By Yemi Oyeyemi, Abuja The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday formally permitted and joined Lagos state government as the third respondent in the fierce legal battle against the …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized over 24,311 kgs of heroin and codeine, as well as Arizona and Colorado variants of cannabis in fresh drug busts in …
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Hours to Lagos ‘Yoruba Nation’ mega rally, security forces flex muscles, warn participants
by editorby editorThe stage is set for a showdown, perhaps even a bloody one reminiscent of the October 2020 EndSARS rally that took place at the Lekki Toll Gate. The combatants: Nigeria’s …
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Politics
Violence, Manipulations Disrupt APC LG Primaries In Lagos, Members Storm Secretariat
by editorby editorThe All Progressives Congress primaries were truncated in many parts of Lagos on Saturday by hoodlums and party officials allegedly favouring particular candidates ahead of the July 24 local government …
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EFCC goes after Bola Tinubu for corruption, writes CCB for ex-Lagos governor’s asset documents
by editorby editorThe EFCC has requested Bola Tinubu’s asset declaration documents from the Code of Conduct Bureau, Peoples Gazette can report, in a politically-charged inquiry that could see the former Lagos governor …
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EndSARS: Lagos Judicial Panel Awards N10m Each To Two Victims Of Police Brutality
by editorby editorThe Lagos State Judicial Panel of Restitution and Inquiry set up to investigate cases of police brutality especially involving officers of the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), has begun awarding …
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Former journalist, politician, Governor of Lagos State, and Minister of Works, Chief Lateef Jakande, is dead. He died early today. Wrote sitting Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on his Twitter handle, …
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HealthNews
Lagos again rolls out measures to stem Covid-19 pandemic; restricts churches, mosques
by editorby editorWithin hours of the National Economic Council (NEC) suggesting a lockdown to stem the growing deaths and cases of Covid-19, the Lagos State government has taken the the bull by …
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Sanwo-Olu stopped Tunubu, Fashola, Ambode’s pensions to access loan, not out of love for Lagos, says group
by editorby editorA group styling itself as Concerned Lagosians has said the decision by Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to stop the huge monthly pensions to three of his predecessors was …
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By Yemi Oyeyemi, Abuja A retired Major General of the Nigerian Army, Alhaji AbdulRauf Tijani, has challenged the judgment of a Federal High Court, Abuja, which dismissed his N8B suit …