Lagos State government on Thursday said it had expended about N800 million in carrying out 16,000 COVID-19 test in the state so far, disclosing that each of the test, which had been fully paid for, costs between N40,000 and N50,000. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Professor Akin Abayomi, made this known while fielding questions from newsmen on situation report in the fight the state is waging against spread of COVID-19 at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Secretariats, Alausa, Ikeja. He, however, said the state was poised to undertake 1,000 people per day very soon in the next one…
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By Damilola Balogun The Ondo state Commissioner of Police, CP Undie Adie, psc+, has out of his magnanimity donated 2000 pieces of facemasks to officers and men of the very command he supervises . While handling this facemasks to the Ondo state deputy commissioner of police, DCP Ishola Babatunde, CP Adie calls for discretion in the discharge of the function of police officers. This information was released in a press release by the Ondo state police public relations officer ASP Tee-Leo Ikoro.
Oritsefemi has been called out by some social media users who accused him of endorsing police brutality following the use of a victim’s video in his new music video. The singer whose song centered on the Coronavirus pandemic, used the video of the lady who was flogged by policemen in Osun state to back his claim of “people who think Coronavirus is a fluke, learning their lesson after being beaten”. Political analyst @YemieFash who called out Oritsefemi, said he reached out to Oritsefemi through a friend but he (Oritsefemi) was only bragging unintelligently. He further disclosed that they will initiate legal…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday inaugurated 195 tastefully furnished family units accommodation for troops in Kaduna. Newsmen report that out of the 195 buildings, 180 one-bedroom flats were for Corporals and below, while 15 two-bedroom flats were for Senior Non Commissioned officers. The COAS was represented at the inauguration of the remodeled and renovated soldiers accommodation at Ribadu cantonment in Kaduna by Commandant, Nigeria Defence Academy (NBA), Maj.-Gen Jamil Sarhan. Buratai restated that the Nigerian Army, under his leadership, places high premium on the welfare of troops and their families. He added that the…
One person died and seven others were injured in an accident that occurred on Otedola Bridge, Lagos State on Thursday. YemieFash gathered that the accident happened around 8am. The Lagos State Traffic Management Agency confirmed the accident. LASTMA noted that the accident involved a fuel tanker, a car and a commercial bus loaded with 10 passengers. It tweeted, “Fatal accident on Otedola Bridge inward Berger involving a tanker and a Mazda bus. All relevant emergency agencies alerted. “Traffic backlog building up beyond Secretariat.” “Preliminary reports confirm that a Golf car was also involved in the crash. No casualties from…
The Lagos state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called off its indefinite sit-at-home. Chairman of the association, Dr. Saliu Oseni, made this known to Yemiefash on Thursday morning. He said the decision to call off the sit-at-home order was reached after several meetings with the state government and the state Police Command. It was widely reported that the NMA had ordered its members, in a statement on Wednesday, to stay at home over constant harassment of Health workers in the state by the police. The statement read, “We have observed that despite the directives of the President…
Coronavirus deaths in Nigeria have risen to 200. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Wednesday via its Twitter handle. Nigeria on Wednesday night, recorded 284 new cases of COVID-19 with the total number of discharged patients as 1840. Meanwhile, few days ago, the Federal Government expressed worries that there might have been a rise in the number of deaths not associated with coronavirus (COVID-19) since the outbreak of the disease in the country. Many of the deaths, it said, could be attributable to the phobia some Nigerians have developed for hospitals where they are supposed…
The three Nigerians, who have been stranded in Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, Thailand, for two months, would return home soon, the Federal Government has said. In a tweet via its Twitter handle on Wednesday night, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) said the Nigerian Embassy in Bangkok has contacted the three nationals who have been trapped at the airport since March due to airport closures occasioned by the pandemic. According to Thai airport authority, the Nigerians have been trapped at the Airport Terminal for two months. They could not travel back to Nigeria as the FG had shut the country’s…
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Kayode Popoola, on Wednesday, said that work on section one of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstruction and rehabilitation was 61 per cent completed. YemieFash reports that section one of the project is about 43 km and spans from Ojota in Lagos to the Sagamu Inter-change being handled by Julius Berger Nigeria Plc. Popoola told NAN in Lagos that Julius Berger abandoned the site for about two months because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but returned in May and work was in progress inspite of the challenges. He listed some of the challenges slowing…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says all governorship aspirants in Edo and Ondo State will pay N22.5 million as part of the requirements for contesting in the states’ governorship elections on Sept. 19 and Oct. 10. In a timetable released in Abuja on Wednesday, APC National Organising Secretary Emma Ibediro said that the party would begin the primaries with the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms to the governorship aspirants. According to Ibediro, the sale of forms to Edo governorship aspirants will begin from May 20 to June 2, while that of Ondo State will be from June…