Tag: ikoyi
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One dead, 3 injured as 2 vehicles collide in Ikoyi
One person died and three others sustained different degrees of injuries on Sunday following an accident involving two vehicles in front of Golden Gate, Ikoyi. Mr Nosa Okunbor, Head, Public Affairs, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed this in Lagos. Okunbor said the accident was as a result of over-speeding by the drivers, saying,…
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Saraki kicks as EFCC urges final forfeiture of Ikoyi properties
Immediate past Senate president, Dr. Bukonla Saraki on Thursday, opposed an application before a Federal High Court, Lagos, seeking final forefeitrue of two of his Ikoyi, properties. The said properties are located at 17 and 17A McDonald Road, Ikoyi, Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
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Again! Sanwo-Olu declares Lekki, Ikoyi plazas toll free today
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared the two toll plazas at Lekki and Ikoyi-Lekki Link Bridge toll free during peak hours today. This is in continuation of the government’s simulation survey of traffic situation at the area to reduce traffic congestion. A statement by the governor’s Deputy Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, said…
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Ajudua weeps as court orders his transfer from Ikoyi to Kirikiri prison
Lagos socialite, Fred Ajudua, wept profusely on Thursday after the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja ordered his transfer from Ikoyi Maximum Prisons to Kirikiri Prisons. Justice Mojisola Dada, who issued the order, also declined Ajudua’s request for bail on medical grounds. Ajudua, upon hearing that he should be moved from Ikoyi to kirikiri Prisons,…
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Motorists to pay new tolls on Lekki, Ikoyi from Feb 1 – LCC
Barring any last minute change of plan, the Lekki Concession Company Limited (LCC) has announced that it will increase the toll tariffs being charged at the Admiralty Circle Toll Plaza on Lekki-Epe Expressway and the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge Toll Plaza with effect from Thursday, February 1. The LCC said in a statement that the upward…
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Ikoyi cash: Culprits will be appropriately sanctioned – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said all those found culpable in the case of large amounts of foreign and local currencies recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a residential apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos in April would be appropriately sanctioned. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and…
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Finally, FG pays Ikoyi whistle-blower first tranche of N421m commission
…Jets out of the country after receiving payment The Federal Government has paid the first tranche of commission to the whistle-blower who helped the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to recover the $43m, N23.2m and £27,800 (N13bn) from an Ikoyi apartment on April 12, 2017. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Federal Government through the Minister of…
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Ikoyi whistle-blower to get N421m this week
The whistle-blower that provided information leading to the recovery of the N13bn Ikoyi loot will receive his commission this week, investigations have revealed. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, had two weeks ago said that the Federal Government would pay the sum of N421,330,595 to only one individual identified for providing information that led…
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Rotary Club of Ikoyi partners police to improve medical facilities
In a bid to improve the quality of healthcare in Nigeria, especially among men and women of the Nigeria Police Force, the Rotary Club of Ikoyi, District 9110, have announced the completion of a refurbishment of the Nigeria Police Hospital, Falomo in Lagos, as a support to the Police to help them continue to deliver…
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Updated: Court orders final forfeiture of Ikoyi’s $43.4m, £27,800, N23.2m to FG
Justice Hassan of the Federal High Court orders final forfeiture of $43.4m, £27,800, N23.2m discovered in an air-conditioned flat in Osborne, Ikoyi to the Federal Government. The funds had been stashed in iron cabinets and “Ghana-must-go” bags in the apartment before they were discovered and recovered on April 11, 2017 by the Economic and Financial…