#YNaijaEndSARSUpdate: Is the government fighting back with thugs? | #AlausaProtest

#YNaijaEndSARSUpdate: Is the government fighting back with thugs? | #AlausaProtest

As we’ve seen historically, through countless cases, a peaceful protest is only a few violent acts away from turning to a national crisis. Protests are naturally a result of the dissatisfaction of a people stemming from a failure of the Government or some other administrative body to attend to the concerns of said people. The... Read More

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August 30, 2017

Movement Against Corruption march to Alausa, give ‘Red Card’ to corruption (PHOTOS)

A group named the ‘Movement Against Corruption’ (MAC) on Wednesday, August 30, marched from Ikeja Under Bridge, Lagos to Alausa in an effort to join the fight against corruption. MAC is a coalition of over fifty Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, and activists in Nigeria, established with a mandate to develop and execute practical strategies geared... Read More

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July 14, 2017

[The Alausa Blog]: 41 Lagos employees bow out of Public Service

Forty-One (41) employees of the Lagos State Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Thursday gloriously bowed out of the Civil Service in a colorful ceremony having served the State meritoriously for 35years. The event, which took place at Alausa Ikeja, was to celebrate outgoing staff and also encourage those still in service to continue... Read More

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June 29, 2017

[The Alausa Blog]: Can Alausa use their ‘talent’ to bring back the 6 kidnapped Epe boys?

Lagos state government has kicked off it’s 2017 public service week celebrations. The celebrations will highlight the significant & invaluable contributions of Lagos State Public Servants to the growth of Lagos, among the rundown of events during the week will be an event tagged “Health Matters” on Fri,30th June to educate the Public servants on... Read More

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June 29, 2017

[The Alausa Blog]: Lagos kicks off public service week celebrations

Lagos state government has kicked off it’s 2017 public service week celebrations. In line with 1994 Tangier Declaration by Ministers of African Countries, the public service is celebrated annually all over Africa in June. The theme for this Year’s celebration is “The Future is Now: Accelerating Public Service Innovation for Agenda 2030”. The celebrations will... Read More

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June 7, 2017

[The Alausa Blog]: Parents of kidnapped school children stage protest at Ambode’s office

The parents of the kidnapped students of Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, Epe, held a protest at the office of Governor Ambode, Wednesday. The protest was to demand the rescue of their children 14 days after their kidnap. The parents claimed that they had communicated with the kidnappers and some of them had been told... Read More

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June 5, 2017

[The Alausa Blog]: Lagos State suspends NURTW activities in Oshodi indefinitely

The Lagos state government has banned the Oshodi arm of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, N.U.R.T.W indefinitely. The ban is a reaction to the violent clash in Oshodi that led to the death of the leader of Motorcycle Operators’ Association of Lagos State in Oshodi, Alhaji Rasaq Bello popularly known as Hamburger according... Read More

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June 1, 2017

[The Alausa Blog]: Ambode’s wife commissions new skill acquisition center in Ajah

Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Bolanle Ambode has commissioned a skill acquisition centre in Ajah, Lagos. At the commissioning of the center which was donated by Huawei Technologies and Fortis Project Services, the governor’s wife urged women to embrace skill acquisition by applying to any of the skill acquisition centres provided by the State... Read More

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May 30, 2017

[The Alausa Blog]: Yes, Lagos is 50, but what did we benefit?

The Lagos@50 celebrations that threw the Centre of excellence into a frenzy of excitement and merriment for 50 days finally came to an end on May 27 at the Historic Gala night at the Presidential Lodge, Marina. The celebrations which was dubbed a celebration of Lagosians, by Lagosians and for Lagosians by the c0- chair... Read More

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May 16, 2017

[The Alausa Blog]: VIO ban from Lagos roads is permanent – Gov Ambode

The Governor of Lagos State, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has clarified the misinformation that the Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) had been banned off Lagos roads temporarily. He made the statement at the commissioning of the Ojodu-Berger Lay-by and segregated bus-park, Tuesday. “I reiterate that the VIO have been asked to stay off our roads permanently. We... Read More

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May 5, 2017

[The Alausa Blog]: Lagos State Government pays 2.22bn compensation to landowners

Lagos State Government has said it had, through its Lands Bureau, paid the sum of N2.22 billion as compensation to individuals and groups whose properties were affected by key projects in the last one year. The SA to Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode on Urban Development, Mrs Yetunde Onabule said this in Alausa at the ongoing Ministerial... Read More

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September 7, 2016

How policemen kidnap, sexually assault innocent young women

The story below is nothing short of infuriating. What should have been a birthday celebration, turned into a nightmare at the hands of men of the Lagos State Police Command. So we would like to ask: what the heck is going on with the police whose duty it is to protect citizens? What measures have... Read More

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July 27, 2016

Ambode hosts Niger state governor (PHOTOS)

Lagos state governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday hosted his Niger state counterpart, Alhaji Sani Bello at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja. The Niger state governor was accompanied by some members of his cabinet. Speaking after the meeting, Ambode said via his official Twitter handle, @AkinwunmiAmbode that, “The focus of both states, Lagos and Niger, is... Read More

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May 27, 2016

Korede Bello leads children to Ikeja for ‘Strap that Child Now’ awareness

The children of today are the future of tomorrow and should by all means be protected and kept alive. The Strap and Safe Child Foundation went on an awareness rally to remind people that the safety of children is paramount especially when they are in a moving vehicle. The aim of the foundation is to... Read More

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May 19, 2016

NLC members barricade Alausa road in protest of fuel price (PHOTOS)

In furtherance of its agitation against the increase in petrol price from N86 to N145, the National Labour Congress has taken its protests to the Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja. According to eyewitness reports, the protesters barricaded the road leading to the secretariat before gaining entrance and subsequently harassing government officials who did not take part... Read More

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September 20, 2015

Lagos Ministry building gutted by fire yesterday

The Lagos state Ministry of Commerce and Industry, at the state secretariat in Alausa, Ikeja, was gutted by fire on Saturday, September 19. The fire, which destroyed a section of the third floor of the ministry building, occurred around 1pm. It was revealed by a top government official, that at least four offices were destroyed by the inferno. The official was quoted to... Read More

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January 9, 2014

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SNAPSHOT: Is Africa’s richest woman, Folorunsho Alakija gunning to replace Fashola as Lagos governor?

by Oge Okonkwo It seems Africa’s richest woman, Folorunsho Alakija, may have joined the race for the next gubernatorial election in Lagos state to replace governor Babatunde Fashola in 2015. Posters of Mrs. Alakija have reportedly flooded some streets in Lagos and the Lagos State Government Secretariat, Alausa, inviting people to support her political ambition come... Read More

August 1, 2013

Just In: Fire incident reported at Alausa, Lagos

by Isi Esene There are reports of a fire incident near the Central Mosque at Alausa in Ikeja, Lagos. Sources say men of the fire services are already at the location battling to put it out but the intensity is overwhelming. Ibrahim Farinloye of the Nigerian Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) says the fire is intense... Read More

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May 11, 2013

Going, going… : Lagos bans Keke Napep from major highways

by Akan Ido Tricycles popularly known as Keke Napep may soon go the way of their two-wheeled cousins as the Lagos State government has decided to restrict its movement from major highways of the metropolis. The state commissioner for transportation, Kayode Opeifa disclosed this yesterday to newsmen saying the tricycles do not feature in the state... Read More

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July 23, 2012

Makoko residents take grievances to Fashola

by Isi Esene In a move reminiscent of the Occupy Nigeria protests in January against the Fuel Subsidy removal by the Federal Government, the displaced residents of the Makoko Waterfront community have begun to mobilise with a view to taking their grievances to the seat of the Lagos State Government at Alausa, Ikeja. As the... Read More

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May 22, 2012

Good times are here: New police minimum wage now N50,000

by Stanley Azuakola Police officers would soon be smiling big time; who knows, the police might finally become our friend. That’s because Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Abubakar has made an announcement which so many would be pleased to hear. Speaking in Alausa, Ikeja, when he visited Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola, he said henceforth,... Read More

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January 20, 2012