**As Lagos Assembly Passes Law Against Illegal Land Occupation The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, passed a bill to prohibit forceful entry and illegal occupation of landed properties in the state. According to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, after the Bill had gone through…
The plenary of the Benue State House Of Assembly ended in pandemonium on Tuesday, July, 19, 2016. It was learnt that the trouble started when some members made moves to impeach Speaker of the House, Terkimbir Ikyange. Aproko247 gathered that the lawmaker representing Logo constituency, Kester Terna-Kyenge, moved a motion to remove Ikyange. However, the…
The Lagos State Government has stressed that it would continue to enforce relevant regulations on noise pollution in the state. This was the position of the state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday when MTN Foundation distributed 250 hearing aid devices to beneficiaries in the state, including children less than one year old. Ambode, who was…
The Lagos State Government has promised to do everything possible to ensure criminals in the state are brought to book. This assurance was made on Monday by the state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, via a statement issued by Secretary to the State Government, Tunji Bello. Ambode noted that he is worried by the spate of kidnappings…
Some students of the Benue State College of Education in Katsina-Ala, on Monday morning took to the streets to kick against an increase in their tuition fee. It was gathered that the angry students want authorities of the institution to reverse the said increment. The demonstration on Monday, according to information gathered by our reporter,…
On Monday, July 18, 2016, an accident occurred on the popular and busy Third Mainland Bridge, TMB. According to information gathered by our reporter, the incident caused traffic gridlock on the bridge. The accident involved a 12-seater bus, which somersaulted. Officials of Lagos State Rescue team and LASTMA were on ground to rescue victims and…
The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode and the Sole Administrator of Agege Local Government, Gbenga Abiola, have harped on the need for every residents Lagos to cultivate the habit of tree planting. Ambode, who was represented by Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Tunji Bello, admonished every Lagosians to protect the already planted trees…
The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade, has held a meeting with the leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, and that of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN. The occasion took place on Tuesday at the Police Headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, the state capital. At the gathering, the police…
Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, on Tuesday, received the Flag Officer, Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Ferguson Dukas Bobai who led a team of senior officers of the Command on a courtesy visit to his Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta office. Speaking while receiving his guests, the governor thanked the Navy for setting up a presence on Tongeji…
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has disclosed that his administration has concluded plans to massively revamp the health sector, just as he among other things, revealed that the sum of N10 billion has been earmarked to upgrade the health facilities across the state. Ambode made this known on Tuesday at the 4th Quarterly Town…