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By Christopher Oji. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police Mr. Idowu Owohunwa has warned men and officers of his commad against accidental discharge.

Abdulrasaq Balogun, and requested for continuous support of the Force . He said he was motivated by the fact that the Police Command in the State was blessed with the most resilient, highly diligent, dedicated, and passionate police officers. There is nothing like accidental discharge”.

The new Commissioner of police in charge of Lagos command, Idowu Owohunwa, warned officers and men in the command against accidental discharge.

CP Idowu Owohunwa, on Tuesday, Feb. No one will be spared for accidental discharge in this command,” he warned. Balogun, while welcoming the CP to Lagos command, said that the fund would always support the police and other security agencies in the state.

The new commissioner of police said that they will go hard on deviants to protect lives and properties in the state.

“Such elements are encouraged to embrace the tenets of self-discipline in the common good or be ready for the consequences. Good journalism costs a lot of money. “You would all agree with me that we made tremendous achievements as regards these yardsticks. At the ceremony, Mr Owohunwa told his personnel that “our bond with Lagosians is to keep them safe and secure. We shall be knocking on your door for professional guidance. “You might be exiting the state command, but the good news is that you are still at our service, though on a higher professional ground.

The new police commissioner in Lagos, Idowu Owohunwa, has declared claims of 'accidental discharge' by security operatives as a ruse, insisting that ...

I was so angry that I slept with the anger.” We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages. He added that they have been working with all police commissioners posted to the state. [States](https://gazettengr.com/irate-residents-protest-naira-scarcity-in-kwara/) [Irate residents protest naira scarcity in Kwara](https://gazettengr.com/irate-residents-protest-naira-scarcity-in-kwara/) “I will not take ‘accidental discharge’ from any of my officers. The police chief in Lagos requested area commanders and DPOs to furnish him with all the black spots in their areas of jurisdiction and how they are checked.

Rebecca Ejifoma. The new Lagos State Commissioner of Police (CP), Idowu Owohunwa, has emphasised operational efficiency and strong inter-agency synergy with ...

He added: “With your support and trust of Lagosians, I intend to adopt a problem-solving framework founded on the policing principle of zero-tolerance to crime, the practice of crime-mapping, and utilisation of crime statistics and intelligence analysis tools to support perspective policing. As we commence the process of giving effect to these plans, I wish to assure Lagosians of our firm resolve and full preparedness of the Lagos State Police Command to ensure that the process is peaceful, secure, and credible.” Logosians want this done within the context of the rule of law, professionalism, and utmost respect for their fundamental human rights.”

Outgone Lagos State Commissioner of Police (CP), Abiodun Alabi, yesterday assured residents of Lagos and Ogun states that they would exercise their civic.

We are going to do that and it’s going to be a collective work. Click Here To See My Breakthrough!](https://bit.ly/3eeJ1de) [OUTRAGEOUSLY BIZARRE!!! “Definitely Lagos State CP is going to find it very easy because we have already done a template, which he is going to build on. We have been protecting all residents and will continue to do so without discrimination because it is our responsibility. We won’t tolerate any act of lawlessness and with the support of my CPs, the election will go peacefully. Alabi said: “Some of them had done it before and they had it rough with us.

The new Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Idowu Owohunwa on Wednesday read a riot act to criminals and policemen serving in the command.

The outgoing Commissioner of Police has briefed me in detail on the strategies and Action Plans for the exercise. Also, the immeasurable support of the Lagos State Government through the Lagos State Security Trust Fund is appreciated in our quest of fighting crime frontally. Ushered in should be the era of ‘we the People’ and ‘our Police’ against ‘them’ the criminals. This was due largely to the commitment and dedication to the duty of officers and men of the command while providing strategic leadership. “Lagos State Police Command under my watch will be manifestly hard on criminals and their networks but civil with law-abiding citizens and respectful of their rights. ”If you perform your duties within acceptable ethical and professional standards, you shall have my back in the line of your duties.

A civil society organisation, Nigeria's Voters Watch, has called for the removal the Lagos State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Olusegun Agbaje,

She added that, threat issued to members of the opposition parties by supporters of APC should not be taken lightly, adding that “safety of voters after election. Addressing journalists in Lagos, leaders of the group, Dr. A civil society organisation, Nigeria’s Voters Watch, has called for the removal the Lagos State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will not redeploy the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Lagos State, Mr Segun Agbaje ...

He said “the unions don’t have vehicles and even if they have some, they cannot possibly provide the number of vehicles that the commission requires to conduct the general election. “This debunks the allegation that the Lagos REC deliberately withheld the PVCs belonging to persons from a particular region of the country.” Oyekanmi implored the two political parties calling for Agbaje’s redeployment to respect the boundaries of the relationship between the commission and all political parties.

The Independent National Electoral Commission says it will not redeploy Segun Agbaje, the resident electoral commissioner for Lagos state.

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By Adeyemi Adeleye Barely 10 days to the Feb. 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections, the Nigeria's Voters Watch (NVW) a CSO, has urged INEC to ...

We should not have rancorous campaigns. “We are doing it. We urge that prompt prosecution should be commenced immediately,” Ford said. “We have also met with security agencies and we have appealed to them to help us secure the environment,” he said. Barely 10 days to the Feb. The REC said that he would not be derailed in the mandate to be neutral and transparent in the conduct of the forthcoming elections.

Barely 10 days before the February 25 presidential election, a civil society organisation accredited by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for ...

Responding to question as to whether the LP will boycott the election if the attack on its members and supporters continued, Marie Orgah said: “We are not ready to boycott the election but we will speak up in time so that the situation can be remedied. She also made reference to a viral audio where some Lagos residents were being threatened to vote for the APC or have themselves to blame, saying, “The disturbing voice mail that has reached us and many people, including members of the press and law enforcement agencies, where elected and appointed APC members threatened their neighbours even with physical removal from Lagos if they failed to vote APC, should be taken very seriously. “INEC and the law enforcement agencies should sanction political parties and their members who commit acts of intimidation, physical or verbal threats. The media should also help by playing their watchdog role very well.” She noted that for referring to Nigerians as migrants in their own country, Agbaje had sowed the seed of bias, bigotry and doubt in the public. Stella Ford, noted that INEC could either suspend or terminate Agbaje’s appointment outrightly, so as to curtail and minimize the damages he had already caused.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will not redeploy the (REC) for Lagos State, Mr. Segun Agbaje.

You then have to negotiate with the vehicle owners and join the unions as witnesses and for accountability purposes. “As for the movement of election materials in Lagos State, the commission is engaging individual vehicle owners. Oyekanmi said, “On 27th January this year, we announced that out of the 940,200 PVCs delivered to Lagos State as of that date, 839,720 PVCs representing 89.3 percent had been collected. He will not only conduct the presidential/national assembly election scheduled for 25th February 2023, he will also superintend over the governorship/state House of Assembly election holding on 11th March. Olusegun Agbaje will not be removed as the REC for Lagos over unfounded allegations. “He is a conscientious, honest, dependable, and hardworking Resident Electoral Commissioner.

Innovative infrastructure building systems that serve as a benchmark for new cities in Nigeria has continued to evolve in Alaro City which is a joint ...

Akindele told journalists during a recent tour of the city. Experts see it as a model for the future of increased public-private partnerships in road construction and other critical infrastructure development. Notable companies include BUA Group, Kenol FZE, HMD, Mantrac Caterpillar, Ariel Foods, Sana Group and Sterling Healthcare, among others.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will not redeploy the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Lagos State, Mr Segun Agbaje, ...

He said, “The unions don’t have vehicles and even if they have some, they cannot possibly provide the number of vehicles that the commission requires to conduct the general election. “This debunks the allegation that the Lagos REC deliberately withheld the PVCs belonging to persons from a particular region of the country.” “On January 27 this year, we announced that out of the 940,200 PVCs delivered to Lagos State as of that date, 839,720 PVCs representing 89.3 percent had been collected.

Leisure mall, Adeniran Ogunsanya, Surulere, Lagos is on fire. According to reports, the fire started in the late afternoon, Thursday.

[February 16, 2023] According to reports, the fire started in the late afternoon, Thursday.

Leisure mall, Adeniran Ogunsanya, Surulere, Lagos is on fire. · According to reports, the fire started in the late afternoon, Thursday. · Viral videos of the ...

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A seven-year-old boy has been recovered dead from one of the two bungalows gutted by fire in the Ketu area of Lagos. It was learnt that the inferno, which.

“Due to delay in distress call, the raging fire has caused severe damage to the buildings and a male child of about seven years old was recovered from the building and suspected dead before the spread of the fire was confined and eventually subdued. “The cause of fire is yet to be ascertained while it was however confined to the first floor by the right wing of the mall where it originated from. Fire also gutted Leisure Mall on Adeniran Ogunsanya Street in the Surulere area of the state, but was quickly put out by the Sari-Iganmu and Ajegunle fire crews of the agency to forestall a disaster.

The director also said that the service had put out another fire incident at the Leisure Mall on Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, Surulere, Lagos.

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Toyin Adeniji, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state, has been killed by gunmen.

“It is quite unfortunate that the spate of insecurity and avoidable deaths are rising in Lagos state. The 47-year-old was reportedly shot dead in front of his house in the Agege area of the state. Toyin Adeniji, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state, has been killed by gunmen.

Gunmen on Monday shot dead the son of a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dapo Sarumi, Toyin Adeniji,..

The 47-year-old Adeniji was shot on Monday night in front of his father’s house in the Agege area. Though details of the killing were still sketchy as at press time, sources said the assailants approached Adeniji while he was in company of his friends on Oyewole Street, Agege. Gunmen on Monday shot dead the son of a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dapo Sarumi, Toyin Adeniji, in Lagos.

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of seven suspects in connection with the killing of one Toyin Adeniji, who was said to be one of the ...

The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigations Department and seven suspects have been arrested and are currently at the SCID.” Contacted, the state Police Public Relations, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in his reaction to the development, said seven suspects had been arrested in connection with the death of the 47-year-old. The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of seven suspects in connection with the killing of one Toyin Adeniji, who was said to be one of the aides of a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Dapo Sarumi.

As another fire guts mall. By Evelyn Usman. A seven-year- old boy died in a fire that engulfed two bungalow structures on Akanbi street in the Mile 12, ...

While also confirming the fire that engulfed a Leisure Mall on Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, in Surulere, Lagos, she said, ” the fire was reported at 14:41pm, yesterday . Sari-Iganmu and Ajegunle Fire crews of the Agency were in attendance to forestall the disaster in the prestigious mall ,with heavy smoke billowing the sky, as a result of the audio-visual sound production materials of the Cinema. The Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Adeseye Margaret, said “due to delay in distress call, the raging fire caused severe damage to the buildings and a male child of about seven years old was recovered from the building and suspected dead “.

By Olasunkanmi Akoni. Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, WAPA, has distributed various items to about ...

Cecila Dada, disclosed that the MESI programme has so far empowered 10,385 beneficiaries who have full Lagos State Residents Reigistration Agency, LASRRA registrations, irrespective of ethnicity and religion, from 2019 till date. “Our mandate in the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation is to curb poverty to its barest minimum among active women, and also protect their rights through women-focused programmes. “We just concluded training for about 60 women on snail farming and we felt we should help them start the business; that is why we have built pens for them and they will also get snails.

Hakeem Muri-Okunola has given assurance that the government is ready to work with UN Women to create more economic opportunities for women.

Commissioner for Finance in the State, who is also the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency, Dr. Patience Ekechukwu, listed corruption, bribery, favouritism/nepotism, sexual harassment and gender-based violence as some of the barriers being encountered by women entrepreneurs. Oluyemi Kalesanwo, at the Women Economic Empowerment through Affirmative Procurement in Nigeria Stakeholders’ Consultative Meeting organised by UN Women in collaboration with the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency and other stakeholders.

The Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation says it will hold a Micro-Enterprise Support Initiative to assist the most vulnerable ...

“This commendable initiative considers a wide range of vocations for empowerment. According to a press release by the Public Affairs Unit of the ministry on Wednesday, the initiative is a mega-empowerment programme for indigent and vulnerable residents across communities in Lagos State. The Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation says it will hold a Micro-Enterprise Support Initiative to assist the most vulnerable residents across the state.

A seven-year-old boy has been feared dead in a fire that engulfed two residential buildings at 19, Adekanbi Street, off Alli Street, in the Mile 12, ...

“Due to delay in distress call, the raging fire caused severe damage to the buildings, and a male child of about seven years old was recovered from the building and suspected dead before the spread of the fire was confined and eventually subdued.” The Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, in a statement confirmed the death, adding that due to a delay in distress call, the raging fire caused severe damage to the buildings before it was subdued by the agency. A seven-year-old boy has been feared dead in a fire that engulfed two residential buildings at 19, Adekanbi Street, off Alli Street, in the Mile 12, Ketu area of Lagos State, on Thursday.

The soldier, who was reportedly stabbed to death by a policeman around the Odongunyan area near Ikorodu in Lagos on Wednesday, has been buried.

“The remains of the soldier have been moved to 174 Battalion Medical Centre in Ikorodu. “This led to an argument and subsequently, the unfortunate incident. All these petty issues and egos should not even be heard at all because they have to be professional always. But one thing is that both the police and military would handle it to avert such incident in future,” he said. “In a few days, soldiers and policemen will be working together to ensure that the nation has hitch-free elections. Military authorities, in a statement on Thursday by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 81 Division, Lt.- Col.

The leadership of Nigeria Police and Nigerian Army in Lagos State met on Thursday over the death of a soldier in Ikorodu. Police Public Relations Officer,

The soldier was rushed to the Lagos State Polytechnic Hospital, Odogunyan, where he was declared dead on arrival. The leadership of Nigeria Police and Nigerian Army in Lagos State met on Thursday over the death of a soldier in Ikorodu. This led to an argument which resulted in the policeman allegedly stabbing the soldier, leaving a serious wound.

An unidentified soldier has been allegedly stabbed to death by some police officers during an altercation.

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The Lagos State Office of Education Quality Assurance has called for global best practices in the quality on standard education in the state.

Progress in the education sector is determined largely by the commitment and adoption of global best practices.” “We have also engaged in data validation exercise of all private schools operating in Lagos. The Lagos State Office of Education Quality Assurance has called for global best practices in the quality on standard education in the state.

The Lagos State Government has put machinery in motion to boost education in the state by adopting global best practices.

Some of these innovation includes Read-Aloud, Lagos initiative, The Lagos Learns Together, L’ explore Literacy Assessment et cetera,” she said. The Director-General (DG), Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs. To realise this, the Office of Education Quality Assurance held a two-day training programme on “Standardisation and its Impact on Quality Regulation Process and Adoption of Global Best Practices,” held in Ikeja, Lagos on Thursday.

Lagos State government has begun updating aerial mapping and infrastructure on its landmass. The project, scheduled to last six to eight weeks, ...

Basically, what it does is that you are able to map every inch of soil in your land, and various buildings where you have your allocations and sizes,” Hamzat said. The essence, for us, is to know what is in Lagos. The essence is for it to capture everything in Lagos.

The Lagos State government has concluded plans to conduct an aerial mapping of the state. The government is deploying a Cessna 406 aircraft to conduct…

If you have all that information, you are able to map it with your census and it determines everything. The deputy governor who spoke with newsmen after inspecting the aircraft alongside other government officials stated that the mapping would enable the government to plan adequately for the residents of the state. The exercise was designed to carry out the mapping and survey of the state to have an idea of the total number of houses in order to aid planning and development.

Lagos State Government has deployed a Cessna 406 aircraft for the digital aerial mapping of the state in order to obtain updated spatial data to drive its.

If you have all that information, you are able to map it with your census and it determines everything. So, the essence for us is to be able to measure every inch of Lagos and its size. So, basically, what it does is that you are able to map every inch of soil in your land, various buildings where you have your allocations and sizes. “Currently, our land use database shows that we have over 600,000 properties in the state. The essence is for it to capture everything that is in Lagos state. “The essence is to know the data of your state and what that does is to enable you to plan. The essence for us is to know what is in Lagos. This will enable us to have our spatial data infrastructure complete. Click Here To See My Breakthrough!](https://bit.ly/3eeJ1de) [OUTRAGEOUSLY BIZARRE!!! The international standard is to do it every five years so that you can update your database and everything. It has a glider that can capture water and land. When it flies it can capture a coin.

A Nigerian marine and logistics company has installed solar power infrastructure at the Lagos port's Snake Island Integrated Free Zone.

“The TES [Transforming Energy Scenario] shows… Our renewable energy solution will provide us and our growing clientele with consistent power and greater ease to conduct business,” said Nigerdock CEO, Maher Jarmakani. A recently released study by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) – Renewable Energy Roadmap: Nigeria – points out that an “acceleration of electricity capacity additions, especially distributed solar photovoltaic (PV), in the power sector will be key to unlocking Nigeria’s renewable energy resources.”

The United Nations (UN) has concluded arrangements to partner Lagos State Government to drive women economic empowerment through affirmative procurement.

Oluyemi Kalesanwo, restated the commitment of the state to work with any agency that had the interest of women at heart The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Mr. Fatai Onafowote, hailed the body for its collaboration and interest in the state, as one of the pilot scheme states, along with Kaduna.