THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 20, 2018 Inside new Oshodi (Vanguard) Oshodi was not a place anybody would be proud of. Chaotic in terms of human and vehicular population, it was also everything that was wrong with metropolitan Lagos.…
* Ebola: Lagos bans Transportation of Corpses from DRC (Independent) * Lagos APC to adopt consensus candidate today (Guardian)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 19, 2018 Ebola: Lagos bans Transportation of Corpses from DRC (Independent) Following the new outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Dr. Jide Idris, the Commissioner for Health…
* We don’t sell human parts — Oko Oba butchers (Vanguard) * ‘All is well in Lagos’ (Punch)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 18, 2018 We don’t sell human parts — Oko Oba butchers (Vanguard) Butchers at the Oko Oba Abattoir in Agege, Lagos, have denied insinuations of alleged sale of human parts and child prostitution by…
* Ikorodu residents call for modification of traditional festivals (Tribune) * Olokun, Osaara: The making of Atlantic Ocean, Lagos Lagoon (SUN)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE, MAY 17, 2018 Ikorodu residents call for modification of traditional festivals (Tribune) Some traders and residents in Ikorodu area of Lagos State have appealed to the custodians of traditional festivals to modify how they are…
* New Ile-Epo market will complement Lagos’ smart city drive (Guardian) * I will never leave PDP, Bode George vows (ThisDay)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 15, 2018 New Ile-Epo market will complement Lagos’ smart city drive (Guardian) Stakeholders in the redevelopment of the N2 billion popular Ile-Epo Market in Abule Egba area of Lagos have said the rebuilding will…
* Ambode urged to halt unlawful, haphazard building planning (Vanguard) * Adebule: expect more from Ambode (Nation)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 14, 2018 Ambode urged to halt unlawful, haphazard building planning (Vanguard) Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has been called upon to wade into the alleged illegal and unlawful construction, haphazard reconstruction and of…
* Lagos vulnerable but we are on top of the situation – Ambode (Vanguard) * Why Lagos is prioritising religious tourism – Commissioner (DailyTrust)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 13, 2018 Lagos vulnerable but we are on top of the situation – Ambode (Vanguard) Lagos is experiencing population explosion as people from different parts of the nation in search of greener pasture troop…
* Ikorodu residents, business owners count cost of Oro Festival (Punch) * Lagos announces free-Wifi installation plan for public schools, bus terminals (Vanguard)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 12, 2018 Ikorodu residents, business owners count cost of Oro Festival (Punch) Tope Ajayi, a 28-year-old fashion designer is working tirelessly at raising N600, 000. Apart from planning to expand his two-year-old business, the…
* Ambode seeks world bank’s partnership in funding transport, energy, water sectors (Vanguard) * LASEPA ranks Alimosho noisiest local government area in Lagos (Punch)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 11, 2018 Ambode seeks world bank’s partnership in funding transport, energy, water sectors (Vanguard) Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday called on the World Bank to seriously consider partnership with the State…