Okota

Businesses Cripple as Flood Sacks Residents In Okota
- Chiamaka Ndubuwa
- Sep 28, 2022
INSIDEMAINLAND – Commuters, residents and business owners have lamented the constant struggle with flood on the popular Ibiwoye road in Ago Palace Way Okota and other nearby roads in Oshodi-Isolo Local Council of Lagos Mainland. INSIDEMAINLAND gathered that the heavy downpours and thick drainage systems repair made the flood worse. Several commuters were spotted stranded […]
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What Mainlanders Should Know About The Current Blackout
- Okikiola Babalola
- Jan 29, 2022
INSIDEMAINLAND – The management of Ikeja Electric Power Distribution Company has called for calm from consumers across some Lagos Mainland communities. In an official statement released on Saturday, 29th January 2022, and obtained by InsideMainland, the power company wrote: Dear Esteemed Customer, The power outage you have been experiencing in certain parts of our network […]
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[PHOTOS] Clampdown on ‘Okada’ continues in Lagos
- Segun Michael Adeyemi
- Jun 4, 2021
[PHOTOS] Clampdown on ‘Okada’ continues in Lagos INSIDEMAINLAND – The Lagos State Task Force has intensified its effort to ensure a total clear out of commercial motorcyclists known as Okada in the state. Operatives of the Lagos State Task Force yesterday, stormed Cele Bus Stop and Okota Road in a bid to enforce restrictions on […]
Read MoreNobody was killed in Okota-Isolo election disruptions, Lagos Police Boss insists
- Press Release
- Feb 26, 2019
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Muazu Zubairu, has debunked rumours that over 10 people were killed in the electoral violence that erupted at Okota area of Isolo LCDA during last Saturday’s elections. The commissioner made this known on Monday, February 25, 2019 during a peace parley with the Osolo of Isolo, Oba Kabiru Agbabiaka, […]
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Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company is extorting us, Oshodi residents cry out
- Correspondent
- Oct 14, 2017
For every consumer, there has to be satisfaction derived for money exchanged for a service or product. However, this has not been the case between Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) and residents of Oshodi and Mafoluku communities. It was gathered that abnormal estimated bills, irrational disconnection of electricity and collection of illegal and illegitimate charges […]
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Police arrest hotel employee for raiding customers’ rooms in Okota
- Correspondent
- Aug 17, 2015
Christopher Ogbu a 36-year-old staff of Arc Reception Hotel, Ago Palace Way, in Okota area of Lagos have been arrested by the State police after he allegedly stole and ran away with over $4,500, clothes and a bottle of holy water belonging to the hotel guest just three weeks after he was employed to work […]
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Okota residents angry about the deplorable state of their roads
- Correspondent
- Jun 28, 2015
InsideMainland readers in Okota have reacted angrily to the fact that their roads were not in the list the Lagos State Public Works Corporation said it has scheduled for immediate repairs in the coming days. The pictures said to have been taken around 7am this morning were sent to InsideMainland in response to the story we […]
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