#OccupyLekkiTollGate: Sanwo-Olu orders investigation into alleged brutalisation of protesters (Vanguard) Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu to institute an investigation into the harassment of some protesters who were arrested during last…
*Landlady’s daughter beats tenant to death over electricity bill (Vanguard)*NDLEA arraigns 20-year-old man for allegedly dealing in Indian Hemp (Independent)
Landlady’s daughter beats tenant to death over electricity bill (Vanguard) An argument over electricity bills which ensued between a landlady’s daughter, Ms Tina Essi, and her tenant, has allegedly led to the tenant’s death in Ikorodu area of Lagos. Until…
*Lawyers dare Lagos over Anti-Cultism Bill (Guardian)*Lagos butcher arrested for defiling two stepdaughters (Punch)
Lawyers dare Lagos over Anti-Cultism Bill (Guardian) Lawyers have criticised punishment for parents of suspects found guilty of cultism, describing such as unconstitutional. The Lagos State House of Assembly, while considering amendment of the Anti-Cultism Bill submitted to it by…
*Sanwo-Olu slashes LASU tuition fees (Vanguard)*More pains for Lagosians as 3rd Mainland Bridge closes today (Guardian)
Sanwo-Olu slashes LASU tuition fees (Vanguard) Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved a reduction in the tuition fee for students of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo. Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this…
Lagos gets 20,000 slots from 774,000 Extended Special Public Works programme
Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that the state will get 20,000 slots out of 774,000 jobs for Nigerians across all the Local Government Areas in the country being offered by the Federal Government through its Extended Special…
*12-year-old impregnated by vice-principal not raped, Nigerians react (Punch)*Ondo farmers, forest guards, drivers protest, back Akeredolu (Punch)
12-year-old impregnated by vice-principal not raped, Nigerians react (Punch) Nigerians on Facebook and Twitter have reacted to the story of a Vice-Principal in Katsina State, Ibrahim Tukur, who allegedly raped and impregnated a 12-year-old student. Tukur, who admitted to committing…
Lagos: RRS impounds 6 vehicles with covered number plates
The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) has impounded six vehicles with covered number plates following a directive of the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu. This was contained in a statement signed by RPS’ Head, Public Affairs, Mr Femi Moliki, who…
Lagos’ll give Ndubuisi Kanu befitting burial, says Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday said the state government would participate fully in all the programmes leading to the final burial of the former Military Governor of the State, Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu (rtd). He said the…