Kosofe Reporters

In a bid to eradicate hunger and nourish the community, NOELLA Foundation in conjunction with Kosofe Local Government on Wednesday distributed about 2000 10kg bags of rice to the residents of Kosofe Local Government.  The beneficiaries of this laudable initiative consisted of vulnerable individuals, CDC/CDA members, market women, artisans, and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The distribution of the food packs which took place in Kosofe Local Government secretariat was supervised by the Chairman of Kosofe Local Government, Barrister Moyosore Ogunlewe. Beneficiaries of the food packs who had gathered at the council secretariat as early as 8 am were well received by the representatives of NOELLA Foundation and the local government, while the atmosphere was tinged with excitement and gratitude, as they queued patiently to receive their share of bags of rice. The Creative Executive of NOELLA

The Executive Chairman of Kosofe Local Government, Barrister Moyosore Ogunlewe has disclosed that key sectors such as Health, Education and Infrastructure development would be given top priority in the preparation of the year 2024 budget In the bid of his administration to sustain the tempo of infrastructure development and quality service delivery.  The council boss while addressing the executive members, management, revenue officers and other important political appointees of the Local Government at a two-day budget retreat held at Novotel Hotel, Lekki last week. Barrister Ogunlewe, while appraising the performance of the year 2023 budget, expressed delight at the gains and success recorded by his administration in the outgoing year and called for a concerted effort towards the preparation and execution of the people-centric 2024 budget. He assured that all valuable inputs made at the budget retreat would be seriously considered and factored into

In a tragic turn of events, the Gbagada inward Oworonshoki, particularly the Charlie Boy Bus stop, has been transformed into a hotbed of protest following a horrifying incident that claimed the lives of two Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) street sweepers by a driver fleeing from LASTMA Taskforce.  The tragic incident has led to the blockage of the road by furious protesters, causing severe traffic congestion along Gbagada/Oshodi expressway. According to eyewitness accounts, chaos erupted when a vehicle belonging to yet to be identified driver being chased by the Task Force unit of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LAWMA) crushed two LAWMA street sweepers to death on their duty post.  While the sequence of events leading to the tragic incident remains unclear, unconfirmed reports suggest that the reckless chase by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) Task Force resulted in the fatal incident.  The incident occu

The police in Lagos have launched a manhunt for two land grabbers in Oworoshoki, Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State, who killed a former councillorship aspirant of the community, Samsondeen Ali over N5000 "owo Omonile" Ali was reportedly murdered on Saturday by one Nurudeen Suraju and Lukmon Taiwo aka "Bobalade of Oworoshoki" while he was erecting a fence around his house on Aralamo Street. Another account has it that the deceased was killed by the two land grabbers while he was trying to erect a fence to block a loophole in his residential area, Precious Seed Estate, where cases of stolen building materials had been reported. Suraju and Taiwo were reported to have stormed the construction site to accoast the deceased for N5000 "Owo Omonile" before he could be allowed to continue with construction activities. The incident, however, took a tragic turn when Samsondeen Ali was hit with a plank on his head and a shovel collected from one