Thirty four Lagosians have been sentenced to one month community service by Yaba Magistrate Court for violating the social distancing directives of the Lagos State Government. The court convicted the defendants following their plea of guilty to a one-count charge of working out in a group larger than 20 persons on the Gbagada-Oworonsoki Expressway. The court ruled…
Day: April 8, 2020
Lockdown: Lagos Police Impound 13 Vehicles
The Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS) on Wednesday impounded 13 vehicles in Alapere area in Lagos for not complying with the Federal Government’s directive on the stay at home. The team which was in company with the Lagos State Police Command also dispersed a group of over 150 youth doing physical exercise in Ketu –…
BREAKING: LASG To Withdraw Charge Against Naira Marley, Gbadamosi, Others
The Lagos State government has agreed to withdraw charges against former governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in Lagos State, Babatunde Gbadamosi and his wife Folasade; and popular singer Naira Marley. This is as defendants accepted to tender written apology to Lagos State Government, issue undertaking to comply with directive on lockdown and…
[BREAKING] Lagos Records Another Coronavirus Death
Professor Akin Abayomi, the State’s Commissioner for Health said the state has recorded another COVID-19 death . In his tweet on Wednesday, Professor Abayomi stated that the victim is a 66-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom. According to Prof Abayomi, the victim travelled from India via Dubai and entered Lagos on the 17th of March,…
LASG Debunk Trending News About Pegging Entry Age Into JSS1 at 12 Years.
Lagos State Government, in conjunction with the state Ministry of Education Debunks trending news on various social media platform which claim that the Education Ministry pegged entry age of pupils into JSS1 at 12 Years.
[Breaking] Army Enforce Frog Jump on Residents Doing Exercise on Lagos Roads.
#COVID-19 The Nigeria Army have been mobilized on Lagos roads to enforce #StayHome and social gathering compliance order. In line with Federal government directives, Soldiers are hereby deployed on Lagos roads and commence enforcement on violators of the social gathering distance order. Some members of the public as seen in the pictures around Gbagada expressway…
COVID-19: Lagos Raises Hope For States To Battle Virus – Boss Mustapha
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Sanwo-Olu has received a remarkable commendation for its response strategy deployed to curtail the spread of the novel Coronavirus. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and chairman of Presidential Taskforce for the Control of the Coronavirus, Mr. Boss Mustapha, hailed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his resoluteness in driving the…
Operatives Arrest Pharmacist For Having Anal Sex With A 12 Year Old Boy In Abuja
The National Agency for The Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested Pharmacist Abubarkar Mustapha Danraka for allegedly having anal sex with a 12 year old boy in Abuja. The 42 year old male who lives in Spring Valley Estate of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja has a PhD, was arrested after he had…