The Lagos State House of Assembly has commenced live-streaming of its plenary sessions. The record breaking feat commenced on Monday, August 29, 2016 when members of the House resumed plenary after a month recess. The Majority Leader of the House, Sanai Agunbiade, who announced the commencement of the live streaming exercise at plenary sitting of…
***Issues 14-day ultimatum The Lagos State Government on Sunday read the riot act to all the owners of illegal structures, shanties, street hawkers and those who have converted walkways into trading points and food courts in Ikoyi, Victoria Island and the Lagoon Front of Lekki, just as it issued a 14-day grace period to remove…
The Lagos State Government has allayed the fears of residents over the torrential rainfall witnessed in the State on Sunday, saying that necessary steps had been taken to avert any incidence of flood disaster in the State. The State Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Babatunde Adejare, in a statement on Sunday said that the State…
The Protea Hotel close to Kuramo Waters in Lagos Island has been sealed by the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, LIRS. The hotel was closed on Wednesday by officials of the LIRS after everybody in the place was evacuated. It was learnt that the premises of Protea Hotel was sealed over alleged failure to remit…
Police in Lagos have apprehended a self-confessed leader of Eiye confraternity in Somolu and Pedro areas of Lagos State. The suspect, identified as Oriyomi Ibrahim, but fondly called Small J-Pron, was paraded by the police on Wednesday alongside other members of his gang. J-Pron confessed that he killed two members of a rival cult group…
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Tuesday said the aggressive repositioning of the broadcast stations in the state was part of his administration’s strategy aimed at empowering the media outfits to compare favourably with the best in the world, pledging that the State would soon celebrate the birth of new broadcast machinery. Ambode, who…
Goldberg Lager Beer has thrown its weight behind the Udiroko festival, Ado-Ekiti’s annual flagship festival which holds this year on Tuesday, August 23rd. The brand which is the leading beer promoter of the culture of the people of South-West Nigeria has promised to add grandeur to the festival as a way of celebrating the befitting…
A former Chairman of Bagoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Andrew Adamu, has refunded the sum of N6 million to office of the EFCC in Gombe State. It was learnt that Adamu had earlier refunded N1 million to the Commission, but only returned the N5 million on Monday, August 15, 2016. The money was…
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a former Commissioner for Public Utilities in Ebonyi State, Engineer Benjamin Ogbonnaya Okah. Okah was apprehended on Monday August 15, 2016, for an alleged abuse of office and collecting gratification to the tune of N83 million. The arrest was sequel to a petition by…
Some women in Anambra State on Tuesday took to the streets of Onitsha to ask for the resignation of the state governor, Willie Obiano. The demonstrators claimed they have been subjected to severe hardship since Obiano assumed office. Thousands of protesters, including widows took over the streets of Onitsha, carrying placards with different messages. They…