By Nurudeen Adebayo A devastating fire swept through the Oko-Baba plank market in Ebute-Metta, Lagos, on Sunday, destroying goods worth millions of naira. The sprawling timber market, located on the Lagos lagoon near the Third Mainland Bridge, was engulfed in flames, razing large portions of the market and adjacent shanties. The Lagos State Emergency Management […]
By Henry Ojelu After over one month of official recess, High Courts in Lagos State will resume sitting on September 26. Announcing activities to mark the commencement of the state’s 2023/2024 legal year, Acting Chief Registrar of the High Court, Tajudeen Elias, said the new legal year thanksgiving service would be held simultaneously at the […]
By Oluwatope Lawanson/Lydia Ngwakwe The 2nd Vice President,CIBN, Mr Dele Alabi, FCIB, The President Chairman of Council, CIBN Dr. Ken Opara, FCIB, The Deputy Governor, Lagos State, Mr. Femi Hamzat,1st Vice President CIBN, Prof Deji Olanrewaju, FCIB, MD/CEO, FCMB, Mrs Yemisi Edun, FCIB, Registrar/CEO, CIBN, Mr Akin Morakinyo at the General Next Forum held on […]
Shakirah Adunola Chairman of Surulere Local Council in Lagos State, Sulaiman Bamidele Yusuf, has promised to purchase buses and give food to people of his local council to support the federal and state governments’ palliative measures. Since the swearing-in of Yusuf on July 27, 2021, as the chairman of the council, the local government has […]
Bola Badmus Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSCOM) has decried the increasing use of drugs and firearms in nightclubs in the state, vowing to shut down any club caught in such act henceforth. Director-General (DG) of the Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola, who spoke at a meeting with night clubs owners, which also had officials of the […]
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said recycling and reusing products as many times and for as long as possible will create more jobs. Speaking on Wednesday at the Lagos Circular Economy Hotspot 2023, titled, The Future Lagos: ‘Towards a circular and resourceful economy,’ Sanwo-Olu explained that the Lagos Circular Economy Hotspot […]
Abel Theresa Mr Abayomi Abolaji, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Education, emphasised that the government will continue to drive its policy of the “Leave no Child Behind” initiative. THE Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Education, has reaffirmed its commitment to free and qualitative education for school-aged children across the […]
By granting state pardon to 30 prisoners, and setting them free from the custody of the Lagos and Ogun states Correctional Centres, the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba has set the tone for prison reforms in the country. His effort is commendable, given the deteriorating condition of the country’s correctional centres that […]
In furtherance of its commitment to promoting environmental education and sustainable action for pupils in target schools and their host communities in Lagos State, the Foundation Oando Foundation has extended the scope of the third phase of the Clean Our World (COW) Project in partnership with the Japanese Chemical Company, Sumitomo Chemical . It is estimated […]
Controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has been arrested by the Nigeria Police. The Zazoo crooner was arrested on Friday after the 72-hour ultimatum given to him by the Ogun State police command expired. Recall that the singer was handed a 72-hour ultimatum by the police to report himself to the nearest police […]
