Ridwan “Scorpion” Oyekola, best boxer at GOtv Boxing Night 15, has declared that he will send Nurudeen “Prince” Fatai, former national lightweight champion, into retirement. The two boxers are billed to clash in a national lightweight challenge bout at GOtv Boxing Night 17 holding on 28 December at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos.
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The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter, on Friday said that members of the union would not be used as political thugs in the 2019 general elections.
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday reaffirmed the State Government’s commitment to continually provide the enabling environment for private entrepreneurial initiatives to thrive from time to time across the state.
The Lagos State Government in partnership with nutrition stakeholders in the state will launch a first ever multimedia campaign to improve Infant and Young Child Feeding practices in the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that five inmates out of 25 shortlisted were released from Medium Security Prisons.
The United States Consulate in Lagos on Thursday called for more concerted efforts to ensure the full inclusion of persons living with disabilities in every aspect of social, political, economic and cultural life.
The auditorium was filled with participants, especially the widows of naval personnel.
Governor Ambode, who spoke at the Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja while launching the 2019 Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem Appeal Week, said the period was a reminder for Nigerians to realise that the unity of the nation must remain paramount above every persona interest.
Hamzat gave the admonition on Tuesday at an APC stakeholders meeting in Ipaja, Alimosho, where the Governorship Candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, met with key party leaders as part of his statewide tour.
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State for the 2019 election, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said his administration would review the allowances of traditional rulers in the state in response to the demand of traditional rulers from Igando area of Alimosho Local Government.
The Chairman of SWAN, Lagos State, Debo Oshundun, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Monday, congratulated the female national team for their doggedness at the 2018 AWCON.
The Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has described the late Founder of the Oodua People’s Congress, Dr Frederick Fasehun, as great patriot and a selfless leader.
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said Lagosians are free citizens and not in bondage in what seemed to be an overt response to the campaign theme of his opponent.
Family members and some friends formed the majority of early comers that signed the registers.
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic party in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje, on Saturday petitioned the Commissioner of Police, Imohimin Edgal, over vandalism of his campaign posters and boards.
Agbaje expressed the confidence while addressing his supporters at the formal declaration of his ambition in Lagos.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Fasehun, also an active member of National Democratic Coalition, died at about 1am on Saturday, at the intensive care unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.
Witnesses told the News Agency of Nigeria that the incident happened on Friday night at Olabisi Street, Ojota, at about 8. 30 p.m. while the victim was about entering her house.
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Friday urged women to rise above all forms of discriminations and “weaker sex” tag and truly play their role as change agents, saying such was necessary to transform Nigeria starting from the family unit.
Dr. Sanwo-Olu made the call on Thursday at the Ikoyi Campaign Office of her husband, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, during a meeting with groups of women led by female Local Council Development Areas Chairmen and Women Group within the Babajide Sanwo-Olu Independent Campaign Group.