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  • Federation Cup: Abia Warriors hit Lagos for final

    Federation Cup: Abia Warriors hit Lagos for final

    Ambitious Abia Warriors became the first of the four finalists in the 2024 President Federation Cup grand finale to arrive in Lagos and Coach Bethel Orji has no doubt that his Umuahia giants will come good on Saturday at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena.

    “We are here and we’re highly motivated. We are all elated. I thank God for the turn around in the fortunes of the team, and I am delighted to be playing my first Cup final as a coach,” Orji told thenff.com in Lagos on Wednesday.

    A great player and former Cup winner himself, Bethel Orji will be banking on the precision of forwards Samson Obi and Sunday Megwo when Abia Warriors confront the two-time champions by the Lagos Waterfront on Saturday evening.

    “We are prepared for the game, physically, mentally and psychologically. The players are in high spirits; they are raring to go.”

    Abia Warriors reached the men’s final of the President Federation Cup four days after ensuring they will play in the Nigeria Premier Football League for the 12th consecutive season, come next season.

  • Federation Cup: Mobolaji Johnson Arena now to host Final

    Federation Cup: Mobolaji Johnson Arena now to host Final

    The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that the grand finale of the country’s oldest Cup competition will now take place at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos on Saturday, 29th June.

    Earlier scheduled for the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja (which would have seen the city host the final for the first time in the competition’s history), the NFF and GTI announced on Sunday they have opted for the good old venue on Lagos Island, which hosted the final of the competition consecutively between 1945 and 1972.

    First known as Association Ground, then as King George V and later as Lagos City Ground, the venue later became known as Onikan Stadium after it was rebuilt in the 1980s. It became known as Mobolaji Johnson Arena in 2021.

    The last grand finale to take place at the famous venue was also a memorable one. In 1972, Bendel Insurance FC led Mighty Jets FC 2-0 before two late goals by the late Sam Garba Okoye tied the game, and it had to be replayed two days later at the Liberty Stadium (now known as the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium), Ibadan.

    Apart from the Mobolaji Johnson Arena on the waterfront, the City of Lagos has hosted several other finals of the competition now known as President Federation Cup. The National Stadium, Surulere – built for the 2nd All-Africa Games that Nigeria hosted in 1973 – hosted the grand finale between 1974 and 1987, as well as the 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 finals.

    The Teslim Balogun Stadium, adjacent to the National Stadium in Surulere, hosted the finale in 2007 and 2009, and then consecutively between 2011 and 2016.

    The Agege City Stadium hosted the 2017 grand finale.

    This year’s grand finale will see Rivers Angels confront Naija Ratels in the women’s event, while Abia Warriors take on El-Kanemi Warriors in the men’s event

  • Why Christ Embassy HQ fire escalated – Lagos govt.

    Why Christ Embassy HQ fire escalated – Lagos govt.

    The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS) said that the fire that engulfed the main auditorium of Christ Embassy Church Headquarters, Oregun, Ikeja, has been put under control.

    Mrs Margret Adeseye, Director, LSFRS, confirmed this in an interview with NAN on Sunday in Lagos.

    Adeseye said the fire impacted the main auditorium of the church.

    She said that the fire escalated because the church’s fire service thought they could handle the situation by themselves without recourse to the Lagos fire service.

    She said the cause of the fire could not be ascertained at the moment until after proper investigation.

  • Cholera: Lagos records 21 fatalities, fresh suspected cases emerge

    Cholera: Lagos records 21 fatalities, fresh suspected cases emerge

     

    The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr. Kemi Ogunyemi, said that the number of recorded fatalities as a result of Cholera outbreak in the state, has risen to 21, following the last update which reported 350 suspected cases and 15 fatalities.

    She also said the number of cholera cases has increased to 401 across Lagos, with Lagos Island, Kosofe, and Eti Osa recording the highest numbers.

    Dr. Ogunyemi revealed this on Thursday while providing an update on the outbreak, after meeting with members of the Lagos State Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC).

    She added that the death toll has also risen to 21, an increase of six from the previously reported 15 fatalities.

    According to her, the rise in cases was anticipated following the Ileya festivities, during which large gatherings occurred.

    She, however, noted that suspected cases are subsiding across LGAs particularly in previously affected LGAs due to State Government interventions and surveillance efforts.

    The Special Adviser stated that the Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Health and other sister agencies, is maintaining rigorous surveillance and monitoring of the situation and implementing planned programs and activities to curb the spread.

    “The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the State Ministry of Environment and its agency, the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), continues to collect samples of water sources, food, and beverages to identify the source of contamination. We have also intensified our surveillance activities in communities, particularly in affected local government areas, to address the situation head-on.

    “We are also working with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education as well as the Ministry of Tertiary Education to ensure all precautions are taken in our schools to protect children and scholars as they return. Residents must, however, remain vigilant, practice good hand hygiene, and participate in community sanitation activities to stop the spread of cholera,” the Special Adviser stated

    She advised that citizens seek medical attention immediately if they experience symptoms such as watery diarrhoea, vomiting, abdominal pain, general malaise, and fever, stressing that cholera treatment is provided free of charge at all public health facilities.

    While noting that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu remains committed to ensuring that residents of Lagos receive quality and affordable health care, the special adviser extended the gratitude of the State Government to local, national, and international partners—including UNICEF, WHO, NCDC, NIMR, Red Cross, and others—for their support in combating the outbreak.

    “Appreciation is also extended to the dedicated team of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, lab scientists, environmental health officers, Water Corporation officers, surveillance officers, heads of agencies, members of PHEOC, and volunteers who are working around the clock to combat the disease and keep Lagos safe,” Ogunyemi said.

  • Finally, teenage girls allegedly trafficked to Ghana arrive Lagos

    Finally, teenage girls allegedly trafficked to Ghana arrive Lagos

     

    The 10 Nigerian teenage girls allegedly trafficked to Ghana for prostitution have returned to Nigeria, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has disclosed.

    The Chairman of the Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who made the disclosure in a post on her X handle, said the girls who were rescued in Ghana arrived Lagos on Friday.

    According to her, the girls who are mainly from Imo State were accompanied by representatives of Imo State government.

    The NidCOM Chairman added that they received and profiled by officials of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).

    The girls, all under the age of 18, were reportedly lured from Nigeria to Ghana by a nameless man who has now been arrested by the police in neighbouring West African country.

    According to the NIDCOM boss, the girls were rescued by the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), an umbrella association for Nigerians living in Ghana.

    In a viral video which showed the girls after they were rescued, a NIDO official was heard saying, “We just rescued all these ones from one single person, innocent Nigerian children that were brought here to do what they wouldn’t have wished do to.

    “They are helpless. They picked them and send them to do prostitution and they would be collecting money from these innocent children.”

    The NIDCOM boss had in an earlier post on X last week described the development as heartbreaking and asked the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to take over the matter.

    “These are young girls trafficked to Ghana for prostitution,” she quoted a viral video showing the girls. “We thank Chief Callistus, Chairman, NIDO Ghana, for ensuring the arrest of the evil perpetrator. I am sure NAPTIP⁩ will follow up, very heartbreaking.”

  • BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu emerges chairman of South West Governors forum

    BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu emerges chairman of South West Governors forum

    Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been elected as the Chairman of the South West Governors’ Forum.

    Sanwo-Olu’s election took place during a closed-door meeting in Lagos on Monday, which was attended by all six governors from the South West states.

    He succeeded the late Ondo State governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu who served as the forum’s chairman until his passing on December 27, 2023…

    Details to follow…

  • Lagos stops 25% rebate on bus, ferry, train fares

    Lagos stops 25% rebate on bus, ferry, train fares

    The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) says the 25 per cent   rebate on fares  for regulated public bus, ferry and train services ends on Sunday (June 2).

    LAMATA made this known on its official X handle.

    “From June 3, fares on all regulated transport services in the state will return to the original 100 per cent,” it said.

    Recall that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Feb. 23, announced a 25 per cent rebate on the fares to mitigate the impact of the removal of petrol subsidy on Lagos residents.

  • 1 dead, 5 rescued as mosque collapses in Lagos

    1 dead, 5 rescued as mosque collapses in Lagos

    The Lagos Emergency Management Agency  (LASEMA) says five persons have been rescued and one dead body recovered from a collapsed mosque  at Papa Ajao, Mushin, on Sunday.

    Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, made this known  in a statement in Lagos.

    Oke-Osanyintolu said that the mosque located on Yusuf Street, off Ladipo Road, Papa Ajao, collapsed while prayer was ongoing.

    The permanent secretary said that search and rescue operations  were taking place  under his supervision.

    He listed emergency responders at the scene to include LASEMA Response Team, the police, Lagos State Ambulance Service and Lagos State Fire Service.

  • Lagos lawmaker loses wife

    Lagos lawmaker loses wife

    Mrs Adenike David, wife of Mr Setonji David, the lawmaker representing Badagry Constituency 2 at the  Lagos State House of Assembly, is dead.

    Mr Posu Davies, media aide to the lawmaker, announced her death in a statement  on Saturday.

    Davies said that Mrs David died at 60  on Saturday ,after a brief illness.

    According to him, the death of  Adenike has left  sores in  the hearts of the good people of  Badagry.

    “As I write, the residence of the lawmaker is filled with hundreds of people mourning the deceased and signing the condolence register.

    “Her death is saddening.

    “The general public should note that obsequies plans would be released and made available to all soon.

    “May God give him(the lawmaker) and his family the fortitude to bear the loss.

    “And may the soul of the departed continue to rest in the bosom of the Lord,” he said.

  • Police confirm man’s death at beer parlour in Lagos

    Police confirm man’s death at beer parlour in Lagos

    The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the sudden death of a man, who came to watch television at a beer parlour in the state.

    The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this NAN on Sunday.

    Hundeyin said that the owner of the beer parlour, whose name was not mentioned, reported the case to Elere Police Division on Wednesday at about 7.00 p.m.

    He said that the report revealed that a customer (now deceased), whose name and address were yet unknown, in his 50s, came to the beer parlour located along Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway at about 6.15 p.m.

    The image maker said the bar owner said the customer walked into the open bar to sit and watch television like any other customers, while some were drinking.

    “He was later observed to be sleeping on the chair and there was an attempt to wake him up, but they discovered that he was lifeless.

    “The scene was visited by detectives of the division and the body was seen lifeless on the chair without any mark of violence.

    “The body has been removed to Mainland General Hospital Mortuary Yaba,  Lagos for autopsy. Efforts to trace his  family is in progress,” he said.