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Fashola made the statement in Ikeja at the grand finale of the 2014 “Be Road Friendly Competition,” an initiative of the state government to promote road safety awareness among school children

We need to be more accommodating than before and democracy must thrive within the party. Yes, there may be rancour because we all have different orientations and backgrounds, but we must accommodate everybody because it is democracy

A statement on Monday by the Federal Ministry of Power, said the shutdown of the Utorogu gas plant in Delta State will affect gas supply to Egbin Power Station in Lagos State and the Omotosho Power Station, which supply power to Lagos State and its environs

Eyewitnesses claimed that problem started after some officials of the NSCDC stormed Saponkoji Village near Ogogoro village (an Island) in Apapa area of the metropolis in search of suspected pipeline vandals and illegal oil dealers and started firing sporadically

This was contained in a statement signed by the Executive Chairman of SUBEB, Gbolahan Daodu, on Monday in Lagos

According to the Technical Sub-Committee of the Games MOC, 112 public schools, 35 private schools, nine missionary schools and six military/para military schools have so far registered in the Junior Category

The heavy rain led to vehicular traffic, with some vehicles stopping in the flood

NAN correspondents, who monitored the situation, reports that property affected included public and private buildings, churches, shops and mosques

Farinloye said that although the boat took off at about 6pm, the incident was reported to NEMA by the boat company at about 8pm when rescuers swung into action

He said tolling on the bridge would continue until the Court of Appeal decided on the matter

Idris, who disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday, also advised health workers to be at alert, wear personal protective equipment, observe universal basic precautions when attending to suspected or confirmed cases, and report same to their Local Government Area or Ministry of Health immediately

As a person, I believe in solar energy but the truth of the matter is that we have not mastered its application in this part of the world. The company that did the Omole solar streetlight project stated that they are doing a test run with the project hence we will pay if it works out.

Fashola, who spoke in his office at the Lagos House, Ikeja, added that once people are well educated, they would acquire skills and the only thing they need is for them to be provided with the opportunity to put those skills to work and to be self supporting

The flooding was attributed to blocked drainage

As at press time, five dead bodies had been pulled out of the wreckag

This was contained in a report from the World Bank obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abuja

Onitiri-Abiola, wife of the acclaimed winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, made her intention public in a statement issued by her in Lagos

The Public Place Smoking Law, which was passed by the Lagos State House Assembly on January 20, 2014, has been sent to the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, for assent

Some of the designated public places by the bill include public toilets, tertiary institutions, public transportation vehicles, shopping centres, stadia and restaurants

Lagos State Government officials, who were at the scene of the fire outbreak, stated that that only about five dead bodies were recovered