Plans peace walk The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commended the work of the #EndSARS judicial panel of enquiry into acts of police brutality by the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), saying they acted to the best of their ability. He, however, expressed regret about the heightened tension arising from the leak of the Read More…
Travel time on the Lagos Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT) will be greatly reduced when technology is fully applied. This will be the outcome when a firm, Eonsfleet Prosolutions Limited (EPL) and Primero Transport Services Limited, operators of BRT in Lagos, partner to reduce travel time for Lagos commuters. The Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder Read More…
Settlers in the Makoko slum of Yaba, Lagos have been gifted a water facility by a UK charity, IA Foundation. The community is said to have attracted the attention of the UK charity after a video exposing the harrowing conditions of school kids at the slum settlement went viral. The London-based charity, IA-Foundation, has decided Read More…
A Nigerian research scientist has said that African innate immunities may have weakened the efficacy of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Dr Jonathan Obaje, a Nigerian Research Scientist based in Singapore, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that based on preliminary clinical data coming from South Africa on the “Omicron” variant of the COVID-19 virus, African Read More…
There are two confirmed cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in Ottawa, the Ontario government announced Sunday. “Today, the province of Ontario has confirmed two cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 in Ottawa, both of which were reported in individuals with recent travel from Nigeria. Ottawa Public Health is conducting case and Read More…
In picture above: Soccer Football – Premier League – Chelsea v Manchester United – Stamford Bridge, London, Britain – November 28, 2021 Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes in action with Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs Nov 28 (Reuters) – Chelsea’s lead at the top of the Premier League was cut to a point Read More…
Nov 28 (Reuters) – Frank Williams, founder and former boss of a team that bore his name and that still ranks as one of the most dominant and successful in the history of Formula One, died on Sunday at the age of 79. The sport’s chief executive Stefano Domenicali, a former boss of rivals Ferrari, Read More…
Even though no Nigerian has tested positive for the new Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, they cannot enter Indonesia as from Monday. This is because Indonesia has said that it will ban the entry of travellers who have been to eight African countries including Nigeria. It will also extend quarantine times for all arrivals Read More…
Over 12 tonnes of “Loud’’ Indian hemp smuggled into Lagos from a neighbouring country through the waterways have been intercepted. Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, who said this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, described the drug as a strong variant of Indian hemp. Babafemi said that 12,385 Read More…
Traffic will be diverted on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for six days beginning from Monday. This was announced by the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, in a statement on Sunday. Popoola said traffic will be diverted to enable Julius Berger, the contractor handling Section One of the project, to lay asphalt between Arepo Read More…