Tag: Lagos
Court frees Lagos girl accused of killing dad’s friend over rape
The Lagos Magistrates Court sitting in Yaba on Wednesday released a 15-year-old (name withheld) accused of killing her father's friend, Babatunde Ishola, 51, who...
Lagos records 5 coronavirus-related deaths
Lagos State’s coronavirus death toll increased to 72, following five new deaths, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Tuesday.
The NCDC made...
Coronavirus: Abia displaces Lagos in top position as Nigeria sees 260...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday announced 260 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country.
The new cases bring...
Lagos civil servants from level 13 to resume June 8
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed civil servants from Grade Level 13 to resume work effective Monday, June 8.
The governor had in March...
Lagos mosques, churches to reopen from June 19 – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says worship centres in the state will be allowed to reopen from June 19.
Speaking on Thursday during a briefing...
George Floyd: US embassy raises alarm over planned protest in Lagos
The United States’ Embassy in Nigeria has warned its citizens against visiting its consulate office in Lagos over a planned protest against the killing...
Lagos churches, mosques remain shut – Govt
Churches and mosques in Lagos State might not be reopened soon for worshippers, the state government said on Tuesday.
Commissioner for Home Affairs, Anofiu Elegushi,...
MC Oluomo donates face masks to Lagos journalists
Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has donated locally-fabricated...
Former Lagos senator, Muniru Muse, is dead
Senator Muniru Muse has died aged 80 at the Ahmadiyya Hospital in Apapa, Lagos after a brief illness.
The chieftain of the All Progressives Congress...
Coronavirus: Man dies after rejection by Lagos hospital
A young man identified simply as Joel has died after he was allegedly refused treatment at Isolo General Hospital in Lagos State for fear...