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Lagos, State News, Top Stories
Thursday, April 7th, 2011

The presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, Gen Muhammadu Buhari, has said he cancelled the proposed Lagos metro rail line project that was initiated by the government of Alhaji Lateef Jakande because he did not want to take more loans or devalue the naira. The Lagos metro rail line was designed by […]
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Lagos, State News
Friday, April 1st, 2011
Ahead of the April 2 election in which Nigerians will decide those that will represent them at the federal legislature, terrible traffic situations were observed across the city of Lagos. This was partly due to the fact that some residents had to travel to their preferred constituencies for the voting. SATURDAY PUNCH observed an air […]
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Lagos, State News
Sunday, March 13th, 2011
Three persons were at the weekend shot dead while seven others suffered gunshot wounds, when gunmen opened fire on them in Somolu area of Lagos. The motive of the killers is not yet known, but the police are working on the theory that the killings may have been politically motivated. The killed and injured were […]
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Lagos, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

The 2011 Liveabililty Ranking and Overview has rated Lagos city as the fourth worst city to live in. Last year, the city ranked fifth after an assessment of living conditions in 140 cities around the world using 30 indicators across five broad categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure. This was revealed in […]
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Lagos, State News
Sunday, February 27th, 2011
The Nigerian Railway Corporation has recorded another milestone as the 488 kilometer Lagos /Jebba rail line is now ready for traffic of passengers and goods. The NRC Managing Director, Seyi Sijuwade, in a statement signed by the Assistant Director of Public Relations, Mr. David Ndakosu, said as soon as the rail line was commissioned […]
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Lagos, State News
Sunday, February 20th, 2011
THE Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reiterated that former Director-General, Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Ade Dosunmu, remained its governorship standard-bearer in the state. The party’s stance was sequel to reports of a court order restraining it from parading Dosunmu as its candidate in the April polls. A […]
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CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Lagos, Party Politics, State News
Saturday, February 19th, 2011
The Lagos State chapter of the Congress for Progressive Change has endorsed the choice of a Christian from the South-East as its deputy governorship candidate. The state chairman of CPC, Chief Ajibade Emiabata-Balogun, said the choice was to ensure that all ethnic groups in the state had a sense of belonging. He added that […]
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Lagos, State News
Saturday, February 12th, 2011
The police in Lagos said they have arrested seven suspected armed robbers, including a woman, in two robbery incidents in the Lagos metropolis. Samuel Jinadu, spokesman of the Lagos Police Command, disclosed this on yesterday to newsmen. Jinadu said that three of the suspects, who had earlier robbed a victim of a Toyota Highlander vehicle […]
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Lagos, National Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Raw Politics, State News
Friday, February 11th, 2011

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state yesterday blamed the PDP-led federal government for the poor state of the country’s security and electricity, saying; “Before they assumed office in 1999, there was no bombing in Nigeria and there was no kidnapping.” The Governor also said the ongoing Egyptian crisis would be a window of economic opportunity […]
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Lagos, Latest Politics, State News
Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has reacted to President Goodluck Jonathan’s remark that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) would wrest the South-West from “rascals”, saying such a statement was unbecoming of a president of a country like Nigeria. “The South-West is too important to be left in the hands of rascals. We must take it […]