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ONIBA’S KIDNAP: DISPUTE OVER REPRESENTATION OF ACCUSED STALLS TRIAL

The much anticipated trial of suspects arrested in connection with the kidnap of Oniba of Iba Town, Oba Yishau Goriola Oseni before a Lagos High Court in Igbosere was on Friday stalled due to dispute by two lawyers over legal representation of one of the suspects. The Lagos State Government is prosecuting the suspects on […]

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Chief Judge of Lagos Pardons 11 Prison Inmates 4th November, 2016

The Chief Judge of Lagos State; Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade has granted amnesty to eleven ’11’ inmates of the Badagry Prisons. The freed prisoners were among the 174 inmates whose names were sent to the Lagos State Prisons Decongestion Committee headed by Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye for a review of their cases. Exercising her constitutional powers to

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Lagos State Pledges N25bn to Small/Medium Scale Businesses

Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to implementing policies and programmes that will encourage more women participation in governance, harness their full potentials and empower them to become employers of labour and wealth creators. The Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Oluranti Adebule stated this while speaking at the 15th edition of Women in Management, Business

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Lagos Students Lights-Up Teslim Stadium for Heritage Bank Skoolimpics 4th November, 2016

The Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere was electrified recently with the presence of over 6,000 students of Lagos State’s public and private secondary schools taking part in the maiden edition of the Heritage Bank-Lagos State Skoolimpics . The three-day School Sports Championships, fashioned in the tradition of the Summer Olympic Games, is sponsored by Heritage Bank

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AMBODE MOURNS PASSAGE OF ELDER STATESMAN, OLANIWUN AJAYI

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday expressed sadness over the passage of foremost elder statesman and member of the Obafemi Awolowo political family, Pa Olaniwun Ajayi. Olaniwun Ajayi, a prominent chieftain of the pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere died in the early hours of Friday morning at the age of 91. The Governor

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LAGOS WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE ON TRIBE OR CREED-AMBODE

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday hosted the executive members of the Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN), at the Lagos House, saying that his administration would not subscribe to any form of discrimination based on tribe or religious affiliation. The Governor, who hosted the group at the Lagos House, Ikeja,

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Ambode Inspected Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Ensures Completion by 2019

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday assured residents that the ongoing Lagos-Badagry Expressway Expansion project would be completed before the end of 2019. The Governor, who spoke shortly after embarking on extensive inspection of ongoing projects across the State, said the project was a major economic catalyst for Lagos and therefore his administration

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LAGOS HAS ATTRACTED MORE FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN 16 MONTHS- AMBODE

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said the reforms initiated by his administration in critical sectors are already yielding positive results, adding that the State has so far received more Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the last 16 months than what was achieved in the last ten years. Speaking at the maiden edition

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Waterfronts Slum Dwellers Must Comply With Government Directives – Tobun

The Chairman, House Committee on Works and Infrastructure, Hon. Abiodun Tobun, on Wednesday said the Lagos State Government is passionate about turning the state to a mega city in the nearest future. Tobun, who is a member of the state House of Assembly representing Epe Constituency I, added in an interview that the state has

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