The Lagos State Government has launched ‘EKO TELEMED’ for residents, as part of concerted efforts aimed at protecting the citizens and reducing their risk of contracting the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The General Manager, Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), Dr. Emmanuella Zamba, speaking on Tuesday at the launch in Lagos, said that with effect from…
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NAWOJ Distributes Palliatives to Members To Cushion Covid-19 Effects
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, Lagos Chapter, has distributed relief materials to over 200 female journalists and widows across Lagos State. Speaking during the distribution exercise at Radio Lagos Complex, Alausa, the NAWOJ Chairperson – Comrade Adeola Ekine – said the edible items were received from the Lagos State Government as part of…
Buhari Loses Personal Bodyguard To Diabetes
One of President Muhammadu Buhari’s bodyguards, Warrant Officer Lawal Mato, is dead. In a statement, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, confirmed that Mato died on Tuesday after three years of struggling with diabetes. He said the military officer had been working with President Buhari for many years…
Alibaba Founder Donates Another Batch of Medical Supplies To Africa To Tackle COVID-19
The founder of Alibaba Group, Jack Ma, on Monday announced the donation of medical equipment to Africa to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chinese billionaire made the announcement on his verified Twitter handle, saying, “Our 3rd donation to Africa will immediately be made to @_africanunion and @AfricaCDC. “This includes 4.6 million masks, 500,000 swabs, and…
Nigeria Has Already Diversified It’s Economy Amid Crude Oil Price Crash
President Muhammadu Buhari has already diversified the Nigerian economy, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has claimed. He pointed to Nigeria’s exiting of recession as proof that some other critical sectors like agriculture and mining were now contributing significantly to the economic base of the nation. Mohammed claimed Nigeria exited recession not because of…
Davido’s Chioma Recovers From Coronavirus
Davido’s partner, Chioma Avril Roland has recovered from coronavirus. Chioma tested negative for the infection 23 days after she contracted the virus. Davido, who announced this on his Twitter page on Sunday, April 19, 2020, said Chioma tested negative twice for the infection. He tweeted, “Glory be to God .. Chioma has now tested negative…
Panic As Lagos Records 70 New Cases Of Coronavirus In A Day
Lagos state on Sunday recorded 70 new cases of COVID-19, the highest record in the state since the pandemic, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 376. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Sunday revealed on Twitter at 11:50 pm 19th April that there are 627 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in…
Abba Kyari’s Corpse Arrives In Aso Rock For Burial
Here is Garba Shehu’s statement on his Facebook wall: “We just received the body of Abba Kyari the deceased Chief of Staff the President in Abuja. In strict observation of the protocol put in place for the burial of Coronavirus victims by the NCDC and the Federal Ministry of Health, the funeral prayer and burial…
[BREAKING]: Abba Kyari, Buhari’s Chief of Staff, is dead
The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, is dead. Mr Kyari died of coronavirus. He received treatment at a private hospital in Lagos. His death was announced by presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, in a Tweet early Saturday. “Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, passes on. May God rest his soul….
Residents In Surulere Seeks Security Intervention After Receiving Letter From A Robbery Gang
Surulere residents in Lagos State have taken to various social media platform to call on the security operatives to intervene after they received a letter from a notorious armed robber group known as 100 Million Boys. In the letter which has now been circulated online, the robbery gang that has been terrorizing several areas in…
LASG Issues Warning To Residents Who Engage In Bonfire on Roads
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…
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,…