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LASEPA seizes tankers selling automated gas oil in residential area
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency has seized three tankers involved in sales of Automated Gas Oil along Taslim Elias Close in the Victoria Island of the state. This was disclosed in a statement posted on the official X handle of the agency on Saturday. LASEPA said that the enforcement followed complaints from residents about illegal petroleum sales in the…
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Bye-Election: Laguda wins APC Surulere federal constituency 1 ticket
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Fuad Laguda, has emerged as the party’s candidate for Surulere federal constituency 1 bye-election. WesternPost reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would be conducting a bye-election for Surulere federal constituency 1, a position occupied by Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila before his appointment as Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu. At…
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Lagos records 1,461 incidents in 2023
By Adeola Ogunrinde Lagos State government has recorded a total of 1,461 incidents in 2023 with 138 of the incidents occurred in December 2023. This was disclosed by the Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Nosa Osunbor, in a statement issued on Friday. The agency said it responded to 6,442 incidents between 1st…
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Alleged blackmail: Police arrest 3 suspects behind gistlovers blog
The Nigerian Police Force have arrested three suspects who were behind the popular micro blogging site, gistlovers, for alleged conspiracy, cyberstalking, and threat to life. The suspects namely Adebukola Kolapo Nnedum Micheal Somtomchukwu and Isaac Akpokighe, all male of ages 27, 25 and 30 respectively were members of a syndicate called Gistlover family. A statement issued on Friday by the…
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BREAKING: Lagos Assembly passes N2.26trn 2024 Appropriation Bill
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Friday passed a total budget size of N2,267,976,120,869 for the 2024 fiscal year. The Capital Expenditure in the budget increased to 58 percent while 42 percent Recurrent Expenditure was approved by the lawmakers. The lawmakers approved the issuance and appropriation of N952,430,566,998 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for Recurrent Expenditure and…
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Police dismiss two officers over alleged armed robbery, illegal duty
The Nigerian Police Force have dismissed two officers for alleged armed robbery, official corruption and illegal duty. A statement issued by the Spokeswoman for Zone 2 Command Headquarters in Onikan, Lagos, SP Tunni Ayuba, said the police have stepped up manhunt for the leader of the police robbery gang who is an Assistant Superintendent of police (ASP). Ayuba said “The…
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2024 Appropriation Bill will end hunger- Adeola
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Sen. Solomon Adeola, has assured Nigerians that the 2024 appropriation bill of N28.7trillion would put an end to hunger in the country. Adeola stated this in Ilaro, Yewa South local government area of Ogun state while speaking with newsmen at the sideline of a New Year party celebration he organised…
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Abiodun emerges Sun Newspapers governor of the year, wins 2023 Silverbird Man Award
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The governor of Ogun state, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has won the 2023 Governor of the Year Award by the Sun Newspapers and 2023 Silverbird Man of the Year Award The Awards were communicated in separate letters to the governor by the two media establishments. The Sun, in a letter signed by its Managing Director/Editor-In-Chief, Onuoha Ukeh,…
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LASG closes section of Third Mainland bridge for repair
By Adeola Ogunrinde The Lagos state government has announced the partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for repair from Tuesday, January 9, 2024. A statement issued on Thursday by the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said that the closure was part of the ongoing work that started in November last year. Osiyemi said the government wished to remind the…
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Nigeria’s economic situation can be better in 4 years with prayers- Obasanjo
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has assured that the country’s socio-economic situation could be better in another four years with prayers and thanksgiving. Obasanjo gave this assurance at the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Ogun State 5th Thanksgiving service of his conferment as the Asiwaju Onigbagbo, Ogun State, held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL),…
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