The Lagos State Government has directed tankers and trailers parked along Cele bus stop on Oshodi Apapa express way to the Tincan port axis to immediately vacate those areas or face the full brunt of the law. This directive was contained in a statement signed on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Sunday announced that a multi-million-naira mansion located at K-5A/2 Road 14, Victoria Garden City (VGC) estate, Lekki area of Lagos used as clandestine laboratory for the production of methamphetamine by a convicted drug baron, Okenwa Chris Nzewi, has been forfeited to the Federal Government. He stated that…
The father of a nine-year-old boy, Emmanuel Adeyemi, cries out over the sudden disappearance of his child during an evangelical outreach in the Orile-Agege area of Lagos state on November 19. Ekweanaedo News reports that while narrating the incident to the media, Mr Adeyemi said they had left together for the outreach but discovered his…
Musiliu ‘MC Oluomo’ Akinsanya has been reelected as the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Lagos chapter for a second term. The election, which took place on Thursday at the 10th Quadrennial State Delegates Conference in Agege, saw Mr Akinsanya and his deputy, Sulyman Ojora, along with others, elected unopposed. The…
A reckless car driver pervading arrest by traffic officials has killed two road sweepers on the Gbagada-Oshodi Expressway in Lagos State. Ekweanaedo News gathered that the driver, unidentified at the reporting , killed two sanitation workers while carelessly fleeing from officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). According to Channels Television, the fleeing…
According to the Consul General of India in Lagos, Chandramouli Kern, Indians have been acknowledged as the largest investors in Nigeria with more than 27-million-dollar accruing investments and nothing less than 200 companies. The overjoyed consul revealed this on Sunday during the launch of “Anchor Restaurant”, an Afro-Asian restaurant in Lagos. He acknowledged that the…
Scarcity of Liquefied Petroleum Gas also known as cooking gas has hit Lagos and some other states in the country. The other affected states, according to findings by our correspondents are: Katsina, Sokoto, Delta, Kaduna and Kano. The rise in price of the commodity has been noticed since late last month, causing a continuous rise…
Lagos State Governor, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, has signed the contract for the construction of the second phase of the Blue Line from Mile 2 to the Okokomaiko area of the state, expected to be completed in the year 2026. Sanwo-Olu, however, assured residents that his administration would continue to provide basic Infrastructure to decongest the chaotic…
The Federal Government on Wednesday said it had perfected plans to close a section of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State for five weeks comprehensive repairs. A statement by the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, said the repairs would start from Monday, November 6, 2023. “In view of the above,…
Lagos State Government on Saturday reopened the Alaba International Market and some markets at the Trade Fair Complex, Ojo. Government closed down the markets arena earlier because of improper waste management and other environmental hazardous situation. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said the markets were reopened after the environmental issues…
