As part of its statutory responsibility of saving lives through prompt rescue services on our roads, the Federal Road Safety Corps has again displayed a great deal of compassion and bravery in service to humanity by rescuing a pregnant woman from pains and agony of labour on the road. According to Bisi Kazeem the Corps Public Education Officer, the humanitarian gesture occurred on Saturday in Lagos, when a patrol team belonging to RS 2.110 Airport Unit Command of the Corps at about 2:34 PM sighted the pregnant woman struggling to drive amidst painful labour and rushed her to a nearby…
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By Kazeem Qudus, IBADAN Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Saturday night announced 265 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19). According to the centre, 2,174 patients have been discharged while deaths toll now remains at 221. Prompt News reports that Lagos again, recorded the highest number of new cases, 133 while Oyo and Edo states recorded 34 and 28 respectively. “265 new cases of #COVID19; 133-Lagos34-Oyo28-Edo23-Ogun22-FCT6-Plateau5-Kaduna3-Borno3-Niger2-Kwara2-Bauchi2-Anambra2-Enugu 7526 cases of #COVID19 in NigeriaDischarged: 2174, Deaths: 221,” @NCDCgov tweeted.
By Ayo Oye Oyo state has recorded 35 fresh coronavirus cases (Covid-19), 27 of which are from iSON Xperiences, an Ibadan-based company. Oyo state governor Seyi Makinde announced this via his Twitter handle @seyiamakinde, saying the other cases are from other parts of Ibadan. Prompt News reports that the company, iSON Xperiences had earlier recorded about 45 cases of Covid-19, bringing the total confirmed cases in Oyo state to 233. “Also, the COVID-19 confirmation tests for thirty suspected cases came back POSITIVE. Twenty-seven cases are from iSON Xperiences and one each from Ibadan SW, Ibadan SE and Oluyole Local Govt…
As the Muslim Ummah end the Ramadan fast following the formal declaration of the Eid el fitri celebration by the President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), His Eminence, Alhaji Saad Abubakar 11, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has sent his congratulatory message on the successful completion of the spiritual exercise. In his Eid el fitri message, Oyeyemi preaches love for one another, peaceful coexistence and care for the less privileged members of the society, saying these are the values of the Ramadan fast which people must imbibe…
Nigeria goalkeeper Maduka Okoye is in talks with Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam ahead of a potential transfer this summer.Okoye will be a free agent this summer and has been linked with a number of clubs in Europe.The 20-year-old and his agent were spotted on Friday afternoon at the Sparta Stadion Het Kasteele for a meeting with club president, Henk Van Stee.Okoye joined Fortuna Dusseldorf from another German club Bayern Leverkusen in 2017 but has failed to make an appearance for the first team.He made 14 appearances for Fortuna Dusseldorf reserve team in the Regionalliga last season.The young goalkeeper has been…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated Muslims in the State on the successful completion of this year’s Ramadan fasting and the celebration of Eid-el-Fitri, urging them to continue on the path of spirituality and peaceful co-existence among every Lagosian.Sanwo-Olu in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, on Saturday said the occasion of Eid-el-Fitri is very significant to Muslims across the world as it marks the end of one month of abstinence from worldly pleasures with fasting and prayers, observed in accordance with the Islamic injunctions.He said: “Today, I join millions of people around…
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has concluded payment of April stipends to N-Power beneficiaries. In a statement circulated to the media, the Minister, Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development said “last week I promised that the stipends would be paid this week. “We encountered some delays on the GIFMIS platform but I can now announce that all N-Power beneficiaries from Batch A and B have been paid their April stipends. We are working hard to streamline the programme for greater efficiency and to provide opportunities for more Nigerian…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Maskup Lagos initiative received a major boost as two top celebrities, Wasiu Alabi, the Fuji super star popularly known as Pasuma and Owen Osemwengie, a famous comedian better known as Owen Gee, have thrown their weights behind the Maskup Lagos project. The Lagos State Government launched the Mask up Lagos project to sensitize Lagosians on the importance of face mask usage amidst the coronavirus challenge and as part of efforts to curb the community transmission of coronavirus in the state. In the same vein, the governor also announced production of free face masks for citizens…
The Lagos State Government has announced the recovery and discharge of 45 more coronavirus patients, after they tested negative twice to the virus. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said in a statement on Saturday that 707 patients had now been discharged from the isolation centres. ”Good people of Lagos, I bring you great news from our isolation facilities. “Today, 45 fully recovered COVID-19 Lagos patients; 22 females and 23 males, all Nigerians were discharged to join the society. ”The patients, 19 from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, 3 from Onikan, 8 from Agidingbi, 7 from Lekki, 1 from Eti-Osa…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun on Saturday said that two passerbys died while another sustained injuries in a multiple accident at Toll-Gate in Sango-Ota,Ogun.FRSC State Sector Commander in Ogun, Mr Clement Oladele, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the accident happened about 12.37 p.m.He said that a Mack tanker with no registration number, coming from Lagos, lost control due to brake failure and rammed into a MACH articulated vehicle.According to him, the registration number of the articulated vehicle is AAA 448 XJ, while the third vehicle, another articulated vehicle is marked GN-1276.Oladele said that the…