The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has challenged the Senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu to provide evidence of any reasonable employment opportunities she offered youths in the state which were refused. The party in a statement issued on Sunday by its publicity secretary, Taofik Gani while reacting…
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PDP Says Sanwo-Olu is Sponsoring Protests Against Ambode, Demands Probe of Tinubu and Fashola Administrations
The Lagos state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP),has condemned recent protest at the state’s House of Assembly by people it alleged were sponsored by governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The party in a statement on Thursday signed by its national publicity secretary,Taofik Gani, said the protesters demand to probe only the administration of the immediate…
Protesters Demand Probe of Ambode
Protesters on Tuesday besieged the Lagos state House of Assembly complex to demand for the probe of the immediate past governor of the state, Akinwunmi Ambode over alleged corruption. The protesters who identified themselves as Lagos Youth Vanguard (LYV) bore placards with various inscriptions such as “Ambode, submit yourself for probe,” “Ambode must be probed,”…
Fashola Attacks ‘Backyard Economists’ Opposed to FG’s Huge Borrowings
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has flayed economists opposed to the federal government’s huge borrowings. Fashola who spoke at a meeting at the Lagos Business School, said the borrowings are being used to finance major infrastructural projects in the country. Describing the critics as ‘backyard economics’ who cannot run a small…
Shocking: How Police Framed a Man Who Reported the Murder of His Sister For Her Murder
A Nigerian lawyer on Thursday took to Twitter to narrate the chilling experience of a man in the hands of the Police in Lagos state after he reported the murder of her sister. The lawyer, Malachy Odo II, who tweeted with the username, @MalachyOdo1, said the travails of his client, name withheld, in the hands…
Xenophobia: Police Arrest 125 Suspects that Looted South African-owned Businesses in Lagos, to Beef Up Security Around Embassies, Foreigners
The Nigerian Police Force said it arrested 125 suspects that set ablaze an operational vehicle and injured 3 of its men during attacks on foreign owned businesses in the country. In a statement issued by the Force public relations officer, Frank Mba on Wednesday, said some looted items were also recovered from the suspects. The…
123 Intercepted Men Drag Lagos Government to Court Over Illegal Detention, Profiling
The 123 men from Jigawa intercepted by the Lagos State Taskforce last week have dragged the Lagos state government before the Federal High Court in Lagos for illegally detaining and profiling them. Other respondents in the suit market FHC/L/CS/1519/19 filed by one of the intercepted men, Abdullahi Yakubu on behalf of himself and the others…
