The Anambra State has said that the coronavirus pandemic, which may have started in Wuhan, China, is still a clear and present danger to the international community, including Anambra State. According to a statement by Commissioner for Information & Public…
*Mother, son jailed three years for Internet fraud (Punch) *Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: More buildings for demolition over interchange, flyovers (Vanguard)
Mother, son jailed three years for Internet fraud (Punch) The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, sentenced one Mrs Damilola Adeyeri and her son, Alaba, to three years’ imprisonment for defrauding an American of the sum of $82,570. Justice…
Lagos biobank to tackle Lassa fever, Coronavirus
The newly built Lagos State Level-3 Biosafety Laboratory, also known as the Lagos Biobank, has commenced operation. The facility, located at the Lagos Mainland Hospital (formerly Infectious Diseases Hospital), has the capacity to process, rapidly identify and store samples of…
*100 suspects nabbed for cultism, violent crimes in Lagos (Guardian) *Trafficking: Nine women intercepted at Lagos airport (Nation)
100 suspects nabbed for cultism, violent crimes in Lagos (Guardian) Operatives of the Lagos State police command have arrested about 100 suspected criminals in the state. Of the number, 86 suspected cult members were nabbed in Ikorodu area of the…
*Traders faint as fire razes Lagos Timber market (DailyTrust) *Abule Egba explosion: Sanwo-Olu seeks NNPC’s support for compensation of displaced victims (Vanguard)
Traders faint as fire razes Lagos Timber market (DailyTrust) Some traders fainyed while property worth millions of naira was early yesterday destroyed by fire at the popular Amu Timber market near Olorunsogo Bus-stop in Mushin area of Lagos. Several houses…
*Oko-Oloyun murder: Police vow to arrest culprits (Guardian) *Sanwo-Olu’s open-door policy commended (Nation)
Oko-Oloyun murder: Police vow to arrest culprits (Guardian) The Oyo State Police Command, yesterday, said a team of crack detectives from the Homicide Section of State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Iyaganku was questioning some staff and two police escorts…
China quarantines city of 11,000,000 after coronavirus outbreak (Metro)
Wuhan city, where the coronavirus outbreak originated, is shutting down outbound flights and trains, according to Chinese state media. The state-owned People’s Daily newspaper said in a tweet that no one would be allowed to leave the city starting at…