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The Lagos State Government has backtracked on its decision to re- open the Ladipo market, saying that the market remains closed. The Managing Director, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, made the clarification on Monday in Lagos. Gbadegesin said that the market would remain closed because it had been observed that its management had not fully met stipulated mandatory safety and environmental measures earlier outlined by the authority. He said that those conditions were required before the market would recommence business activities. “Our primary concern is the safety of the people and environmental well-being at marketplaces. Reopening is…

Mrs Rosemary Oromoni, the mother of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr., the late 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lagos, says the late student had no health challenge before the complaints he made few days to his death. Rosemary said this while being cross-examined by counsel to Dowen College, Mr Anthony Kpokpo. She testified on Monday at a coroner’s inquest to unravel the circumstances that led to the student’s death on Nov 30, 2021. The inquest is taking place at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. Rosemary wept profusely whlle testifying. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Coroner, Mr Mikhail Kadiri, had…

The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), on Monday, confirmed that 117 children died following Diphtheria outbreak in Yobe since 2022. The Agency, however, said that 1,600 children had recovered from the disease within the period under review. Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive-Director of the Agency, stated this during an inspection visit to the Diphtheria isolation centre in Potiskum, the epicentre of the disease in the state. He said that 1,796 cases of the disease had been reported in Yobe since November 22, adding that the disease was more prevalent among children age five to 14 years. Shuaib, who led…

No fewer than six persons have sustained various injuries when a petroleum tanker exploded on Monday at Sandaji Filling Station in Lafia, Nasarawa State. The tanker which brought petroleum product to the filling station located at Jos Road Lafia, exploded around 12:00pm. Comfort Igwe, a pump attendant at the station told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the explosion occured while the tanker was discharging its product. She said it took the intervention of men of fire service in collaboration with Red Cross Society, police and other security agencies to quench the fire and return normalcy to the area.…

The Federal Government is no longer paying subsidy on Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Malam Mele Kyari, disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Monday in Abuja. He said that contrary to insinuations on social media, the federal government was no longer paying subsidy to any person or group for bringing petroleum products into the country. “No subsidy whatsoever. We are recovering our full cost from the products that we import. We sell to the market. “We understand why…

By Halimah Olamide President Bola Tinubu on Monday named a former presidential candidate of one of the parties , Alliance for New Nigeria, Fela Durotoye as a member of the new Media Advisory Team in the presidency. Others in the team are Linda Akhigbe, a well known television broadcaster, who is now Senior Special Assistant to the President — Strategic Communications); Mr. Fredrick Nwabufo (Senior Special Assistant to the President — Public Engagement); Mr. Aliyu Audu (Special Assistant to the President — Public Affairs) and Mr. Francis Adah Abah (Personal Assistant to the President — Special Duties). Durotoye, a known…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has expressed concerned over rejection of corps members by some employers in the North-East region. The NYSC Director in charge of the zone, Mr Garinvwa Ishaya, stated this at a one-day Corps Employers’ Forum, on Monday in Yola. The theme of the workshop is: “Deepening Corps Employers Participation towards Improved Welfare And Security of Corps Members”. He said the trend was discouraging to the corps members and the scheme, adding that they should be accorded enabling environments in their places of primary assignment to contribute to the social and economic development of the country.…

The 6.3-magnitude quake struck Saturday morning in Herat province, a barren landscape dotted with mud brick homes. Villagers are still using shovels and bare hands to search for the missing – more than 500, according to the UN. Aid, delayed by blocked routes and communication lines being down, only started to trickle in on Monday. The quake hit Zinda Jan, a rural district some 40km from Herat city, where “100% of homes are estimated to have been completely destroyed,” according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Images from the villages show entire houses, which were…

By Kamil Opeyemi A Police officer who last year killed a woman lawyer, Bolanle Raheem in Lagos has been sentenced to death. The court on Monday said must die by hanging. Inspector Drambi Vandi had fatally shot Bolanle Raheem at the Lekki area of Lagos . Justice Ibironke Harrison found the defendant guilty on one count of murder saying “You will be hanged by the neck till you are dead,” The accuser was the only witness who testified in his own defence. Vandi had told the court that the bullet presented in court which was said to have killed the deceased did…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Lagos Waste Management Authority, (LAWMA) has announced the re-opening of Ladipo, Oyingbo, Alamutu Ologede and Ile-Epo markets, recently sealed for filth and gross environmental abuse. The Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, who announced the re-opening in Lagos, noted the importance of stringent compliance measures in safeguarding public health and shielding residents against future health crises. Gbadegesin said that the re-opening of the markets followed full compliance with requisite conditions. “Following extensive renovations and compliance measures including, the implementation of stringent conditions and a written mandatory undertaking for reopening, Ladipo Market, Oyingbo Market, Alamutu Ologede…