Tag Archives: Lagos

The much-anticipated series of “Love Never Fails” 2019 Regional Conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses continued during the past two weekends at Badagry and Lekki, Lagos State and Ota and Daluwon, Ogun State. The program featured a Dramatic Bible reading, the sixth in a series of talks, interviews, video dramas, demonstrations and musicals that make up the three-day program. The audio drama, …

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The incessant rainfall in Lagos has confirmed earlier prediction of the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) which stated that 12 of the 36 states of the federation would experience heavy rainfall and extreme flooding in 2019. The agency also stated that about 600 Local Government Areas in the country would be under the threat of flood. Since the last week of …

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Commuters around the Lagos metropolis have continued to groan as daily rainfall, bad roads compound the traffic situation around the state. On a daily basis since the last week of September, major roads in the metropolis are locked down as early as 7am while motorists struggle to navigate their various routes. From the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway to other adjourning roads commuters …

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Scientists have sent warnings to residents of Lagos and other coastal cities over future floods that may be the worst in recent times. The environmental scientists have appealed to those close to the coastal lines to relocate or face the prospect of a disorderly, chaotic situation as climate change worsens. The environmentalists, A.R. Siders, Miyuki Hino and Katharine J. Mach, …

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There was pandemonium Monday afternoon when a truck lost control and rammed into shops around Oyemekun axis of College Road, Ogba, Lagos State, killing a trader and injuring one other. The victim, a soft drink seller was identified as Iya Ibeji. According to her neighbours, she was holding her little child in her shop when the vehicle lost control and …

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…Reiterates Call To Support Sanwo-Olu Tayo Olanipekun The outgoing Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday said although some of the decisions, plans, programmes and policies of his administration in the last four years may seem unpopular, all were executed with the “best interest of Lagos in mind.” In a farewell State broadcast to officially mark the end of his …

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Residents of the Lagos metropolis have been advised against indiscriminate disposal of refuse as the rainy season approaches. Chairman, Environment Division of Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Mr. Olalekan Agoro, yesterday issued the warning which he said if heeded strictly would curb flooding in the state. Agoro told newsmen that stiffer actions and enforcement strategies should be put in place …

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…Says Sports A Major Tool For Economic Growth In African  Tayo Olanipekun Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday received former Super Eagles players, Kanu Nwankwo, Finidi George and Victor Ikpeba in company with other African football legends as guests at the Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja. The Governor is hosting the assemblage of ex African football play makers …

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An Aero Contractor aircraft to fly Lagos-Abuja-Sokoto route 9am on Tuesday has experienced a serious delay. The delay may not have been dissociated from a technical issue the airline is still trying to fix by noon. Meanwhile, passengers were agitated as many of them were going either for business operations or to resume work after the Easter holidays. Two hours …

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The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Zubair Muazu has called on eligible voters in the state to come out enmasse on Saturday to vote in the Presidential and National Assembly election. Muazu in a press statement made available to National Wire, restates that the command, as part of its commitment to a peaceful conduct of the polls, has adequately …

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