There is an ongoing trend of bonfire on tarred roads and within the streets by residents of Lagos State especially those who reside on the Mainland. This trend started when a notorious group known as 1 Million Boys started looting the residents of Lagos on the premise of the ongoing lockdown. In a bid to…
Month: April 2020
China Hiding Information On Covid-19 Not Transparent – Macron
French President, Emmanuel Macron has dismissed the idea that China’s handling of the Coronavirus epidemic was transparent. Macron said there are things that happened in China that are not known up till today. He said this while dismissing reports by ‘The Financial Times’ that China could be a role model for democracies. Macron opined that…
Nigeria Records Another COVID-19 Death As 24 More Patients Recover
Another person has died of coronavirus in Nigeria, bringing the COVID-19 death toll in the country to 13. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Thursday night in its latest report on the pandemic. It revealed that as of 10:20 pm on April 16, five states – Lagos, Edo, Katsina, Delta, and…
Ken Saro-Wiwa’s son dies of COVID-19
The son of the late environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, has died of coronavirus at a London hospital. Menegian was 50 at the time of his death. Sister to the deceased, Noo, made the announcement in a Facebook post on Thursday. She wrote, “We said goodbye to my brother, Gian, on Monday. “He had COVID-19 combined…
LASG To Release Impounded Vehicles, Only After Lockdown
The attention of the Lagos State Government has been drawn to visits by motorists to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Vehicle Inspection Services (VIS) and Task Force offices for the release of their impounded vehicles as directed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Governor Sanwo-Olu directed the release of all vehicles impounded for minor offences…
Bill Gates’ Wife Slams Trump On Decision To Stop Funding WHO
Melinda Gates has slammed U.S. President Donald Trump for pulling funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) at a time of coronavirus pandemic. Melinda described Trump’s move as dangerous and nonsensical. She spoke Wednesday when she announced an extra $150 million of funding from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to WHO. The money is…
Fire Guts Shops In Dugbe Market, Ibadan
Traders at Dugbe Alawo area in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital were thrown into panic on Wednesday afternoon, following a fire outbreak in the area. According to the traders, the fire started around 1.20 p.m. and engulfed a high-rise building located at Lebanon road. Rows of shops close to the building were not left out…
COVID 19: Lagos NYSC Donates Prevention Kits
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Lagos State, has donated safety kits for the prevention of the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic to the Lagos State Government. Receiving the materials on behalf of the State Government at Alausa, Ikeja, the Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, Engr. Tayo Bamgbose-Martins expressed government’s appreciation to the Lagos NYSC,…
BREAKING: Corporate Affairs Commission Headquarters Gutted By Fire
Barely one week after the treasury house gutted fire, another fire incident has ensued at the headquarters of the Corporate Affairs Commission located in Maitama, Abuja. LagosspyNG gathered that the fire engulfed the last floor of the seven storey building, destroying valuables and other items. Though the cause of the fire is yet to be…
6-Month-Old Baby Survives Open-heart Surgery, Gets Infected With COVID-19 Again
It has been a case of double jeopardy for a 6-month old baby girl and her parents who have been childless for 10 years, and after giving birth to her she’s been in and out of the hospital for one condition or the other. The agony stricken couple shared heartbreaking photos of their six-month-old baby,…
Police Smash Notorious Car Theft Syndicate in Jos, Plateau State
The Nigeria Police Special Tactical Squad (STS) has smashed a two-man car stealing gang led by one Bashir Isiaku, aged 34, notorious for stealing cars from the car park of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH). The arrest of Bashir, a graduate of one of the Federal Polytechnics, came after painstaking efforts and investigations by…
United Nation To Run Out Of Money By End Of Month
The United Nations could run out of money by the end of the month as it faces a near-unprecedented funding crisis, the secretary-general has warned. Almost a third of member states have not paid their annual dues leading to a £1.3 billion black hole, António Guterres said in a statement on Tuesday. The shortage of cash has meant vital…
Buhari Praises EU For Giving Nigeria N21bn To Fight COVID-19
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the European Union for donating the sum of N21 billion (€50 million) to support Nigeria’s efforts at controlling the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Receiving the EU delegation to the country, led by Ambassador Ketil Karlsen, President Buhari said the donation would go a long way in supporting Nigeria’s…
Sanwo-Olu Focuses On Security Amid Lockdown Extension By President Buhari
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reacted to the decision of the presidency to extend the lockdown due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic with emphasis on security. His words: Dear Lagosians, yesterday H.E President Muhammadu Buhari announced a 2 weeks extension of the lockdown. This was a tough decision but like we have…
IMF Grants Immediate Debt Relief To 25 Countries
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has announced immediate debt relief to twenty-five countries following the Coronavirus pandemic. The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, in statement issued by the global financial institution said: “Today, I am pleased to say that our Executive Board approved immediate debt service relief to 25…
President Buhari Approves COVID-19 Lockdown Extension
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the extension of the lockdown of Lagos, Ogun and the FCT, using the Quarantine Act of 2004. It is called COVID-19 Lockdown extension. The effective date is now 14 April, meaning the second phase of the lockdown will end on 27-28 April.
60 Statements By President Buhari As He Extends Lockdown In FCT, Lagos And Ogun By 14 days
ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE EXTENSION OF COVID- 19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA MONDAY, 13TH APRIL, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians 2. In my address on Sunday, 29th March, 2020, I asked the residents of Lagos and Ogun States as well as the Federal…
Inspector General Of Police Deploys Intervention Squad To Lagos, Ogun
The Inspector General of Police, M.A Adamu, NPM, mni, has ordered the immediate deployment of additional intelligence and operational assets of the Force, comprising Police Mobile Force (PMF) Units, Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and the Special Tactical Squad (STS), to Lagos and Ogun States to strengthen security and bolster public…
President Buhari To Address The Nation
President Muhammadu Buhari will broadcast to the nation Monday, April 13, 2020 at 7pm. According to a statement from Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, television, radio and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Federal Radio Corporation of…
COVID-19: Patience Jonathan Turns Her 200-Bed Hotel To Isolation Centre
The wife of Nigeria’s former President, Patience Jonathan has donated her 200-bed hotel as COVID-19 Isolation and treatment centre. The Abuja hotel, which is believed to be worth about N2 billion, is under interim forfeiture secured by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the court on April 30, 2018. The former First Lady,…