Lagos IGR Hits N23b Monthly

Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, said its monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) has increased from N20 billion in 2013 to N23 billion last year. The state government however said that 376 organisations were prosecuted for defaulting in their tax payment. Chairman of Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), Mr. Tunde Fowler, who made the revelation […]
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Kontogora House on Fire

  A fire outbreak has occurred at the Federal Mortgage Bank Building in the popular Mamman Kontagora House located at the Marina Axis of Lagos state. Eyewitnesses in the area have stated that the fire is raging at the time of this report. In the meantime, the Head of the Lagos State Fire Service, Mr […]
Politics

Ambode: The Burden of Victory

For Akinwumi Ambode, Governor-elect of Lagos State, victory did not come easy. Since his name cropped ever before the race started, there have been stiff opposition to his candidature, even within his own party- the All Progressives Congress (APC). Up to the last 24 hours to the polls, court cases were still hanging on his […]
Politics

16 Flashpoints in Saturday’s Governorships Polls

Sequel to the presidential and national assembly elections which was swept by All Progressives Congress (APC), all eyes are now on Saturday’s governorship and house of assembly elections. Would there be a bandwagon effect in all the states election would hold or the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) pull off stiff resistance to retain its hold? […]
Labour

Lagos Empowers over 6,000 Farmers in Six Months

Lagos State Government has empowered another a total of 6, 678 Youths, Traders Vulnerable and Farmers in various agricultural value chains in the state. Following the 3,149 people empowered in October 2014 during the maiden edition of Agricultural Value Chains Empowerment Programme, another 3,529 households benefitted at the second edition held at Oko Oba Agege. […]
Politics

Jonathan, Hero of Our Democracy – Lagos PDP

The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has eulogised President Goodluck Jonathan as the actual hero of democracy and father of modern Nigeria. In a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Taofik Gani, the party charged the in-coming president and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to prepare grounds to honour Jonathan as […]
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Court Bars AIT from Airing Damaging Documentary on Tinubu

  A Lagos High Court on Wednesday granted an order of interlocutory injunction barring the African Independent Communication (AIT), from further airing a documentary on the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The judge, Justice Iyabo Akinkugbe, in his judgment granted the order while […]
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Titbit from Ayobo on Presidential Election

  Although electorate has come out in Mass for the accreditation process in Ayobo area of lagos state, while some are of the view that the process has been free and fair, others groan over the negligence on the part of the inec officials who claim that they have been working since and might stop […]
Health

Lagos Unveils Ultra-Modern Cardiac, Renal Centre

  Lagos State government yes­terday commissioned the Multi-Billion Naira Ultra Modern Car­diac and Renal Centre at Gbagada General Hospital. Speaking during the commis­sioning of the event, Lagos state commissioner of health, Dr Jide Idris said the idea of setting up the befitting facility is to lessen the burden of non-communicable diseases in the state.
Health

Strike: Lagos Doctors Attend to Patients

Despite the ongoing strike action by the Lagos State doctors under the aegies of the Medical Guild, the doctors are still attending to patients. Medical activities are on-going as doctors were seen attending to patients at some hospitals monitored by our reporter. At the Ifako Ijaiye General Hospital, Ikorodu General Hospital and the Lagos State […]