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The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Lagos state has hit $259 billion, based on Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), placing it as the second-largest economy on the continent and trailing only behind Cairo, the Egyptian capital....

President Bola Tinubu has resolved the leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly, backing the return of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker, despite an earlier recommendation for his resignation.&...

The Isale Eko Descendants Union has expressed satisfaction with the court ruling ordering producers of the movie ‘Gangs of Lagos’ to apologise to the union for how Eyo masquerade was portrayed in the popular movie.A Lagos high court approved the settlement terms between the IDU and the producers of the movie over the controversial portrayal of the Eyo masquerade in the film.Directed by Jade Os...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the N15.6tn Lagos-Calabar Coastal highway project as wasteful and corrupt.He equally slammed the President Bola Tinubu administration for spending N21bn on a new official residence for Vice President Kashim Shettima, calling it a misplaced priority and conduit designed to embezzle public funds.The ex-leader disclosed this in chapter six of his new book, &lsq...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the demolition of houses in the right of way of the ongoing road construction in Gishiri, under the Katampe area of the nation’s capital.Wike, who personally supervised the demolition, was seen furiously addressing the community chief saying, “We gave you time.”Some of the residents tried to resist and stop the excava...

“I foresaw the crisis festering for too long before I intervened. We reached an agreement, written agreement, and both parties signed,” said President Tinubu.President Bola Tinubu has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara to honour the agreement reached in Abuja and obey the Supreme Court judgement for peace to reign in Rivers.The president said this at a meeting with representatives and leaders...

The House of Representatives has ordered a total shutdown of porn websites nationwide.It directed the Nigerian Communications Commission to enforce the immediate shutdown of the websites in the country.The House gave the directive during a plenary.The lawmakers suggested that the internet providers must block access under the new directive.Member representing the Faskari...

Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, escalated her dispute with Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday by presenting her case at a United Nations forum.Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended on March 6 after a heated confrontation with Akpabio over a new Senate seating arrangement, which she claimed was designed to undermine her.Tensions intensified when Akpoti-Uduaghan, on national television, accused Akpabio of pun...

One person has died with three others injured in a tanker explosion on the Otedola Bridge in Lagos.Loaded with Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol, the tanker burst into flames, a situation that forced residents and motorists to scamper for safety.The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed the casualty figure in a statement.“Three adult male victims wi...

Power distribution companies have decried the persistent non-payment of electricity bills by the military and government ministries, departments, and agencies, stressing that this is also responsible for the challenges facing the country’s power sector.They also threatened to sue the military following the vandalism of the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company by armed Air Force men.The Executive Di...