Proceedings at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing allegations of human rights abuses against men of the disbanded Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad continued on Tuesday with a businessman, Chukwu Vincent, telling the panel that his cousin, Basil Ejiagwa, who is now dead, suffered loss of memory and eventually developed a brain tumour after he was tortured by SARS operatives in May 2014.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission in Lagos State says a total of 1,168,790 voters will be participating in the December 5 rescheduled Lagos East bye-elections.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/over-one-million-voters-for-lagos-bye-elections-inec/

The Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos State has arrested two inbound passengers for allegedly importing 16.65 kilograms of cocaine worth billions of naira into the country.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/two-men-nabbed-with-16-65kg-of-cocaine-worth-n2bn-in-lagos/

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has asked Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu to resign over “the collapse of good governamnce in the state, particularly in the last 10 days”.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/apc-blows-up-as-pdp-asks-sanwo-olu-to-resign/

Popular musician, Davido has on Thursday chides Desmond Elliot, a nollywood actor, director, and politician, for supporting the social media regulation bill in Nigeria.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/davido-criticize-desmond-elliot-for-supporting-social-media-regulation/

As part of efforts to reduce the rate of unemployment in Lagos State, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-olu, has approved Internship Programme for 4,000 unemployed graduates in line with the T.H.E.M.E.S Agenda of the present administration and the Youth Development Programme of the State.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/lagos-state-government-set-to-employ-4000-unemployed-graduates-2/

The Lagos State Government has approved the re-opening of schools for all classes in public and private schools across the state beginning from Monday, November 2, 2020 while boarders in public schools are to resume on Sunday, November 1.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/public-and-private-schools-can-reopen-monday-november-2-lagos-state-govt/

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and the principal officers of the red chamber are currently holding a crucial meeting behind closed doors with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities led by its President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/breaking-strike-ASUU-senate-leadership-in-closed-door-session/

The Lagos State Government has approved the resumption of all classes in pre-primary, primary, and schools.

The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, announced this in a statement on Monday.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/breaking-all-classes-in-lagos-school-can-now-resume-commissioner/

A number of Nigerian celebrities recently pulled their weight as they called on citizens of the country to join them on a peaceful protest against police brutality. Popular singer, Small Doctor, recently made his voice heard for the cause too.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/end-sars-singer-small-doctor-mobilizes-youth-in-agege-for-peaceful-protest/

A former Managing Director of Alpha-Beta Consulting LLP, Oladapo Apara, says the firm has got over N150 billion as 10 per cent commission for “computing, tracking and reconciling” Lagos State’s Internally Generated Revenue since the year 2000.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/alpha-beta-got-over-n150bn-commission-on-lagos-revenue-ex-md/

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a special salary scale for teachers and has increased years of service for educators from 35 to 40.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/breaking-buhari-approves-special-salary-scale-for-teachers-increases-years-of-service/

Laycon, The BBNaija Winner has set to Visit Ogun State Tomorrow.

The uprising superstar is to meet with The Governor of Ogun State, Alake Of Egbaland, Commissioner Of Police, The State Radio Station and the Olumo Tourist Centre.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Lagos has called for the disqualification of the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Tokunbo Abiru in the forthcoming Lagos East Senatorial District scheduled for October 31 over what it called “voter fraud.”

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/lagos-east-senatorial-slot-pdp-wants-abiru-disqualified-from-october-31-bye-election/

A leaked chat between a man and his girl who slammed him for gifting her a “small” amount of money to celebrate her birthday has gone viral.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/lady-blasts-her-boyfriend-for-gifting-her-n15-000-to-celebrate-her-birthday/

The $1.6bn Lagos-Ibadan railway project will be completed in December this year or early January 2021, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, announced on Thursday.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/fg-will-complete-1-6bn-lagos-ibadan-railway-december-amaechi/

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called for the adoption of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) in the country.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/ASUU-seeks-adoption-of-utas-to-end-strike%e2%80%8e/

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has closed on the former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party,Bode George, to retire politically to allow the party progress in Lagos State.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/lagos-retire-bode-george-fayose-charges-pdp/

The Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, has promoted a total of 127 members of its staff, including 21 Associate Professors who were upgraded to full Professor, and 24 from Senior Lecturer to Associate Professor.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/lasu-promotes-21-new-professors-106-others/

The Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State Command Thursday, ordered the immediate orderly room trial of an inspector caught in a widely circulated picture extorting a motorcyclist.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/inspector-caught-extorting-motorcyclist-to-face-trial-in-lagos/

The Olofin of Isheri and a referred Awori monarch, HRM Oba Nurudeen Adekambi has, in the early hours of today, joined his ancestors.

The monarch, who has spent 16 years on the throne, died this morning.

The four staff unions at Lagos State University, Ojo have locked out their Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagboun​, and students as the university resumes today after the coronavirus break.

The unions involved in the protest are the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Non-Academic Staff Union, and the National Association of Academic Technologists.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/breaking-vc-students-to-remain-outside-during-a-protest-by-staff-as-lasu-resumes/

Operations of Arik Air were on Monday shut down by the aviation unions over alleged non-payment of staff salaries since April.

They claimed that the non-payment started after the company placed 90 per cent of the workforce on compulsory leave and other “anti-labour practices”.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/staff-of-arik-air-cease-operations-in-lagos/

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has advised universities on strict compliance with COVID-19 protocols to ensure the safety of students and curtail the spread of the virus on campuses.

Prof. Baba Issa, the Kwara State Chairman of the association, made the call on Monday when he visited the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, in his office.

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https://thenewsadvocate.com/2020/09/07/nma-universities-should-comply-with-covid-19-protocol-against-resumption/

The Ogun State Government has granted 30 per cent reduction of the cost of land or land charges to business enterprises as a form of COVID-19 palliative.

A statement issued by the state on Friday said the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, decided to support investors with the land resources of the state in view of the effect of the pandemic on businesses.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/covid-19-palliative-ogun-offers-30-discount-on-land-charges/

The senior pastor of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo has reacted over the reopening of churches in Lagos and Ogun amidst the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria saying ‘victory over the devil’.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/reopening-of-churches-victory-over-the-devil-bishop-david-oyedepo-reacts/

The police in Ogun State have rescued a six-year-old girl after her stepmother, Abimbola, allegedly tortured her with nails at their residence in Ijagba, Sagamu Local Government Area of the state.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/police-rescue-six-year-old-girl-allegedly-tortured-by-her-stepmother-in-sagamu/

The police in Ogun state have arrested a herbalist and four others for allegedly carrying out robbery attacks in Osiele and its environs in the Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/police-apprehends-herbalist-alongside-4-other-suspected-robbers-in-abeokuta/

Veteran Nollywood actor, Kunle Afolayan has penned down a tribute to his father Adeyemi Josiah Akano Afolayan who died in 1996.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/kunle-afolayan-praises-late-father-for-choosing-a-polygamous-life/

The World WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, has said in a report that he doesn’t know what anyone sees in WBC champion Tyson Fury.

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https://thenewsadvocate.com/2020/07/27/boxing-anthony-joshua-belittles-tyson-fury-ahead-clash/

Ogun state police on Sunday arrested five teenage suspected armed robbers operating on Lagos-Ibadan highway.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/police-arrested-five-teenage-suspected-highway-robbers-in-ogun/

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) eases traffic movement during Third Mainland Bridge closure through a collaboration with the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos State Council.

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https://www.voiceofawori.com.ng/traffic-update-lastma-nurtw-collaborate-to-fix-third-mainland-bridge/