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Lagos Faces Strain as 6,000 New Entrants Arrive Daily, Deputy Governor Hamzat Highlights Resource Challenges

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Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, disclosed that Lagos welcomes over 6,000 new arrivals daily, with around 3,000 opting to stay without known addresses, intensifying pressure on the city’s infrastructure.

Addressing the 2024 Annual Directors Conference Dinner, Hamzat highlighted Lagos’ population of 27 million and its budget of N2.2 trillion, which he compared to New York State’s $237 billion budget for a smaller population of 19.5 million.

Representing Governor Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat pointed out that New York’s budget for child protective services alone exceeds the combined budgets of Lagos and five Nigerian states, underscoring the financial gap affecting Lagos’ ability to meet growing demands.

He also attributed some social challenges to weakened family structures, noting over 130,000 cases of family abandonment in Lagos. Strengthening family units, he said, is essential for sustainable social development.


 

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Turkish Mosque Named After Osimhen Causes Anger Among Worshippers

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Just days after returning to Turkey, Victor Osimhen has been caught up in an unexpected controversy. The Bulut Mosque in Konya was briefly shown on Google Maps as “Victor Osimhen Mosque,” a change that angered many worshippers.

One local, Zeki Yaylacı, called it disrespectful, saying it was wrong to name a mosque after a non-Muslim and that it insulted both the Muslim community and their places of worship. There is no indication that Osimhen had any involvement in the incident, which appears to have been caused by inaccurate user edits on Google Maps.


 

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Peter Obi Condemns Stripping of Ibom Airline Passenger, Cites Double Standards

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Nigerian politician and former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reacted to the viral video of the passenger incident on Ibom Airline.

While apologizing to the airline staff who were assaulted by the passenger, Miss Comfort Emmanson, he criticized the manner in which she was treated.

It can be noted that after Miss Emmanson assaulted the staff and another passenger, she was dragged and stripped in public before being taken to court.

Peter Obi stated that the way she was handled was wrong, linking it to double standards in the justice system. He expressed that the country needs fairness and recalled the airline situation involving KWAM 1, noting that nothing happened to him in comparison to Miss Emmanson, who was stripped and taken to court.

“We must build a country where justice is fair, equal, and not selective, especially against women who are seen to be weaker.”

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Ibom Airline Incident: Passenger Slaps Hostess After Fight Breaks Out on Board

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Awka Ibom Airline makes headlines as a viral clip of a passenger being kicked out of the plane by staff stirs reactions.

This situation occurred on the 10th of August, 2025, and was addressed by the airline in a statement, which revealed that the passenger had refused to switch off her phone for air safety reasons.

The statement explained that the phone was later switched off by another passenger after she refused; however, the matter escalated when the passenger attacked the person who switched off her phone. While this occurred, an air hostess intervened to end the fight but was also slapped, causing the situation to escalate even further.


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