The Government and people of Anambra State are saddened by the sudden deaths of two distinguished Nigerians, Dr Augustine Amechi Adibua Obiora, co-founder of the famous Eko Hospital in Lagos, and Professor Victor Efosa Uwaifo, a musician and singer of…
Mass burial: Time running out for abandoned corpses of 99 children, 25 adults at LUTH mortuary
The fate of 124 corpses abandoned at the morgue of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos, is about to be sealed through a mass burial except their families claim the bodies early enough. Of the number, 99 were kids…
LASTMA arrests dismissed officer for alleged impersonation
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has arrested a dismissed officer, Shakiru Agbaje, in Mushin, following an intelligence report obtained by the provost unit of the agency about his illegal activities and unauthorised traffic enforcement operations at Lagos University…
No need to live on, says man who lost wife, 3 children in Lagos building collapse
Even as he tries to conceal the true situation of developments around him, a look at him evokes pity, given that as young as 32, Mr Emmanuel Otache moves around in crutches without shelter and living from hand to mouth.…
*Reps consider legalising hemp cultivation, registration for traders (Punch)*Sanwo-Olu expresses concern over rising COVID-19 cases (Guardian)
Reps consider legalising hemp cultivation, registration for traders (Punch) The House of Representatives is proposing legalisation of cultivation and trading in cannabis for medical and cosmetic use, research purposes as well as revenue generation for Nigeria. This is being proposed…
Kyari, Bode, Roberts, Ihemaguba, others for Realnews 8th Anniversary Lecture
Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari and Chief Medical Director, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Chris Bode, have confirmed that they will attend the Realnews Eighth Anniversary Lecture. Along with Kyari, Dr. Alero Roberts…
Teenager crushes Lagos trader with mother’s car
An attempt by a 16-year-old boy to test his driving skills with his mother’s car at the Arena Shopping Mall, Oshodi, Lagos State, has cost a life. PUNCH Metro learnt that the victim, Mrs Tuale Iwejim, was walking to where…
ICPC probes LUTH CMD for ‘reckless spending, fund diversion’
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission says it is investigating the Chief Medical Director of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Prof. Chris Bode. The spokesperson for the ICPC, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, confirmed the investigation but said…
*Fuel scarcity looms in Lagos, its environs as tanker drivers begin strike Monday (Vanguard) *ICPC probes LUTH CMD for ‘reckless spending, fund diversion’ (Punch)
Fuel scarcity looms in Lagos, its environs as tanker drivers begin strike Monday (Vanguard) Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, Friday directed members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, in Lagos zone, to shut fuel distribution in…
*Lagos’ laboratories accredited for COVID-19 testing charge extra fees ranging from N10,000 to N50,000 (Punch) *Policewoman, two children die in Lagos collapsed buildings (Nation)
Lagos’ laboratories accredited for COVID-19 testing charge extra fees ranging from N10,000 to N50,000 (Punch) On June 29, the Lagos Government inaugurated a private lab consortium to expand the testing capacity for COVID-19 in the state. Findings, however, revealed that…