THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JUNE 4, 2018 Ambode urges Muslims to be good after Ramadan (Punch) The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has enjoined Muslims to continue to uphold the tenets of Islam beyond the month of Ramadan by…
* Celebration as Akinwunmi Ambode’s mum clocks 85 (NewTelegraph) * ‘A+ ambassador’ gives Ambode second term pass mark (Tribune)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JUNE 3, 2018 Celebration as Akinwunmi Ambode’s mum clocks 85 (NewTelegraph) Mother of the first indigene of Centre of Excellence, Lagos State, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, Madam Christiana Oluleye Ambode, added another year to clock 85…
Birth attendant arrested for operating baby factory in Lagos (Nation)
The police in Lagos have arrested a 50-year-old traditional birth attendant for allegedly operating a centre where babies were born and sold to members of the public. The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, CP Imohimi Edgal, told newsmen on…
* Celebrating Lagos at 51 (Vanguard) * Children’s Day: Fidelity Bank, FRSC, others fortify children against molestation (NewTelegraph)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 27, 2018 Celebrating Lagos at 51 (Vanguard) Exactly a year ago, Lagos State turned 50. Nigerians came out in larger numbers to participate in the one-year long celebration of the coming of age of…
Ambode, Duke demand more funds for Lagos to save Nigeria (SUN)
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State and a former governor of Cross River State, Mr. Donald Duke, on Thursday, raised the alarm over the danger of abandoning Lagos State to shoulder the developmental challenges posed by incessant migration from all…
* Lagos APC: I am not plotting to displace Tinubu – Banire (PremiumTimes) * Lagos takes medical mission to grassroots (Nation)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 25, 2018 Lagos APC: I am not plotting to displace Tinubu – Banire (PremiumTimes) The National Legal Adviser of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Muiz Banire, on Sunday said there is no rift…
* Catholics protest, caution government over killings (Guardian) * Ambode to speak at Lagos Safety Summit on religious tolerance (Guardian)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 23, 2018 Catholics protest, caution government over killings (Guardian) Catholics staged a nationwide protest, yesterday, calling on the Federal Government to end indiscriminate killings of innocent citizens. The protest is the first of its…
Ambode: why Lagos is investing in Lekki Free Trade Zone (Nation)
Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday explained why the government and the private sector are making huge investments in the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ). They are targeted at making the state the destination of choice for businesses in Africa,…
Political stability responsible for infrastructural renewal in Lagos, Says Ekwunife
Chairman of Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) Election Organising Committee, Senator Uche Ekwunife on Saturday linked the massive infrastructural renewal across the state to political stability being enjoyed in the state, saying it was time for such to be…