LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Igbo youths under the aegis of Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, have expressed rage over the demolition of buildings in Ajao Estate by the Lagos State Government, accusing Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of fanning the embers of ethnic hostilities. At least 13 houses have been pulled down at the estate since…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Candid Estate, Araromi near Okoafo, Badagry, Lagos State have expressed discontent over the demolition of their buildings by the state government. The demolition was executed by the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), residents confirmed to SaharaReporters. According to them, there was no quit notice issued to them by Governor…
LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Foremost Anti-Corruption and accountability Civil Society Organizations, the Human & Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), Enough is Enough (EIE), PLAYYA, Centre for Accountability and Open Leadership (CACOL) and Campaign Coalition against Bad Governance (CACOBAG) have condemned the recent appointment of Mr. Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as M.C Oluomo, as the chairman…
LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector General of Police, IGP Alkali Baba, Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Sanwo-Olu, Chairman Police Service Commission, Mr. Musiliu Smith and Traditional Rulers among others bid former Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu farewell with words of encouragement during his pull out ceremony. The pull out farewell ceremony of Odumosu who…
LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Government has announced a 1-week mid-term break for both private and public nursery, primary and secondary schools in the state. This was revealed in a statement by the Director General, Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), Abiola Seriki-Ayeni. The purpose of the break is to enhance teachers’ skills for…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A potential 3rd wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic has hit Lagos. This is according to a statement by the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwoolu on Sunday. Governor Sanwoolu while giving an update on the state’s battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, disclosed that from the beginning of July, there has been a…
LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has rewarded Nigeria’s only individual Olympics gold medallist Chioma Ajunwa with a three-bedroom flat. The Lagos State Governor on Thursday announced that Ajunwa – an Assistant Commissioner of Police – would get a three-bedroom flat at the Babatunde Raji Fashola Housing Estate, Iponri. The reward comes 25…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Government on Environmental Cleansing and Protection, Hon Joe Igbokwe was at the early hours of Monday attacked by some group of youths identified as Igbo Youths who lives in Lagos. According to eye witnesses, Honourable Igbokwe narrowly escaped the attack with his driver on his…