Badagry
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Ahead of the 2025 farming season, the Chairman, Badagry-West Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, Mr Joseph Gbenu, says the council has acquired new grading machines to assist farmers in the area and increase food productivity Gbenu in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, said the initiative was…
18 Jan
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy, Akarakumo, Badagry, Lagos on Friday handed over 109 bags of foreign parboiled rice to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Navy Capt. Linus Osuman, the Commanding Officer, FOB, Badagry, in a statement said two fibre boats carrying 109 bags of foreign rice were intercepted by his men…
21 Dec
Mrs. Sesi Ogungbe-Yusuf, Supervisor, Women Affairs, and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA) Badagry-West Local Council Development Area (LCDA) on Saturday empowered more than 100 women and vulnerable in the council with N20,000 each.Speaking shortly after the empowerment, Ogungbe-Yusuf said this was to enable them improve on their petty businesses and celebrate Christmas and New Year festivals in…
21 Dec
The Lagos State Government has announced plans to repair the stretch of Iganmu Bridge (Lagos bound), Eric Moore Road, Babs Animashaun Road and Baale Junction (Badagry bound) on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, made this known in a statement on Friday. “The repair work will be done in…
26 Nov
The Building Material Sellers Association of Badagry has called on the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, to address the alleged impounding of its vehicles conveying iron and steel products by Customs officials operating along the Badagry-Seme border. In a statement signed by its representative, John Whesu, the association appealed for urgent intervention to prevent…
6 Oct
The Government College Old Students Association, (GCOSA) Ojo, Lagos State, on Sunday donated a dialysis machine to the General Hospital, Badagry. READ ALSO:‘Neglecting PHCs for upgrade of General Hospitals would be counterproductive’ Speaking shortly before unveiling the dialysis machine, the president of the association, Mrs. Atinuke Alex-Oni, said the equipment is a cleanser of dirty…
5 Oct
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy in Badagry, Lagos, has handed over seven suspected victims of human trafficking to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). Navy Captain Augustus Amakiri, Commanding Officer, FOB, represented by Sub-Lt. H.M. Danwalis, the Base Intelligence Officer, on Fiday, stated that the victims…
1 Oct
Some stakeholders in Badagry on Tuesday lauded President Bola Tinubu on his plans to convene a National Youth Conference to address issues affecting the youth. They made the commendation in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Badagry, on Tuesday. NAN reports that President Tinubu, in his Independent Day broadcast on Tuesday, said…
23 Sep
A 38-year-old man, Austine Uchenna, on Monday, appeared before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court charged with stealing a N3 million Nissan bus and breach of peace. READ ALSO:Police arraign man over diesel theft The defendant, whose address was not provided, pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge. The Prosecutor, ASP Clement…
19 Sep
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone A, says it has intercepted a Nissan Pathfinder car loaded with suspected bags of foreign parboiled rice at Ikoga area of Badagry, Lagos State. The Public Relations Officer, FOU Zone A, Theophilus Duniya, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
7 Sep
Traditional chiefs in Badagry on Saturday stormed Agbalata Market to enforce a directive by the Badagry to force down prices of foodstuffs and goods. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Traditional Ruler of Badagry, Aholu Menu Toyi 1, on Aug. 28, dissolved market committees dictating the prices of foodstuffs and goods in…
28 Aug
The Akran of Badagry, Aholu Menu Toyi 1, has dissolved all market committees controlling prices in Agbalata International Market, effective immediately. The announcement was made during a meeting with market stakeholders at the palace. The traditional ruler, who was represented by Onu Osekan, the Jengen of Badagry, said no committee should dictate the price of…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday, commenced its defence before the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja by tendering three documents in evidence. Dr Asue Ighodalo and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are challenging the victory of Governor Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 2024…