Over three weeks after, I still carry bullets in my body – Lekki Toll Gate shooting survivor (Punch) One of the survivors of the shooting that marred the #ENDSARS protest at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos, Meshack Esanibi, says the…
*15-year-old new mum stranded in LUTH over N53,000 (Punch)*Red Rail Line: Lagos to build four vehicular overpasses (Nation)
15-year-old new mum stranded in LUTH over N53,000 (Punch) A 15-year-old girl identified simply as Fatima is troubled at the moment being at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital Idi-Araba a month after giving birth. She was said to have been…
Sanwo-Olu to abolish pension for ex-govs, deputies
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday announced his intention to repeal the Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension Law 2007), which provides for payment of pension and other entitlements to former Governors and their Deputies. He made this known…
*Property firm, family battle over Lekki land (Vanguard)*LAGESC resumes operation, warns traders against prohibited area (Guardian)
Property firm, family battle over Lekki land (Vanguard) A large expanse of land measuring over 23 hectares located at Odo-Nikin, Alasia in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State is currently the subject matter of a protracted legal battle between…
*Lekki looting: Sanwo-Olu promises owners tax relief, support (Punch)*Mixed reactions over Lagos probe panel (Guardian)
Lekki looting: Sanwo-Olu promises owners tax relief, support (Punch) The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has promised to assist the tenants and shop owners at the Circle Mall in Lekki to bounce back to business following the recent looting…
Ex-lawmaker urges Ogun, Lagos to repair Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway
A former Lagos lawmaker, Ipoola Omisore, has appealed to Lagos and Ogun State Governments to repair the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway to end the people’s nightmares. Omisore, who represented Ifako-Ijaiye Constituency II in Lagos State House of Assembly from 2015 to 2019,…
What we know about Nigeria protest shooting
Authorities in Nigeria’s Lagos have begun a judicial inquiry into the shooting of peaceful protesters one week ago that unleashed chaos across Africa’s biggest city. Witnesses and rights groups say that the army and police gunned down demonstrators in cold…