Nigeria’s former capital city Lagos is missing on the list of 48 best cities in 2019 released on Monday. The list, an annual index published by Time Out, a global magazine in partnership with Tapestry Research, has only Cape Town as the…
Lagosians have made a good choice, says Sanwo-Olu (Punch)
The governor-elect in Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has lauded Lagosians for making an enlightened choice in Saturday’s governorship poll, which he won. Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress said he knew that Lagosians “would choose courage over fear and select…
Ambode reacts over INEC ad-hoc staff protest, seeks residents participation (Vanguard)
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, Saturday, cast his vote, urging Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to address issues raised by its ad-hoc staff. Ambode stressed that the demand raised by the staff could affects registered some registered voters in…
Card reader malfunctions at Sanwo-Olu polling unit
Voting has yet to begin at Lateef Jakande/Femi Okunnu polling unit in Ikoyi where the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is expected to vote. The delay, according to a Punch newspaper report,…
Policeman on raid allegedly kills Lagos tiler, shoots wife (Punch)
The family of Abeeb Dauda, a 20-year-old tiler in the Amukoko area of Lagos State, has been thrown into mourning after he was allegedly shot dead by a policeman attached to the Amukoko Police Division. The alleged killer cop, identified…
Lagos APC sinking lower and lower, says Agbaje
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has sunk so low, especially with the ‘do-or-die’ approach they are adopting for the Saturday, March 9, 2019 elections.…
Ayobo attack: Lagos police arrest nine suspects (Punch)
The police in Lagos say they have arrested nine persons who allegedly attacked their men in the Ayobo area of the state. The spokesman for the state command, Chike Oti, also denied an online publication alleging that one of its…
Youths celebrating Buhari’s victory attack policemen in Lagos (Punch)
There was panic in the Okokomaiko area of Lagos, on Wednesday, as some youths, who were celebrating President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election, attacked and wounded some policemen. PUNCH Metro gathered that the youth from the Alaba Rago area, blocked both lanes of…
Don’t allow political differences degenerate to violence, Catholic Archbishop of Lagos urges Nigerians (Punch)
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins has called for peace and harmony among the various ethnic groups in the country. Martins made the call on Thursday in a statement while reacting to reports of violence in…
Harassment of PDP Supporters: Agbaje seeks intervention of security agencies
Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has called on security agencies to be alive to their core responsibility of ensuring law and order, especially as the Saturday, March 9, 2019 elections draw nearer. Agbaje spoke…