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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Saturday, August 8th, 2015
Police arraign lecturer, Afeez Baruwa, for raping 18-year-old admission seeker : Olaleye Aluko lecturer advertisement . TOP HEADLINES The police on Thursday arraigned a part-time lecturer, Afeez Baruwa, for allegedly raping an 18-year-old admission seeker. PUNCH Metro had reported on Thursday that Baruwa took the victim, who was seeking […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Thursday, July 30th, 2015
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode | credits: rc1023.fm The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has ordered government agencies occupying rented apartments to vacate such and relocate to their mother ministries. It was gathered that no fewer than 20 agencies were currently paying rents across the state. A government source said the rents were deemed […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Thursday, July 23rd, 2015
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has scrapped the Finance and Administration Department in the state’s civil service, renaming it the Administration and Human Resource Department. A circular by the Head of Service, Mrs. Shade Jaji, on Wednesday, explained that the decision was made to ensure an […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Friday, July 10th, 2015
Tinubu Magistrate’s Court The police in Lagos have arrested a security guard manning a plaza on Balogun Street, Lagos Island, Peter Ataro, and a load carrier, Asu Cusmars, for allegedly stealing pairs of shoes worth N2m. It was said that the guard had connived with Cusmars and one Obi, who is still at large, […]
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Headlines, Lagos, Nigerian Police, Ogun, Rivers, State News
Friday, July 3rd, 2015
Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase | credits: http://www.thescoopng.com Following a rise in the crime wave, the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has redeployed the Commissioners of Police in Lagos, Ogun and Rivers states and replaced them with new hands. Lagos had last week recorded a violent bank robbery during which millions of naira […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Wednesday, June 24th, 2015
Ugodre Obi-Chukwuu In Lagos, it is often perceived as a step up when you relocate from the mainland to the island. Many consider it as a form of economic aspiration as you climb up the social ladder and maintain your position in the middle class. Thus, when Dafe a senior banker who just purchased […]
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Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Lagos, Nollywood (Film Industry), State News
Wednesday, June 10th, 2015

Abuja – Nollywood actor/producer turned politician, Desmond Elliot, on Monday was inaugurated as one of the lawmakers into the Lagos State House of Assembly. Elliot, who is representing Surulere constituency, contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He defeated Bayo Smith, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Reacting to his […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Lagos, Party Politics, State News
Wednesday, June 10th, 2015
Tinubu, Odigie-Oyegun and Buhari The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has urged the national leadership of the party to punish the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, for anti-party activities. Lagos APC, in a statement by its publicity secretary, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, […]
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General Politics, Lagos, Latest Politics, State News, Top Stories
Friday, June 5th, 2015

JOHN ALECHENU examines the likely shape of the Buhari cabinet and takes a look at individuals being considered to play a part After the euphoria of the May 29 inauguration ceremony, President Muhammadu Buhari and the governing All Progressives Congress are now faced with the task of delivering on promises they made to Nigerians during […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Thursday, May 21st, 2015
The police in Lagos State have arrested a driver, identified simply as Utebor, for the death of a lady in his apartment. PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect picked up the victim around Baruwa Estate in the Ipaja area of the state, on Friday. A police source told our correspondent that investigations showed that the […]