The head of a hospital in Wuhan today died of coronavirus, according to Chinese media. Liu Zhiming, the director of Wuchang Hospital, is the first hospital leader to have ‘sacrificed’ in the fight against coronavirus, reported Red Star News. The news comes after a 59-year-old nurse in the same hospital was killed by the virus…
Bayelsa Update: Alaibe vs Diri Game of Thrones.
Ex Gov. Dickson Coerced Party-man Alaibe to Withdraw Litigation Over Gov. Diri, as Bayelsa PDP Chieftain Timi Alaibe, has turned into a beautiful bride overnight for the Dickson PDP in Bayelsa State following the swearing-in of Senator Douye Diri as governor.
Tough Livelihood: Group Lambasts Lagos State Government
Informal workers have cautioned Lagos State government to stop its recent attacks on working people, their livelihoods and their communities. The workers, under the umbrella of the Federation of Informal Workers’ Organisations of Nigeria (FIWON) demanded for a reverse of actions on the recent destruction of 24 waterfront communities and what it considered whimsical ban…
JAMB Registration Ends Today, Records Almost 2 Million Registration
2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) ends today and over over 1.9 million prospective candidates for have registered so far, JAMB said on Sunday. Dr Fabian Benjamin, the board’s head of Media and Information, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on in Lagos. NAN reports that this year’s registration for…
[Just In] Supreme Court to Hear Ihedioha, Lyon Appeals on Tuesday.
The supreme court has fixed Tuesday for hearing of the application filed by Emeka Ihedioha, a former governor of Imo state, and David Lyon, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa state. Festus Akande, spokesman of the supreme court, confirmed this when he was contacted on Saturday.“Yes it is true. The appeal of…
Again, Bayelsa Deputy Governor Likely To Be Indicted For Forgery
The newly sworn-in PDP Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo may need to provide some clarity on his BSc certificate and Letter of Exemption from National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Lagosspy.ng understands. A critical look on his Bsc certificate from River State University of Science and Technology and his NYSC Letter of Exemption provides a…
[Opinion]Okada Restriction: Sanwo-Olu’s Action in the Best Interest of Lagos
By Gboyega Akosile ‘’If you care about the security of Lagos State, support your Governor on the restriction of Okada and Keke.’’ This was the submission of the former Governor of Lagos State and current Minister of Works, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola at a recent interaction with newsmen in Lagos. I have followed news reports,…
Coronavirus Death Toll Nears 1,400
The death toll from Coronavirus epidemic neared 1,400 on Friday with six medical workers among the victims, underscoring the country’s struggle to contain a deepening health crisis. Nearly 64,000 people are now recorded as having fallen ill from the virus in China, with officials revealing that 1,716 health workers had been infected as of Tuesday….
Railway Project: LASG to close Brewery level Crossing/Gaskiya Road
Lagos State Government will temporarily close down Brewery Level Crossing/Gaskiya Road for construction works between Friday, February 14 and Thursday, February 20, 2020. The temporary closure is to enable the construction of the Nigerian Railway Modernisation Project (Lagos-Ibadan section) According to a release by the State Ministry of Transportation, the planned construction on the aforementioned routes…
LASG Launches Newly Designed Articulated, Allied Vehicle Number Plate
The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, through the Motor Vehicle Administration Agency (MVAA), on Thursday launched the newly designed Articulated and Allied Vehicle Number Plate (AVNP). Speaking at the launch, the Honourable Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mr. Sewedo Oluseyi Whenu said that the…
Amotekun: Lagos Govt Hosts Security Meeting On Community Policing
The Southwest Regional Security Operation code-named Operation Amotekun has finally been adopted by Governors of all states in the Southwest and the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The Southwest Governors’ Forum told the IGP Muhammed Adamu in Lagos on Thursday that, the development would spring up fresh efforts to secure local communities. The Forum spoke…
PDP Receives Supreme Court Judgment on Bayelsa, Insists on Imo
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) receives the judgment of the Supreme Court restoring its mandate in the Bayelsa state governorship election but insists that the apex Court must right the wrongs in the Imo state governorship election judgment. In a statement released on Thursday, PDP said the Bayelsa judgment will not change the course of…
Don’t Reduce Lagos Badagry Road standard – Sanwo-Olu Tells FG
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appealed to the Federal Government to ensure that the standards of the ongoing rehabilitation of Lagos-Badagry Expressway are not lowered. Sanwo-Olu spoke when he hosted members of the Senate Committee on Works, who visited him at the State House, Alausa Ikeja. They were led by Chairman of the committee,…
Four Nigerians Make 2020 Forbes Africa’s Billionaires list
Four Nigerian billionaires are among the Forbes Africa’s Billionaires list for 2020. This is the 9th consecutive times that Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote topped the list. On the 2020 list, Egypt and South Africa tied with five billionaires each, Morocco has two, while Zimbabwe and Tanzania have one billionaire each, among members of the 3-comma…
Presidency Denies Reports on Zahra Buhari Having a Job with PPPRA
The Presidency on Wednesday debunked online that Zahra, daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, has fraudulently secured a job with the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA). According to a statement released by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Zahra is just like any other Nigerian who can work wherever she secures…
There is No Coronavirus Disease in Lagos – Prof. Abayomi Blasts Rumor Mongers
Lagos State Government has dismissed the rumoured suspicion of cases of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-2019) in Gowon Estate, Alimosho Local Government Area of the State. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, dismissed the rumour making the rounds on social media that Chinese from Wuhan, China residing in Osoba Close, Gowon Estate displayed severe symptoms…
Breaking: Legendary Highlife Musician, Victor Olaiya Goes Home at 89.
High life legend, Dr. Victor Olaiya, is dead, A statement by his label, Evergreen Music Company, confirmed his death. Its Managing Director Bimbo Esho said: “The entire music world wish to announce the death of a Legend of Highlife music, One of the last man standing, the last of the original Dr Victor Abimbola Olaiya…
Epidemiological Response Plan: Lagos State Government trains Nurses in 57 LGAs
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, (LASEMA) has commenced training of 342 healthcare personnel and nurses across the 57 Local Governments in the State on epidemiological response plan against outbreak of diseases. According to a statement, the Director General of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this at a news conference held at the Agency’s…
Lagos First Lady Tasks Parents to Provide Better Life for Their Children
The wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has tasked parents and guardians to strive to leave legacies of quality life and sound education to their children in spite of the rising rate of abuse globally. Dr. Sanwo-Olu who gave the charge during an awareness walk to sensitise members of the public on…
BREAKING: Soyinka, Sani In Court As Sowore’s Trial Resumes
Nobel laureate Professor, Wole Soyinka, and a former Nigerian Senator Shehu Sani are currently at the Abuja High Court in solidarity with the convener of #RevolutionNow Protest, Omoyele Sowore. Also, the former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Professor Chidi Odinkalu and popular activist Deji Adeyanju, are in court in solidarity with Sowore…