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The Lagos State Government has unveiled a programme of events to celebrate Eid-il-Fitri with all Muslim faithful by hosting all adherents to a get-together in designated centres across the 20 Local Governments of the State. The event, tentatively scheduled for Sunday 25th June 2017, subject to sighting of the moon signalling the end of the holy month of Ramadan, will commence from 11am till 2pm at the underlisted centres  across the State: 1. Agege Stadium, Stadium Complex, Agege LG 2. Ago Hausa, Ajegunle, Ajeromi Ifelodun LG 3. Abesan Mini Stadium, Abesan Estate, Mosan–Okunola, Alimosho LG 4. FHA Field, 23 Road, Festac Town, Amuwo Odofin LG 5. United Christian Secondary School, Apapa Water Works, off Liverpool, Apapa LG 6. VIP Chalet Badagry/Ascon Road, Badagry, LG7. Marina Waterfront, Oju Alaro, Epe LG 8. Ruby Gardens, Tisco Bus stop, Eti-Osa LG 9. Iberekodo Primary School, Ibeju Lekki LG 10. Ifako-Ijaiye Mini Stadium, beside Ifako-Ijaiye General Hospital Ifako Ijaiye LG ...

As many as 100 people may have been killed in a day of clashes between rival factions in the Central African Republic town of Bria, shortly after a  truce  deal was signed, the town's mayor said. Bodies lay in the streets of Bria, around 580km northeast of the capital, Bangui, and dozens more people were treated for shotgun wounds after fighting erupted at dawn on Tuesday. "The death toll will certainly rise. For now it's an estimate and it could be up to 100 dead," Maurice Belikoussou told the Reuters news agency on Wednesday by telephone,raising an earlier death toll of "around 50". "There are still dead lying in the neighbourhoods, in the road and in the bush," he said. ALJE

The deadly Lassa feaver broke out in two local government of ondo local governments ( Owo and Akoko) of the state according to the ministry of health. The patient who was diagnosed with the disease are adult which are in their 40s. The government is taking all necessary step to curb its outbreak.

Scores of people have been killed in landslides and flooding after heavy monsoon rains battered southeast Bangladesh, police and medical officers said.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning denounced a federal court ruling against his travel ban, his latest criticism on the judiciary in the ongoing legal battle over his controversial executive order. "Well, as predicted, the 9th Circuit did it again - Ruled against the TRAVEL BAN at such a dangerous time in the history of our country. S.C.," he tweeted. "S.C." is an apparent reference to the Supreme Court, which Trump's Justice Department has asked to review the matter. On Monday, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a revised version of the executive order, using the President's tweets against him in making their decision. It is yet another stinging loss from a court that similarly refused to reinstate Trump's original executive order on travel in February. "We conclude that the President, in issuing the Executive Order, exceeded the scope of the authority delegated to him by Congress,...

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday refuted reports that it was planning to replace the statues of late Chief MKO Abiola and late Chief Gani Fawehinmi at the Ojota parks with another monument. Acting Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Adebimpe Akinshola, while reacting to a media report that the State was planning to replace the statues, said the ongoing remodeling of both parks was to accommodate bigger sculptures of the two prominent Nigerians. According to her, “Rather than replace the two conspicuous monuments, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture with the approval of His Excellency, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, the Governor of Lagos State, commissioned group of artistes to remodel the entire park and erect a new but bigger, better and more aesthetic sculpture of the two prominent Nigerians for better appreciation of their contribution to the development of Nigeria”. She said the Government was already set to complete the remodeling of Late Chief Moshood...