Sanwo-Olu flays warning strike by doctors, urges end (Guardian) Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, described as unfair and opportunistic the decision by doctors in the state to go on strike. He urged them to call off their ongoing three-day…
Former presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, wife leave isolation centre
Ex-Presidential aide, Dr Doyin Okupe and his wife, Aduralere, have been discharged from an isolation centre in Ogun State. They tested positive for coronavirus on April 23 and underwent treatment. Okupe was Special Assistant to Former President Obasanjo (Media &…
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…
Cultists shoot OPC member dead in Ogun, spare pregnant wife
Two suspected cultists have allegedly shot dead a member of the Oodua People’s Congress in Ogun State, Kolawole Ajomale, in the presence of his pregnant wife. The suspects, identified as Korede Pariosho and Jide Afolabi, allegedly shot Ajomale in the…
FCT, Lagos, Ogun communities ignore Buhari’s lockdown order
Residents of some communities in the Federal Capital Territory, Ogun and Lagos states on Sunday violated the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s (retd.) lockdown order. On Saturday and Sunday, our correspondents in the FCT observed that although there was compliance…
Coronavirus: Nigeria toll now 42 as Lagos, Ogun record new cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed two new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The NCDC made this known via its Twitter handle @NCDCgov, on Tuesday. NCDC tweeted, “Two new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Nigeria.…
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…
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway… Traders, residents, experience nightmare on alternative routes (DailyTrust)
Since the partial closure of the 600km stretch of road from Berger (New Garage bus stop) to the Ogun River (Kara Bridge) on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, some motorists have taken to alternative roads leading to their various destinations. The alternative…
13 Oro adherents remanded for attacking Christians, Muslims (Punch)
An Ogun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ilaro has ordered that 13 Oro adherents, who allegedly attacked Muslims and Christians in the Idi-Iroko area of the Ipokia Local Government Area of the state last Saturday be remanded in prison. Some of the…
Abiodun signs security trust fund, Ogroma bills into laws (Guardian)
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has signed the State Security Trust Fund Bill, passed by the State House of Assembly, into law.The bill was signed by the governor after it was presented to him by the Speaker of the House,…