Two Hospitalised, Hundreds Displaced As House With Over 800 Rooms Collapses In Lagos

At least two persons are battling for life at a private hospital after a school-turned-residential building in the Ketu area of Lagos partially collapsed on Sunday. The building housing over 800 rooms with hundreds of residents known as Agboye Estate on Oduntan Street, Ketu, first caved in on Saturday afternoon following hours of rainfall that greeted most parts of Lagos. …

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Tinubu Establishes Committee To Resolve Herders, Farmers Clashes

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Committee to reform the livestock industry and to provide long-term solutions to recurring clashes between herders and farmers in the country. According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the President announced the establishment of the committee on Thursday in …

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Elegushi family disowns Sam Larry, Naira Marley’s pal who bullied Mohbad

The Elegushi Royal Family of Eti-Osa, Lagos State, has released a statement stating that music promoter Samson Balogun is not a member of the royal family as reported in some quarters. In a statement released Thursday by the Palace, the Royal Family denounced any involvement with the music promoter. The statement reads, “The Elegushi Royal Family of Eti-Osa wishes to …

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Lagos Govt Begins Partial Demolition Of Distressed Structures

Officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency have commenced the demolition of distressed structures on Lagos Island, Mushin and other areas across the state. This was disclosed in a statement on the official X handle of the Lagos State Government on Tuesday. According to the statement, the evacuation and partial demolition carried out by the agency became necessary in …

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Drug kingpin El Chapo’s wife, Emma Coronel set to be released, say US authorities

Emma Coronel, the wife of imprisoned Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, will be freed in Los Angeles on Wednesday following her arrest in 2021 on drug trafficking charges, according to the US Bureau of Prisons. The US-born 34-year-old was sentenced to three years in prison in 2021 after pleading guilty to three counts of helping the Sinaloa drug …

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Lagos Assembly Summons LAMATA Over Non-Use Of Yoruba Language In Train Announcements

The Lagos State House Assembly on Tuesday asked the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) to appear before it over its refusal to add Yoruba to languages it uses for announcements and instructions in its train service. The House noted the importance of Yoruba language for passing information to passengers on the trains since it would help some of them, …

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Mixed Reactions Trail UAE Lifting Of Visa Ban On Nigerian Travellers

Nigerians have taken to different social media platforms to express their thoughts on the lifting of the United Arab Emirates visa ban. The lifting of the ban was announced in a press statement released by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Monday. The statement partly read, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President of …

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Just In: Southwest Speakers Meet In Lagos, as Oluomo, Ogundoyin, others commend Obasa for commitment to legislative principles

Speakers of state Legislatures in the Southwestern part of Nigeria on Monday gathered at the Lagos State House of Assembly for discussions aimed at the progress of the zone. The gathering comes a few days to the Abuja meeting of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria where a national chairman is billed to emerge. State Speakers at …

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Lagos shuts eight nightclubs, event centres for safety violation

The Lagos State Government has shut eight nightclubs and event centres within Ikeja and Victoria Island respectively. The Director General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Lanre Mojola disclosed that it sealed the facilities in the interest of public safety, and in furtherance of its mandate to ensure the safety of lives and properties. He said the Commission aimed to achieve zero …

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