Saudi Arabia on Monday confirmed its first case of coronavirus after one of its citizens who had returned from COVID-19 hotspot Iran tested positive. The health ministry said the man, tested after entering the country through Bahrain, had been “isolated in a hospital”. Saudi Arabia is the last Arab state in the Gulf to report…
Month: March 2020
Federal Ministry Of Works Starts Maintenance On Independence Bridge In Lagos
As part of the National Bridge Maintenance Programme of the Federal Government, the Federal Ministry of Works & Housing has embarked on the maintenance of Independence Bridge, the bridge linking Bonny Camp and Onikan in Lagos. According to a statement released by Engr Adedamola Kuti,Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, the maintenance has reached the stage of replacement…
FG To Develop Strategies In Curbing Arms Proliferation Soon
The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has given an assurance that the Federal Government would soon develop a clear-cut set of strategies to curb and curtail the proliferation of small and light weapons in the country. He gave the assurance on Monday at a meeting with top security chiefs and members of the Presidential Committee…
Coronavirus: Lagos Assures of Preparedness At The Grassroots Level
…No Need For Panic-DG LASEMA, Oke-Osanyintolu The Lagos State Government has continued to reassure citizens and residents of the State on its preparedness for any eventuality relating to the wide spread coronavirus. In a statement obtained by Lagosspy.ng, the CEO of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Dr. Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu explained that the Agency has been…
Health Commissioner Explains Why Coronavirus Patient Was Moved To Lagos
The Lagos State Government has said it moved Nigeria’s first Coronavirus index case from Ogun State because it was a threat to Lagosians. The government said had the Italian national been left in Ogun State, it was only a matter of time before the infection spreads into Lagos. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin…
Kaduna Attack: El-Rufai Vows To Wipe Out Bandits
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has vowed to wipe out bandits in Kaduna state as the death toll from communities attacked rises to 51. Gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked some villages in Igabi and Giwa local government areas of the State on Sunday, shooting sporadically and burning down houses and vehicles. Sources said that the bandits…
Man Allegedly kills Neighbour Over Phone Theft
A 27-year-old man who hacked his neighbour to death in Ogun, Ejike Okata, has been arrested at a motor park in Ijebu-Ode area of the state. Punch reports that the suspect, who hails from Onueke in the Eza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi, was arrested 48 hours after he allegedly killed his 50-year-old neighbour, Adeyiba Oladipo,…
Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu Expresses Confidence On Counter Measures
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has re-assured Nigerians that the State remained committed to every effort geared towards preventing the human-to-human transmission of the virus, following the index case reported last Friday. The Governor said both the State and Federal Government healthcare officials had been working round the clock with infectious disease control professionals from the international…