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First civilian governor of Lagos State, Lateef Jakande dies At 91

Ihesiulo Grace 11 February 2021 0

Benjamin Omoike The first civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, is dead. He died in the early hours of Thursday at the age of 91. One of his children confirmed his death today. Jakande, a former journalist, became governor of Lagos State in Nigeria from 1979 to 1983, and

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Three feared killed as police arrest 58 suspects over Lagos gang war

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2021 0

Joy Joseph, Lagos The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 58 suspects, alleged to be the masterminders of a protracted gang war on Lagos Island, that has resulted in the death of at least three persons. Daily Times reports that the latest fatality of the gang war is a youngster simply identified as ‘Tiroo’, who […]

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NIMASA rates Lagos best in maritime safety, security

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2021 0

Benjamin Omoike The management of the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has rated Lagos State as the best in maritime safety in the country. During a courtesy visit to the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the Lagos House, Ikeja, on Tuesday, the Director General, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, said inspite of the […]

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Court dissolves 28-year-old marriage over wife’s plan to kill husband

Ihesiulo Grace 9 February 2021 0

A Customary Court sitting in Igando, Lagos State, on Tuesday dissolved  a -28-year-old marriage of a clergy, Paul Ekwe, on grounds that his wife, Chinwe was planning to kill him. Ekwe in his petition, sought for a divorce, his wife as stubborn and quarrelsome. Daily times gathered that Delivering judgment, the president of the court, […]

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LASG condemns reported brutalisation of journalist by KAI operatives

Ihesiulo Grace 5 February 2021 0

Benjamin Omoike Lagos State Government on Thursday condemned the reported brutalisation of a journalist working with Guild Press Limited, Benjamin Anaja, by some operatives of the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI), at Meiran Bus Stop, along the Lagos Abeokuta Expressway. In a statement signed by the State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello,

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Lagos Drives Clean Energy Initiative to Power ICT Sector

Ihesiulo Grace 4 February 2021 0

The Lagos State Government under the leadership of the Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu is leading the way to drive the use of cleaner energy to power the booming ICT sector in the State. The Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources, at the first stakeholders’ virtual Roundtable with the ICT industry stakeholders on Thursday, February […]

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Sujimoto wrapped up 2020 with yet another award

Ihesiulo Grace 4 February 2021 0

Real Estate company, Sujimoto led by Sijibomi Ogundele has received the award for Outstanding Contribution to the Growth and Development of the Real Estate Sector in Lagos State by Real Estate Development Association of Nigeria, REDAN, to end the 2020 business year on a high. The award is one of the many awards Sujimoto bagged […]

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Traffic Offence: LASG set to auction forfeited vehicles

Ihesiulo Grace 18 January 2021 0

Chioma Joseph The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Taskforce) has obtained a court order authorising it to auction 88 vehicles, impounded and forfeited to the Lagos State Government. The Agency in a statement on Monday, said the forfeited vehicles were impounded from various parts of the state for driving against traffic (one-way). […]

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‘How Lagos will fund N192.494bn deficit’

Ihesiulo Grace 18 January 2021 0

SAM NZEH & MOTOLANI OSENI Lagos State government has explained how the N192.494 billion deficit in its 2021 Budget will be funded. The 2021 Budget is christened ‘Budget of Rekindled Hope’ with N1.164 trillion as an appropriated sum. Revealing this during the Facts-Behind-the Figures Media Roundtable held on Thursday in Lagos, Commissioner for Economic Planning […]

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Just In: Sanwo-Olu Swears In 40-yr-Old Legal Practitioner, Other As H’Court Judges

Ihesiulo Grace 13 January 2021 0

Benjamin Omoike The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday swore in a litigator and dispute resolution practitioner, Rahman Oshodi, and Aigbokhaevbo Florence, as the state’s High Court judges. Oshodi, who is the youngest to be appointed as a high court judge in the state, at age 40, was among the 69 names of judges […]

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Covid-19: Panic Grips Lagos HoS As Civil Servants Contract Virus

Ihesiulo Grace 11 January 2021 0

…Urges officers to work twice a month Benjamin Omoike Multiple cases of civil servants in the employ of the Lagos State Government testing positive for Covid-19 has forced the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, to issue a new directive to workers in a bid to arrest the tide. Muri-Okunola, in an internal memo addressed […]

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Lagos PDP suspends Secretary, two other Exco members over anti party activities

Ihesiulo Grace 16 December 2020 0

The State Executive Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has suspended three of its members for alleged anti party activities. The affected members are Mr Muiz Shodipe, Barrister Taofik Gani and Mr Nurudeen Adewale, State Secretary, Publicity Secretary and Ex-Officio Member respectively. The State Chairman, Engr Adedeji Doherty, who made this

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Why Lagos needs N1tr to fix destroyed assets — Sanwo-Olu

Ihesiulo Grace 26 October 2020 0

The government of Lagos State has revealed that N1 trillion will be used to rebuild some infrastructure in Lagos State destroyed as a result of the #EndSARs protest. House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, revealed the estimated cost during his visit to the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the Government House in Marina on Sunday. Daily […]

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Coker, Adegboruwa, Atsenuwa to review Lagos criminal laws

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2020 0

Lagos government has inaugurated a committee to review amendments to its Criminal Laws of 2011. The State’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, said this followed the Criminal Justice Sector Reform Committee resolve to bring the laws in conformity with modern crime patterns. According to a statement by Director, Public Affairs at the

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5 killed, many injured as gas explosion hits Lagos again (photos)

Ihesiulo Grace 8 October 2020 0

By Chioma Joseph An early morning gas explosion on Thursday has razed down 44 buildings, killing five persons including a woman and two children at Unity Bus Stop, Candos Road, in the Baruwa area of Lagos State. The blaze, which started at a company, Best Roof Cooking Gas, gradually extended to other buildings in the […]

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Despite huge tax, Lagosians commute through bad roads (photos/video)

Ihesiulo Grace 8 October 2020 0

The rainy season is always a test of how good or bad Lagos roads are and the recent downpour of rain has shown that very few roads passed the integrity test. Daily Times gathered that according to the National Bureau of Statistics, Lagos generated N5,185,229,859.85 in road taxes in the first half of 2020 which […]

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BREAKING: 30 injured, 16 vehicles, shops affected in Lagos gas explosion

Ihesiulo Grace 24 September 2020 0

By Chioma Joseph  At least thirty persons were on Thursday injured after a gas tanker exploded at Cele Bus-Stop in the Iju Ishaga area of Lagos, Daily Times gathered.  The explosion which happened around 3:05p.m. caused panic as residents and commuters scampered for safety.  According to the South West Coordinator of the National Emergency Management […]

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Collapsed school building won’t affect exams — Excel headteacher

Ihesiulo Grace 22 September 2020 0

The headteacher of Excel College, Ejigbo in Lagos State, Kehinde Oke, has said the collapsed wing of the school building will not affect the National Examination Council (NECO) examinations. READ ALSO: Building collapses in Ijora-Badia, Lagos She described the incident as unfortunate but thanked God no life was lost. “First, we are grateful to God […]

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Lagos releases academic session calendar

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2020 0

Director General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni has disclosed the approved Lagos State  school calendar for year 2020/2021 session by the ministry. READ ALSO: Sanwo-Olu reopens cinemas, gyms, recreational centres, others Daily Times understands that both public and private schools below tertiary level will resume First Term academic

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Lagos Government reopens 2 recreational parks

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2020 0

The Lagos State Government on Sunday announced the reopening of two of its recreational parks for public use, stressing that visitors to the parks must comply with the subsisting COVID-19 protocols. Mrs Titilayo Ajirotutu, the Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Lagos State Parks and Gardens (LASPARK), disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in […]