The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday received the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard at the state capital, Ikeja. Details of the meeting not yet confirmed at the time of filing this report
Day: August 18, 2020
Evans, The Kidnapper, Sentenced To Death By Lagos High Court
The notorious kidnap kingpin, Chikwudubem Onwuamadike, also known as Evans has been sentenced by the Lagos High Court to death on Monday. The popular kidnapper was arrested in June 2017 and arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping. Recall that Evans conspired on February 14th, 2017 at about 7.45pm at Ilupeju,…
Angry Mob Attack Gov. Uzondinma Over Unpaid Salary
Yet to be identified persons on Monday attacked the convoy of Governor Hope Uzodinma for failing to offset their salary arrears. The attack took place around Concorde Hotels, New Owerri, on Monday when Uzodinma was on his way to the 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze, to inaugurate an officers mess built by the state government. The…
Buhari’s Former Aide Dies At 70
Malam Wada Maida, the chairman, Board of Directors of the News Agency of Nigeria, has been confirmed dead. He was chief press secretary to President Muhammadu Buhari when he became military Head of State in December 1983, and returned to NAN in 1985 to become its Editor-in-Chief for eight years. Malam Lawal Sale Maida, a…
President Akufo-Addo Re-opens Tertiary Institutions In Ghana
With Ghana experiencing gradual drop in the number of coronavirus cases, the President Nana Akufo-Addo has permitted the re-opening of tertiary institutions. In a national broadcast monitored by LagosspyNG, the President said students can resume August 24 as the number of active coronavirus cases continue to drop. The re-opening would mark about five months since…