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Tag: Lagos State

There Is A Terror Group Now In Lagos – Nnamdi Kanu
17May By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

There Is A Terror Group Now In Lagos – Nnamdi Kanu

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu says there is an organised terror group in Lagos State. The IPOB leader also said the Miyetti Allah in Ebonyi State was functioning as a terror group for years until the Eastern Security Network (ESN) single-handedly drove them out of the state. He stated that the intimidation that the ESN and IPOB are getting from the Nigerian government is because of their determination to frustrate the terrorists groups in the South-East. The leader of the pro-Biafra group also announced that his service is not restricted to the Biafra agitators but also to all brave youths in Nigeria, adding his sole purpose is to see corrupt people in the country dead or imprisoned. Kanu made this disclosure during his live broadcast on Sunday evening. ...
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Lagos State Govt. Eases Restrictions on Social Gatherings, Event Centres
10Apr By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Covid-19, Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Lagos State Govt. Eases Restrictions on Social Gatherings, Event Centres

The Lagos State Government has eased restrictions on social gatherings and event centres across the state. This was contained in a press statement titled ‘Lagos State Government eases restrictions on social and event centres’, on Friday. The statement was signed by Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile Yusuff, and the Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola. “The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, after due consultation and deliberations with relevant stakeholders and MDA’s including The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and Lagos State Safety Commission has approved the further easing of social centres across the State with immediate effect,” it added. Meanwhile, Akinbile-Yusuff and Mojo...
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May God give Nigeria Prudent and Honest Leaders like Jakande –Tinubu
20Feb By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Interview, Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

May God give Nigeria Prudent and Honest Leaders like Jakande –Tinubu

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Friday, hailed the late first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, saying the country needed more leaders with integrity and pragmatism. Jakande, who served between October 1, 1979, and December 31, 1983, passed away last Thursday at the age of 91. Tinubu, who is also a former governor of Lagos, spoke at the eighth-day Fidau prayer session for Jakande, saying had started his political career at the late ex-governor’s house. Recounting a conversation with Jakande, the APC chieftain stated, “He said, ‘Go, we need many like you. Go to the Senate.’ The rest is history. “We pray for Nigeria to give us more leaders that are prudent, very honest, and give priority to the future, looking a...
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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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IPPIS is a Scam, Fed Govt Deceived Us – NASU Chair
11Feb By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Education, Interview, News, Nigeria

IPPIS is a Scam, Fed Govt Deceived Us – NASU Chair

Chairman of the University of Lagos chapter of the Non Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions, Mr. Kehinde Ajibade, has described the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) used to pay civil servants as fraudulent.  He accused the Federal Government of deceiving the Union to sign up for it. NASU and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) began an indefinite strike last Friday to protest the skewed operations of the IPPIS platform and the nonpayment of arrears of earned allowances, among others. “IPPIS is a scam; it is fraudulent; in fact it is not sustainable within the university system.  That is just the fact because we found out that the federal government just deceived us to enrol on that platform,” he said in an inter...
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Amotekun Arrests Truckload of Armed Fulani Herdsmen Heading To Ogun, Lagos
10Feb By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Fulani Herdsmen, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Terrorism

Amotekun Arrests Truckload of Armed Fulani Herdsmen Heading To Ogun, Lagos

Officers of Oyo State Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun, have intercepted a truck loaded with no fewer than 80 men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen at the Iwo Road area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to a report by Sahara Reporters, the Amotekun corps  stopped the men, who were loaded in a truck, and a quick search revealed some bows, arrows and daggers in the vehicle. Apart from that, sources told newsmen that about 25 motorcycles in the truck also had cows. Upon interrogation, the men were reported to have told the Amotekun operatives that they were going to Lagos and Ogun States. The search was said to have attracted residents who trooped to the scene, but to avoid crisis, the security agents were said to have led the truck and its occupants to the police ...
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Lagos PDP Backs Seyi Makinde As South-west Leader
18Jan By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
News, Nigeria

Lagos PDP Backs Seyi Makinde As South-west Leader

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has endorsed Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde as leader of the opposition party in the south-west zone. The Lagos State chapter of the party pledged its support for Makinde during a stakeholders’ meeting at the government house, Ibadan, on Saturday, The Cable reports. Makinde and former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose have been embroiled in a tussle for the control of the party in the south-west zone. According to a statement by Taiwo Adisa, Chief Press secretary to the governor, the leaders of PDP in Lagos expressed gratitude to Makinde for his leadership in the region. The statement quoted the caretaker zonal chairman of the PDP, Dayo Ogungbenro, to have affirmed Makinde as the leader of the party in ...
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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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