The Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) on Saturday assured residents of its commitment toward provision of potable water supply to every home in the state. The LWC Managing Director, Engr. Mukhtar Tijani, said this in a statement, through the Executive Director,…
LASG advises residents to plan movements on Dangote Refinery inauguration day
Lagos State government on Tuesday advised residents to plan their movements around Lekki-Epe corridor ahead of the proposed inauguration of Dangote Refinery by President Muhammadu Buhari on May 22. Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, stated at Ikeja that residents…
Stop Tinubu’s swearing-in, 5 FCT residents urge court
A suit demanding an order to discontinue the swearing-in of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29 has been filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Instituted by five residents of the Federal Capital Territory, the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/578/2023, urged…
Lagos residents laud INEC over PVC collection
Some voters in Lagos State have commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the ongoing Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) collection exercise. This is as the commission cautions eligible voters against leaving collection of their PVCs until the last day.…
This Lagos can drive somebody mad o – Lucia Edafioka
Just when I think I have run out of things to write about Lagos, the city points and laughs at me. This city is – one week, one madness. As a child, I had relatives in Lagos who when they…
‘How to make Lagos HIV/AIDS free’
Since HIV/AIDS came to prominence in the 1990s, progress towards its total eradication has been made. But there have also been drawbacks. Like the climate change debate, there are those who still think the condition is not real. That is…
‘How to make Lagos HIV/AIDS free’
Since HIV/AIDS came to prominence in the 1990s, progress towards its total eradication has been made. But there have also been drawbacks. Like the climate change debacle, there are those who still think the condition is not real. That is…
Lagos will kill you whether you are careful or not -Lucia Edafioka
It is true that anybody can die anytime, but it Lagos, you could literally be minding your business and Lagos will find ways to kill you. Of course death can come at any time. Some people even say when it…
Gov Ambode must hear what these residents have to say about trucks on Lagos bridges
The trucks on the bridges on Lagos roads have in the last couple of months given the residents a collective headache. The standard time for going any place in the city has drastically increased. It is true that the administration…
A tale of two women – Peju Akande
Yesterday was Mothering Sunday among Catholics, it made me remember two special women. There lived an old landlady on my former street who was widely suspected of witchcraft simply because she didn’t tolerate noisy kids and a dirty environment. Having no kids…