Funke Busari Just at the anniversary of the first fatality recorded for Coronavirus pandemic in the world, Nigeria has recorded 1,361 deaths. This is revealed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday. Meanwhile number of active cases in the country is now 19,479. Confirmed cases have now risen to 101,331 while samples currently tested in the country are 1,033,858. New infection of Coronavirus cases is 1,244 by NCDC’s updated figure on 11th January, 2021. So far that the country has recorded 1,361 deaths, it has well discharged 80,491. Break down of the 1,244 new cases shows that 774…
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Funke Busari, Lagos A public health facility in Lagos, Meiran Primary Health Centre in the Agbado/Oke-Odo LCDA, has been ordered closed by the Chairman of Agbado/Oke-Odo LCDA, Hon. David Famuyiwa. This is on the heels of a report on some members of staff of the health centre who tested positive to the Coronavirus. The local council boss also ordered the immediate contact tracing of their colleagues and associates as well as patients who visited the facility in the last few days. He also urged community members to take responsibility for their health and life by avoiding social events that attract large…
Funke Busari, Lagos Scores of youths partying at a lounge located at the Bode Thomas area of Surulere, Lagos have been arrested by the police for violating the COVID-19 protocols in the early hours of Saturday morning. The Commissioner of Police Lagos State Command, CP Hakeem Odumosu personally led a team of Police officers and men to effect their arrests in tandem with COVID-19 enforcement protocols. Information reaching CASEFILE has it that the police chief and his team stormed Lounge 38, Bode Thomas, Surulere and arrested scores clubbing at about 1a.m which was contrary to the state government COVID-19 orders.…
Funke Busari An aide of President Muhammadu Buhari, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, has joined the league of Nigerians who got infected and recovered from the dreaded COVID-19, virus. Senator Ojudu announced this on his Facebook page on Saturday morning. He told his Facebook followers that he got infected and recovered from the dreaded virus. Earlier last week, Senator Ojudu posted a picture of a testing center in Abuja with large number of people queuing to access the facility. Today he posted the pictures of the recovery stages and warned Nigerians that COVID-19 is real and deadly. He enjoined all and sundry…
Funke Busari, Lagos An exclusive report by TVC’s Adedoja Salam Adeniyi is calling attention to the impact of COVlD-19 Second Wave spreading like wild fire in Lagos communities. The report depicts patients gasping for breath with the aid of ventilators and portrays the challenges of oxygen supply chain. Please watch the video here to come to speed with likely situations Nigerians could be having in their hands if deliberate efforts are not taken to observe protocols. Footage and photos Credit: TVC
The executives and members of Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria, CRAN, a body of all journalists covering the security beat across the country has condoled with the family and loved ones of late Ubong Thompson King, whose demise occurred on December 26, 2020, at the age of 48. In a statement signed by the association’s President and Secretary, Mr. Odita Sunday and Chiemelie Ezeobi respectively, the crime reporters expressed shock at Ubong King’s abrupt demise, stating that: “we take solace in the saying “God giveth and He taketh” and also in the fact that he lived a life worthy of emulation, given…
Students of the Lagos State University, LASU, on Friday staged protest over alleged hike in school fees. At a press conference held shortly after the peaceful protest, the students want a reversal to the initial N25,000 within 14 days. Part of their demands is the suspension of payment of fees by the newly admitted students. The students claimed they took the latest decision following the failure to convince the management team on the harsh effect of the increment on the parents.
Funke Busari A group of more than 500 women organisations and individuals working across Nigeria to attain gender justice, Feminist Womanifesto is calling on the Ogun State Government to thoroughly investigate the sexual harassment allegation against the embattled Commissioner of Environment, Mr. Abiodun Abudu-Balogun by a 16-year-old girl, Ms. Barakat Melojuekun in the state. The group put forth this demand on the strength of the state’s commitment to zero tolerance for violence against women. A statement by the Executive Director Women Advocate Research and Documentation Centre, WARDC, Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, on behalf of the group wants further steps to be…
On the 31st of December, 2020 I raised alarm and sought the help of Nigerians to reach His Excellency Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu over an unbridled attempt by the agencies of Lagos State Government to disposses a private citizen of his land he acquired legitimately and had been in possession for over 20 years with a certificate of occupancy of about 31 years. My Nigerian brothers and sisters, especially those of my friends who are close to the governor reached out to him with my pathetic cry for help. Dutifully and as a listening governor, His Excellency immediately ordered many of…
Funke Busari The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has placed temporary travel restrictions on 100 passengers for six months due to non-compliance to the mandatory COVID-19 protocol. According to the NIS Spokesperson DCl Sunday James on Monday in Abuja, the restriction is in line with the Federal Govemment’s directives. In a statement, DCl James said: “In line with the Federal Govemment’s directives on temporary travel restrictions on 100 passengers due to non-compliance to the mandatory Day-7 post arrival Covid-19 PCR Test by all in-bound travellers, the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede MFR has directed the relevant formations to…