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Toyin, a suspected female ritualist who was rescued from being executed by an angry crowd who caught her during an alleged attempt to snatch an eight-month-old baby in the Ebute-Metta area of Lagos State, has died in the hospital. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, who confirmed the development, said Toyin was Read More…
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested five suspected telecommunication cable thieves in the Ikoyi area of the state. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesman, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Thursday. He identified the detained suspects as Yekini Mohammed, 52; Mohammed Abdullahi, 37; Tukur Mukaila, 42; Abdulrazaq Abdulrahmon, 25; and Danladi Nura, Read More…
Dr. Seyi Oyesola, Chief Executive Officer/Founder of Anesthesia and Critical Care Consultants (A3C’s), says there is an urgent need for formal training for personnel in the speciality to enhance skills and medical procedures in the country. Oyesola, who is a Consultant in anaesthesia and critical care made the call during A3C’s team’s visit to the Read More…
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) and the Ministry of Health have partnered with UrbanBetter, an advocacy and research platform on the CITYZENS4CLEANAIR initiative to address various health challenges emanating from the environmental pollution in different parts of the state. ‘Cityzens4CleanAir’ is a campaign on clean air and physical activity to support evidence-informed advocacy Read More…
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) said that it had received complaints of child defilement against Femi Olaleye, a medical doctor. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, the executive secretary of the agency made this known on the agency’s Twitter handle on Thursday. She said that the agency received a complaint of child abuse on March Read More…
Dr. Ramond Moronkola, a consultant cardiologist with Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), on Thursday cautioned Nigerians to be conscious of what they eat and drink, to decrease the risk of heart-related diseases. He said many of the primary foods and beverages being eaten were responsible for heart-related diseases. Examples of these are bread, processed Read More…
Prince Usman Hamzat, Chairman, Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State, has said that 1,600 residents have made the most from an ongoing free grassroots health outreach organised by the council. Hamzat, who disclosed this in Lagos on Tuesday, when he visited the ongoing exercise, said that the medical outreach was to achieve health care Read More…
The male gender has been advised to contribute to house chores for the good of the family. Mrs. Lola Vivour-Adeniyi, the Executive Secretary, Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), gave the advice on Wednesday at the Katangowa Market, during advocacy against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), tagged: “Men Wey Sabi”. ”Some women have Read More…
Dr. Chibuki Aigbe, The Practice Manager of One Wellness Centre, says the fertility clinic is ready to increase the success rate of In vitro fertilization (IVF) in the country. Aigbe made this known at a breakfast session organized by the centre with its fertility specialists and unveiling of its facility in Lagos. IVF is a Read More…
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State Governor, has appointed Tayo Bamgbose-Martins the new Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development. Bamgbose-Martins replaces Idris Salako who resigned on Monday after a seven-storey building collapsed in the highbrow Oniru. Salako vacated the position after overseeing a ministry under whose watch Nigeria’s biggest city witnessed successive collapses since Sanwo-Olu assumed office. Read More…
