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Lagos News

Police Calls on Lagosians to Ignore Calls for Fresh Protest at Lekki Toll Gate
11Feb By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Human Rights, Lagos News, Law Enforcement, Nigeria, Press Statement, Youths

Police Calls on Lagosians to Ignore Calls for Fresh Protest at Lekki Toll Gate

Lagos state government and the Police on Thursday urged the people of state to shun calls for fresh protest slated for tomorrow at the Lekki Toll Gate. They said the fact that two groups scheduled protests for Lekki Toll Gate would cause confrontation, pandemonium, public disorder and wanton destruction of property. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Hakeem Odumosu and Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso made the appeal at a press conference addressed at Bagauda Kalto Centre, Alausa, Ikeja Two groups, “Occupy Lagos Lekki Toll Gate” and “We Rebuild Lagos” had scheduled protest for Saturday at the toll gate over return of the facility to its owner, Lekki Concession Compan...
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COVID-19 Not Hoax – Sanwo-Olu
10Jan By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Covid-19, Lagos News, News, Nigeria

COVID-19 Not Hoax – Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu on Sunday warned Lagosians on the devastating effect of the raging Coronavirus (COVID-19). The governor appealed to Lagosians to take all the COVID-19 protocols seriously as COVID19 is not a glamorous disease or a hoax as some people claim it is. ”Lagosians, #COVID19 is not a glamorous disease, neither is it a hoax. You need to follow the safety guidelines to safeguard your friends and loved ones. “In the midst of increasing #COVID19 cases, we have some good news from our Infectious Diseases Hospital.” Sanwo-olu tweeted.  
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I Still Have a Role To Play in Politics – Jimi Agbaje
29Dec By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Lagos News, Nigeria

I Still Have a Role To Play in Politics – Jimi Agbaje

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2015 and 2019 Lagos State Governorship Elections, Jimi Agbaje, says he still has a role to play in the politics of the state and the country come 2023. Agbaje, who was defeated in the last two elections by former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu – both of the All Progressives Congress, however, said his running for office “is not at all cost”. The politician and pharmacist spoke on Tuesday, noting that time and event would tell whether or not he would be re-contesting the governorship seat of Lagos State. “I remain in politics. My running for office is not at all cost. What role I will play is still very unclear but I believe I have a role to play in the politics of our country and of Lagos Sta...
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We’ll Clampdown on People With Fake COVID-19 Certificates – Lagos Health Commissioner
28Dec By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Corruption, Covid-19, Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Safety

We’ll Clampdown on People With Fake COVID-19 Certificates – Lagos Health Commissioner

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi has stated that the Ministry has observed that people have begun to have access to fake Covid-19 certificates, promising to clampdown on such people. He gave this warning at an ongoing press briefing at the Ministry of Health in Lagos on Monday. “We suspect people are gaining access to fake certificates and we will clampdown on them as this is a very dangerous trend.” Abayomi also added that Lagos residents who have tested positive have been observed to give fake contacts and phone numbers at the isolation facilities, making contact tracing difficult.  
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BREAKING: Gridlock as Fuel Tanker Bursts into Flames on Otedola Bridge
19Dec By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Lagos News, News, Nigeria

BREAKING: Gridlock as Fuel Tanker Bursts into Flames on Otedola Bridge

There is heavy traffic at the Berger-Alausa-Magodo axis of Lagos State after a fuel tanker burst into flames on Otedola bridge, along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, on Saturday. Reports in the media have it that the incident happened a few minutes to 6pm. The incident caused panic on the expressway as many vehicles made U-turn in a bid to avoid being engulfed by the fire. Some passengers were also seen alighting from vehicles hurriedly. Many passengers were also stranded at the Alausa Secretariat and toll gate bus stops. As of the time of filling this report, details of the fire incident are sketchy.
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BREAKING: COVID-19 Second Wave: Sanwo-Olu Shuts Down Schools Until Further Notice
18Dec By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Covid-19, Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

BREAKING: COVID-19 Second Wave: Sanwo-Olu Shuts Down Schools Until Further Notice

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed that all public and private schools in the state be shut down until further notice. The governor disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He also directed all public servants from Grade Level 14 and below, except emergency workers and first responders, to work from home for the next 14 days starting from Monday next week – in the first instance. Sanwo-Olu also stressed that concerts, carnivals and street parties were banned in Lagos until further notice. According to him, night clubs have not been allowed to open yet and all night clubs in the state should be shut down indefinitely with immediate effect. Governor Sanwo-Olu stated that the 12am to 4am curfew imposed by the Federal Government remained in place, and the pro...
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Lai Mohammed Chides CNN Over Clarification of its #EndSARS Tweet
28Nov By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Lai Mohammed Chides CNN Over Clarification of its #EndSARS Tweet

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture has reprobated Cable News Network, CNN, for backtracking on its earlier reports on the shootings at the Lekki tollgate area of Lagos State by clarifying tweets posted on its official Twitter handle. CNN on Thursday admitted it misreported the death toll at the Lekki incidence, noting that tweet on October 23 did not emphatically state that the death toll was from protest across the country. It also denied attributing the number of casualties, 38, to Amnesty International. The clarification comes on the back of a war of words between the Federal Government and the media establishment on factual report of the alleged of peaceful #EndSARS protesters at the toll gate area on the night of October 20, 2020. CNN had on October 23 r...
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Lekki Shooting: Soldiers Took Live Bullets to Scene for Self-defence – General Taiwo
22Nov By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Armed Forces, Crime, Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Security

Lekki Shooting: Soldiers Took Live Bullets to Scene for Self-defence – General Taiwo

Brigadier General Ahmed Taiwo, Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, which was the Army unit deployed to the Lekki Tollgate area on the night of October 20, has admitted that the officers went to the scene with Live and blank bullet. He said that the Phase four of military internal security operation which the Army deployed involved soldiers taking live ammunition to the scene for self defence. He noted that some officers that operated at the tollgate on the night of the shooting were indeed armed with live bullets. Taiwo, however stressed that only soldiers with blank bullets shot into the air. He disclosed this on Saturday during the hearing of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry, investigating the alleged killing of peaceful #EndSARS de...
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Lagos Govt. Unveils N5b Recovery Fund for Entrepreneurs
19Nov By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Covid-19, Economy, Lagos News, Nigeria

Lagos Govt. Unveils N5b Recovery Fund for Entrepreneurs

The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) has unveiled a N5 billion Lagos Economic Acceleration Programme (LEAP), a post-COVID-19 recovery programme for micro, small and medium enterprises. The launching, tagged: “From Pandemic to Prosperity”, was held in Ikeja, Lagos. LSETF Executive Secretary Mrs. Tejumola Abisoye said the intervention would provide access to affordable finance at single-digit interest to MSMEs, thereby saving existing businesses, jobs and also creating new job opportunities. According to her, interested applicants in other sectors apart from agriculture and agribusiness sector should register with the Ministry of Tourism to apply for the loan. “It is a sector specific intervention programme targeted at sectors that have been severely affected by the pand...
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