Tag: Surulere
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BREAKING: Lagos police station under attack, three officers shot
One policeman has been killed and two others hospitalised in Surulere area of Lagos as the #EndSARS protest turns violent. The peaceful protest turned violent else when the police allegedly shot one of the protesters dead. Some of the protesters were said to have attacked the Surulere Police Division with three policemen seriously wounded. A…
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VIDEO: Police shoot #EndSARS protester dead in Surulere
A peaceful demonstration by #EndSARS protesters in Surulere area of Lagos has ended in tragedy, with the target of the protest bearing its beastly pangs again, killing one of the unarmed protesters. The marchers were peaceful until some armed policeman shot at one of them, killing him. The slain man in his 20s has not…
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COVID-19: National Stadium, Lagos, shut down
The National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos State , was on Monday shut down over the Coronavirus pandemic currently ravaging the world. Bode Durotoye, the Liaison Officer of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the directive was from Mr Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youths and…
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APC wins Surulere Councillorship by-election
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission ( LASIEC ) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress ( APC ), Mr. Kazeem Bello, as winner of the councillorship by-election held on Saturday at Ward A ( Obele/Oniwala ) in Surulere Local Government Area of Lagos State. While announcing the result of the by-election, Mr.…
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Tragic! Gas explosion triggers fire in Surulere
Residents of Bab Animashaun area of Surulere are battling to extinguish a fire that broke out after a gas explosion. TheNewsGuru reports that the fire started on Thursday after a gas explosion. An eyewitness noted that the gas explosion was heard from a house and several cars have been wrecked in the fire. According to…
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Trending: Desmond Elliot in trouble for commissioning toilet in Surulere
Nigerians have berated Nollywood star cum Politician, Desmond Olusola Elliott, who represents the people of Surulere constituency at the Lagos State House of Assembly, for commissioning a public toilet for his constituency. Elliott, who is seeking a second term in office on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party, said the…
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FG handovers National Stadium, Surulere to Lagos
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of National Stadium, Surulere to Lagos State Government for retrofitting and upgrading to host international sporting tournaments, the State Government said on Tuesday. Speaking at the ongoing annual Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the third anniversary of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration held at Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in…
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Thinking Nigeria – Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa On a visit to Windhoek, Namibia in 2013, I took a taxi to the city centre. I indicated to the driver the building I wanted to alight. He apologized that he had to take me to a nearby taxi stand. He explained that there are rules and laws about parking by the…
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Two men charged with homosexuality in Lagos
Two homosexuals in Lagos are facing a two-count charge of same-sex having sexual intercourse and fighting in the public. The accused, Promise Oluwabunkenoye,24 and Kehinde Abiola ,29 were brought before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday and charged with anal sex. They were caught by a police patrol team fighting in public…