Category: Society

Why I’m Providing Water For The People—Ogundimu

The need to improve the standard of living of people of his constituency was the major reason Lagos lawmaker, Oluyinka Ogundimu constructed and handed over seven boreholes to provide free water for the people of his constituencies. Speaking at the commissioning of the water projects, Ogundimu said water being one of essential needs of life…

Agboyi Ketu LCDA Boss Wants To Snatch Our Land—Traders Cry Out

The Sole Administrator of Agboyi/Ketu Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Tunji Ilelaboye, has been accused by traders in the market of planning to snatch the place from them. The traders and Balogun of the family alleged that the LCDA boss had concluded plans to lease the land to a modern market, adding that there is…

Lagos Assembly Starts Live-streaming Of Plenary Sessions

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…

Rainfall: Lagos Allays Fears Of Residents, Appeals For Calm

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…

Lagos Police Nabs Notorious Cultist, Small J-Pron

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…

Why We’re Repositioning Broadcast Stations In Lagos—Ambode

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…