Guinness World Record: Nigeria showcases world’s largest painting this month

by Stanley Azuakola The largest painting in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records is right here in Nigeria. The painting which measures 3,130.55 m² (33,696 ft² 138.2 in²), was unveiled by the Ecole de Dessin in partnership with Lagos State Government, Nigeria, on 17 November 2010 in celebration of Guinness World... Read More

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September 15, 2012

“Nigerian leaders lack the creativity to tackle unemployment” – Gov. Fashola points fingers

by Akan Ido Governor Babatunde Fashola yesterday blamed the nation’s unemployment woes on the lack of creativity on the part of its leaders. He said this at the graduation of the first set of health volunteers, under the state Health Volunteers’ Scheme at Alausa, Ikeja. Fashola said the curriculum used in teaching in the nation’s... Read More

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September 9, 2012

No thanks: Fashola rejects chieftancy title from the Oniru of Lagos

by Isi Esene The governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola yesterday politely declined receiving a chieftancy title from the Oniru of Iru land, Lagos, Oba Abiodun Idowu Oniru. He, however, accepted an award of excellence presented to him by the monarch who was celebrating his 75th birthday and 18th coronation anniversary. He explained that the... Read More

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September 4, 2012

Okada operators sue Lagos State, seek reversal of new traffic law

by Isi Esene The new traffic law passed by the Lagos State Government has drawn the ire of commercial motorcycle operators in the state and they have decided to drag the government to court calling for a reversal of the law. The defendants in the suit are the Lagos State Government, the Lagos State House... Read More

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August 16, 2012

“Enough is enough!” – Lagos journalists protest attacks

by Adeniyi Abdul Journalists in Lagos today staged a demonstration to protest the recent attacks on members of the press in the state. A photojournalist with Leadership bvcdsazxxNewspapers was assaulted last week at the mortuary of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital and just two days ago, two other photojournalists suffered similar fates in Ikeja.... Read More

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August 15, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Lagos ranked 3rd worst liveable city in the world

by Adeniyi Abdul Nigeria may have come back from the Olympics empty-handed, but Lagos State might just have made up for it with this latest achievement which sees the city clinching third place on the list of least liveable cities in the world. The Economic Intelligence Unit has released results of its 2012 Global Liveability... Read More

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August 14, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Another journalist brutalised in Lagos

by Adeniyi Abdul Barely a week after the brutalisation of a photojournalist at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital Mortuary, another member of the press has suffered a similar fate. Governor Fashola condemned the mortuary attack, stating that he was “horrified” by it, but that didn’t stop freelance photographer Tunde Ogundeji, from being assaulted yesterday.... Read More

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August 11, 2012

“Horrified”: Governor Fashola apologises to journalists assaulted in mortuary

by Adeniyi Abdul Lagos State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola has condemned the attack on a Leadership Newspaper photojournalist at the mortuarty at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. Fashola yesterday apologised for the brutalisation of the journalist and ordered an investigation into the matter. “I was horrified really,” the governor said, speaking to newsmen in... Read More

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August 8, 2012

2 months after: Lagos State to release bodies of Dana Crash victims to families

by Adeniyi Abdul It’s been over 2 months since the Dana Air crash took place, claiming the lives of all 153 passengers on board but the bodies of the victims are only just about to be released. The Lagos State Government has announced that the bodies are ready to be handed over to the families... Read More

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August 7, 2012

Lagos beggars ‘occupy’ LASG Secretariat, protest harassment

by Isi Esene Beggars in Lagos State yesterday expressed their displeasure over the unfair treatment which they are subjected to by the government. The beggars – came in their hundreds, carrying placards, singing solidarity songs – temporarily ‘occupied’ the Lagos State secretariat and the House of Assembly to make their grievances known to the state... Read More

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August 3, 2012

Fashola goes hard: Lagos governor signs terminator traffic bill into law

by Isi Esene The governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola yesterday signed the state traffic bill in to law. The law, which appeared somewhat like the Old Testament Ten Commandments, with accompanying punishments for violation, prohibits many acts hitherto considered ‘normal’ by Lagos road users. At the signing ceremony which took place at the Banquet... Read More

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August 3, 2012

“The people of the area have been crying” – Lagos State arrests 52 prostitutes organising ‘Ladies Night’

by Adeniyi Abdul Lagos State isn’t playing; not if you’re a prostitute, that is. The Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit on Wednesday night rounded up 52 commercial sex workers on Isaac John and Toyin Streets in Ikeja, after being informed that they were organising a special “ladies night”. Chairman... Read More

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August 2, 2012

60-year-old, 4 others escape collapsed building in Lagos

by Isi Esene A three-storey building under reconstruction at #3 Anikantamo Street, Adeniji Adele, Lagos Island, caved in Thursday afternoon. Five people escaped the collapse but a 60-year-old woman is said to have been critically injured. The building was said to have showed signs of impending collapse but nothing concrete was done to prevent a... Read More

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July 17, 2012

“3 year jail term after psychiatric examination” – See the list of new penalties for traffic offenders in Lagos

by Adeniyi Abdul Motorists in Lagos State might be in for quite a tough time when the new bill to regulate traffic offences and road usage is signed into law by Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola. The bill was passed last Tuesday by the Lagos State House of Assembly and lists penalties such as jail terms... Read More

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July 10, 2012

Population explosion predicted for Ogun State

by Isi Esene The National Population Commission (NPC) Federal Commissioner, Seyi Aderinokun-Olusanya, has alerted the Ogun State government of an impending population explosion in the state according to records available to the commission. She said this at a press conference organised to mark this year’s Population Day celebration. Aderinokun-Olusanya explained that the fast increase in... Read More

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July 6, 2012

Gird your loins – Minister (finally) flags-off Third Mainland Bridge repairs

by Isi Esene The time you spend shuttling between Lagos Mainland and the Island might soon get a little much longer and tedious with news that the Minister of State for Works, Bashir Yugudu, is set to kick off the repairs of the Third Mainland Bridge today. This bridge repairs is expected to cost the... Read More

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June 12, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: So long, farewell: 160 Lagos BRT workers sacked

by Adeniyi Abdul The management of the Lagos State Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has dismissed about 160 workers guilty of various offences including falsification of certificates, low productivity, absenteism, among others. The Chairman of Lagos BRT, Mr Sunday Yusuff, disclosed that several drivers were discovered to have been using expired licenses. According to him, the management, about two... Read More

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June 12, 2012

#DanaCrash: Lagos State offers free legal services to victims’ families

by Adeniyi Abdul As family members of those lost in the Dana Air crash and citizens of the country in general mourn the tragedy which claimed over 153 lives, different parties have begun to seek answers as to what really went wrong on Sunday the 3rd of June. Lagos State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola has now come forward to... 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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May 18, 2012

Bravo, Fashola: Federal doctors to begin strike today

by Lekan Olanrewaju Looks like things are about to get much worse in this tug of war between doctors and Lagos State. Weeks after doctors in the state embarked on a strike under the aegis of Medical Guild, doctors in Federal Government-owned hospitals in Lagos have announced they plan to embark on an indefinite strike... Read More

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May 17, 2012

Abimbola Adelakun: Fashola, the CON and the MESS

by Abimbola Adelakun The case of Lagos State Government vs. doctors took a bizarre turn when 788 doctors were summarily dismissed and replaced with 373; the alarming shortfall seemingly papered over. And, so far, there are at least three factions of reactionaries: those who support the state government, those who support the doctors, and others, like me,... Read More

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May 16, 2012

The catfight continues: “You are dull and uncreative”- ACN mocks PDP’s aspirations to rule Lagos

by Lekan Olanrewaju Another day, another drama in this unending catfight between the ruling Peoples Democratic Party and the Action Congress of Nigeria. This time it’s the turn of the ACN to send barbs in the direction of the PDP, over what the former views as a “dream” to rule Lagos State. In a statement... Read More

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May 12, 2012

For the records: NMA statement on current dispute between Medical Guild and Lagos State Government

Our dear friends in the fourth estate of the realm, on behalf of the Nigerian Medical Association, I most warmly welcome you to this Press Conference designed to update you and the general public on our Association’s views on the lingering crisis in the health sector of Lagos state, occasioned by the face-off between the... Read More

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May 9, 2012

Too little too late? Lagos state backpedals on sacked doctors

by Lekan Olanrewaju In the wake of the dismissal of over 700 doctors working for Lagos State for participating in an ongoing strike action, the State government has taken a few steps back, saying that it is willing to negotiate with the workers. Head of Service, Mr Adesegun Ogunlewe in an address at the ministerial press briefing to commemorate one... Read More

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April 7, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Lagos State doctors threaten 3-day warning strike

by Lekan Olanrewaju Another day another strike threat. This time it’s the doctors who have a bone to pick. Medical doctors working for the Lagos State Government have threatened to embark on a 3-day warning strike from April 11 to April 13 to demand for the implementation of the Consolidated Medical Salary Scale (CONMESS). The... Read More

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April 4, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Lagos State denies ban of okadas

by Lekan Olanrewaju The Lagos state government on Monday stated that it had not banned the operations of motorcycles, popularly known as okadas on Lagos road. The state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ade Ipaye said this in a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday. He was in the court to make submissions in a suit... Read More

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March 28, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Get ready, Lagos! 238 days of rainfall expected to begin this month

by Lekan Olanrewaju Amidst the heatwave currently hitting the state, the Lagos State Government on Wednesday said that the state would be experiencing a rainy season of between 234 and 238 days. Speaking at the presentation of this year’s rainfall predictions by Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NIMET, the Lagos state commissioner for environment, Mr Tunji Bello... Read More

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March 22, 2012

April Fools? Lagos State to clamp down on tax defaulters from 1st of April

by Lekan Olanrewaju The Lagos State Government on Tuesday announced it will begin to clamp down on tax offenders from the 1st of April. At a news conference in Ikeja, the Special Adviser to Governor Babatunde Fashola on Taxation, Bola Shodipo, announced that the government would begin to prosecute tax evaders and defaulters. “Out of about 20 million people living... Read More

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March 15, 2012

Spare us the sight! Lagos to seize clothes spread in open places

by Hauwa Gambo Talk about airing your laundry in public! The environmental warriors at the Lagos government have promised to start seizing clothes spread in open places – a tradition Lagosians have had for ages. These include balcony railings, major highways (seriously though, why do people put their clothes on major highways!), bridges, railings on... Read More

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January 20, 2012

“I never requested for the presence of the military,” – Governor Fashola

by ‘Ifreke Inyang Governor Tunde Fashola of Lagos State met with elders at Tunde Braithwaite’s house yesterday evening, after they were attacked with tear gas during their #OccupyNigeria protests in some parts of the state. The protests commenced at The State House where the elders and youth were received by the Deputy Speaker of National... Read More

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