Lagos state

Lagos confirms date for mid-term break for schools

The Lagos government has directed schools to observe the mid-term break for the 2022/2023 second-term academic session. Director General, Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), Abiola Seriki-Ayeni disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. The directive followed the amended harmonised…

A ferry with 17 passengers collapses in Lagos

A ferry with 17 passengers en route Ebute Ero from Ikorodu in Lagos State capsized on Monday, according to the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA). The General Manager, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, said in a statement in Lagos that the incident happened at…

2 in court for illegal possession of guns

A motorcyclist and an unemployed man were on Wednesday remanded in Lagos State for alleged illegal possession of two locally-made guns. The motorcyclist – Oluwaseun Saka, 39 – and the unemployed, Elijah Adefinuola, 26, reside at 56, College Road, Itamefa,…

Peter Obi, Gani Adams meet in Lagos

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi on Monday met with the Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams in Lagos. The former Anambra governor presented his blueprint to the traditional leader at the latter’s residence in…