Lagos State

  • Father beats 19-yeear-old son to death

    The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Thursday confirmed the death of a 19-year-old boy who was allegedly beaten to death by his father. Hundeyin said the crime was reported to the Alagbado Police Division on Tuesday. He said the suspect, identified as Olumide, gave his son, Adeyemi a deep cut…

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  • Organ Harvesting: Police arrest 10 suspects in Lagos

    The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a gang of suspected ritualists who specialise in killing people and harvesting body parts for sale in various states. The suspects include a woman who is an Osun priestess, a community chief, an Ifa priest, an Islamic cleric, and a trado-medicine practitioner. While confirming this burst on Friday,…

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  • Third Mainland Bridge Reopens on Thursday, April 4, 2024

    Barring a last-minute change in plans, the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos, which has been partially closed to traffic in the last seven weeks, will be re-opened on April 4, 2024. Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, in a statement confirmed the re-opening yesterday. Osiyemi said: “Dear Lagos Residents, We’re pleased to share that the Third…

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  • Govt closes Third Mainland Bridge for repair

    The Federal Government partially shut down the Iyana Oworonshoki-Adeniji Adele section of the Third Mainland Bridge on Tuesday to begin comprehensive rehabilitation works on the bridge. The closure was done at the intersection where motorists coming from Ojota link the Third Mainland Bridge on the island-bound carriageway. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Mrs…

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  • In a bid to help Lagos residents cope with the effects of fuel subsidy removal, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced palliatives. With effect from Wednesday, there will be a 50% reduction on Lagos buses. Sanwo-Olu has also approved a 25% reduction in yellow buses fees, which will be officially announced by their union. A tweet…

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  • Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State announced a 50 percent reduction in transportation fares in Lagos State on Wednesday. Governor Sanwo-Olu, while talking to journalists at the Lagos House in Marina, said that the reduction in transportation fares on the roads and waterways would take effect next week and was a way to help reduce…

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  • The fare, power supply, trial run and when the train will be available to the everyday Lagosian. The first phase of the Lagos Blue rail was commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari with fanfare and a speech by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday. The first phase of the 13 kilometres elevated train network stretches from Marina…

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  • Following MEDIA reports OF CORRUPT PRACTICES, the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday initiated a probe into AN ALLEGED N46 million fraud. The Lagos State House of Assembly has begun an investigation into the N46 million the State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board allegedly stole from 2022 Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, after SaharaReporters’ investigation.…

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  • The Impact of Employee Motivation in the Nigerian Civil Service: A Case Study of Lagos State. Executive Summary The Nigerian civil service has a commemoration of highly skilled and productive workforce. But, like every other sector, the civil service is a functional bureaucracy rife with individual and group practices that are considered a deviation from…

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  • Lagos govt orders investigation into the massacre at Lekki toll gate

    There have been reports of shooting at the Lekki Toll Plaza, following the 24-hour curfew imposed on Lagos State to stop criminals who hid under the #EndSARS protests to unleash mayhem on innocent citizens. @jidesanwoolu @drobafemihamzat @gbenga_omo @gboyegaakosile #LASG https:///wP0dsQ3sBDThe State Government has ordered an investigation into the incident. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has advised the…

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  • A PhD. Thesis on THE SOCIO-POLITICAL IMPACT OF SMEs IN LAGOS STATE November, 2018  TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT Governments around the globe encourage entrepreneurial development as the major route to economic growth. In Nigeria, the words “beyond oil” have been used by political leaders, policymakers and scholars to emphasize the need for a diversified and…

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