Elite Lagos schools shut over bomb scare

PHOTO: Sanw-Olu, Lagos Governor By: Ndidi Okafor Two high-profile private schools in Lagos, Grange School and Avi-Cenna International School, both located in Ikeja GRA, have been shut down following an alleged bomb threat targeting their premises. Although the source of the threat has not been established, the schools immediately alerted parents through official communication, advising them not to send their children to school for the remainder of the week. The schools also announced that classes would resume on Monday under tightened security arrangements. Measures to be introduced include restricted access…

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Rights Groups Condemn Lagos Forced Evictions, Rejects Palliatives, Calls for Resettlement, Justice for Makoko, Baba-Ijora. Others

PHOTO: The Coalition groups at the world press briefing By; Mandy Park A coalition of national and international human rights, environmental and social justice organisations has strongly condemned what it described as systemic, illegal and cruel forced evictions being carried out by the Lagos State Government in several low-income communities, including Makoko, Oworonshoki, Owode Onirin, Otumara and Baba-Ijora. In a joint statement made available to the media, today, Thursday 22nd January, after a world press conference at the International Press Centre in Lagos, the organisations accused the state government of…

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Obudu General Hospital Set For Unveiling, Says Cross River Government

Photo: Gov. Bassey Otu By: Mandy Park The Cross River State Government, through the Ministry of Health, has commenced the final preparations for the unveiling of the newly completed General Hospital, Obudu, signaling a major boost to healthcare delivery in Obudu and its surrounding communities. Located along Ogoja Road, the facility, according to a report authored by Kingsley Agim and Jessica Ubi, published on an online news site, is being positioned as a premier centre for healing, equipped to deliver quality, people-centred medical services. The report indicated that “The project,…

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