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Lagos, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency, State News, Top Stories
Saturday, January 31st, 2015
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, took his campaigns to Lagos on Friday amid pomp. Buhari, as part of his campaigns, paid a courtesy call on the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, and also addressed a mammoth crowd of supporters at a rally held at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, […]
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Headlines, Lagos
Monday, January 19th, 2015
Some victims of the Ikeja bomb explosion of January 27, 2002, have decried the neglect of 84 families who have yet to be compensated by both the state and federal governments. The victims wondered what became of the funds donated to the survivors by local and international donors, adding that the government had abandoned them, […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Thursday, January 15th, 2015
AN OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR RAJI FASHOLA TO RESCUE LAGOS FROM HOODLUMS By Ayo Oshewolo Until recently I have never witnessed such bizarre and stupefying scenes in Lagos like I did when I was in a colleague’s car, driving back from work between Anthony-Oke Bus stop and Oshodi-Oke Bus stop. This was barely some few […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Wednesday, January 14th, 2015
By Bose Adelaja Imagine yourself driving and suddenly, you get stoned by an underage person and you try to react but somebody appears out of the blues and says to you sarcastically: “Ah, ah, he is a child now! What do you want to do to this little kid? After all, you are a parent.” […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Monday, January 12th, 2015
Scenes of the fire incidents | credits: Samson Folarin and Esther Olajide Tragedy struck in Lagos State on Sunday and Monday as multiple fire incidents occurred in different parts of the state, taking a life and destroying property. The fire razed Balogun Market on the Lagos Island, Oko Baba Sawmill in Ebute Meta and four […]
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Ekiti, Lagos, Latest Politics, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, State News
Friday, January 9th, 2015
By Clifford Ndujihe & Dapo Akinrefon With states like Ekiti (E), Lagos (L), Ogun (O), Ondo (O), Osun (O) and Oyo (O), the six South-West states can also be described as ELOOOO states. The word elo in Yoruba, the indigenous language of South-westerners, means how much. The issue of elo or how much will play […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Friday, January 9th, 2015
Lagos—Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State yesterday said the Federal Government was clueless about the challenges confronting the country. Fashola made the statement at the commissioning of the Cooperative Home Ownership Incentive Scheme, CHOIS City at Agbowa, Ikosi in Ejirin Local Council Development Area, LCDA, and the first Solar-powered Primary Health Care, PHC, centre, Epe. […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Lagos, Presidency, State News
Friday, January 9th, 2015
LAGOS—President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, flagged off his campaign for re-election with a declaration that his generation has failed Nigeria. While addressing youths at the campaign ground, the President told them to work for the future of Nigeria, through hard work and dedication, adding that the youths are the ones to take the country to the […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Lagos, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency, State News
Tuesday, January 6th, 2015
•250,000 supporters to welcome Jonathan •President to unveil achievements at rally DETAILS emerged on Monday as to the factors that informed the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to kick off its presidential campaign in Lagos. The presidential campaign team announced on Monday that the president would be kicking off his re-election bid in […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines, Lagos, Oyo, State News
Tuesday, December 16th, 2014
The Lagos State Police Command has detained two Fulani herdsmen, Mohammed Umar and Manu Hassan, for allegedly robbing motorists on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Our correspondent learnt that Umar and Hassan, who were herdsmen from the Ngaski area of Kebbi State, were arrested by soldiers attached to the OP MESA while they were robbing some people. […]
