Check Out This Amazing Video Of Lagos: Africa's Own Big Apple

Came across this nice video and decided to share with you guys. This clip is a customized programme for British Airways and will be shown on their flights to broadcast our city to the world. 

I particularly like the phrase "Think Africa, think Lagos".

(Source: lagosstate.gov.ng)

First Photos: Venus Williams Arrives Lagos, Nigeria

Venus Williams, arrived in Nigeria today ahead of her younger sister Serena as part of the first leg of the recently launched “Breaking The Mould” (BTM) campaign, a women’s empowerment initiative.

Venus touched down at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport this afternoon and will be joined by Serena later today.

While in Lagos, the duo will mentor a broad range of audiences through a series of supporting initiatives which will include a gala dinner, a tennis clinic and an exhibition match.

Welcome ladies!

Lagos Road Traffic Bill as presented by Lagos Attorney General

The Law as presented by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ade Ipaye includes:

Section 1 empowers Lagos State Traffic Management Authority to:

1. Apply breath testing, blood and urine specimen testing devices on any driver to detect   drunk driving or driving under the influence of drugs.

2. Demand psychiatric evaluation of any person who drives against normal flow of traffic or fails to comply with any provisions of this law (at his own cost), if in the opinion of any officer of the authority such is necessary for the purpose of determining the person’s ability to operate a motor vehicle.

SSS Invites Pastor Bakare over his Sermon asking President Jonathan to Resign

Nigeria's State Security Service, SSS in Lagos has invited Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly and Convener of the Save Nigeria Group, Pastor Tunde Bakare to explain the content of his Sunday sermon asking President Goodluck Jonathan to resign from office.

Pastor Bakare was invited today to meet with the State director of the SSS at its  Shangisha office for 2pm after which he spent an hour and left.

The pastor and political activist yesterday delivered a damning sermon titled: "How To Change Government Peacefully And Make Society Better".

Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority Releases List of Bodies Recovered So Far

Aircraft Type: MD-83, Reg. Mark: 5N-RAM, Route: ABV- LOS, Date: 3rd June, 2012, Time: 3:43pm, Location: Iju Ishaga, Lagos.

S/N  Flight #  Departure Date     Passenger's Title     Passenger's First Name  and Last Name

1     992                    Jun 3, 2012                 OTARU     SAKA

2     992                    Jun 3, 2012     MRS       ANJOLA     FATOKUN

3     992                    Jun 3, 2012     MSTR     OLAOLUWA     FATOKUN

4     992                    Jun 3, 2012     INF         IBUKUN     FATOKUN

5     992                    Jun 3, 2012     MSTR      UGABIO     OYOSORO

6     992                    Jun 3, 2012     MS          RAJULIE     OYOSORO

7     992                    Jun 3, 2012     MRS        ADENIKE     AJANI

8     992                   Jun 3, 2012     MS           AIMANEHI     ONEMOLEASE

9     992                   Jun 3, 2012     INF           EYINOJUOLUWA     DAVIDKOLAWOLE

10    992                 Jun 3, 2012      MRS          FORTUNE     DAVIDKOLAWOLE

11    992                 Jun 3, 2012      MR           OBIOLA     IKPOKI

12    992                Jun 3, 2012      MR            ABRAHAM     ADIJOLOLA

13    992                Jun 3, 2012      MS            INIOBONG     ASUQUO

14    992                Jun 3, 2012                      UDOH     PATIENCE SUNDAY

15    992                Jun 3, 2012      MS            CHINERO     OKAFOR

16    992                Jun 3, 2012     MRS           ANTONIA     ATTUH

17    992                Jun 3, 2012                     OLUWADAMILARE     ADELEKE

18    992                Jun 3, 2012     MS            JENNIFER     ONITA

19    992                Jun 3, 2012     MS            JOSEPHINE     ONITA

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Spotted: Bobby Brown in Lagos For Friday Concert (Photos)

The R&B/ pop singer arrived Lagos this afternoon.

NDLEA Arrests Pakistani with N120m Heroin

Mr. Syed Ahmed-Bukhari

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 35-year-old Pakistani with 13 kilogrammes of “high grade” heroin with an estimated street value of about N120m.

The anti-drug agency said the suspect, Mr. Syed Ahmed-Bukhari, was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, shortly after arriving aboard a Qatar Airways flight from Doha.

The NDLEA Airport Commander, Mr. Hamza Umar said the 35-year-old Pakistani was apprehended following the discovery of 13 kilogrammes of high grade heroin in his hand luggage.

Also, a Nigerian clearing and forwarding agent by name Okereke Chukwudi, 42, who is suspected to be an accomplice has also been arrested and investigation had commenced.”

NDLEA said both suspects would be charged to court soon.

Read more here

Violent Wind Wreaks Havoc in Lagos Early Monday Morning (Photos)

Early morning torrential rains in the city of Lagos wrecked havoc in the nation's commercial capital on Monday, claiming at least one life.

LASTMA Official Cause Bus Conductor’s Death in Lagos (Photos)

A bus conductor was crushed to death yesterday at the Old Tollgate area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Witnesses said the incident occured when one of the LASTMA officials threw a metal object at the moving bus, in a bid to force the driver to bring the vehicle to a halt.

The object, however, missed the bus and hit the conductor, also known as Ilorin, who was hanging by the door. He immediately fell to the tarmac.
 

A LASTMA van, which was reportedly trailing the bus, then ran into the conductor, killing him instantly.

Another version had it that Ilorin was pulled down from the bus by two LASTMA officials because he refused to part with N100 bribe after the bus had picked some passengers at the Motorways bus-stop.

NDLEA Arrests Man with Drugs Stuffed inside Tin Tomato

 

26-year-old, Nzeka Chika was arrested  by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA,  for alleged drug trafficking.

The suspect who was heading to Malaysia, was caught  with over 1.800kg of methamphetamine worth over N5 million, stuffed into tin tomatoes at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos.

The suspect  who claimed to be ignorant of death sentence for drug offenders in Malaysia is being interrogated by anti-narcotic agents over unlawful exportation of  the drugs.   Officers of the agency  who  made the arrest at the weekend following the discovery of drugs inside tomato paste at Lagos, Nigeria, said the suspect is cooperating with investigators.

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