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Lekki/Epe toll gate will go if I’m elected governor – Jimi Agbaje

Lagos state PDP gubernatorial candidate Jimi Agbaje, has promised to pull down the Lekki/Epe toll gates, if elected next governor of the state. He said this at a peaceful protest, tagged March for freedom, organised by Freedom Group in Lekki “I am here to show solidarity with you on the ...

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Kidnapped Hotelier rescued in Lagos,$100k ransom recovered

Lagos State Command has rescued one Saheed Kolawole, owner of Scot Hotel, who was reportedly kidnapped at Ikorodu, Lagos on January 31, 2015. Vanguard gathered that the kidnappers, who initially demanded for $200,000 as ransom later settled for $100,000 after negotiating with the victim’s family. The kidnappers, whose operational vehicle ...

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Photos: Jimi Agbaje and Akinwunmi Ambode sign peace pledge in Lagos

Lagos state governorship candidates, People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Jimi Agbaje and All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Akin Ambode on Monday signed a Peace Pledge committing them to non-violence before, during and after the elections. The duo signed the pledge at the official residence of the United States Consul-General in ...

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Baby crushed by trailer in Orile this afternoon | Graphic photo

  A young boy crossing the highway at Orile by Doyin bus-stop, Lagos was crushed to death by a trailer this afternoon. According to eye witness the boy wasn’t crossing by himself he was with his aunt but the aunt was careless enough to leave him all by himself after ...

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Several dead as trailer crushes commercial bus at Ketu, Lagos | Photos

There was a fatal accident at Ketu,in Lagos this morning. A truck carrying a container fell on some buses,killing many..According to an eyewitness Just witnessed a serious #accident along Ikorodu Road by Ketu bus stop. It involved a large bus, a minivan & a truck and trailer. 20 dead. The ...

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Jimi Agbaje promises to offer free internet access in lagos if elected

He assured that Lagosians would no longer pay for internet connection once he becomes Governor, in his newly released political advert. Jimi Agbaje who would be slugging it out against Akinwumi Ambode of the All Progressive Congress, APC, called on Internet users in Lagos to come out en mass in ...

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Several cars damaged after truck rams into them in Lagos | Photos

This Accident happened this morning at Opebi/Oregun link bridge after a trailer failed it’s brakes and rammed into several cars..Luckily ,no life was lost

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Fire outbreak at Eko Market Marina| Photos

Heavy fire has been reported at Berlin( Eko )Market in Broad Street ,Marina on the Lagos Island..According to several witnesses, it started around 4am..And the location is around FCMB and CBN building ..As at now, the Firefighters are struggling to put it off…. They say many buildings have been affected ...

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Bird Flu Hits Kano and Lagos

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Thursday announced that there has been unusual high mortality in two poultry farms and live bird markets in Kano and Lagos States, Punch reports. It said samples forwarded to the National Veterinary Research Institute tested positive for H5 strain of Avian ...

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Police find man’s head in Ebute Meta, body in Surulere

The Police in Lagos State have recovered the mutilated remains of a man, identified only as Christmas, which were dumped at two different areas of the state. Punch Metro learnt that the victim’s head was found at Olokodana junction in the Ebute Meta area, while his body was recovered in ...

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Girl Escaped From Home With Boyfriend In Lagos [See Photo]

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The police in Lagos are on the trail of a teenage girl, Taiwo Olakunle, who allegedly ran away from home and is believed to be with a suspected boyfriend. Olakunle’s case is the second of such in six weeks in Lagos. The 18-year-old girl, who was staying with her aunt’s ...

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Photo: 57-year-old woman dies after sex romp with lover in Lagos

The police in Lagos have arrested a man, Akodogbo Doheto, in connection with the death of a 57-year-old woman, who allegedly died in his house after the two had a sexual affair. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident occurred on Salu Street in the Badagry area of Lagos. And according ...

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Former Lagos 1st lady Gladys Ndubuisi-Kanu acquires N120m Rolls Royce

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Former Lagos First Lady, (her husband was former military governor of Imo and Lagos States, Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu (rtd) and leading female UK-trained accountant Gladys Ndubuisi-Kanu reportedly recently bought herself a brand new 2014 Rolls Royce Phantom.. (extended wheel base) for a whooping N120m. The stylish high society lady ...

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Breaking: Fire Outbreak At Lagos Balogun Market

Property worth millions has been lost after raging fire gutted the multi-storey Euro-Asia Plaza in the popular Balogun Market on Lagos Island. The fire has reportedly gutted 4 buildings at the moment and is still raging on… According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) ,the fire started at about ...

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Photos: Multiple accident along Falomo bridge, Lagos

Multiple accident involving six cars and a truck occurred along Falomo bridge in Ikoyi Lagos, this afternoon. Fortunately no lives lost

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3-year old narrates how man raped her in Lagos

Little Chinansa (pseudonym) lost her innocence to a neighbour, who stole her virginity under the pretext of being a friend. Though in kindergarten class two, Chinansa vividly recalled how she was allegedly defiled by 25-year-old Hamzat Afeez, a painter who lived in her parents’ house. During a visit to the ...

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Killer fashion | Photo

Somewhere in Lagos, the first sunday of 2015, a man is dressed in a funny attire headed to church to catch trips. Sure he plans to bag a lot of choir girls dressed like this.

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LAWMA to convert popular Ojota dump site to golf course

The news is that Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) said yesterday that it would soon turn the Olusosun dumpsite in Ojota into a golf course. Tagged as Nigeria’s most popular refuse dump, Olusosun has been a subject of foreign documentaries in the past because of the many activities of ...

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Checkout car that caused a major stare in Lagos recently

This car decorated with expensive looking royal beads was spotted somewhere in Lagos over the weekend, not sure why it was decorated that way though. Some say it is for a wedding

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Gov Fashola unveils Lagos resident card | PHOTOS

he much awaited Lagos State resident card is finally here. Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola has finally unveiled the much waited Lagos State Resident Card at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, December 09, 2014. At the event, General Manager, Lagos State Residents Registration Agency Ms ...

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