Tag: Lagos Island
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Fire: Lagos asks illegal structures owners around Mandilas Building to vacate
Fire: Lagos asks illegal structures owners around Mandilas Building to vacate Lagos State Government has given a fourteen-day ultimatum to owners of adjoining structures, and shanties within and around the Mandilas Building recently engulfed by fire to vacate and remove all illegal structures within the area or risk sanctions from the government. This ultimatum…
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INEC declares Olumegbon winner of Lagos Island 1 constituency poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Omolara Olumegbon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Lagos Island 1 constituency election. Olumegbon beat other 11 candidates vying to represent the constituency at the Lagos State House o Assembly. INEC Returning Officer, Dr Rahim Ganiyu, on Sunday, said the APC candidate polled 19,026…
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4 Killed, 20 Arrested In Lagos NURTW War Over Who Control Motor Park in Lagos Island
No fewer than four persons were killed while many were injured in a renewed bloody clash between followers of two factional leaders of the National Union of Transport Workers (NURTW), which occurred at the weekend at Lagos Island. Three persons were feared killed as at Friday evening. The fourth person was allegedly macheted to death…
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Shoot-out in Lagos Island as NURTW rival groups clash
Gunshots have been reportedly fired as rival factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers clashed in the Obalende area of Lagos State on Thursday morning. The clash which started around 8am, it was learnt, led to panic in the area as motorists, passengers and passersby scampered for safety. One Twitter user @DE_COMMUNICATOR shared…