Badagry

The first storey building in Nigeria located in Badagry, Lagos State, recorded 13,609 visitors in 2018, Hodonu Daniel, the officer in charge of the building, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday.

A bloody clash between suspected rival cult groups left one person dead on New Year’s Day in Badagry, Lagos State, reports the News Agency of Nigeria.

The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday expressed sadness over the demise of Prof. Ayodeji Femi-Pearse, founder of popular Badagry resort, Whispering Palms.

The session, which started with videos of the APC gubernatorial candidate personally reading tweets asking questions about his person, capacity and experience; started at about 2.30pm and trended for hours.

The Beach Soccer National Team, otherwise known as Supersand Eagles, will camp at the Aivoji Beach, Badagry outside Lagos ahead of next month’s Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Egypt.

The Nigeria Police in Badagry said it had arrested seven customs officers over the killing one Patience Oni and injuring an innocent man at Forte Oil Filling Station near popular Badagry Roundabout in Lagos state.

The accused, who is being tried for a two-count charge of stealing and obtaining money under false pretences, was released on a N2 million bail.

Maj. Godfrey Asemota, the Lagos State Recruitment Officer, Nigeria Army, said indigenes who enlisted for the exercise without fulfilling the general requirements would be disqualified.

The Are Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams, on Wednesday said Badagry had the potential to become a world-class tourists’ destination if given a facelift.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State says he will lead a strong campaign to ensure victory for President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in the state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in the 2019 general…

They made the plea at the official handover of the new Economic Community of West African States Border Post by President Buhari, at Seme-Krake and Neope-Akanu in Badagry.

In a statement on Sunday, the Lagos State Government said all necessary arrangements to ensure hitch-free unveiling ceremony had been firmed up, while President Buhari would be accompanied to the venue by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.

Godwin Idemudia, the General Manager, Corporate Communications, EKEDC, spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Lagos.

There was a mild jubilation in the coastal city of Badagry as the National Working Committee of All Progressives Congress on Wednesday announced results of the party’s primaries held on October 5.

Palpable tension have continued to envelope the ancient town of Badagry, Lagos State, as residents await announcement of result of All Progressives Congress primaries into the House of Representatives and State House of Assembly.

Violence erupted in some parts of Ikorodu on Friday as the All Progressives Congress conducted its state house of assembly primaries, among others in the state.

All Progressives Council members in Badagry on Tuesday disagreed on use of party slip by members to vote for the governorship primary.

Bamgbose, who is representing Badagry Federal Constituency under the platform of the All Progressives Party, gave this assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Badagry.

The Topo-Badagry monarch made the call during the Marathon Walk by youths to commemorate the 2018 Coconut Heritage Festival, tagged: “AGUNKEFEST.”

The police have arrested a customs officer for shooting a motorist at Iya-Afin checking point, Badagry, on Wednesday.