THE fear of bomb explosion swept through a section of Lagos State yesterday. But the police dismissed the panic as baseless. The bomb scare at Motorways complex, opposite 7Up, old Toll Gate, threw residents of the area into pandemonium. The complex has offices of some financial institutions and agencies including Lagos Metropolitan Transport Agency […]
After almost two years of face-off between Lagos State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) and his benefactor and predecessor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the former governor formally endorsed Fashola as the flagbearer of the party at the forthcoming 2011 governorship poll yesterday. The endorsement put to rest various intrigues and battle for supremacy between the […]
There was pandemonium on New Year day as a carnival in Lagos ended in violence, leaving many people injured and 12 vehicles allegedly damaged. The event, which began on new Near Year’s eve but was disrupted few hours into the New Year, was organised by youths living within Alayabiagba area of Ajegunle . It was […]
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) at an emergency meeting yesterday in Abuja, shared $1billion from the Excess Crude Account. With the disbursement of the amount, the balance in the ECA account now stands at $3million. The meeting, which was held behind closed doors, lasted for only 29 minutes (11:10am and ended at about 11:39am). […]
AFTER a four-hour gun battle with suspected members of Boko Haram, the joint police/military taskforce yesterday arrested an alleged financier of the group, Alhaji Bunu Wakil and 91 other persons. Also, in Lagos, the state police commissioner, Mr. Marvel Akpoyibo assured that members of Boko Haram would not be able to operate in the state. […]
Those who thought the 50th birthday shindig of Remi, the slim built and beautiful wife of ex-governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would turn out as an ‘owambe’ party were highly disappointed. Instead, Remi Tinubu made it a praise event to the glory of GOD. Those who have been planning since last year […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Wednesday ordered the indefinite suspension of toll collection on the Eti-Osa Lekki Epe Expressway. It was originally billed to commence on January 3, 2011 but the state government succumbed to appeals and complaints on the toll. The suspension, according to the governor, is to enable the government […]
A former governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, insisted that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was only dreaming about winning elections in Lagos, Ogun and Oyo States,declaring that Nigerians were tired of a ‘poverty party.” In a chat with airport journalists at the Presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, […]
IT is Christmas season again and all the cities and neighbourhoods are bubbling with activities. The most common of the activities is carnivals. In Lagos Island, the Offin, Olowogbowo and Fanty carnivals have become the benchmark for other carnivals. In Ibadan do not be fazed when you learn of Mokland and Falkland carnivals. They are […]
Last week was the last straw that broke the back of the Okada for me. I spent a whopping five hours in the traffic. I was going for a programme and then got stuck in the traffic and still did not make it in good time. From where I stood around Ojota bridge, I saw […]
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