Following governor Babajide Sanwo- Olu’s directive on ban of public gathering above 50 people, a combined team of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, and Lagos State Safety Commission has sealed Prime Mall Mega Plaza located in Lekki and three other event centres for flouting the state government’s directive on public gathering. Worried by growing cases of the deadly Coronavirus in the state, Governor Sanwo-Olu had on Friday banned public gatherings of over 50 people in the state as part of measures to prevent the pandemic. The governor had also warned religious bodies, families, residents, academics, professionals and other…
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Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu is leading out his officers to enforce the restriction on social gathering issued by both the State and Federal Governments. This information is contained in a press release signed by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana. Find below the statement: CZ: 5650/LS/PPRO/VOL. 3/31 21st March, 2020 Press ReleaseEnforcement of ban on social gatherings, clubs, parties, ceremonies and religion gatherings of more than 50 persons in Lagos State. Lagos State Police Command wishes to inform the General Public that the Command in compliance with the guidelines and directives issued…
With effect from Monday March 23, 2020 courts in Lagos State will not allow members of the general public into the court premises except for those whose cases are to be heard and their witnesses and counsel. Additionally, the measure is also adopted to safeguard the health of court personnel and court users. This is part of effort to curb the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic in both magistrates and high courts across the state. The State Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba said the preemptive measure is to be taken to curb the dreaded disease. This is according to a statement…
There was a fire outbreak at 7th Avenue, in-front of J close, opposite the police post, Festac Town, Lagos State. The scene of the fire is where over 1000 Square meter empty land is occupied by different squatters from various nationalities in Nigeria mostly Northerners. Reports say the fire started at 2.10 a.m and the cause of fire has been traced to a generating set. The incident was said to have received responses from some residents of the community and the men of the Federal Fire Service, Festac Town. The Fire Service men responded to the incident as they came…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Lagos State Council on Friday, led former staff of Champion Newspapers to protest at Oriental Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos, venue of 2020 Champion Newspapers Excellence Awards, over unpaid 54 months salary arrears. The protest against the management of the Newspapers was led by the Council Chairman, Dr. Quasim Akinreti as well as the National Trustee of the Union, Mr. Sylva Okereke. It was gathered that as the protest was going on, the management of Champion Newspapers threatened to arrest the Council chairman and his team of protesters, who were unperturbed over the threats by…
The ‘Common Sense’ proponent and former Bayelsa East lawmaker, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce Friday announced the death of his wife. He tweeted this on his Twitter handle: “I’m broken. Just lost my beautiful wife to cancer. She was my best friend for 43 years and my wife for 41 years. Cancer is real, but it shouldn’t be a death sentence – awareness, and early detection and treatment are key to survival. I miss her so so much. I’m broken. “Our children are devastated, I am too. But I have to be strong for them. Please put our family in your prayers.…
Jimoh Fathia Retired staff of the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, on Thursday lamented the non-payment of about 15 months pension arrears by the federal government. The pensioners stormed the Ogun state secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta describing the situation as worrisome. Their complaint was that about 2,000 of them have not been paid and the federal institutions responsible seems unconcerned. Speaking on behalf of the pensioners, the National President of NTA Contributory Pensioners’ Association, Kayode Da-Silva bemoaned what he termed ‘inhuman and inconsiderate’ actions of the federal government on the payment of their gratuities. Da-Silva…
Defence and security reporters have been challenged to deploy investigative journalism skills in their effort to make the defence sector a lot more transparent and accountable in Nigeria. The challenge came as a result of concerns expressed by stakeholders that defence sector policies impede the efforts of journalists to deepen their coverage of the sector. This was made known on Tuesday in Lagos at a one-day media workshop for 21 investigative journalists and editors on defence sector accountability reportage organised by Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, in collaboration with Transparency International and support of DFID-UK. Bringing to bare his…
Lagos State Government on Thursday disclosed that four new persons have tested positive to the deadly Coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 11. This means that over 12 people have been infected with the deadly disease in the country. Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed that the government was currently following up over 1,300 contact cases. Abayomi disclosed that 19 people were tested for Coronavirus on Wednesday in Lagos and that four out of them had tested positive to the virus and had been isolated for treatment at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba…
The Lagos State Government is closing down all public and private schools from Monday, 23rd March 2020. This is according to a statement signed by the state commssioner for education Folashade Adefisayo. She said the move becomes necessary to prevent children and their teachers from getting more vulnerable to the pandemic.She said the closure is not intended to create panic but to arrest the spread of the disease, which has become a global threat. She added that the Incident Command Centre, headed by the Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will continue to trace all contacts of the identified cases. She also encouraged…