The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed that a one-storey building at Alapere area of the state was gutted by fire. The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. According to him, the agency received…
The Federal Government will, on Wednesday, close the Independence Bridge (Marina bound), Lagos, to facilitate maintenance and rehabilitation works on the bridge. The bridge will remain closed until the end of May. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Lagos. ”The Federal Ministry…
The Police command in Lagos State have detained for prosecution six suspected members of a robbery syndicate in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this to newsmen in Lagos on Sunday. He said that the suspects -four males and two females – were apprehended on Friday…
A driver, who is yet to be identified, crushed to death a 12-year-old student and injured her 15-year-old sister while speeding on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos. Hundeyin said that the incident happened on Monday at 3:35 p….
Nine persons have been confirmed dead, while three others were severely injured in a road accident that occurred in Ayetoro area on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday. This is contained in a statement by Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer, of Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), Ogun Sector Command. Okpe attributed the cause of the…
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have faulted the presence of armed personnel of Department of State Security (DSS) at the assembly complex in Ikeja on Monday. The House, at a plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, called on the state’s Director of DSS to explain the reasons for the personnel’s…
Eko Club,a foremost social club, has pledged leadership support to the new Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly,Mrs Mojisola Meranda. The club’s president, Mr AbdulRasak Amodu, affirmed the support when he led members on a courtesy visit to the speaker’s office in Ikeja on Tuesday. Amodu said the club was committed to the progress…
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, says it has arrested four suspects, for alleged economic sabotage and heinous crimes in the state. The State Commandant of the corps, Mr Adedoyin Keshinro, disclosed this, on Monady in Lagos, while briefing news men. Keshinro said that the arrest of the suspects was…
The Beauty West Africa Exhibition begins in Lagos, the commercial city of Nigeria where 16 Pakistani companies, 30 delegations and other exhibitors are in attendance. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 7th edition of the exhibition is scheduled to hold from Nov. 26 to 28. The 2024 event is termed as the…
The Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) is set to take.pace at the AFRIFF HUB, The Palms, Oniru in Lagos State. The event organisers, in a statement on Monday in Abuja by AFRIFF Founder, Chioma Ude, would be held between Nov. 3 and Nov. 9. Ude, said that the festival’s opening night would feature ‘Headless’, a…
