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Former Governor of Delta State, and Publisher of the Independent newspaper, Chief James Ibori has explained why he refused to sell the premises hosting his newspaper company in Lagos. Ibori, who addressed hos workers during the annual thanksgiving service organised by the Christian fellowship of the organisation recently said a politician brought a young man who indicated interest in the …

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The Lagos State government has moved to put measures in place that will check food and water contamination in eateries, restaurants and hotels. This is as it has charged stakeholders in the hospitality industry to embrace the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and certification for quality assurance. HACCP is a management system that gives a systematic preventive approach to …

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Folake Sokoya The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man and his wife for running a baby factory at Igando area of Lagos. According to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, the suspects, Adeola Adebayo; 50 and Rita Adebayo, 40 were arrested for harboring pregnant women and selling their babies without their consent. “Following information given by …

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Lagos State government, on Thursday, said it has paid the sum of N5.563billion as mobilization to contractors to commence the construction of 181 roads spread across the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state. The Commissioner said the sum of N5,563,697,382.00 released was 30 percent payment for the construction of the roads while the …

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Tough times await sex offenders,corrupt individuals and any who engages in economic crimes in Lagos State as Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has vowed quick justice dispensation for such infractions in the state. He made this known on Thursday at the commissioning of Special Courts to try such cases, at GRA, Ikeja, noting that economic crimes and sex-related offences had become too …

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Folake Sokoya Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that well-meaning Kwarans and Nigerians must sustain the legacies of the late Asiwaju of Offa, Chief Emmanuel Adesoye. The governor said this on Thursday when he received family members of the deceased at the Government House, Ilorin. While extolling the virtues of the late educationist and philanthropist, Governor Ahmed said …

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Dayo Emmanuel Publisher of the Independent newspaper, Chief James Ibori has testified that his life is a testimony to the glory of God. Ibori made this submission at the annual thanksgiving service organised by the Christian fellowship of the Independent Newspapers Limited (INL) on Thursday. The former Governor of Delta State commended the organisers of the fellowship for the great …

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By Folake Sokoya A five-year-old boy and three others were said to have died in an auto crash which occurred Wednesday morning on Kara bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Advertisement The mother of the five-year-old boy also had her left leg trapped under the 20-feet container which fell off the Mack truck conveying it. The truck’s trunk had detached and fallen …

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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos has said a change of perspective on the part of the state workforce can transform the state public service. This was his submission on Tuesday at a two-day training session with the theme: ‘Creating and Maintaining A Customer-Centric Driven Culture In The Public Service Delivery System,’ organised by the state government under the aegis of …

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, his counterpart in Ogun, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and wife of Nigeria’s Vice President(VP), Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, on Tuesday joined thousands of friends, family members and others to pay tributes to the late Deji Tinubu who passed on last Thursday. At the funeral service held at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Victoria Island, Lagos, …

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