Musiliu Egbeyemi, 61, who failed to produce his brother, Fatai Egbeyemi, whom he stood surety for, was on Thursday granted a N500,000 bail by an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court in Lagos. The Magistrate, Mrs B.O. Osunsanmi, ordered the accused to provide…
3 men jailed 2 months for stealing alcohol (Vanguard)
An Igbosere Magistrate’s Court in Lagos has sentenced three men to two months imprisonment each for stealing alcoholic beverages, without option of fine. The men that were sentenced to prison are Leke Falode, 22; Braimoh Clinton, 23, and Anthony Benjamin,…
*Saraki, Tambuwal left APC for automatic tickets-Tinubu (Sun) * Saraki blames Buhari‘s ‘lack of foresight’ for 2019 election budget delay (PremiumTimes)
Lagos not dangerous city to live in the world—Falana (Vanguard) Mr Femi Falana, A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has said that he does not believe in the report that Lagos State was the third most dangerous city to live…
* I’m not anti-Igbo – Ambode (SUN) * Lagos residents sleep at INEC office over voter registration (Punch)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE AUGUST 17, 2018 I’m not anti-Igbo – Ambode (SUN) Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday, described as ‘baseless, mischievous and irresponsible’ the rumour making the rounds that he is making some moves against non-indigenes,…
Oshodi, Lagos, Bus Interchange to process 1m passengers daily (Vanguard)
The Oshodi Bus Interchange in Lagos State will process up to one million passengers daily, when completed. “What we are doing in Oshodi is the first of its kind.” It is taking us a bit of time to put together…
Ambode calls for collective vigilance at grassroots to boost security
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday called for collective vigilance to boost security at the grassroots and the use of various security platforms to address insecurity in the state. Akinwunmi Ambode Ambode made the call at a security…
* Lagos ranked world’s third worst city to live in (ThisDay) * Presidency: Buhari returns weekend (ThisDay)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE AUGUST 15, 2018 Lagos ranked world’s third worst city to live in (ThisDay) Lagos State has been ranked the third worst city for humans to live in the world. according to the latest 2018 Global…
Fielding one candidate’ll reduce INEC’s budget – Commissioner (Punch)
The Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Abdulhakeem Abdullateef, said on Sunday that all political parties in the state should present one candidate for the 2019 governorship election. The commissioner said the move would not only make history, but would…
Ambode promises support for table tennis contest (Punch)
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Sunday said he would support the International Table Tennis Federation tournament in 2019 to make it bigger. Ambode said this after the finals of the tournament, tagged, ‘ITTF Nigeria Open 2018,’ at the…
* Ambode approves competition to boost reading culture (Nation) * Lagos communities: we need public schools (Nation)
THISISLAGOS MORNING NEWS UPDATE AUGUST 10, 2018 Ambode approves competition to boost reading culture (Nation) Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the LagosReads Competition to improve reading culture among the residents. In a statement yesterday, the Special Adviser…