Showing posts with label Lagos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lagos. Show all posts

Monday, 10 October 2016

Did you know you could have malaria and not be sick?



Yep, you read that right.

That was my story last Thursday when I bumped into my friend who I've known since our days at the Botany and Microbiology department of the University of Ibadan.

Wednesday, 5 October 2016

Friday, 2 September 2016

Ministry Of Transport and Federal Road Safety Commission partner to reduce accidents


Road accidents are one of the top 10 causes of death among Nigerians.

Fashion designer mobbed for molesting two-year-old


Last Sunday, a man named as Ituah was beaten up by a mob on Mosaku Street, Oshodi, Lagos State, after being caught by a neighbour while allegedly sexually molesting a two-year-old girl.

Thursday, 1 September 2016

Pastor arrested for keeping 30 girls as "sex slaves"

The Lagos state police command has arrested a Chukwuma Nkwocha, general overseer of the Tongue of Fire Restoration Ministry, located in the Shogunle area of the state, for allegedly keeping 30 under-aged girls as sex slaves.

Wednesday, 31 August 2016

When Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg had a quick run on the Ikoyi bridge, Lagos


Genius engineer, Mark Zuckerberg arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday. He's met with several people, including developers and Nollywood stars (who he rightly sees as out national treasure),  talking about how to have a more connected world by making it smaller with technology.

Saturday, 20 August 2016

Unclaimed corpses in Lagos State General Hospital to be mass buried



The Lagos State Government, through the Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, has announced that all unclaimed corpses at the General Hospital in Ikorodu for more than statutory six weeks would be mass buried after seven days.

Friday, 19 August 2016

Househelp steals boss' two children in Ogun State, turns them to beggars


Asmau, a-middle-aged Fulani woman, stole Amina, 6 and Rukayya, 7, from Ogere, Ogun State, the children belong to one Hawau with whom she served as a house help for four months, assisting her with some domestic chores while being paid N400 or N500 daily, Vanguard Newspaper reports.

Lagos State ranked third worst city to live in, by The Economist

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Lagos state, the commercial nerve center of Nigeria, is the third worst city to live in, according to the global liveability index of a survey conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit.

Tuesday, 9 August 2016

Brazilian legend Pelé's visit to Nigeria postponed due to ill health


Despite being advertised on billboards around Lagos, according to organisers of the legend edition, which soccer icon Pele was meant to attend in Lagos, he will not be able to make it down this time.

Friday, 5 August 2016

(Health Journo Interview) 12 signs of lung disease you may be ignoring - Lagos doctor


Lung cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer claiming the lives of more than a million people every year.

Rapists to be subjected to psychiatric tests in Lagos

Due to the increasing cases of rape and other domestic violence issues around Nigeria, the Lagos State Government on August 4, announced its concerns saying; “There is a need to subject perpetrators of the crimes to psychiatric test.”

Thursday, 4 August 2016

Lagos state must be peaceful and safe - Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris


The Acting Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has emphasised how important it is to ensure Lagos is peaceful and safe because it is key to a peaceful and safe Nigeria.

Wednesday, 3 August 2016

Lagos Vice Principal admitted at LUTH still yet to be found 3 years after going missing from hospital bed



A 58-year-old Vice-Principal of Ijaye Ojokoro Junior Secondary School II, Adeyinka Afolabi, who was on admission at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, for an illness, has beenn reported missing.

Monday, 1 August 2016

Promoting employability for disabled youth in Lagos, Nigeria






The theory of human capital states that ''Human capital development is the bedrock of the success or failure of any modern day nation.''

Update: FCMB speaks on staff who shot himself to death



First City Monument Bank Plc has finally opened up on one of its managers, Olisa Nwakoby who committed suicide last Friday in front of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Lekki, Lagos State. The background story is here.

Saturday, 30 July 2016

#Konami2016 holds in Lagos today


All roads lead to Campus Square Mini-Stadium in Lagos, today, July 30th when the Konami 2016 Charity Games will take the centre-stage. 

Friday, 29 July 2016

Exclusive: Otunba Subomi Balogun's FCMB staff shoots self in the head



After a deal of over a million dollars (360 million Naira) went sour, a male staff  (name withheld) of the First City Monument Bank, FCMB shot himself to death on Thursday July 29.