The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Lagos East Senatorial bye election, Tokunbo Abiru, on Tuesday pledged that he will never disappoint the people of the district if elected. The former Managing Director of Polaris bank said he was contesting the senatorial election to offer quality representation for the people of the district ….
Month: September 2020
Appeal Court Sets Up Tribunal For Edo Gov Poll
Barely 48 hours after the announcement of the Edo State election, the Court of Appeal in State has set up an election petition tribunal to look into matters that arose from the election. The setting up of the panel by the Appeal Court President, Justice Monica Dongban-Menem, was announced in a statement on Tuesday by…
Osun Polytechnic Student Found Dead In His Apartment
One Festus Adedoyin Ewejobi, a student at the Osun State Polytechnic has been found dead with his body mutilated in his apartment in Iree, a community in the State. LagospyNG gathered that Ewojobi was declared missing on Tuesday, September 15. During the process, a resident perceived the offensive smell oozing out of his apartment. The…
LASG Reiterates Commitment Towards Fulfilling Promises To Lagosians
Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment towards fulfilling its promises despite disruption occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic and other challenges. According to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, fulfilment of the promises is in line with the T.H.E.M.E.S development agenda for ‘Greater Lagos’ would be delivered by the incumbent administration, despite reduction in the budget as a…
Osinbajo, Sanwo-Olu Commission Eko MSME
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu have commissioned the Eko Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Fashion Hub-1, located at 5, Ogunsiji Street, off Alade Market, Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos. The MSME Fashion Hub-1, which is a shared facility in Lagos State under the National MSME Clinic Scheme, is…
How Stabbed Uber Driver In Lagos Recovered His Car Via Tracker
The issue of car snatching is becoming recurrent amongst Uber and Taxify drivers especially in Lagos. Drivers on their various e-hailing platforms have complained and warned their colleagues to be vigilant enough as some car snatchers always pose as riders. However, the installation of a car tracker has been helpful for those who are able…
Buhari Meets Ganduje, Buni, After APC Defeat In Edo
Barely after 24 hours Osagie Ize-Iyamu lost to Governor Godwin Obaseki, President Muhammadu Buhari held a closed-door meeting with the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee Mai Mala Buni, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Obaseki scored 307,955 votes to defeat his APC challenger, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, who recorded 223,619 votes in the…
Lagos Commissioner Lauds Traffic Radio For Projecting Government Policies
Lagos State Government has commended Lagos Traffic Radio for its drive and commitment which is in line with the government policies and programmes through effective dissemination of information to the citizenry. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, who gave the commendation while declaring open the Station’s second management retreat with the theme “Building…
Edo Election: ”We Are Only Humans, Not Gods – Tinubu
The National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the defeat after Osagie Ize-Iyamu lost to Governor Godwin Obaseki in Edo State Gubernatorial election. In a statement released on Monday, the National Leader said the APC should enjoy and take pleasure from the defeat as much as they take from…
Gov. El-Rufai Declares Public Holiday To Mourn Zazzau
Kaduna State Government has declared three days of mourning following the death of Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris on Sunday. The statement on Monday received by LagosspyNG from Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Governor Nasir El-rufai, Mr. Muyiwa Adeleye, said public offices will open as normal on 21 and 22 September,…
Public And Private Schools Reopen Monday, 21st September
Lagos State Government has granted permission for the re-opening of basic and secondary schools, although with a note of caution to private proprietors and public administrators. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, during a briefing on Saturday, ordered the resumption of all public and private schools from September 21, 2020, but only pupils in Junior Secondary School Three…
Sanwo-Olu Orders Integrity Test After Collapse Of School Building
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has ordered an integrity tests for both private and public schools after a building in Ejigbo collapsed in the early hours of Saturday, The Honourable Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako disclosed that the Governor gave the directive on Saturday in order to ascertain…
Buhari Commends INEC For Free And Fair Election As Obaseki Wins
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the election process in Edo State which led to the victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The President congratulated the winner and urged him to show grace and humility in victory. In his reaction to the outcome of the election as announced…
LASG Release 2020/2021 Academic Session Calendar
The Lagos State Ministry of Education, Office of Education Quality Assurance has released the approved Lagos State school calendar for year 2020/2021 session. According to the time table, both public and private schools below tertiary level will resume First Term academic activities on Monday 21st September, 2020 while the term runs through Friday 18th December,…
IGP Ordered Me To Leave Edo – Wike
The River State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said on Friday night the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, had ordered him to leave Edo State ahead of Saturday governorship election in the state. The governor, who disclosed this in an interview on Channels Television, added that he demanded an explanation from the IGP on why he should…
LASG Pledges To Stop Illegal Activities Of Container Terminal
The Lagos State Government vowed to continue kicking against the illegally operated container terminals in the State as it sealed three illegal locations along Festac Link-Bridge, Amuwo-Odofin, including the one used for batching sand underneath the bridge, among others. The Government said that the existence of container terminals and docks must be controlled in order…
BREAKING: FG Apologises For Misleading Tweets About Bank Account Holders
The Federal Government on Friday apologised for the tweets directing account holders in the country’s financial institutions to register their details again. The misleading tweets on Thursday from the FG have generated lots of controversies within the last 15 hours. However, the Federal Government tweeted on Friday, saying the completion of self-certification forms was not…
ALERT: Osinbajo, Sanwo-Olu To Commission Eko MSME Fashion Hub-1 Today
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu will today, Friday, 18th September 2020, commission the MSMEs Fashion Shared Facility, known as “Eko MSMEs Fashion Hub-1”, at No. 5 Ogunsiji Street, off Alade Market, Allen Avenue, Ikeja in Lagos. The Honourable Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Lola Akande,…
BREAKING: Babalakin Resigns As UNILAG Pro-Chancellor
The Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Dr. Wale Babalakin(SAN), has resigned following an alleged disagreement with the Federal Government on the Visitation Panel sent to the university. He said there were too many vested interests in UNILAG matter, who were not approaching the issues objectively. But he said it has come to a stage…
LASWA Assures Lagosians Of Safe Water Transportation
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has reiterated the commitment of the Agency towards ensuring that the Traffic Management and Transportation pillar of the T.H.E.M.E.S. Agenda achieves the vision of safe water transportation. The General Manager, Oluwadamilola Emmanuel stated this during a working visit of members of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on…