Thursday, March 30, 2023

Apapa

March 20, 2023

INEC declares Sanwo-Olu winner of Lagos governorship election

The governor won 19 local government areas with 762,134 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party, who won one LGA with 312,329 votes.

Babajide Sanwo-Olu
March 15, 2023

Lagos govt warns Okada riders against taking advantage of elections to violate ban

“For now, we have a lot in our hands but it behoves the offenders to obey the laid down rules,” he said.

Okada riders
February 1, 2023

Buhari back in Abuja after Lagos, Senegal, Kano, Katsina, Bauchi, Jigawa trips

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after visits to five states in the country and a trip to Senegal.

President Muhammadu Buhari
December 1, 2022

Fuel Queues: NNPC says two billion litres of petrol in stock

“We are also working with industry stakeholders to ensure normalcy is returned as soon as possible.”

Fuel queue used to illustrate the story
July 12, 2022

#EndSARS inspired Boko Haram, other criminals to start breaking into Nigerian prisons: Aregbesola

“What we have reoccurring since the #EndSars protests of October 2020, have been a mass of people attacking our facilities from outside and setting the inmates free.”

Rauf Arẹgbẹsọla and #EndSARS
June 22, 2022

N4 billion lost to vandals in Mushin, other areas: EKEDC

“We also estimate an additional loss of N1 billion, which means we have lost about N4 billion to these activities of vandals.”

Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC)
June 9, 2022

Navy hands over 463 intercepted bags of cannabis to NDLEA

Mr Haruna said that the boat ladened with the suspected contraband was intercepted during a routine sea patrol.

Cannabis (Credit: adf.org)
June 7, 2022

Police impound 130 bikes, arrest five persons in Lagos

The Lagos government on June 1, began the enforcement of Okada ban across Apapa, Eti-Osa, Ikeja, Lagos Island, Surulere and Lagos Mainland.

Seized okadas
June 7, 2022

Riot as Okada riders make bonfires to protest ban in Lagos

The commercial motorcyclists popularly known as Okada riders made bonfires on the major road, disrupting human and vehicular movement.

Bonfire on Idi-Araba road Lagos