Jan 27, 2012 - Lagos State Government on Friday remembered the victims of the January 27, 2002 Ikeja Cantonment bomb blasts with the unveiling of the Oke Afa Memorial Wall and presentation of cheques of N250,000 each to 70 families of the victims.
Speaking at the remembrance programme which took place at the Oke Afa Memorial Cemetery, Governor Baba-tunde Fashola (SAN) charged the families of those who lost loved ones to take solace in the fact that there will always be a special place in history for people whose deaths bring about change. He added that they must take solace in the fact that the loved ones will never be forgotten, stressing that though for some of the people, the memory and ... Read More
Jan 27 - Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Friday hosted the National Funeral Committee of the Late Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, pledging the support of the State Government to the Committee to ensure a befitting burial for the former Military Governor of the defunct Eastern Region.
Late Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu, who died in a London hospital in the early hours of Saturday, November 26, 2011, will be buried on February 30 after a 40 day funeral ceremony which will be held variously in parts of the country including Lagos, Kano, Enugu... Read More
Jan 27 - At about 5:15pm on that fateful day, triggered by a fire outbreak in the nearby "Mammy market", high calibre bombs stored in the armoury of the Ikeja Cantonment began to detonate one by one. Loud explosions heard and felt as far away as Lekki Peninsula, Ikorodu and Okokomaiko, rocked the city of Lagos and sent panic-stricken citizens running in all directions. The powerful blasts killed many of the inhabitants of the... More Speeches
Jan 24 - The Lagos State Government on Tuesday recognized some corporate organi-zations and individuals for their support to public schools in the State with the Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) stating that the Government is setting new levels in quality assurance in public schools. Governor Fashola who spoke at the Events Centre, CBD Alausa... Read More
Jan 27 - Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Friday handed over four projects embarked upon by Chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, Mr Kehinde Bamigbetan, stating that democracy is capable of delivering progressive governance to the people. Governor Fashola spoke in Ejigbo during the handing over of the Asiwaju Bola... Read More
