Tag: Lagos State
Lagos shuts down 70 churches, 20 mosques over noise pollution
The Lagos State Government has shut down 70 churches, 20 mosques and about 11 hotels, club houses and beer parlours in a move aimed...
Peter Obi opens ASPMDA Hospital in Lagos
Former governor of Anambra State; Mr. Peter Obi and some top officials of Lagos State Government Wednesday opened a new medical centre built by...
After paying N490m ransom, 2 Igbo businessmen remain in kidnappers’ den
The families of two Igbo businessmen who were kidnapped recently in Amuwo Odofin Local Government area of Lagos State are undergoing trauma. This is...
How abducted Lagos schoolgirls were rescued, kidnappers arrested
Exactly six days after three female students were abducted from Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary (BMJS) in Ikorodu, Lagos, by a 12-man gang, they were...
Kidnapping in FESTAC, Igbo factor and police by Clement Udegbe
An Igbo proverb, says that when the birds start flying without perching , hunters learn how to shoot and hit, without aiming, and that...
Supreme Court says Lagos man must die for murder
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the judgment of a Lagos High Court sentencing a man, Nonso Okeke, to death for murder of one...
Pastor arrested for raping 14-year-old stepdaughter
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old cleric, Pastor Chidiebere Ikpa, for allegedly raping his stepdaughter, Ngozi (pseudonym), in the Surulere area...
Oshodi market demolition not targeted at Igbo – Igbokwe
The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, has warned Igbo groups against misconstruing the demolition of the Owonifari Market in...
Ohanaeze demands compensation from Ambode over demolition of Oshodi market
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo says the demolition of over five thousand shops in Oshodi market by Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode which is largely occupied...
Ohaneze declares Ambode as ‘number one arch-enemy’ of Ndigbo
Ohanaeze Ndigbo has declared Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode as number one enemy of Ndigbo.
The development is sequel to the demolition of Oshodi market,...