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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 24th of March

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YNaija Says: We are disappointed, but not surprised at the forced evacuation of Otodo Gbame community by the Lagos State Government

On the 17th of March, just last week, over 4,000 members of the fishing settlement in Otodo Gbame community of Lekki area in Lagos State were rendered homeless in less than…

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Games, food, live music, and an awesome after-party! Lagos International Food and Drinks Festival to hold this April

It’s a weekend of plenty fun and adventure plus a weekend to indulge in a lifestyle where your biggest decision will be how to pick which activity to attend! The…

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The YNaija cover this evening – the 22nd of March

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[The Alausa Blog]: Banning live bands in Lagos bars and restaurants is a contradictory move by the state government

In its bid to eradicate what it called "needless noise making" in the state, the Lagos state government has placed a ban on live band performances in bars and restaurants…

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DIPLO joins Burna Boy and Davido at #GidiFest2017!

The Gidi Culture Festival announces DIPLO to join the start studded line up for the 2017 edition of Gidi Fest this Easter Saturday at Eko Atlantic. The Grammy award winning…

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Residents panic as militants resume operations in Ikorodu

The return of militants in Isawo in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State has left residents in panic. The militants, mostly kidnappers and pipeline vandals had been chased away by…

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[The Alausa Blog]: Drone deployment, instant employment and infrastructure construction at LASPOTECH Convocation ceremony

The 25th Convocation ceremony of the Lagos State Polytechnic held Thursday and Lagos state Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode was on ground to charge the graduating students while also performing other functions.…

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Opinion: Crippling justice through bureaucracy -the Lagos example

by Lawrence Nnoli The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court is located in the serene environment of Oyinkan Abayomi drive at Ikoyi in Lagos state. It is unarguably the…

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Ambode retains the number one position for yet another week, Aregbesola makes it into the top 20 | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors

Even if we hadn't seen this wonderful video of Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode engaging veteran table tennis player Funke Oshinaike in a game, he would likely still be retaining his…

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“He is certainly not the man for the future” | Insiders speak on a Tinubu presidential bid

Even though Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has come out to deny claims in the media that he has an ambition for 2019 or that he was misinterpreted, the fact still…

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We are ready to take over Surulere National Stadium – Ambode

by Dolapo Adelana Lagos Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday declared the readiness of the State Government to take over the Surulere National Stadium from the Federal Government and transform…

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 28th of February

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Rotimi Akeredolu debuts at #10, Governor Ambode retains the top spot | The latest YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors

This week's YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors sees little movement as Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state retains the top spot. The Governor has, in the past week, seen little…

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Eye on Ambode: Governor pays inspection visit to National Theatre, Lagos targets 3000 MW power generation by 2022, more

As we keep an eye on Lagos state's Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, here are some of the activities that he got on to this week. On Wednesday, the governor received the…

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Governor Ambode edges out Willie Obiano for the top spot in the latest YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors

The latest YNaija Governors Effectiveness Ranking sees Governor Akinwunmi Ambode clinch the top spot from Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano. Ambode's commitment to the Code Lagos programme gave him the…

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Eye on Ambode: Lagos to train one million residents on coding by 2019, more

It's another Saturday and we have a full recap of the activities of Lagos state's Governor Akinwunmi Ambode through the week. Governor Ambode kicked off the week at the 14th Annual…

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Eye on Ambode: Anti-kidnapping law signed, 174 blocks of classrooms to be renovated, more

It's another edition of Eye on Ambode where we bring you a recap of all the activities of the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode through the week. On Wednesday, Governor…

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We have your receipts: “We have darkness because we have incompetent people managing our economy” – Fashola (2015)

There's hardly anyone who does not remember Babatunde Raji Fashola, the superhero governor of Lagos State. And we are not even trying to be sarcastic, Governor Tunde Fashola's achievements in…

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Analysis: The Lagos police commissioner is trying too hard to impress his bosses #IStandWithNigeria

by Mark Amaza For the past couple of weeks, the most dominant topic of conversation has been the planned rallies being spearheaded by afro-pop star, Tuface Idibia to protest against…

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Eye on Ambode: Lagos governor presents over N1bn to 705 beneficiaries of ETF, more

From arts and culture to the economy and to infrastructure, we bring you a recap of the activities of Lagos state's Governor Akinwunmi Ambode throughout last week. On Thursday, Governor…

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Eye on Ambode: 181 roads will be constructed in Lagos in 2017, more

It's another edition of Eye on Ambode where we bring you a recap of all the activities of the Lagos state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, during the week. On Tuesday, Governor…

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Eye on Ambode: Lagos governor promises to transform Yaba into Nigeria’s Silicon Valley, more

It's another weekend and we bring you a recap of the activities of Lagos state's Governor Akinwunmi Ambode through the week. We'll begin from Wednesday when the governor received His…

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This looks harmless because it’s Pretty Mike but the Lagos govt. just did something dangerous

The Lagos State Government made a move on Thursday that initially came across as the lawful thing to do. The state's Police Command ordered the arrest of the now popular…

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Provide information on cultists, get automatic employment – Ambode

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos says his government is ready to offer automatic employment to anyone with useful information on the activities of cultists in the state. Ambode, who stated this…

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Eye on Ambode: Governor delivers goodwill message to Lagosians at Christmas Carol service, more

We bring to you a recap of the activities of Lagos state's governor Akinwunmi Ambode over the past one week. As part of the efforts made to ease the stress…

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Lake Rice: ‘An individual cannot purchase more than a bag’ – Lagos govt

Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has said an individual will only be allowed to purchase a bag of the Lagos-Kebbi Rice (LAKE rice) inaugurated by the state in order to…

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Lagos generated N287bn revenue in 2016 – Ambode

Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday said the State recorded N287bn IGR in 2016 more than it got in 2015. He said this at a special evening of music…

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Eye on Ambode: Five film theatres to be built in Lagos before end of 2017, and more

by Tolulope Omoyeni     We bring another edition of our weekly recap of the activities of Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. This week, the governor attended to sports, the…

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Lagos govt to begin sale of rice for N13,000 next week

The Lagos State government on Friday said plots to hijack its plan to sell rice at N13000 on December 15 has stalled the exercise. The Special Adviser on Food Security…

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