Ludo Championships set to debut in Lagos

The maiden edition of the Ludo National Championships is set to hold in Lagos  from July 18 to July 23. The Organisers, Mrs Olaide Graham, the Chief Executive Officer, Gbolad Continental Venture, said this during a news conference on Wednesday in Lagos. According to her, the event, set to hold at the Teslim Balogun Stadium,

Again, building collapses in lagos

A two-storey building has collapsed in the Palm Grove area of Lagos State, authorities said on Wednesday. The affected building said to have been abandoned is located at No 15, Oke Arin Street, Ilupeju Palm Grove. Confirming the incident in a statement, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said the structure collapsed to ground

LASEMA rescues woman trapped in flood

Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, on Sunday, rescued an elderly woman who was trapped in a building, at Oluwaga in Ipaja, Lagos, following the weekend downpour in the area. According to LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the agency responded to a distress call concerning the incident after which it activated its men to

#OkadaBan: Lagos Set To Crush Another 2,228 Motorcycles

The Lagos State Task Force is set to crush another set of 2,228 impounded commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada on Friday (today). The Chairman of the taskforce, CSP Shola Jejeloye, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The statement was signed by the Director, Press and Public Affairs, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem. Abdulraheem quoted Jejeloye as saying

Flight operations resume at Lagos airport after corpse’s removal

Flight operations have resumed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, after the removal of a mangled body on the runway. A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, hinted that full flight operations have resumed after the runway was cleared of the mangled corpse of a yet-to-be-identified man. The PUNCH had reported that the international