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The Lagos State government has issued a set of guidelines on social events and gatherings during the festive season amid the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. It stated that all social events must be duly registered to obtain event safety clearance from the Lagos State Safety Commission website (www.lasgsafetyreg.com) prior to holding. This was […]

Gunmen have shot dead a Nollywood actress, Chiemeke Ngozi, at Boji boji Owa in the Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State. It was gathered that the actress was killed on Wednesday along Deeper Life Road, in the Boji boji Owa area of Agbor.. Sources told Punch correspondent that they heard gunshots but […]

Suspected hoodlums have attacked and killed a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in FESTAC Town, in the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. Punch correspondent gathered that the victim, Pastor Babatunde Dada, was killed inside the RCCG Chapel of Resurrection on 13 Road, 6th Avenue, FESTAC Town. The killing, which […]

Tragedy struck, yesterday, at Ojodu Grammar School Bus Stop on Ogba-Ojodu Berger Road, Lagos, when a delivery van allegedly chased by officials of Lagos State Traffic Management Agency, LASTMA, rammed into school children returning from school, causing the death of no fewer than 17 students and left many injured. Vanguard learned that an angry mob, […]

Precious Chikwendu, a beauty queen, has opened up on the experience with her estranged husband and former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. Speaking in an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, she described the marriage as a violent one, describing how some persons, including Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), […]

A Nigerian, Temitayo Bello, has bagged his second PhD after completing three different bachelor’s degrees and three different masters’ degrees. Bello bagged his second PhD from the University of Ibadan (UI) having completed a thesis in Energy Law. He had got a Bachelor’s Degree (B.Sc) in Economics, Banking and Finance, and a Bachelor of Law […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Tuesday announced the discovery of three additional cases of the Omicron variant in the country. The agency had on Wednesday detected the first three cases of the variant. With Tuesday’s discovery, the total number of the omicron variant cases in Nigeria stands at six. Last week, Canada after […]

The Lagos State Government has stated that all attendees of social events in the state must now present their vaccination cards. Sanwo-Olu disclosed that all social events in the state must be duly registered to obtain an event safety clearance from the Lagos State Safety Commission website. The governor, who said this on Tuesday in a […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will be in Lagos State to inaugurate some projects on Thursday. Moves are already underway to provide heavy security in some parts of the commercial city ahead of the President’s visit, it was also learnt.  Such presidential visits are accompanied by heavy traffic congestion across Lagos.  -Independent

Ibrahim Jubril, one of the parents whose children were found dead in an abandoned car in Lagos, says nobody knows how they got into the vehicle. Eight children were found dead in a Honda Pilot parked on Adelayo street, Jah-Michael, along Badagry expressway in Lagos, on Saturday. The children were said to be between the ages of […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it will take actions on the Federal Government’s failure to meet its demand in the next 48 hours. President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, disclosed this to Daily Trust in a telephone interview, on Monday. The labour leader said the union will conclude its consultation with various […]

A coalition of northern groups under the umbrella of Arewa Concerned Civil Society Organisations of Nigeria has declared support for the zoning of the 2023 presidency to the South-East in the interest of equity, fairness and justice. The group said that zoning the presidency to the South-East will automatically stop the agitations for secession by […]

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has condemned the red listing of Nigeria by the UK government over the two cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19. Speaking at a news conference in Abuja, Mr Mohammed described the decision as unjust and discriminatory. The minister has, however, called on the UK government to […]

Omicron, the new variant of COVID-19 pandemic, is taking its toll on the aviation sector in the country. Due to the global alert, measures by the United Kingdom, United States and Canada to curtail its spread have drastically affected international flight schedules, thereby creating discomfort for passengers. Yesterday, many UK- bound passengers were stranded at […]

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a man, Gabriel Patrick, for allegedly ingesting 96 wraps of cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja, spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement yesterday. The 44-year-old father of three excreted the wraps while in their custody, Babafemi said. Patrick was arrested on November 26 […]

Air Peace says it will commence flight operations into the Anambra international cargo and passenger airport on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. The airline’s decision to commence flight operations to Anambra followed the recent approval of the state’s airport by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Stanley Olisa, the airline’s spokesperson, announced this in a statement on Saturday. Olisa […]