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We’ll Clampdown on People With Fake COVID-19 Certificates – Lagos Health Commissioner

28Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, Covid-19, Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Safety

We’ll Clampdown on People With Fake COVID-19 Certificates – Lagos Health Commissioner

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi has stated that the Ministry has observed that people have begun to have access to fake Covid-19 certificates, promising to clampdown on such people. He gave this warning at an ongoing press briefing at the Ministry of Health in Lagos on Monday. “We suspect people are gaining access to fake certificates and we will clampdown on them as this is a very dangerous trend.” Abayomi also added that Lagos residents who have tested positive have been observed to give fake contacts and phone numbers at the isolation facilities, making contact tracing difficult.

Super Eagles 2021 Fixtures Set To Return To Lagos

24Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Sports, Youths

Super Eagles 2021 Fixtures Set To Return To Lagos

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has assured that the National Stadium pitch in Surulere, Lagos could be ready to host Super Eagles and other international matches by May 2021. The Minister made this assertion during an inspection tour of the Surulere National Stadium, Lagos which is undergoing rehabilitation. His words: “It’s high time we had a familiar ground for our national teams. The Moshood Abiola National stadium Abuja and the Surulere National Stadium, Lagos will be ready to host matches next year and it will be a major plus to our teams when they have a familiar ground. “This arrangement is under the adopt initiative which is a public-private model that we developed. We were able to pitch that to the private sector. We discussed with a philanthrop...

LASG Seals Cubana Night Club for Breaching COVID-19 Protocols

20Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Covid-19, News, Nigeria, Safety

LASG Seals Cubana Night Club for Breaching COVID-19 Protocols

The Lagos State Government on Sunday sealed the Cubana night club, Ikeja GRA for violating the COVID-19 protocols introduced to curb the second wave of the virus in the state. Reports say the popular relaxation spot was sealed after inspection officials from the Lagos State Safety Commission arrived at the premises and discovered that the management was breaching the safety guidelines. The officials found the entertainment spot booming at the point at the time of visit rather than closed as ordered by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. In a viral video on social media obtained by African News Today, a crowd of people were seen making their way out of the premises without wearing facemask or face shields as prescribed by the safety protocols. The closure took place hours aft...

BREAKING: Gridlock as Fuel Tanker Bursts into Flames on Otedola Bridge

19Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Lagos News, News, Nigeria

BREAKING: Gridlock as Fuel Tanker Bursts into Flames on Otedola Bridge

There is heavy traffic at the Berger-Alausa-Magodo axis of Lagos State after a fuel tanker burst into flames on Otedola bridge, along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, on Saturday. Reports in the media have it that the incident happened a few minutes to 6pm. The incident caused panic on the expressway as many vehicles made U-turn in a bid to avoid being engulfed by the fire. Some passengers were also seen alighting from vehicles hurriedly. Many passengers were also stranded at the Alausa Secretariat and toll gate bus stops. As of the time of filling this report, details of the fire incident are sketchy.

BREAKING: COVID-19 Second Wave: Sanwo-Olu Shuts Down Schools Until Further Notice

18Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Covid-19, Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

BREAKING: COVID-19 Second Wave: Sanwo-Olu Shuts Down Schools Until Further Notice

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed that all public and private schools in the state be shut down until further notice. The governor disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He also directed all public servants from Grade Level 14 and below, except emergency workers and first responders, to work from home for the next 14 days starting from Monday next week – in the first instance. Sanwo-Olu also stressed that concerts, carnivals and street parties were banned in Lagos until further notice. According to him, night clubs have not been allowed to open yet and all night clubs in the state should be shut down indefinitely with immediate effect. Governor Sanwo-Olu stated that the 12am to 4am curfew imposed by the Federal Government remained in place, and the pro...

BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu Tests Positive For COVID-19

12Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Covid-19, Nigeria, Safety

BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu Tests Positive For COVID-19

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has tested positive for coronavirus. The state health commissioner, Akin Abayomi announced this on Saturday. African News Today had earlier reported that the governor had gone into isolation on Friday following contact with persons infected with the virus. Abayomi said the Governor is currently experiencing “mild symptoms and fatigue typical of a mild case of COVID.” In a statement, he added that Sanwo-Olu is receiving treatment and is being closely monitored at home by a clinical team from the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba. “Mr. Sanwo-Olu is doing well on treatment and rest and we are confident that he will recover quickly and clear the virus,” the statement said.

COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu Goes into Self-Isolation

11Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Covid-19, Nigeria

COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu Goes into Self-Isolation

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has gone into self-isolation following the news of one of his close aides testing positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. According to a statement by the state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, the unnamed aide was said to have tested positive, necessitating the governor to proceed on self-isolation. The governor and other members of his team will be tested by the Lagos State biobank but will remain in isolation until the results of the test are available. “This is not the first time the governor is having the COVID-19 test. He has had at least three since May when he announced that 10 of his aides had tested positive for the virus,” the commissioner stated.

It Takes More Than Social Media Poll to Win Elections, APC Replies PDP

1Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News

It Takes More Than Social Media Poll to Win Elections, APC Replies PDP

The All Progressive Congress (APC), Lagos State chapter has berated the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) over its prediction that PDP candidates would run riot in the bye-elections scheduled to hold in the state on Saturday. This was contained in statement issues by APC spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, describing PDP’s prediction as an illusion. The opposition party in Lagos State, PDP had claimed that its candidates would emerge victorious in four of the five Local Government Areas that make up the Lagos East Senatorial District – Somolu, Kosofe, Ikorodu, Epe, and Ibeju-Lekki. Reacting to the prediction, Oladejo said, “Our attention has been drawn to the nightmarish forecast of an out of character victory by a faceless and nameless opinion poll organisers of PDP victory in the reschedu...

29Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

PDP Issues 2023 Ultimatum to Tinubu

The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Lagos State chapter has promised to send the All Progressive Congress, APC, and its leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu packing, come 2023 general elections. This was disclosed by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Taofik Gani while responding to the Statement credited to Alhaji Tunde Balogun, state chairman of the APC that Tinubu has the political sagacity to move Nigeria forward in 2023. According to Gani, the PDP will coast to victory in Lagos State to celebrate the birthday of Chief Olabode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP who clocked 75 years a few days ago. He said, “The PDP Lagos State chapter is quick to respond to the claim by the Lagos APC state chairman that their National leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is proper to be preside...

Lai Mohammed Chides CNN Over Clarification of its #EndSARS Tweet

28Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Lai Mohammed Chides CNN Over Clarification of its #EndSARS Tweet

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture has reprobated Cable News Network, CNN, for backtracking on its earlier reports on the shootings at the Lekki tollgate area of Lagos State by clarifying tweets posted on its official Twitter handle. CNN on Thursday admitted it misreported the death toll at the Lekki incidence, noting that tweet on October 23 did not emphatically state that the death toll was from protest across the country. It also denied attributing the number of casualties, 38, to Amnesty International. The clarification comes on the back of a war of words between the Federal Government and the media establishment on factual report of the alleged of peaceful #EndSARS protesters at the toll gate area on the night of October 20, 2020. CNN had on October 23 r...