Badagry

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.

Lagos State Government says it is awaiting Federal Government’s approval to start reconstruction of Okokomaiko/Seme border section of the Lagos – Badagry expressway.

The Police say it has arrested a self-acclaimed herbalist and two account clerks of a feeds mill in Badagry for allegedly defrauding the company of N2.2 million.

The Commissioner for Special Duties, Oluseye Oladejo, made this known on Tuesday during the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency 2018 Quarterly Stakeholders’ Meeting.

The command’s spokesperson, Saidu Abdullahi, made the disclosure in a statement released in Lagos on Wednesday.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the prince is accused of defrauding the estate of his late father, Oba Afolabi James of N500 million.

The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Mohammed Aliyu, who announced this on Friday, said the service would ensure that illegal structures were demolished.