A Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has sentenced 34 persons to one month community service for violating the social distancing directives of the Lagos State Government. The court convicted the defendants following their plea of guilty to a one-count charge Read more
The Lagos State Government has withdrawn charges against a musician, Azeez Fashola, alias Naira Marley, and a politician, Babatunde Gbadamosi. Naira Marley, Gbadamosi and his wife were charged before the Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Ogba for attending a crowded Read more
A 66-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom has died of coronavirus in Lagos State. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made this known via Twitter handle on Wednesday. He also confirmed that cases of coronavirus had increased Read more
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the arrest of two helicopter pilots for allegedly violating the Executive Order issued by the state government to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state. They have also been remanded Read more
The Federal Government has announced the approval of $150million stabilisation fund to meet shortfalls in monthly allocations. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, announced this on Monday, in Abuja during a media briefing on the Read more
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday announced that two patients receiving treatment at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba have been discharged. The governor who disclosed this via his twitter handle, @jidesanwoolu said this brings the total number Read more
The Lagos State Police Command said Azeez Fashola a.k.a Naira Marley is now in its custody. The Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, made this revelation on Monday. The singer, actress Funke Akindele and her husband, Abdul Rasheed Bello, were Read more
A Magistrate court sitting in Lagos on Monday sentenced Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele-Bello and her husband, Abdul-Rasheed Bello (JJC), to 14-day community service for contravening the lockdown order in Lagos State. Chief Magistrate Yewande Aje-Afunwa, in her judgment, convicted the Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the distribution of 150 trucks of rice seized by Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to the 36 states of the federation. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed disclosed this while fielding Read more
The Nigerian Government has confirmed the second death from coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, announced this on Monday during the Presidential Task Force Briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He said, Read more