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by Damilola Agekameh There is currently apprehension in Isheri-Olowora community near Magodo, Lagos Mainland, as alleged land Grabbers, popularly known as Omo-onile are currently engaged in a free for all in the axis. Sources say the fight started at around 4:30pm today, Monday, February 17, 2020 when policemen who were sent to carry out court orders
Read MoreThree people are currently in the hospital following the collapse of a storey building under construction in the Magodo area of Lagos Mainland. The building, which is located on Kayode Aluko Olokun close, Shangisha, Magodo, collapsed on Thursday evening. According to Lagos Rapid Respond Squad, the victims were rescued and taken to the hospital for treatment. In March, a three-storey building housing a primary
Read MoreResidents of Agidingbi in Ikeja, Lagos Mainland, yesterday, Thursday, May 5, 2019, marched to the Lagos State House of Assembly to protest against the judgment of the Supreme Court, which awarded ownership of 398 acres of landed property in the community to a traditional land-owning family, Akinole-Oshiun. The possession order is said to cover a large
Read MoreThe Akinole Oshiun family yesterday, Tuesday, May 1, 2019, said it had issued a seven-day notice to owners of some properties at Ikeja, Alausa, Magodo and other areas, to regularise their titles on its land or risk demolition. Solicitors to the family, Ayo Opadokun & Co, made the development public at a media briefing in
Read MoreA fire incident which occurred in Magodo community, Lagos Mainland, yesterday, Thursday, March 21, 2019, has left a part of the neighbourhood in ruins. It was gathered that the incident which occurred at midday razed a building located at No. 15 Adebiyi Street, Magodo Phase 1, destroying properties worth millions of naira. Sources reveal that the
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The Lagos State Fire Service has raised alarm over frequent fire outbreaks in the state attributing it to high level of unconsciousness and negligence in the handling of fire and other flammable materials as major causes. The Agency revealed that it has recorded over 119 fire incidents since the beginning of 2019 till date. Speaking on
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A Magodo, Lagos Mainland resident, Mayowa Olabiyi, has been remanded in prison for allegedly hacking his friend, Akeem Ajilogba to death following a brawl over N200 (Two Hundred Naira). The suspect was brought before an Ebute Metta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos Mainland, yesterday, Wednesday, September 12, 2018. Olabiyi had appeared before the Chief Magistrate,
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There is good news for Lagos Mainland residents across Berger, Isheri, Ikorodu and more as the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) have concluded plans to visit these communities for a stakeholder engagement targeted at youths across these communities. The engagement which is in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme
Read MoreA lady, Orungbe Oluwapelumi, who recently completed her one-year compulsory National Youth Service Corps, has reportedly committed suicide on in Magodo, Lagos Mainland. According to popular Cool FM OAP, N6, the lady took her own life yesterday, July 26, 2018, leaving those around her to wonder what could have led to
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More than thirty days after the officials of the Lagos State Government completed the removal of abandoned vehicles on Lagos Mainland roads and other parts of the State, the government has announced a 30-days window for owners of such vehicles to come for its claim. In a two page public announcement
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