Buhari to Theresa May: 2019 Election will be free, fair, credible (Nation) President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja assured the United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister, Theresa May of his commitment to conducting free, fair and credible elections in 2019.…
Lagos to begin recruitment of 2,200 teachers on Friday (Guardian)
Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it is set to recruit over two thousand teachers into its primary and secondary schools. The recruited teachers will be posted to government-owned primary and secondary schools across the 20 local governments and 37…
Adeosun’s alleged certificate forgery not a corruption matter – Presidency *Lagos-Badagry Expressway: Council Of Obas To Meet Gov. Ambode (Eagle)
Adeosun’s alleged certificate forgery not a corruption matter – Presidency The Nigerian presidency on Tuesday said that the case of the alleged certificate forgery of the Honourable Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun was not a corruption matter. Mrs Adeosun was alleged…
‘Cleaner Lagos’ workers protest unpaid salaries
Hundreds of workers under of the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI) of the Lagos State Government on Monday, staged a protest at the office of Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode. The workers, who chanted solidarity songs and displayed banners with different inscriptions said…
Lagos police boss seeks enhanced collaboration with private security firms (Guardian)
Imohimi Edgal, Lagos state police commissioner, in furtherance of his administration’s community policing and safety partnership initiative, has called for stronger collaboration between the police command and private security practitioners in the state. He made the call at the weekend when…
* Third Mainland Bridge: Tests completed on 15 expansion joints (Nation) * Russian ship with explosives en route to Lagos detained in S.Africa (Vanguard)
THISISLAGOS MORNING NEWS UPDATE AUGUST 25, 2018 Third Mainland Bridge: Tests completed on 15 expansion joints (Nation) The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Adedamola Kuti on Friday said tests on 15 expansion joints on the Third…
N2m scam: Surety turns accused, gets N500,000 bail (NTA)
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,…