The wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has advises nursing mothers to embrace exclusive breastfeeding for at least the first six months after delivery. According to Mrs Sanwo-Olu, during the 2020 World Breastfeeding Week, breastfeeding will go a long way to improve a child’s growth and development. She said the importance of exclusive breastfeeding cannot…
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BREAKING: Protesters Block Edo State Government House
The Staff of the College of Education, Ekiadolor have blocked the entrance gate to the Edo State government house over unpaid salaries for the past twelve months. LagosspyNG understands that the Governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki as at the time of filling this report had not attended to the aggrieved protesters. Governor Obaseki would…
BREAKING: Buhari, Osinbajo, Security Chiefs Meet In Aso Rock
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Yemi Osinbajo are currently in a meeting with security chiefs in Aso Rock. The meeting, which is believed to be going on borders on the issues of insecurity in the country, also have the Inspector-General of Police in attendance. Others are the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno; heads of…
Surprise As FG Claims To Have Spent N500M On School Feeding Program
The Federal Government has spent about N523.3 million on school feeding programme during the lockdown against the coronavirus pandemic, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (MHADMSD). Sadiya Farouq, who heads the Ministry announced this at the Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja. Farouk made the revelation against the…
Man Bags One Year Imprisonment For Stealing Water Tank
A young man who stole a water tank that belongs to the Nigerian Bar Association by a Magistrates Court in Ota, Ogun State has been sentenced to one year imprisonment. Akintunde Segun, the 28 year old man was sentenced without an option of fine after he pleaded guilty to one count charge of theft. Earlier,…
ShopRite Exit: Naira Devaluation, Overhead, And Other Allied Matters
Some weeks ago, it was widely reported that every household in Nigeria received palliative from the government. So, why are you shocked that ShopRite wants to leave the Nigerian market? Oddity is no longer a news element as far as Nigeria is concerned. The news in circulation today is that Africa’s biggest grocery store, Shoprite,…
BREAKING: Finally, ShopRite To Exit Nigerian Market After 15 Years
South Africa’s grocery retailer ShopRite is leaving Africa’s biggest market, Nigeria, 15 years after it opened shop in the West African country. LagosspyNG gathered that the company has been approached by potential investors willing to take over its Nigerian operations. Although, the company is considering an outright sale of its operation or selling a majority…
Popular Clergyman Warns Churches To Ignore LASG Directive On Reopening
Nigerian Clergyman, Tunde Bakare of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC) has told religious leaders to ignore the Lagos State Government’s directive to reopen on Sunday, August 9. Bakare, during an online sermon on Sunday, queried the decision to reopen the worship centres when the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said that the COVID-19…
[FULL SPEECH]: Lagos State Government Issues Latest Coronavirus Update
Dear Lagosians, I would like to start by publicly expressing my condolences to the families of those who have lost loved ones in recent times to reckless and avoidable road accidents involving trailers and containers; as well as accidents on our waterways. The wheel of the law will take its course and all those responsible…
Again, Oshiomhole Aims Dig At Obaseki, Says He Is Not A Threat
The political battle between the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and Governor Godwin Obaseki is taking another swift ahead of the Gubernatorial election. According to Oshiomhole, the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the coming Edo Governorship elections, is not a threat to the APC. Oshiomhole…
BREAKING: APC’s Ize-Iyamu Goes One Step Ahead As Obaseki’s Family Endorses Him
The political ambition of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu is gathering momentum following the support from Obaseki’s family. Ize-Iyamu will battle with Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state. Confirming this development the APC flag bearer said on his Facebook page: ”This morning,…
Eid-El-Kabir Celebration: Sanwo-Olu, Meets Patients, Health Practitioners at Hospitals
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife, Ibijoke, on Friday, celebrated Eid-el-Kabir with in-patients and health practitioners. The dueo visited Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, Broad Street and some other hospitals in different parts of the State. The Governor and his wife while at the various hospitals chatted with the patients and the medical…
President Buhari Shows Disappointment Over Insecurity Issues
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the security agencies, saying they ought to have done better. However, he claimed that Nigerians know that his administration has done its best in fighting ever-ending insecurity issues in the country. The President revealed this while speaking with state house correspondents at the presidential…
Clergy Threatens To Shut Down Big Brother Naija With My Spiritual Power
A clergyman from Jehovah the Mightier than All Ministry, Prophet Elebena Chukwu said he has spiritual powers to shut down Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, reality show. He threatened to shut down the BBNaija lockdown season using his spiritual powers if the federal government fails to shut it down. He explained that the reality show being…
1,915 COVID-19 Patients In Lagos Show Up For Treatment
At least, 1,915 active COVID-19 patients have not turned up for treatment at the isolation centres, the health commissioner has said. Prof. Akin Abayomi, the State’s Commissioner for Health, also revealed in a tweet that 2,200 COVID-19 patients have also been discharged. Abayomi said: “Public address loudspeaker Total number of #COVID19 tests conducted so far…
MC Oluomo Warns Travellers To Board Vehicles At Motor Parks
The Chairman National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Lagos State Council, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya aka Mc- Oluomo has warned travelers to ensure that they board vehicles at motor parks across the state. “I advised those that would be traveling for Eld -el -Kabir celebration with their loved ones to any part of the country…
Lagos Pastor Says ”I Ventured Into Kidnapping To Raise Money For Charity
A Lagos pastor, Adetokunbo Adenokpo, after been paraded by the Police for abducting a dispatch rider confessed that he ventured into kidnapping business for charity purposes. The 52-year old detained the dispatch rider in an underground facility in his church in Sagamu, Lagos. The suspect, had called the company where the dispatch rider works, Glory…
Gov. Sanwo-Olu Delivers EID-EL-KABIR Speech, Calls for Moderate Celebrations
Ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir festival, the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has felicitated with Muslims urging them to observe Covid-19 safety rules. Sanwo-Olu, in his Eid-el-Kabir message released on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, congratulated Muslims in Lagos and advised them to continue on the path of spirituality and peaceful co-existence. The…
Shock As Soldier Kills Senior Army Officer In Borno
A soldier suspected to be suffering from mental issue killed a Senior Army Officer on Wednesday night. LagosspyNG gathered that the murder happened in Borno, although the identity of the deceased is yet to be revealed. The suspect, whose identity was not also disclosed, is a trooper of the Nigerian Army serving in 202 Battalion of…
FG In Agreement With Israeli Company To Drive Ethanol Production
President Buhari-led administration has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the DOR Group of Israel to further drive the production of ethanol in the country. LagosspyNg gathered that Ogbonnaya Onu, who heads the Ministry of Science and Technology, Minister of State, Mohammed Abdullahi, together with the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Bello Umar, signed the MoU on behalf…