Here comes another beautiful Saturday. So what will you be doing this weekend? Weekend is usually an exciting day to look forward to. People have different schedules on Saturday and even on Sunday. It shouldn’t be a time to waste, this should be the perfect time to get things done. To put simply, you should…
Month: February 2020
Coronavirus: Lafarge Shuts Down, 28 Quarantined In Ogun
At least 28 persons have been identified and quarantined in Ogun State after they came in contact with Nigeria’s first case of Coronavirus. This situation has also led to the shut down of Large, one of the leading cement manufacturer in Nigeria. Lagosspy.ng earlier reported that the Italian came into Nigeria on Monday aboard Turkish…
Sanwo-Olu Allays Fear Of Coronavirus, Says Patient ‘In Stable Condition’
Lagos State Government has raised its level of response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) incident, following a reported case of a patient diagnosed with the infectious viral disease in the State in the early hours of Friday. This is coming, just as the Chief Incident Commander and the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, allayed fears of residents…
The Man Who Brought Coronavirus To Nigeria Has An Office In Banana Island
…the Italian was spotted in Ogun State The Italian man infected with the Coronavirus has an office in Banana Island and was reported to have visited Ewekoro in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun. Lagosspy.ng gathered that Agip Saipem in Banana Island, Lagos is the office of the Italian man. He was reported to have…
Coronavirus Is Here, What Measures Do You Need To Take?
Now that the Coronavirus has finally hit Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, what do we do? Does Nigeria has what it takes to combat this pandemic? Were we proactive enough to put measures in place before the outbreak? This is the reality that every Nigerian must face. If the Nigerian government hasn’t made any concrete…
[BREAKING] Fears As Nigeria Confirms First Case Of Coronavirus
Nigerians are currently gripped with fear after an official announcement was made in the early hours of Friday by the Lagos State Ministry of Health that it has confirmed the first case of coronavirus (COVID-19). The new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was recently detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and is causing an outbreak of respiratory…
Blogger Behind Fake EFCC Tweet Is Under EFCC Custody
The Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a blogger, Mr Dikeocha Chukwuebuka, who published a picture of a crowded open cell in his Twitter handle @TheRealDayne, claiming that it is that of Port Harcourt office of the EFCC. The Port Harcourt Zonal Head of the Commission, Mr…
Another Man Jumps From Cab Into Lagos Lagoon
Just after 7days after a man reportedly jumped into the Lagos Lagoon, another young man past mid-night has leapt from an UBER car and jumped into the Lagos Lagoon. The man, whose identity is being kept, jumped into the Lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge at around midnight. But, fortunately, he landed on floating logs…
FG To Sustain Use Of Technology For Increased Farm Yields
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday pledged that the Federal Government will sustain the deployment of Geographic Information Services (GIS) and other similar technologies to help farmers achieve increased production. The President made this known when he received a delegation of the Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON) led by the President of the International Federation of…
Breaking: Ambode Loses Bid To Stop Probe By Lawmakers Over Purchase of 820 Buses
Justice Yetunde Adesanya of an Ikeja High Court on Thursday struck out a suit filed by former Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos, seeking to stop his probe by the state Assembly over purchase of 820 buses for Bus Reform Project. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adesanya ruled that the ad-hoc committee set…
Coronavirus: Reddington Hospital Patient Tests Negative – LASG
Lagos State Government has affirmed that the Chinese citizen presented at the Reddington Hospital, Ikeja yesterday on suspicion of being infected with Coronavirus has tested negative. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi made this known through a press statement today, noting that the likelihood of COVID-19 infection in this particular patient was very low and…
Supreme Court Dismisses APC’s Application To Review Bayelsa Judgment
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the applications for a review of its February 13, 2020, judgment which overturned the All Progressives Congress’ victory in the last governorship election in Bayelsa State. A seven-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta described the applications filed by the APC and its governorship candidate…
LAHA holds Public Hearing On Amotekun
The Lagos State House of Assembly has held a Stakeholders’ Public Hearing on the Bill for a law to amend the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Law 2019 in order to incorporate the Amotekun security initiative. Speaking during the ceremony held at the Lagos State House of Assembly Complex, Alausa, Rt. Honourable Mudasiru Obasa said…
BREAKING: Court Sentences Metuh To Seven Years Imprisonment
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Olisa Metuh, to seven years in prison. Justice Okon Abang handed down the sentence in his judgement on Tuesday on seven counts of money laundering and criminal diversion of funds to the tune of N400…
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Is Dead, Aged 91
Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak, who was toppled in 2011 as part of the country’s revolution, has died, according to reports. The 91-year-old is said to have been in hospital for several weeks before his death, with his son Alaa tweeting in January about his father undergoing surgery. Quoting his lawyer Farid al-Deeb, the Egyptian…
[Updated]Remo FC Player Scheduled to Travel to Sweden in Three Weeks Before His Murder
Ogun State Governor, H.E Dapo Abiodun early this morning Tuesday 25, 2020, paid a condolence visit to the parent of Tiamiyu Kazeem, 27 years old rising footballer Remo Stars Fc Assistant Captain who was allegedly thrown out of a moving car on the highway by officers of the Nigeria Police attached to Zonal Intervention Squad…
#Justice4TiamiyuSagamu IGP Disband All Satellite Offices attached to 12 Zones in Nigeria.
On Saturday, 22 February 2020, The officers of the Nigerian Police attached to Zonal Intervention Squad (ZIS) Zone 2 were alleged to have murdered a 27 years old Tiamiyu Kazeem in Sagamu, who plays football for Remo Stars and he is the Assistant Captain of the Remo Stars Fc until his untimely gruesome demise in…
BREAKING) Court Finds Metuh Guilty Of Count One In N400m Fraud
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has found former spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisah Metuh, guilty of count one of seven charges filed against him in a N400m fraud and money laundering trial.
Dangote Group Buys 3,500 Trucks Worth N63bn From Enugu-based Automaker
Dangote Group has entered into a long-term agreement with an Enugu-based automaker, Transit Support Services Limited, for the supply of Shacman trucks being assembled at the Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company Limited’s factory in Emene, Enugu. Grassroots.ng gathered that the group has purchased 3,500 trucks from the automaker worth N63bn, according to the Managing Director of…
Sanwo-Olu Did Not Order the Return Of Seized Vehicle – Lagos Task Force
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) has debunked an online report alleging that the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has directed the Agency to return all seized vehicles in their custody to their respective owners in the State. A release issued by the Office of the Chairman of…