The Senate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has directed all students residing in the hostels and halls of residence to vacate them immediately.
The decision was taken on Wednesday, July 14, after cases of the
novel Coronavirus increased within the campus. It was however not
disclosed by the school authorities if the variant reported in recent
times was the Delta variant which is said to be virulent.
The school has also approved the commencement of virtual lectures from July 26, 2021.
Clash on Tuesday between soldiers and ticket touts at the popular
Ladipo auto spare parts market in Lagos has left a number of persons
dead.
But the casualty figure is uncertain.
While some said three persons were killed by the soldiers, others put the figure at five.
A trader said, “Some soldiers came here and started shooting
directly at us. They aimed at us, one of them even positioned well to
get a good view of the target before shooting.”
Many were reported injured.
The Nation gathered that a fight ensued between soldiers of the
Operation MESA and suspected area boys said to be in charge of ticketing
which led to the soldiers shooting.
Another account said personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF)
opened fire on traders following a disagreement over an article bought
from a trader.
A fight ensued and the military man called for backup from his colleagues.
A mechanic said a military patrol vehicle was vandalised and set ablaze by a mob.
Another eyewitness told The Nation that a young boy was among
those killed while four others sustained gunshot injuries and were
rushed to hospital.
A man, who gave his name as Paul, said they scampered for safety when they started hearing gunshots.
“We were here at our shops when soldiers came and started
shooting. We all ran for our lives but some of our brothers were killed,
others got injured.
“What we heard was that one of the soldiers had tried to return an
item he got from a shop and that was what led to the scuffle,” he said.
Another trader, Emeka who claimed his brother was among those killed, decried the unfair treatment meted to them by the operatives.
“My brother has been killed. The operatives intentionally shot at us
instead of shooting towards the sky. I even saw one of the operatives
who positioned himself in order to get a good view of his target before
shooting.
“A young boy was also among those killed,” he lamented and declined further comments.
A beverage seller, Iya Rukaya, confirmed a young boy was killed but added that she did not know how many people died.
At the time our reporter visited, calm has been restored although broken bottles could still be seen on the ground.
Most shops were closed while traders still around were in clusters
discussing the incident. Also, there was no presence of policemen or
military operatives on sight.
The Air Force denied that its operatives killed anyone at the scene,
insisting they acted professionally and in response to a distress call.
The Force one person died.
NAF spokesman Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet told The Nation that the
service’s personnel attached to the Operation (OPs) MESA were in the
market in response to a distress call.
He said a call was put across by traders about a fight going on
between a soldier of the Nigerian Army (NA) and a civilian debtor.
Gabkwet said upon receipt of the call, the team moved to the market
but were attacked by angry traders who pelted them with stones.
“Two of our operatives sustained injuries,” he said, adding, “We are
going to investigate the incident to know what really happened.”
The spokesman for Nigerian Army’s 81 Division, Major Olaniyi Osoba also said the matter was being investigated.
Oyo Governor, Seyi Makinde has dissolved the State Executive Council meeting.
The dissolution was announced during the weekly Council meeting at
the Executive Council Chamber, Agodi Secretariat, Ibadan on Tuesday,
June 29.
This development was also confirmed by the Chief Press Secretary to
the Governor, Taiwo Adisa. He promised to give full details of the
affected political appointees.
President Buhari’s daughter, Hanan graduated with a Distinction in (MA)
Fine Art Photography from the prestigious Royal College of Art, London,
United Kingdom.
The
convocation ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall in South
Kensington, on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Read previous report HERE
In attendance were her husband, Muhammad Turad Sha’aban, her sister, Halima Sheriff, brother, Yusuf Buhari, brother-in-law, Babagana Muhammed Sheriff, friends and other family members.
Davido’s signee, Peruzzi, has revealed how one of the singer’s aide, Obama DMW died.
We earlier reported that Obama died on Tuesday after complaining
breathing difficulties. He drove himself to the hospital for proper
medical checkup and treatment but he didn’t survive.
Peruzzi, however, sent a private message to Sir J, explaining how Obama DMW died hours after they saw each other.
In the chat, Peruzzi said:
”I was with him this morning. He was eating rice in the
studio cus we all gathered there to spend time with David before he
left. Obama left me there at past 2am and I left there by past 3.
“Woke up and he was complaining of breathing difficulties. His
arteries stopped pumping and he couldn’t breathe again. He walked into
the hospital by himself!”
Further speaking, Peruzzi
stated that he is done with smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol
because he feels thing like that could be linked to Obama’s death.
More details have emerged about what led to the death of Michael Usifo Ataga on Thursday and who actually killed him.
Ataga, the CEO of Super TV
and a director with Super, who resided in Banana Island, Lagos, was
reported missing on Sunday by concerned friends and family after all
efforts to reach him proved abortive.
Checks at his Victoria Island office showed that he wasn’t there
either and this put everyone in a panic mode including his wife and
children, who reside in Abuja.
Unfortunately, his lifeless body was found on Thursday morning in a
flat in Lekki phase 1, Lagos with multiple stable wounds after several
withdrawals were made from his account. Usifo, who would have been 50
years old this week had reportedly met a girl about two weeks ago and
they began a relationship. He wass married to a manager in Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.
Usifo allegedly rented Airbnb in Lekki, Lagos where they both checked
into before the unfortunate incident. Following his disappearance, a
combined team of concerned friends, family members, the police
and DSS operatives all the way from Abuja through the concerted efforts
of the wife, were said to have tracked down the owner of the Airbnb,
who received payment from the woman’s bank account into which Ataga had
previously made a transfer for the payment to.
The apartment was reportedly broken into and that was where he was found dead with multiple stabs in his neck, chest and thigh.
Apparently, the woman allegedly carried out the murder after she must
have drugged him as the security guards at the rentals said no 3rd
party came visiting Ataga and the woman besides a dispatch rider who
brought drugs for the girl.
The woman, who was last seen on Tuesday when the murder happened, was
equally tracked down and arrested alongside the owner of the Airbnb.
Many of Ataga’s friends have expressed shocked at how the lady was able
to pull the dastardly act all alone as Ataga was said to have been an
amateur boxer who was very strong.
“After the woman left the apartment following his gruesome death, money
began to disappear from Atage’s Guaranty Trust Bank account and it was
when an email from Ataga’s email address asked for a change in his
account details, did the withdrawals stop. With this, GTBank put an
embargo on the account to prevent any further withdrawal.
Toke Makinwa has complained about staff who take their employers for granted and prey on them, despite being treated well.
She
wrote on Instagram: “Sometimes being good to people really be
exhausting. You treat your staff so decent yet they prey on you like
they expect you to be trash to them that when you are good they take it
for granted and take the piss.
She continued: “Maybe we should should be selfish. After all they say the wicked people live the longest.”
Popular Instagram entertainer, Zion Ubani Chibuike who is popularly known as Zfancy narrowly escapes a car accident with minor injuries.
The talented prankster and his team got involved in an auto crash that ruined their vehicles nearly on all sides somewhere on a popular highway in Lagos.
Taking to Instagram to glorify God over the minimal damage from the crash and the zero record of life lost, Zfancy wrote;
“Life is a gift, appreciate it while you have it. Thank God for saving my team and I. Always be grateful.”
