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FG To Close Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway After Christmas

Edna Wande Dec 22, 2020 0

Federal Controller of Works Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola on Tuesday announced a 72-hour total closure of Third Mainland Bridge to cast concrete on the expansion joints. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos State that the…

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Residents Scoop Fuel As Fallen Tanker Spills Petrol At Festac (videos/photos)

Florence Cornelius Nov 8, 2020 0

A tanker laden with 33,000-litre of petrol has fallen while moving along Festac Link Bridge in Lagos State on Sunday, November 8, spilling the content on the ground. The residents of the area rushed to the scene of the accident and…

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Fire Guts Oando Tank Farm In Apapa, Lagos (photos/videos)

Edna Wande Nov 5, 2020 0

Fire has gutted a tank farm in belonging to Oando Plc located at Marine Beach in Apapa area of Lagos State on Thursday, November 5. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Acting Zonal Coordinator, South West Zonal Office, (NEMA) confirmed the…

Metro

Pelumi Onifade: Grieving Mother Cries For Justice As Police Allegedly Shoot 20-Year-Old Journalist…

Edna Wande Nov 5, 2020 0

Family of a journalist with Gboah online television, Pelumi Onifade, has demanded justice after he was allegedly shot dead by a policeman in the Agege/Gegetu area of the Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State. According to…

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FG Begins Free Electricity Meter Distribution In Kano, Kaduna, Lagos Today

Edna Wande Oct 30, 2020 0

Federal Government has said it will commence the distribution of free electricity meters today with the target of getting 30 million consumers. The National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP), is expected to commence today, Friday, October…

Metro

One Dies In Gas Tanker Accident In Lagos (photos/video)

Edna Wande Oct 26, 2020 0

A gas tanker accident which occured at the Fadeyi area of Lagos state, has claimed the life of a 28-Year-old man, Sanusi Moruff. Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA) made this known in a series of tweets on Monday, adding that the…

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International Press Centre Condemns Arrest Of 4 Journalists Covering Protest In Lagos, Demands…

Edna Wande Sep 10, 2020 0

International Press Centre (IPC) in Lagos state has condemned the unlawful arrests of 4 journalists who were covering a protest in the state. The journalists are Ifeoluwa Adediran of Premium Times, Abiodun Ayeoba of Sahara Reporters,…

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Two Dead, One Missing In Lagos Boat Accident

Amirah Kuale Sep 1, 2020 0

Two persons have lost their lives and one other declared missing after a boat conveying seven passengers to the Offin area of Ikorodu capsized into the Lagos lagoon. Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) said four people were rescued…

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Third Victim Of Lagos Helicopter Crash Dies

Amirah Kuale Aug 28, 2020 0

Third crew member in the helicopter that crashed into a building at Opebi, Lagos State earlier today has died. It would be recalled that two of the three crew members were confirmed dead while one was severely injured. Read Also:…

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AIB Recovers Blackbox, Begins Investigation Into Lagos Helicopter Crash (photos)

Edna Wande Aug 28, 2020 0

Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has recovered the blackbox of the helicopter that crashed in the Opebi area of Lagos State as investigation into the cause of the incident begins. MDB earlier reported that the helicopter, which was…

Local

Lagos Has Passed Peak Of COVID-19 Outbreak, Now At Flattening Stage – Health Commissioner Prof…

Edna Wande Aug 26, 2020 0

Professor Akin Abayomi, the Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, has revealed that the state has passed the peak of the coronavirus pandemic and is currently on the flattening stage. Abayomi, who is currently battling the viral…

Metro

Boat Mishap: Lagos Arraigns Boat Captain Over Death Of 12 Passengers

Edna Wande Aug 24, 2020 0

Lagos State Government has on Monday arraigned a boat operator, Happiness Elebiju, before a High Court in Ikeja for allegedly causing the death of 12 passengers while conveying them to their destination. On July 29, passengers of the…

Local

Lagos: Fire Destroys 30 Shops, Kiosks In Adeniji Adele Market (photos)

Edna Wande Aug 23, 2020 0

30 shops and stalls have been destroyed by fire outbreak at the Adeniji Adele Market on Lagos Island in the early hours of Sunday, August 23. Director-general of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi…

Local

Another Container Falls, Kills Two In Lagos

Edna Wande Aug 22, 2020 0

Two women have lost their lives after a truck carrying a container rammed into a stationary commercial bus and fell at Odo Olowu area, Ijesha bus-stop in Lagos state on Friday, August 21. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director General,…

Human Interest

Lady Crushed To Death By Tanker In Lagos Weeks To Wedding Laid To Rest, Fiancé Mourns (photos/video)

Edna Wande Aug 18, 2020 0

A lady identified as Immaculate Emife Okochu who was recently crushed to death by a tanker in Lagos state has been laid to rest on Monday, August 17. It was an emotional day for her family members, friends and fiancé, Lovely Etomi…

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