The Lagos State Government says it had approached the Supreme Court for clarification on the settlement of a judgment delivered by the apex court on the ownership of the Shangisha/Magodo land. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement said there was a serious division among the judgment creditors, representatives of the Shangisha Landlords…
At least 9 persons have been rescued from the site of the collapsed twenty-one-storey building on Gerrard Road in Ikoyi, Lagos. The number of dead bodies recovered from the rubble has also climbed to twenty as at 5:30 this evening. Some family members and friends of those who were still trapped in the collapsed building staged a…
The Lagos State Government has opened discussions with other state governments for possible relocation of their citizens who are poor and homeless in Lagos. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, said the move is part of efforts to clear the streets of Lagos of beggars and hawkers. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy shared his…
• NCDC confirms 218 new cases in Lagos • Govt rules out 2nd lockdown The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed two hundred and eighteen new Covid-19 cases in Lagos State. The new cases in Lagos are among five hundred and one positive tests reported by the NCDC in thirteen states and Abuja yesterday. The…
It appears that security operatives in Lagos State have been making random arrest of people in parts of the metropolis. Lasgidi FM’s CHUCHUEMEKA OBIOMA observed a scene of such incident around Orile-Iganmu area on Wednesday evening, where a young man was handcuffed and thrown into a military patrol truck. Some eyewitness said they had also seen security…
Members of the Medical Guild of Lagos State are likely to call off their warning strike, which started yesterday. This followed reports that the Lagos State government had responded to the issues raised by members of the Medical Guild. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, GBENGA OMOTOSO, who made this known, faulted the industrial action by the…