The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi has appointed a certain man who rejected his son for sneaking into Ekiti state from Lagos state Recall that in a viral video, one man who identified himself as Mr. Adeoye, who is a former road safety officer, had rejected his son who returned from Lagos, the epic…
Month: April 2020
[BREAKING] NURTW Boss Loses Mother
Alhaja Abebi Zinat Omotonwo mother of the Chairman, NURTW Lagos State Alhaji Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya popularly known MC Oluomo on Thursday passed away. In a statement obtained by LagosspyNg, the aged woman who was true Muslim worshiper until her death passed away peacefully in her residence located at NNPC She will be buried today in…
Nigerian Entertainment Industry Loses Popular Dancer
Nigeria popular dancing queen Kodak is dead, LagosspyNg has gathered. According to findings, the dancer died as a result of Electric shock while charging her phone in video director’s office. Kodak was reportedly rushed to the hospital where she gave up the ghost.
LASG Releases Sector Guidelines On Partial Lockdown From Monday
Following the presidential directive on the ease of lockdown from Monday in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja, the Lagos State Government has released guidelines on how to effective comply with the partial lockdown. Read full guidelines statement: Dear Lagosians, It has become imperative for me to address you again today, following the culmination of the second…
FG Declares May 1 2020 As Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared Friday, May 1, 2020 as public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers’ Day Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, commended Nigerian workers for their resilience, patience and understanding, particularly in their support of the President Muhammadu…
Gbajabiamila Informs Buhari That Many Nigerians Yet To Benefit From Palliatives
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has told the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government that many Nigerians are yet to benefit from the government’s palliative scheme. Gbajabiamila said that the palliatives provided by the Federal Government at this time of lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic must reach all Nigerians in need. The Speaker…
Lafarge Provides Relief Package To Oshodi Residents In Lagos
As part of measure to provide succour for the people through Corporate Social Responsibility(CRS) Lafarge company extended kind gestures to the residents of Oshodi through stimulus relief package given to the poorest of the poor, vulnerable, physically challenge and others in Oshodi. The package contained food items such as Rice, Beans, Garri, Spaggeti, Milk, Tomato…
Manchester United Legend Wants Ghanaian Midfielder, Thomas Partey
Thomas Partey has been linked to Arsenal as the potential candidate to land the Krobo Odumase born if Atletico Madrid should let him leave, with the London giants having tabled down an offer of 50 million euros to meet the player’s buyout clause. However, Atletico Madrid are keen on keeping the Ghanaian box to box…
Finally, IMF Okays $3.4bn For Nigeria’s COVID-19 Fight
The board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the sum of $3.4 billion to support Nigeria’s COVID-19 fight. The emergency financial assistance to Nigeria is the highest so far to any member country. THE IMF EXECUTIVE BOARD TODAY APPROVED US$3.4 BILLION TO HELP #NIGERIA ADDRESS THE SEVERE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE #COVID19PANDEMIC AND THE SHARP FALL…
Ooni Of Ife Presents 3 Motorized Fumigators, Drone Sprinklers to LASG
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi has presented 3 locally made motorized modular fumigator to Lagos State Government on Tuesday as part of the contribution in the fighting the novel coronavirus global pandemic. According to reports, monarch also handed over a large size drone sprinkler to the state Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The drone…
LASEMA Helps Curtail NNPC Fire Outbreak In Ogba
The Lagos State Emergency Managrment Agency, LASEMA, in its swift and effective response to emergencies/disasters in the State, curtailed a fire outbreak at NNPC petrol station at Yaya Abatan bus-stop, off College Road, Ogba, on Monday, 27th April, 2020. Upon the arrival of the LASEMA Response Team, Tiger Squad, led by its Director General/CEO, Dr….
NAFDAC Warns That Non-medical Face Mask Made Of Clothes Does Not Prevent COVID-19
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has made clarifications on the use of non-medical face masks to stop the spread of Coronavirus. The agency in a statement made available on its official Twitter page, said face masks which include self-made or commercial masks or face covers made of clothes does…
COVID-19: Kaduna Shuts Borders, Arrests 100 People
Kaduna State has temporarily closed its borders with Kano and Katsina states as part of measures to contain the interstate transmission of COVID-19. The closure which begins with immediate effect only allowed goods, medical equipment and in some cases people deemed to be necessary to the efforts to manage the coronavirus spread. The COVID-19 Security…
President Muhammad Buhari’s Full Speech On Cumulative Lockdown In Ogun, Lagos, And Abuja
Fellow Nigerians I will start by commending you all for the resilience and patriotism that you have shown in our collective fight against the biggest health challenge of our generation. As at yesterday, 26th April 2020, some three million confirmed cases of COVID nineteen have been recorded globally with about nine hundred thousand recoveries. Unfortunately,…
BREAKING: Tinubu, Wife Test Negative After Aide Dies Of COVID-19
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his wife, Remi, have tested negative to Coronavirus. This followed the death of Lateef Raheem, the late Chief Security Officer to Tinubu, who had COVID-19. In a statement on Monday by spokesperson to Tinubu, Tunde Rahman, the late CSO whose death was announced last…
[BREAKING] DAAR Communications Boss, Dokpesi Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Raymond Dokpesi Jnr, chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, has tested positive for coronavirus. He disclosed this in a short message to members of staff in Abuja, AIT reported on Monday evening. Dokpesi was said to have been self-isolating in the past week, before he developed malaria symptoms and started coughing. He reportedly contacted the Nigerian Centre…
Ondo Rejects Expired Rice Donated By FG
The Ondo state government has followed the same route as Oyo state by rejecting some “expired” bags of rice donated by the federal government. President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered the Nigeria Customs Service to distribute seized bags of rice across states to cushion the hardship of the COVID-19 pandemic on citizens. Ondo got 1,800 bags….
LASG Scales Up Enforcement of Lockdown Order, Impounds 20 Vehicles for Violation
In a bid to reduce the non-compliance with the lockdown order by motorists, especially interstate commercial transporters, Lagos State Government on Saturday scaled up its enforcement of the lockdown directive by impounding 20 vehicles and several motorbikes for violation. The enforcement team, comprising operatives of the State Task Force, LASTMA, officers of the Nigeria Police…
Mortuary Is Congested, Sanwo-Olu Tells Lagosians To Pick Up Their Corpses
…Governor gives 2 weeks ultimatum for pick up …Orders release of 209 correctional Inmates Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday said the state’s mortuaries are getting filled and congested, urging owners of corpses in the state morgues to pick them for burial in line with the protocol established in the management of COVID-19 in…
Lagos Shortlists Julius Berger, CCECC, Other Firms For Construction Of Fourth Mainland Bridge
The Lagos State Government has shortlisted 10 firms out of the 32 eligible companies that responded to the call for Expression of Interest (EOI) and applied for construction of the Lagos Fourth Mainland Bridge. This disclosure was contained in a joint statement issued on Friday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and…