Lagos
4 days ago
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has condemned a Lagos-based Computer Based Test (CBT) centre for stopping hijab-wearing candidates from writing the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Specifically, the examination body insisted that it has no policy barring candidates from sporting religious paraphernalia peculiar to their religious persuasions during its exams. JAMB spokesperson,…
4 days ago
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have commenced the investigation of 11 suspected oil thieves and one vessel, MT SAISNIL II, handed over to the commission by the Nigerian Navy, NNS Beecroft, Apapa, Lagos.
20 Apr
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) have commenced an investigation of 11 suspected oil thieves and one vessel, MT SAISNIL II, handed over to the Commission by the Nigerian Navy, NNS Beecroft, Apapa, Lagos. The suspects are Jimoh Olusola, Akinrodoye Tobias, Idolor Ogun, Blessed Udoh Michael, Fineface…
18 Apr
Police in Lagos State have arrested a driver, Azeez Babatunde, for alleged unlawful possession of two locally-made pistols in the Maroko area of the state.
15 Apr
About seven people, including an activist, Fawaz Alabi, were drowned in Lagos within a week.
11 Apr
Azeez Damilare Balogun, known in the music scene as Zeed SNG, has been making waves with his unique blend of African rhythms and contemporary pop sounds. Born on April 16th, 1997, in Lagos, Nigeria, Zeed grew up in Ejigbo before venturing into the music industry professionally. Discovering his passion for music during adolescence, Zeed began…
10 Apr
The impact of an accident on Wednesday in Lagos threw two adults off an 18-seater bus into the Lagos lagoon. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said this in a statement in Lagos. He said that personnel of the Marine Police were in search of the two adults, a male…
6 Apr
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja, the Nation's Capital, for Lagos on Sunday ahead of Eid-el-Fitr. Eid el-Fitr is the earlier of the two official holidays celebrated within Islam. Eid el-Fitr is celebrated by Muslims worldwide because it marks the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan In deference to the solemn occasion, which…
2 Apr
The Lagos State judiciary has announced the payment of N30,000 fee per session for all remote or virtual court proceedings across the state from April 1. This is contained in a circular by the Acting Chief Registrar of the state, Mr Tajudeen Elias, dated March 28, obtained by the News Agency of the (NAN) on…
2 Apr
The Lagos State Government says it has arrested and prosecuted no fewer than 219 persons for crossing expressways in different parts of the state in March. The spokesperson for Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, Mr Lukman Ajayi, said this on Tuesday to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Ajayi said that the persons were arrested…
31 Mar
Between February 10, 2020, when the commercial operations of Lagos Ferry Services was launched by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at Badore Terminal, Ajah Eti-Osa and March 19, 2024; it has been an eventful journey of 1000th day of commuting residents and visitors on Lagos inland waterways, the Managing Director, Lagos Ferry Services, AbdoulbaqLadiBalogun, has said. Despite…
28 Mar
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, and his immediate predecessor in office, Udom Emmanuel, were among dignitaries who attended the 25th wedding anniversary celebration of the General Overseer, Kingdom Power Ministries International, Apostle Gboyega Shitta and wife, Pastor Wunmi Shitta, at Radisson Blu Hotel, Lagos. Governor Eno who was accompanied by his deputy, Akon Eyakenyi,…
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