Bill Gates said on Thursday that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation would give $7 billion to Africa over the next four years, with most of the money going to Nigeria. He said that the Ukraine crisis was reducing the amount of aid going to the continent. Projects addressing hunger, sickness, poverty, and gender inequality Read More…
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Police arrest ex-con for theft hours after release
Yakub Yusuf, a 23-year-old ex-convict from Lagos, was detained by police for allegedly taking valve covers from a fire engine that was being repaired. The suspect was detained hours after his release from prison, according to a statement made on Thursday by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Command’s spokesman. “The suspect was arrested at 8:00 am Read More…
Abuja goes live on Saturday for massive AFAA Festival
Residents and visitors to Abuja are in for a thrill for two days when the 2022 edition of the African Fashion and Arts Vendors’ Festival (AFAA) kicks off on Saturday, November 19. The festival which will be held at the Department of Arts and Culture, Pavilion Centre, Abuja, will feature an exhibition of fashion, arts, Read More…
GOP wins US House majority, dividing government
It has been projected that Republicans will win the most seats in the United States Congress. On Wednesday, Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives but Democrats maintained their hold on the Senate, setting the stage for two years of divided government under President Joe Biden. This is not the “red wave” that the Read More…
Lagos trains judges and magistrates on sexual violence adjudication
Through the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), the Lagos State Government taught judges and magistrates on Wednesday how to deal with sexual and gender-based violence in the state. During the training, Justice Kazeem Alogba, the Chief Judge of Lagos State, said that it was important to deal with sexual and gender-based violence by taking Read More…
Lagos police rescue teenager
A teenager named Emmanuel Adeleke was freed from his kidnapper by the Lagos State Police Command. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesperson, made the statement on his verified Twitter account on Wednesday. The youngster, who is between the ages of 11 and 14, was reportedly rushed to the hospital for treatment because he was disoriented. Read More…
Obituary for Lagos legislator Omititi
The body of Abdul-Sobur Olayiwola Olawale, a lawmaker from Lagos State, who died on Tuesday during an APC presidential rally in Jos, Plateau, has been buried. The lawmaker’s remains arrived at Murtala Muhammed Airport in the afternoon, and a motorcade took them right away to his home in Mushin, Lagos. The Lagos State Legislators Wives Read More…
Lagos adds rotavirus vaccine to routine vaccinations
In order to prevent the mortality of children under the age of five, the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board (LSPHCB) reports that the state has added rotavirus vaccines to its routine immunisation (RI) programme. This was revealed by Mrs. Taiwo Onoro, the state vaccination officer, on Wednesday in Lagos during the LSPHCB sensitization meeting Read More…
Dethroned Lagos ‘Baale’ denied post-conviction bail
The post-conviction bail application made by the dethroned Baale of Shangisha, Mutiu Ogundare and his brother, Opeyemi Mohammed, was refused by an Ikeja High Court on Wednesday. For fabricating his own kidnapping, Justice Hakeem Oshodi sentenced the defendants to 15 years in prison on September 27. In his decision, Oshodi rejected their application because it Read More…
11 arrested in Lagos hotel cult brawl
The Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos State Command, has detained 11 cult members following a violent brawl in a hotel in the state’s Agege area. This is reported in a statement made on Wednesday on its official Twitter feed. The RRS said the suspects were caught on Wednesday in a hotel while fighting with dangerous Read More…