Tag: OBALENDE
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Surrender Obalende Eid prayer ground to Lagos community – Buhari directs Dodan Barracks
President Muhammad Buhari has directed that the control of Obalende Eid prayer ground be returned to the Jama’atul Muslimeen Council of the Lagos Central Mosque. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman confirmed this development
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Obalende: Lagos Govt resolves NURTW, RTEAN fracas
The Lagos State Government has resolved the fracas between the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) over Obalende Motor Park. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some members of the NURTW and RTEAN on Feb. 11, engaged in a free-for-all over control of…
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Police arrest six, invite transport union leaders over Obalende chaos
The Lagos State Police Command, on Thursday, said it arrested six suspected hoodlums responsible for the unrest in the Obalende area of the state. It was earlier reported that gunshots were heard this morning when two rival transport unions –National Union of Road Transport Workers and the Road Transport Employers’ Association Of Nigeria –clashed in…
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BREAKING: Chaos in Lagos State as rival NURTW groups clash [VIDEO]
Rival groups of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) on Thursday clashed in Obalende area of Lagos State. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the clash led to panic in the area as motorists, passengers and passersby scampered for safety. Gunshots were fired and Lagosians have been advised to avoid the area until there is relative…
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#4999: When Tiwa Savage turned Obalende bus park into concert venue
Truth be told, concerts are a major attraction in Lagos. This is the reason why event venues are usually packed with revelers ready to get measures of happiness from their favourite pop-stars. It came as no surprise when fans of Tiwa Savage gathered at the Obalende bus park to witness the official unveiling of ’49-99’…
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Flood: Ambode warns Obalende shanty owners to quit in 48 hours
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday served a 48-hour “Abatement Notice from July 25 to July 27 to all owners of illegal structures and shanties, including containerised shops around Obalende. The Head, Public Affairs Unit, Lagos State Task Force, Mr Adebayo Taofiq, said in a statement that the illegal structures were blocking the drainage and…
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“Lagos State is a place for all” – Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa The holding of the Eyo Festival as part of the activities marking fifty years of Lagos State, transported me back to my childhood. Although the festival can be rough, but we in the Obalende Area had our own Eyo group, the Bajulaye; with red hats and covered head to toe in flowing…
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How I started from Obalende to becoming a top DJ- DJ Jimmy Jatt
When DJ Jimmy Jatt started out as a DJ in Nigeria, no one gave him a chance. Over the years, this entertainment phenomenon has grown beyond the young lad who started out in Obalende to becoming a revered entertainment icon in Africa. The ace DJ in his book Avant Garde talks about his days of…