Tag: Residents
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Residents, motorists panic over gas leakage along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
A gas pipeline leakage along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has caused panic among residents of Arepo, Magboro, and other neighbouring communities. The pipeline which is located close to The Punch newspaper company was ruptured while Julius Berger was carrying out construction works in the Arepo area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday. As of the time of…
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Residents flee as midnight ocean surge sacks Ondo community
A surge from the Atlantic ocean that occurred on Saturday night has displaced over 2000 persons in Aiyetoro, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The fishing Aiyetoro residents were said to be sleeping when they noticed water rushing into their homes as they have to flee for safety with any belongings they could grab.…
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JUST IN: Four feared dead as residents storm Kogi warehouse for COVID-19 palliatives
Four persons were feared to have died on Sunday afternoon in Kogi as hundreds of residents stormed a warehouse in Lokoja in search of COVID-19 palliatives. The warehouse, located along the Murtala Mohammed Way, close to Kpata the market was reportedly invaded as early as 7am on Saturday through Sunday, mostly by women. The fatalities,…
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Residents’ Insurgency In Estates Gets A New Lease, By Azu Ishiekwene
Azu Ishiekwene The ruling of a Lagos High Court last week that residents in estates cannot be forced to pay levies and dues set off a frenzy of conversation especially among middle class residents who for years think they have been unfairly exploited by association managers. Interestingly, it was a private company, Megawatts Nigeria…
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Southern Kaduna crisis: Buhari urges residents to live in peace, harmony
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday appealed to Southern Kaduna residents to embrace peace if they truly deserve any form of development. According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President said “we must live together as brothers and sisters because without peace, development cannot take place.…
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Residents narrate ordeal after helicopter crash in Lagos
Some residents of Salvation Road in Opebi area of Ikeja, Lagos have expressed shock over the crash of a helicopter into a building, thanking God for saving their lives. The residents, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the scene of the incident on Friday called for proper maintenance of aircraft before…
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Lagos identifies four LGAs to be worst affected by flood, warns residents to relocate
The Lagos State Government on Thursday identified four local governments that may be sacked by rampaging flood between now and September and asked residents in the affected areas to be prepared to relocate. The LGs are: Lagos Mainland, Mushin, Ibeju-Lekki and Ikorodu. The State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources in a release signed…
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Fayemi threatens fresh lockdown in Ekiti as residents defy COVID-19 guidelines
Following the gradual ease of lockdown, residents of Ado-Ekiti, and some other major towns in Ekiti State on Tuesday defied government’s directives on the mandatory use of face mask and social distancing. Apparently worried by the perceived nonchalant attitudes being exhibited towards the preventive guidelines, the Ekiti State Government said it could restore fresh total…
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COVID-19 lockdown: Sleep with your eyes closed, ‘One Million boys’ already disbanded, Police tell Lagos residents
The Lagos State Police Command has assured residents of its commitment to protect lives and property especially during the lockdown occasioned by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus [COVID-19] in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu who gave the assurance after a tour of the city said the activities of the dreaded…
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Abuja: Galadimawa residents rejects proposed location of mass grave for Covid-19 victim
Anxiety has enveloped residents of Galadimawa area in the federal capital territory (FCT), over an alleged plan by the federal government to site a mass grave for Covid-19 victims and other infectious diseases close to their vicinity. The site, the residents say, is between Galadimawa roundabout and Games Village estate in the Abuja Municipal Area…