The Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria and Lagos State Government have called for concerted and prompt actions towards ending the malaria scourge in the country. They made the call on Thursday in Lagos during a programme organised…
Bricklayer sells six-week-old twins for N500,000 (Punch)
A 26-year-old bricklayer, Kenneth Ofoke, has been arrested in Benin, Edo State, for allegedly selling his six-week-old twin babies for half a million naira. The suspect, who hails from Eboyi State, was said to have sold the infants in Port…
Buhari set to visit Lagos on Wednesday (Punch)
The Lagos State Government says preparations are in top gear to host President Muhammadu Buhari on his official visit to the state on Wednesday. This was announced in a statement issued by the state Ministry of Information and Strategy on…
Lagos baseball body embarks on grassroots development (Punch)
The Lagos State Baseball and Softball Association has affirmed its readiness to develop the game at the grassroots level. Chairman of the body, Abiodun Lawrence-Ogidan, says they hope to spread the game across schools in the state and provide the…
Seven Lagos traffic robbery suspects confess to snatching N25,000, valuables from victims —Police (Punch)
A team of surveillance experts attached to the Police Command in Lagos State has arrested seven traffic robbery suspects in separate sting operations, the spokesperson of the Command, DSP Bala Elkana, has said. Elkana said in a statement that while…
US-based music duo, ROZE, in Nigeria for AY Live show (Punch)
US-based music duo, born Eghosa Rodney Agbonayinma and Osazuwa Michael Agbonayinma, popularly known as ROZE are currently in Nigeria to make a debut appearance at comedian Ayo Makun’s AY Live comedy show coming up on Easter Sunday. Born in Texas,…
INEC to conduct supplementary election in Lagos constituency (Punch)
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will conduct a supplementary election in Ajeromi/Ifelodun Federal Constituency of Lagos State. INEC had declared the February 23 National Assembly election inconclusive in the constituency. The Director and Head of Voter’s Education, …
FG distributes N12m food to refugees in Lagos (Punch)
The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCRMI) on Monday distributed food and non-food items worth N12 million to over 500 refugees and persons of concern in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the…
Any policeman found guilty of power abuse’ll be dismissed – IG (Punch)
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has said that any police officer found liable for misuse of power that resulted into the death, injury or indignity of citizens, would be dismissed from service and charged to court. Adamu, while…
9th NASS: Use 2011 rule book for voting, Enang tells lawmakers (Punch)
The presidential liaison officer to the Senate, Ita Enang and the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, have disagreed on the rule book to be adopted while electing new presiding officers for the 9th Senate. Enang, the Senior Special Assistant to…