Leeds United were promoted to the Premier League on Friday after West Bromwich Albion’s 2-1 defeat at Huddersfield ensured the Championship leaders will end their 16-year exile from the top-flight. Marcelo Bielsa’s side were able to celebrate promotion without kicking a ball as second-placed Albion’s failure to take three points guaranteed Leeds will finish in…
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President Buhari Hails Nigerian Professor Appointed VC In UK University
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, showered encomium on Prof Charles Egbu, who was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Leeds Trinity Unversity, United Kingdom. LagosspyNG obtained Buhari’s congratulatory message to Egbu from his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. The statement was titled “President Buhari salutes Prof Charles Egbu, Nigerian named VC of…
Police Arrest Former Staff For Killing Fahim Saleh, Gokoda Founder
Police in the United States on Friday said they have arrested a former personal assistant to Fahim Saleh, suspected to have killed the Gokada founder. Saleh’s personal assistant, Tyrese Devon Haspil, 21, arrested on Friday, is expected to be charged in a criminal complaint with second-degree murder and other crimes, New York Times reported. The…
Joy Nunieh Finally Testifies Before Reps Committee On NDDC
Joy Nunieh the former acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has finally appeared before the House of Reps Committee on NDDC. Ms. Nunieh was billed to appear before the committee on Thursday but her house was besieged by some security agents, hindering her from making a physical appearance. The former NDDC…
Barca We’ve Been ‘Very Inconsistent, Weak,’ Messi Laments As Real Madrid Win La Liga
A frustrated Lionel Messi called for change after Barcelona handed the La Liga title to Real Madrid on Thursday, warning the team will lose in the Champions League as well if they fail to improve. Barca’s title challenge ended with a whimper at Camp Nou, where they were beaten 2-1 by Osasuna while Madrid’s 2-1…
Sanwo-Olu Pays Over N8.7BN To 2,309 Retirees In Six Months
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has disbursed more than N8.7 billion as Accrued Pension Rights to 2,309 retirees’ savings accounts between January and June, 2020. The Director-General of Lagos State Pension Commission, LASPEC, Mr. Babalola Obilana, revealed this while giving an update on the payment. He affirms that Lagos State remains exceptional in…
Lagos HoS Charges Permanent Secretaries, Accounting Officers to be Proactive
The Lagos State Head of Service (HoS), Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, has charged the recently appointed Permanent Secretaries and Chief Executive Officers of Agencies in the State Public Service to see their positions as trust and responsibilities that come with high expectations. He expressed optimism that, individually and collectively, they will justify the confidence reposed in…
Wike Calls On IGP To Investigate Her Attempted Abduction Nunieh
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike called on the Inspector General of Police to investigate the circumstances that led to over 50 armed policemen storming the residence former Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC), Dr. Joy Nunieh Dr. Nunieh. Governor Wike was on ground to frustrate the attempted abduction , berated those self styled…
[JUST IN] Gov. Wike Rescues Ex NDDC Boss Who Was Placed Under House Arrest
River State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has rescued Joy Nunieh, former Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), who was placed under house arrest by the police. In a video obtained by LagosspyNG, the Governor had arrived at her residence in the state capital, ordered armed policemen around out of the way. The…
Lagos Commences Recruitment Of Medical Professionals into General Hospitals
Lagos State Health Service Commission has announced the commencement of recruitment exercise for medical professionals into General Hospitals across the State with the opening of a recruitment portal: jobs.lagosstate.gov.ng According to a release issued by the Commission today, the decision to fill the vacant positions in the 27 General Hospitals across the State followed the…
Kano Assembly Proposes Castration For Rapists
The Kano State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, commenced the process to further amend the State’s Penal Code amendment (No.12), the law of 2014, so as to provide for castration, as penalty for rape offenders in the state. The Assembly made the proposal, following a motion presented on Wednesday by a member, Nuraddeen Al-hassan, representing…
College Of Nursing Commences Online Examinations For Students
Lagos State College of Nursing, Midwifery and Public Health, Igando has commenced its first online Examination for the 100 level students of the Department of Nursing. In a statement issued by the Provost of the College, Mrs. Oyefunso Orenuga, the online examination was adopted in view of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic and the need to…
Deaconess Who Brutalised 14-year-old Girl Pleads Guilty, Remanded In Prison
A deaconess at the Living Faith Church (Winners’ Chapel), identifies as Yemi Awolola, who brutalized a 14-year-old girl put in her care with a hot knife and gas lighter in her genital area, has pleaded guilty to the charges against her. It was also gathered that Awolola inserted a stick in the girl’s vagina. Awolola, who…
Nigeria’s Air Force First Female Helicopter Pilot Dies
Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Tolulope Arotile, has been confirmed dead following a road accident that occurred in Kaduna. She had sustained injuries from the fatal accident which eventually led to her untimely death. The deceased was one of the 13 pilots inducted at the NAF Headquarters, Abuja, on Tuesday, August 15, 2019. A…
[JUST IN] Gokada Founder, Fahim Saleh Found Dead, Dismembered In His New York City Apartment
Tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh, who is the CEO of former bike-hailing app Gokada, was on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 found dead and dismembered in his New York apartment. The startup had completed nearly 1 million rides since it was co-founded in 2018 by Fahim Saleh from Bangladesh who previously founded and exited Pathao, a motorcycle, bicycle…
[BREAKING] Senate Pass Bill, Prescribing Life Imprisonment For Kidnappers
Nigerian Senate on Tuesday passed a bill which prescribes life jail to replace the current 10 years maximum sentence for kidnappers. The bill, tagged ‘The Criminal Code Act (Amendment) Bill, 2020’ sponsored by Oluremi Tinubu (APC, Lagos Central), had passed second reading in the Senate on Tuesday, 26 November 2019. Also, the Bill as amended…
Yoruba Is The Glue Holding Nigeria Together — Olu Falae
Elder statesman, Chief Olu Falae, has said Yorubaland is the glue holding Nigeria together, invested a lot to maintain peace in the country and, therefore, cannot be talking of secession. Falae, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Minister of Finance, Director for Economic Planning, and Managing Director of a bank, spoke to…
LASG Tells Striking Doctors To Resume Work
The Lagos State Government has urged striking doctors under its employment to suspend their three days warning strike and return to work. The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, made the plea in a statement in Lagos released on Monday night. Omotoso said that the call became necessary after a joint meeting…
LASG Seeks Cooperation of Residents for The Reconstruction of Otto-Wharf/Mba-Cardoso Road
The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, has asked residents in the Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area of the State to give their maximum support to the successful execution of the Otto-Wharf/ Mba-Cardoso road reconstruction project. The Commissioner made the call at a stakeholders’ meeting in Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Secretariat,…
BREAKING: Boko Haram attacks military barracks in Borno
The 333 Artillery Barracks in Maiduguri, Borno state, is currently under Boko Haram attack. According to TheCable, military sources said the insurgents stormed the town around 11:20pm on Monday, firing shots into the barracks. The soldiers responded immediately but the insurgents had already surrounded the barracks, according to a source. Boko Haram had initially attacked…