Lagos to produce first forensic dentist in West Africa (Nation) Lagos State Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Mrs Ajibola Ponnle has disclosed that the Lagos State Public Service will be producing the first forensic dentist in the whole of…
*10 test positive for COVID-19 at Lagos Govt House (Nation) *Police in Lagos relocate checkpoints to ease movement of essential commodities, workers (Guardian)
10 test positive for COVID-19 at Lagos Govt House (Nation) No fewer than 10 persons at the Lagos State Government House Marina have tested positive for COVID-19. Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed on Thursday afternoon on his verified…
*3 men held for ‘removing’ human skull from public cemetery (Nation) *Stakeholders lament poor utilisation of UBE Fund in Lagos (Guardian)
3 men held for ‘removing’ human skull from public cemetery (Nation) The police in Lagos have arrested three men for alleged vandalism on a public cemetery and removal of a human skull. The suspects Dauda Tijani, 42, Olawale Shodolamu, 70,…
Lagos moves against truck drivers as tanker explosion kills three
A Twitter user @8ightayewa yesterday compressed the frustrations of thousands of stranded Lagosians into a single tweet at 7:20 a.m.: “I entered night bus last night going to Abuja, departed around 10:00 p.m. from Maza maza, right now, I am…
Car belonging to soldier’s wife crushes Lagos street sweeper (Punch)
A street sweeper with the Lagos Waste Management Authority narrowly escaped death on Thursday after being crushed to a stationary petrol tanker by a motorist conveying a woman said to be the wife of a soldier. The incident, which occurred…
Don’t transport corpers as from 6pm, FRSC boss orders drivers (Punch)
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has ordered that no transport union should transport any National Youth Service Corps member as from 6 pm during the Yuletide. Boboye said this during the FRSC end-of-the-year meeting with…
FRSC ‘can no longer’ fine motorists, court rules
A Federal High Court in Lagos has declared void powers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to impose fines on motorists for traffic offences. John Tsoho, a judge, held that the commission could not turn itself into a court…
*One dies in multiple accidents on Otedola Bridge —FRSC (Punch) *66% of Lagosians cannot afford basic healthcare – Commissioner (Vanguard)
One dies in multiple accidents on Otedola Bridge —FRSC (Punch) The Federal Road Safety Corps on Wednesday said that one person died in the multiple accidents that happened on Otedola Bridge in Lagos. Speaking with our correspondent, Assistant Corp Commander,…
