A Nigerian father aged 36 who had attempted hia first suicide has been arrested by the Police for attempting another suicide in Ogun state. LagospyNG gathered that the man was also caught with a bottle of an insecticide during the attempt to end his life. Oyedele, who is a cloth seller, was rescued from the Ogun…
Month: June 2020
BREAKING: Buhari Backs Giadom As Acting National Party Chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari has recognised Chief Victor Giadom as Acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The President’s position was made known by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, in a statement on Wednesday. The statement also said the President would be attending the virtual National Executive Council…
Court Strikes Out Case To Stop Obaseki From PDP Primary
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has struck out the case filed by the Peoples Democratic Party Governorship aspirant in Edo State Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama seeking to restrain Godwin Obaseki from contesting Thursday’s governorship primary of the PDP. This followed an application by the counsel for the plaintiff Ferdinand Orbih to withdraw the case The…
Lagos Heavy Rainfall: Dead Body Of A 17 Year Old Girl Found In Surulere, Lagos
A 17 year old girl, simply identified as Ayisat was on Monday, reportedly swept away by strong flood at Alapafuja axis of the Surulere Low-Cost Housing Estate following persistent rainfall in the State. The Cobra Squad of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA, continued the search and rescue of this teenage girl today, Tuesday,…
Lagos State Government Allays Fear of Residents Over Continuous Heavy Rainfall
The Lagos State Government, on Tuesday, allayed fears of residents on the continuous heavy downpour being experienced in the past few days, assuring that necessary measures are in place to effectively manage the flash floods resulting from the rain. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello, gave the assurance at a…
PinkMind Donates Medical Face Shields To Alimosho General Hospital
Pinkmind, a Non-Governmental Organisation, has donated 150 units of medical face shields to Alimosho General Hospital, Igando, as part of her Corporate Social Responsibility to reduce exposure of workers during healthcare delivery. Receiving the donated items at the Facility, the Medical Director, Dr. Madewa Adebajo, expressed profound gratitude to the donors, noting that the gesture…
Truck Killed Dispatch Rider at Ijora Under-bridge, in Lagos
A truck was reported to have lost its break and hit a dispatch rider then dragged him on the ground while the dispatch rider was reported to have died immediately as he was stuck under the truck tyres at Ijora under bridge area, of Lagos today, Monday, 22nd , June 2020. The dispatch rider was…
Governor Obaseki Responds To High Court Interim Order
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has responded to the Federal High Court order restraining him from contesting the Peoples Democratic Party Gubernatorial primaries. According to the Governor’s Media Adviser, Crusoe Osagie, the move is to destabilize his efforts as his opponents of the PDP were already jittery about the overwhelming support the party was receiving…
APC Crises Deepen, As Nigeria Police Seal Off National Secretariat In Abuja
The Nigeria Police Force, Tuesday, sealed off the party’s national secretariat located in the Wuse II area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. LagosspyNG gathered that the order to seal the building was by the Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Adamu, who is also scheduled to meet with the opposing camps of the party’s…
PDP Trolls Police, Says Nobody Can’t Stop Imminent Mass Defection From APC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Nigeria Police to stop fighting a lost battle, as nothing can stop the imminent mass defection from the fizzling APC to the PDP across the country. The PDP said Saturday’s despicable attack on Ondo Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, by the APC,…
Ogun Suspends Officials Who Assaulted A Lady While Enforcing Lockdown Rule
The Ogun State Government has suspended Officials who were enforcing a lockdown order which led to an assault on a woman at Ifo Local Government of the state. A viral video posted on social media had shown how local government officials tried to deflate car tyres on Saturday at Ojodu Abiodun area. The lady explained…
[INTERVIEW] LAWMA Official Under Fire After Making A Video To Show How Sweepers Suffer In Lagos
A supervisor with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority, Olamide Suleiman, recently made a video on the plight of Lagos street sweepers, who were not paid salaries for two months. He tells SAMSON FOLARIN how his life came under threat after the video went viral Can you share with us a little about your background?…
Ize-Iyamu Asks Obaseki To Set Aside His Anger And Return To APC
All Progressive Congress Gubernatorial flag bearer Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has called on Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State to let go of his anger and return to the party. Pastor Ize-Iyamu made the appeal on Monday in Benin City, Edo State after he emerged as the governorship candidate of the APC for the September 19, 2020 poll…
Police Operatives Arrest 24 Cybercriminals
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested twenty-four (24) suspects comprising twenty-three (23) male and one (1) female for cybercrime and other related offences. The suspects were arrested for their involvement & indictment in cases of romance & online dating scams, generating and deployment of fake bank alerts, hacking & fraudulent wire transfers, cyber…
Lagos to Establish Fruit Orchards in 20 Schools
The Lagos State Government has announced plans to establish fruit orchards in 20 Secondary Schools to fast-track a development policy of the State, especially building the culture of tree planting and re-greening the environment among students and youths in Lagos. The State’s Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, who disclosed this over the weekend,…
Lagos Begins Non-Destructive Integrity Test on Public-Schools Infrastructure
The Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory (LSMTL) has flagged-off the non-destructive test exercise on public-school infrastructure to prevent any possibility of collapsed buildings and ensure safety of pupils, students and staff of the institutions. Speaking at the ceremony, which held at Omole Senior Secondary School, Omole, Ikeja, the General Manager of the Agency, Dr. Abiodun…
BREAKING: Ize-Iyamu Emerges Winner Of Edo APC Primary Election
Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has emerged the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Edo State. Chairman of the APC Primary Election Committee and Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma disclosed this on Monday in Benin, the state capital. Uzodinma said the election was a formality in accordance with the guidelines of the…
Man Stabs Wife To Death, Then Commits Suicide In Lagos
A sad incident occurred on Sunday, after a man who is said to have always questioned the paternity of their second child, stabbed his wife to death, and then commit suicide in Lekki, Lagos. A neighbor who spoke on condition of anonymity to LIB, said “on Sunday afternoon, neighbors close to the couple’s apartment heard loud…
Ondo Denies Report On Stopping Deputy Governor From Leaving Government House
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has debunked social media report on the Deputy being denied from leaving the government house. The Governor describes the stories as absolute falsehood intended to play victim by the principal actors involved. The Governor said the story, which claimed that the Commissioner of Police, Ondo State Command restrained…
LASG Tasks Residents To Take Responsibility Of Wearing Face Mask
The Lagos State Government has tasked residents to support the State in curbing the spread of Coronavirus by wearing face masks in public. This declaration was made by the Executive Assistant to the Governor on New Media and Public Relations, Mr. Olusegun Fafore, at the launch of the #takeresponsibility campaign, urging Lagosians to wear ‘Face…