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Lagos: Ambode presents N852.317bn 2019 budget

Ambode officially endorses Sanwo-Olu/Hamzat ticket

Good Governance: Lagos inaugurates health insurance scheme

Fashola replies Ambode, says FG not frustrating Lagos

BREAKING: Ambode gives up, congratulates Sanwo-Olu

Battle for Lagos: Ambode turns to God as APC elders seal his fate

Bank customers’ robber meets waterloo

Attention LASTMA LASG – Undisciplined Officer Funke (Badge Number 2221) Must be Punished – By Olalekan Waheed ADIGUN,

I was assaulted by a Nigerian policeman for filming Lebanese assaulting a Nigerian, a Nigerian man, Ajibola Akinsete, claims in Lagos

I killed my friend, took his heart for money-making ritual, man confesses

Lagos: Ambode presents N852.317bn 2019 budget

Ambode officially endorses Sanwo-Olu/Hamzat ticket

Good Governance: Lagos inaugurates health insurance scheme

Fashola replies Ambode, says FG not frustrating Lagos

BREAKING: Ambode gives up, congratulates Sanwo-Olu

Battle for Lagos: Ambode turns to God as APC elders seal his fate

Bank customers’ robber meets waterloo

Attention LASTMA LASG – Undisciplined Officer Funke (Badge Number 2221) Must be Punished – By Olalekan Waheed ADIGUN,

I was assaulted by a Nigerian policeman for filming Lebanese assaulting a Nigerian, a Nigerian man, Ajibola Akinsete, claims in Lagos

I killed my friend, took his heart for money-making ritual, man confesses

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Posted by admin Budget, Headlines, Lagos, State News Wednesday, February 6th, 2019

Moshood Adebayo and Chinelo Obogo After many months of squabbles between the executive and legislative arms of government, the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has finally presented the 2019 budget totalling N852.317 billion The budget is N187.68 billion less than last year’s budget, which was put at N1.04 trillion. However, the ceremony which lasted about 25 minutes was […]

Posted by admin Elections, Elections 2019, Governors, Headlines, Lagos, State News Wednesday, December 26th, 2018

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, Monday last week, officially endorsed the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, saying that the duo were prepared for the campaign and ready to take on the task of moving the State to greater heights. […]

Posted by admin Headlines, Health, Lagos, State News Tuesday, December 18th, 2018

-Punch Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday launched the much-awaited health insurance scheme of the State Government, saying it was gratifying that the State was now on a journey to achieve affordable, comprehensive and unhindered quality healthcare services for all residents. Speaking at the official launch of the scheme held at the […]

Posted by admin Lagos, Latest Politics, State News Monday, October 8th, 2018

Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babtunde Fashola, has said that his ministry is not in any way frustrating Lagos State with respect to the reconstruction of the Lagos International Airport Road from Oshodi. Lagos State Governor, Akinwumi Ambode, had announced on Wednesday that the Federal Ministry of Works was frustrating […]

Posted by admin Governors, Lagos, Latest Politics, State News, Top Stories Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has congratulated his main challenger in Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary in the state, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Governor Ambode’s congratulations came at a press conference he addressed at Lagos House, Ikeja, on Wednesday afternoon. By this, the game appears up for him as he has conceded defeat in Tuesday’s primary in […]

Posted by admin Governors, Lagos, State News, Top Stories Saturday, September 22nd, 2018

Ade Alade and Tunde Thomas The storm raised by the troubling politicking over the All Progressives Congress (APC) party nomination for the Governorship of Lagos State in the 2019 polls continues to rage unabated, and unlikely to dissipate any time soon. Before anyone, however, can hazard a guess on how the saga will likely end, […]

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Thursday, September 20th, 2018

Olatunde Adetunji, a 31-year-old member of a notorious armed robbery gang that specializes in robbing bank customers within Ikeja and Isolo areas of Lagos State, has been arrested. He was nabbed by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT). Also arrested was a 54-year-old woman, Bashirat Akinmushire, a.k.a. ‘Area Mama’, […]

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Lagos, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun, State News Saturday, August 18th, 2018

By Olalekan Waheed ADIGUN | Lagos, Nigeria | August 18, 2018 – On Monday 13 August 2018, I had an urgent call to see my project supervisor at the University of Lagos, Akoka. Because I had other previously-scheduled appointments for the day, I had to defy the heavy rain to see my supervisor in other to […]

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Monday, July 23rd, 2018

A Nigerian man,Ajibola Akinsete on Sunday claimed that a policeman assaultedhim at a shopping mall on Lagos Island over a video he recorded at a restaurant in the mall. On his Twitter handle, Akinsete @madejibo revealed that the incident happened on Friday when he went to the mall to watch a movie and stumbled on […]

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Monday, June 11th, 2018

The Lagos State police command has arrested four persons for alleged murder of their friend for moneymaking rituals. The suspects are presently beinginterrogated at the homicide section of the State Criminal and Intelligence Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba. One of the suspects, simply identified as Daniel,confessed that: “We are from Chibok in Maiduguri, Borno State. We […]

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