The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) is set to scrap many unseaworthy boats following the agency’s investigation which revealed that 75 per cent of passenger boats being used in Lagos are unseaworthy. Speaking to maritime journalists today, the Lagos Area Manager of NIWA, Engineer Sarat Braimah revealed that NIWA has put in some cond...
•Police officers sharing water and snacks to protesters in Lagos State Police operatives in Lagos State were today spotted distributing water and biscuits to protesting members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The protesters had gathered around the Ikeja area of the nation’s capital to register their grievances over the rising cost of liv...
•Passengers on queue at Barracks Bus Stop, Ojuelegba in Lagos to enter Lagbus. Long queues yesterday characterised many termi-nuses of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) of the Lagos State Government following the slashing of BRT fares to ameliorate the suffering of residents. Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu had on Thursday an-nounced a 25 per cent rebate on ...
•The protesters A human rights group, Take It Back Movement, has begun a nationwide protest in Lagos against the economic hardship being experienced in the country. This is despite the warning issued by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, reports Daily Trust. The protest is coming preparatory to the Organised Labour’s bill...
•The scene of the tanker accident at Ojuelegba, Lagos A tanker laden with oil overturned in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos yesterday. Despite the inherent danger, some residents of the area were spotted scooping the contents of the truck which spilled into the road, reports Channels TV. Emergencies authorities, however, said no casualties were re...
•The market One person has died following a clash between two traders in the Oluwole Market in Ogba, Lagos State. Trouble ensued when two men, Hausa and Yoruba, were engaged in a verbal exchange leading to a fight and the eventual death of one who was stabbed by his opponents, reports Channels TV. According to […]
Tragedy struck when a 3-storey building, under construction at No 1 Isalegangan Street by Ita-faji, Lagos Island Local Government, collapsed in the early hours amidst heavy downpour. Fortunately, there was no casualty recorded in the incident, reports Vanguard. The collapse, sent panic among residents of the community, running helter skelter i...
•Sanwo-Olu As Nigerians lament the high cost of living crisis in the country, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that Lagos State civil servants from Level 1 to 14 will come to work physically three times a week and work virtually for the two other days to ease economic pressure in the state. The governor, who […]
•Late Oriyomi Remilekun. A fun-seeking Lagos-based prophet, Oriyomi Remilekun, was said to have drowned during a beach hangout in the Ajah area of the state to celebrate this year’s Valentine’s Day. It was learnt that the deceased led some youths of his white garment church to the Avista Beach situated in the area on Saturday, […]
•Tinubu and Dalung Solomon Dalung, Minister of Youths and Sports Development in the first term of President Muhammadu Buhari, has told President Bola Tinubu to perform what he described as his “Lagos miracles”. Tinubu was the governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007, reports Daily Trust. During his campaign for the highest office in […...
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