A 39-year-old man, Chris Ndukwe, has committed suicide in Lagos after killing his 25-year- old girlfriend, Olamide Alli. This was contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the state police command, DSP Bala Elkana, and made available to newsmen on Monday in Lagos. Elkana said that Ndukwe and Alli were found Read More…
The Lagos state Fire Service has cautioned motorists to desist from reckless driving on highways to avoid crashes. The Acting Head of Lagos State Fire Service, Mrs Margret Adeseye, gave the warning in interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos following the spate of auto crashes, especially involving articulated vehicles Read More…
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command in Lagos State, have rescued two suspected burglars from being lynched by a mob on Lagos Island. The RRS Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police Tunji Disu, said this in the squad twitter handle on Monday. He said that the RRS operatives rescued and handed Read More…
Nigeria now has 20,244 confirmed COVID19 cases. Figures released by NCDC last night show that 6,879 cases have been discharged while the number of deaths has risen to 518. Of the national figure Lagos constitutes over 42 percent with 8,576 confirmed COVID19 cases, of which 7,006 cases are active with 126 deaths. On Sunday evening, Read More…
A total of 45 more coronavirus patients in Lagos State have recovered and discharged after testing negative twice to the virus, according to the state government. The State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday. He said that a total of 1,328 patients were now discharged from the isolation centres. Read More…
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says rescue operations have so far recovered a burnt body beyond recognition at the scene of Sunday’s explosion, involving four vehicles along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Rescue operations were still ongoing at the scene of the accident involving three tankers and a truck. Providing update at 9:00a.m., Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, FRSC Lagos Read More…
Grigor Dimitrov said on Sunday said he has tested positive for COVID-19, making him the highest profile tennis player to reveal he has the disease. The 29-year-old Bulgarian had been competing in the Adria Tour exhibition tournament in Croatia until he withdrew due to feeling ill during the weekend. The final of the Croatia event Read More…
Second half goals from Christian Pulisic and Olivier Giroud secured for Chelsea a 2-1 comeback win at relegation-threatened Aston Villa in the English Premier League (EPL) on Sunday. The victory boosted Chelsea’s hopes of securing UEFA Champions League football next season. The result left them fourth on 51 points from 30 games, five ahead of Read More…
VIEW FROM ABROAD By Jean Claude Homawoo Having grown up in Africa and Europe, the reality of life as a Black man in the U.S. did not truly hit me until I was a junior in college. As an honor student, I’d never been in any real trouble, that is until I got into an Read More…
To commemorate the World Refugee Day, we spoke to the CEO, Sesor Empowerment Foundation, Ier Jonathan-Ichaver, on the Nigerian IDP situation. Below is a video of the interview.