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Tag: Lagos State

Sports

Lagos agog as Troost-Ekong foundation hosts star-studded charity match

June 23, 2025June 23, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday joined football stars and entertainment celebrities on the pitch for the Troost-Ekong Charity football. The match took place at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, …

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Security & Crime

NDLEA, Lagos first lady, LASU lead anti-drug walk

June 22, 2025June 22, 2025 - by Oguntade Ismaila

In a strong collaborative effort to combat drug and substance abuse, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the Office of the First Lady of Lagos state, and the Lagos …

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Nigerian News

Lagos: LASTMA confirms 1 dead as container truck crushes minibus, provides emergency response numbers

June 22, 2025June 22, 2025 - by Oguntade Ismaila

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has reported a tragic road traffic incident that occurred in the early hours of Sunday June 22, 2025, on old Ipaja road by …

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Business

Musawa directs NIHOTOUR to suspend enforcement actions nationwide

June 21, 2025June 21, 2025 - by Paul Okah

The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Barrister Hannatu Musa Musawa, has directed the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) to immediately suspend all enforcement actions nationwide, …

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Nigerian News

Lagos taskforce raids Agege, arrests 84 suspects

June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 - by Oguntade Ismaila

The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, known as the Lagos State Taskforce, Friday, conducted overnight operation in the Agege environs, leading to the arrest of 84 suspects. …

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Metro

7 Chinese nationals jailed for cyberterrorism, internet fraud in Lagos

June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced seven Chinese nationals to one year imprisonment each for their involvement in cyberterrorism and internet fraud linked to a large-scale …

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Sports

I used to fetch water, clean gutters for N30 — Osimhen

June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has reflected on his humble beginnings, revealing the hardships he endured before rising to football stardom. In an interview with media personality Daddy Freeze, Osimhen …

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Nigerian News

LASTMA refutes allegations of misconduct in Surulere

June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 - by Oguntade Ismaila

  Management of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) Thursday officially responded to claims of misconduct by unidentified officers in the Iponri area of Surulere as posted on social …

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Politics

Lagos: Sell PDP to electorate, Bode George charges LG candidates 

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 - by Adewale Ajayi 

The former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has charged the chairmanship and councillorship candidates of the party in Lagos state local government election …

Lagos: Sell PDP to electorate, Bode George charges LG candidates  Read More
Nigerian News

LG poll: Sanwo-Olu, Obasa, others charge APC candidates to go for victory 

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 - by Adewale Ajayi

Ahead of the Lagos state local government election fixed for July 12, 2025, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, speaker of House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, and other leaders of the All Progressives …

LG poll: Sanwo-Olu, Obasa, others charge APC candidates to go for victory  Read More
Nigerian News

Lagos taskforce raids V/I criminal hideouts, arrests 49 suspects 

June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 - by Oguntade Ismaila

The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Wednesday conducted a major operation, targeting criminal hideouts and areas associated with environmental infractions in Victoria Island and its surroundings. The predawn …

Lagos taskforce raids V/I criminal hideouts, arrests 49 suspects  Read More
Nigerian News

Lagos: CP probes commander over alleged complicity

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 - by Oguntade Ismaila

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare Jimoh, has ordered a thorough investigation into allegations of complicity and other wrongdoings against the Tactical Commander of the Okokomaiko squad. …

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Metro

Another building collapses in Lagos

June 16, 2025June 16, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

A two-storey building under construction collapsed on Monday in the Shomolu area of Lagos State. The incident occurred around 1 p.m. at No. 3 Craig Street, off Apata Road, during …

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Judiciary

High court digitisation of Lagos judicial division

June 16, 2025June 16, 2025 - by Kehinde Osasona

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria Honorable Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, Monday told legal practitioners in the Lagos Judicial Division and its environs, that the digitisation …

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Nigerian News

Lagos community protests construction of cemetery, developer mum

June 16, 2025June 16, 2025 - by Oguntade Ismaila

Residents of Natufe estate and its environs in Surulere, Lagos, over the weekend defied heavy rains to stage a protest against  alleged construction of a cemetery within their residential community. …

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Features

Lagos: Unmasking alarming surge in underage defilement

June 15, 2025June 15, 2025 - by Oguntade Ismaila 

In Nigeria’s vibrant economic heart, Lagos state, a chilling reality casts a dark shadow over its most vulnerable population: the children. A persistent and, by many accounts, escalating tide of …

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Nigerian News

Father’s Day: Centre LSD, Ford Foundation to train 1000 male leaders, influencers nationwide

June 14, 2025June 14, 2025 - by Bode Olagoke

As part of events marking the 2025 Fathers Day, the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD) has held a conference to advocate for equal rights for male …

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Opinion

Lagos re-arraigns 41-year-old cleaner for alleged rape of minor 

June 14, 2025June 14, 2025 - by Ngozi Obi

A 41-year-old man, Steven Okpara, has been re-arraigned at the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, for an amended charge of defilement of a 14-year-old minor (names withheld).   Okpara was  …

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Breaking News / Metro

Breaking: Heavy duty vehicle ploughs into gas station, house [VIDEO]

June 14, 2025June 14, 2025 - by By Ngozi Obi, Lagos

A fully-loaded heavy duty vehicle, mostly known as trailer on Saturday morning reportedly suffered brake failure and crashed into the wheel filling station at Shogunle, Lagos. Blueprint gathered that the …

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Nigerian News

Breaking: Lagos council chairman, Musibau Asafa d!es

June 14, 2025June 14, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

The chairman of Oto-Awori Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Prince Musibau Asafa, has died following a prolonged illness. His Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Bodunrin Ayodele announced his death in a …

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Nigerian News

LCCI urges FG to implement supportive programmes on job creation

June 13, 2025June 13, 2025 - by Amaka Ifeakandu

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the federal government to implement programmes that support strategic sectors pivotal to job creation, tax revenues, and infrastructure development.  The …

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Nigerian News

June 12 protest hits Lagos

June 12, 2025June 12, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

Some angry protesters have invaded major streets in Lagos State to mark 2025 Democracy Day, demanding accountability and good governance. The protesters, who converged at the Ikeja Underbridge, are demanding …

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Business

FG moves to be self-sufficient in sugar production

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 - by Segun Odunewu

Nigeria’s $2 billion sugar market is drawing renewed attention from investors, with the Federal Government doubling down on its Nigeria Sugar Master Plan II (NSMP II) — a bold strategy …

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Metro

Fire guts filling station in Lagos

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

A fuel station at Obawole in the Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government area, Lagos, has been razed by fire on Wednesday. The fuel station is located at old Akute road, Obawole, Iju …

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Business

5-man US team in Nigeria for Lagos int’l airport evaluation

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 - by Suleiman idris

A five-man delegation from the United States of America Transportation Security Administration (US TSA) are in Nigeria for a four days evaluation of the implementation of Civil Aviation Security (AVSEC) …

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Though his large heart for every Nigerian, irrespective of ethno-religious or political affiliation, is legendary, when it concerns his immediate ...

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Aerophobia or aviophobia is a (specific) mental disorder afflicting the fearful who may experience significant anxiety and even panic attacks ...

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