Lagos House of Assembly members ask Fashola to rename IDH after Adadevoh

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly moved a motion yesterday September 24th asking the state Governor, Babatunde Fashola to rename the Infectious Disease Hospital, IDH, where Ebola disease patients were recently treated, after Doctor Stella Adadevoh.

The motion for her to be immortalized was moved by Hon Adefunmilayo Tejuoso and seconded by Hon Muyiwa Jimoh. The lawmakers said Dr. Adadevoh's act of stopping Sawyer from leaving the First Consultant hospital after she found out he was infected with the deadly virus, saved many lives

The Speaker of the House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji directed the clerk of the House, Segun Abiru to communicate the decision to the state Governor. If approved by the Governor, the hospital will be known as the Stella Adadevoh Infectious Disease Hospital. Hope he approves...

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Fire At Seventh Day Adventist Church In Lagos [See Photo]

The Seventh Day Adventist Church building was on fire in the morning of September 23, 2014, Tuesday.

It has been learnt that the affected building is located by MrBiggs/Oando petrol station in Maryland, Lagos.

The fire brigades were able to get to the scene of the accident only in a couple of hours from its start.

The incident caused even bigger gridlock and made the motorists in the area worry.

No reports on the number of casualties were available at the time of publishing the present report.

See the photos taken by eyewitnesses below:

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Armed robbers write Letter to Streets in Palmgroove; say they are coming to raid (See Letter)

Residents in some streets in the Palmgroove area of Lagos are currently living in fear after receiving a letter from armed robbers who said they are coming soon to raid them.



(copy of the purported letter above). The letter which was sent to five different streets on Saturday September 6th, reads in part;

“Beware of the coming! Be on the look out in this area. Property owners are coming anytime from now. The gate men you have are not our problem. Our problem is how many resources do you have for us? August visitor must visit whether you like it or not. So expect August visitor when you did not expect. Surely August visitor shall visit just like the second coming of Jesus. It is turn by turn.”

In the last line of the letter which is not clear, the armed robbers listed names of the street they plan to attack. They are Oseni street, Nkanna street, Odogbolu street, Ibiwoye Oba and Bode Thomas street.

Some residents in the area immediately contacted police and they sent some of their men to guard the streets for a few hours yesterday. The residents say they are so scared.

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See What Commercial Sex Worker Did To Police Officer In Lagos

A 25-year-old commercial sex worker, Anita Mbewu was on Tuesday, September 2 charged before an Apapa Magistrates’ court in Lagos for allegedly assaulting and tearing a police officer’s uniform.

The accused is facing a two-count charge of assault and unlawful damage to properties.

Mbewu, who resides at Ojo area of Lagos committed the offence on Aug. 24 at Katifa Hotel on Old Ojo Road, Kuje Amuwo, Lagos, the Prosecutor, John Iberedem, told the court.

Iberedem said that the accused unlawfully assaulted and tore the uniform of Michael Udoh, while he was carrying out his lawful duty.

He said: “The complainant said he learnt that the commercial sex workers in the hotel usually hid hoodlums and criminals so he decided to lead a team to raid the hotel.

“While they were searching for the hoodlums, Udoh saw the accused smoking a cigarette in public and ordered her to put it out.

“She refused and the policeman attempted to remove it from her lips, but as he drew close to her,  Mbewu just grabbed him and tore his uniform,” Iberedem stated.

The prosecutor said the offences committed contravened provisions of Section 172 and 348 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

However, the accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Meanwhile the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 172 prescribes three years imprisonment for serious assault, while Section 348 stipulates two-year jail term for unlawful damage.

The Senior Magistrate, Patrick Adekomaiya, granted the accused bail in the sum of N10, 000 with one surety in like sum.

He adjourned the case till Sept. 15 for trial.

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Fire Brings Down 40 Apartments at Police Barracks in Lagos (Photo)

Fire has raised about 40 apartments at the Ijeh Police Barracks in Obalende Lagos state PM News reports. The cause of the fire outbreak is yet to be determined.

 

This is the same barracks that a police officer died on Friday August 29th after he was pushed down a building by his wife during a fight. The officer died before getting to the hospital while his widow is still in the intensive care unit of an undisclosed hospital.

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