The Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Works and Infrastructure, Mrs. Aramide Adeyoye, says his administration will make the Lagos 4th Mainland Bridge a reality. She spoke at an online CovInspiration Show organised to mark the first year in office of Governor Sanwo-Olu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the social media show, moderated by UN Youth Ambassador, Dayo Israel, was streamed on Youtube, Facebook and Instagram in compliance with physical distancing rules occasioned by COVID-19. Adeyoye said: “I can tell you we have begun to see the projects that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Dr. Obafemi Hamzat…
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NO fewer than 30 houses including a primary school have been damaged following a rainstorm in Iragon-Iragbo community in Badagry, Lagos. The community witnessed extreme weather on Sunday which caused many buildings to partially collapse or have their roofs blown away. According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), a team has been deployed to ascertain the damage and identify the number of persons displaced.
IN a bid to shore up the chances of their party, some governorship aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have initiated moves towards reducing the number of contenders for the ticket of the party at the July 22, 2020 primaries in the state. This is even as a couple of them have stepped up subtle lobbying likely delegates and other party stalwarts to brighten their chances of securing the ticket. As of Monday, 17 aspirants were believed to have signified interest in the ticket of the party,after the PDP headquarters in Abuja releasedguidelines for the conduct…
Nigeria’s military has conducted a wave of air raids on criminal gangs in the northwest of the country in an operation to halt attacks on civilians and residents, the military said. Residents reported bombings by military jets in recent days on remote camps used by armed cattle rustlers and kidnappers in Katsina and Zamfara states. The military has said it killed over 300 so-called “bandits” since Thursday in the bombardments but AFP could not independently verify the claims. Nigeria’s army has frequently overplayed the impact of its operations in the past. In a statement on Sunday, the military claimed to…
The Nigerian Army High Command declared on Sunday night that following the relocation of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai to the North East to personally coordinate offensive operations against the war on terror, troops have Neutralized 1, 015 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. Recall that the Army Chief who relocated to the North East on the 4th of April 2020, set up base at Super Camp, Ngamdu from where he had been traversing the various locations and trenches of troops and embarking in joint fighting patrols and clearance operations across Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states to boost…
Six patients have died of coronavirus-related complications in Lagos, Delta, Edo, Ogun, Rivers, and Sokoto states. YemieFash reports that the six fatalities bring the total number of COVID-19 deaths in Nigeria to 227. While the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced five COVID-19 deaths on Sunday evening, Lagos lost another patient to COVID-19 on Monday. The Lagos State Government said the new COVID-19 death makes the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the state rise to 47. Twitter handle, LASG said, “Total number of #COVID19 discharged patients is now 738. Lagos recorded one more COVID-19 related death. Total number of COVID-19…
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of the Saturday Editor of Daily Telegraph, Waheed Bakare. The President, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, described Bakare’s death as a loss, not just to the media, but to the entire nation. “President Muhammadu Buhari commiserates with the media industry, particularly Nigeria Union of Journalists and Nigeria Guild of Editors, over the passing of the Saturday Editor of New Telegraph, Waheed Bakare. “The President sends condolences to family of the deceased, and management of New Telegraph Newspapers, describing the editor’s death…
Four persons who work as grave diggers at a public cemetery owned by Akure South Local Government along Imafon road, Akure have been arrested after five human heads were found in their possession. They were identified as Kunle Olomofe aged 45, Adewale Abiodun aged 40, Akinola Sunday aged 69 and Oluwadare Idowu aged 67. Sources said they were arrested while trying to severe the head of a tipper driver that was just buried at the cemetery. It was gathered that they met their waterloo when family members of the tipper driver returned to make arrangements on how to permanently secure…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will create electronic platforms for submission of nomination forms by political parties and other activities in the Edo and Ondo governorship elections to minimise physical contacts over fear of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was contained in a policy document released and signed by INEC Chairman, Yakubu Mahmood. Other aspects of the election that will be conducted electronically include tracking of campaign funds by candidates and political parties, accreditation of observer groups, submission of party agents lists by political parties and engagement with stakeholders. The Commission will also reduce the number of accredited Observer Groups…
The President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and an aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming governorship election in the state, Dr Dayo Faduyile, on Monday, said he remains in the race for the party’s ticket to represent the party in the October 10, 2020 governorship election. Faduyile who stated this in a statement issued and signed by the Media and Publicity Secretary of his Campaign team, Niyi Majofodun, said the clarification became necessary following reports that Faduyile is working for the emergence of particular aspirants in the election. Majofodun described the rumour as mischievous and…