Lagos returns to normalcy with gridlock, market reopening (Guardian) Wednesday was Day Three into the gradual ease of the lockdown announced by President Muhammadu Buhari, but the gridlock encountered in all arteries of Lagos State was a return to the…
Lockdown violators, men dressed as cows and other strange happenings
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. 2,310 violators of COVID-19 lockdown order arrested in Lagos (Vanguard) A total of 2,310 violators of…
Marbella hotel shoulders blame for Novak Djokovic breaking Spanish lockdown regulations
A Marbella resort has shouldered the blame for Novak Djokovic breaking lockdown regulations amid the coronavirus crisis. On Monday, the world No. 1 from Serbia shared a video of him training on court in Spain on Instagram – despite a…
If you like relax lock down, if you like don’t – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
To relax the lockdown or not to relax the lockdow. That is not the question because, I am neither here nor there. The virus of hunger is dealing me a devastating blow as much as the fear of Coronavirus. I…
Customers besiege banks in Abuja, Lagos as lockdown eases
Banks customers yesterday besieged the banks in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as the Federal Government announced partial lifting of lockdown after a month-long sit-at-home order following COVID-19 pandemic worrisome spread in the states and the FCT.…
Many flee as man slumps at ATM gallery
The Automated Teller Machine (ATM) gallery of a commercial bank in Onipanu area of Lagos State yesterday was immediately deserted after a man on the queue slumped causing panic as many suspected it was a possible COVID-19 case. A member…
Nigeria’s confirmed COVID-19 cases climb to 2558 as gradual easing of lockdown begins in Lagos, FCT
Nigeria recorded an additional 170 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the eve of the gradual easing of lockdown imposed on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos and Ogun states in order to control the spread five weeks ago. According to the…
COVID-19: Abiodun extends lockdown by one week
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Friday extended the lockdown of the state by one week from May 4 to 11, 2020. Abiodun also extended the relaxation period from seven to 10 hours. The governor said this in a broadcast…
*Controversy surrounds video vixen’s electrocution in Lagos (Punch) *Lagos issues fresh guidelines for public transport operations (Vanguard)
Controversy surrounds video vixen’s electrocution in Lagos (Punch) Controversy has surrounded the death of a popular dancer and video vixen, Love Divine, popularly known as Picturekodak, who was allegedly electrocuted on Wednesday. Picturekodak was allegedly electrocuted around 9pm while charging…
Lagos Lawn Tennis Club donates N5m COVID-19 palliative to state government
The Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan, has donated N5 million to the state government as its contribution to efforts to cushion the effects of the COVID-19-induced lockdown on vulnerable citizens of the state. Speaking at the presentation of the N5…