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Lagos Gov’t Awards Over N61m Contract To Funeral Home For Mass Burial Of 103 #EndSARS Victims 2 Years After Tragedy

The letter dated July 19, 2023, and titled ‘Letter Of No Objection. Mass Burial For The 103. The Year 2020 EndSARS Victims’ was addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health.

The Lagos State government is making a move by to carry out a mass burial for 103 victims of #EndSARS close to three years after their deaths, it has been revealed.

The move was confirmed by a letter from the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency.

The letter dated July 19, 2023, and titled ‘Letter Of No Objection. Mass Burial For The 103. The Year 2020 EndSARS Victims’ was addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and signed by the Director General of the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency, Mr. Onafowote Fatai Idowu.

The details of the killings that occurred during the 2020 #EndSARS protests in Lagos have been a subject of controversy, particularly the incident of October 20, 2020, at the Lekki toll gate where soldiers and the police killed an unspecified number of peaceful protesters.

Meanwhile, the letter confirms the award of N61,285,000.00 (Sixty-One Million, Two Hundred and Eighty-Five Thousand Naira) contract to TOS Funerals Limited for the mass burial for the 103 victims of #EndSARS protests. However, the letter did not state the number of people killed in Lekki or in any part of the state.

The letter reads, “We refer to your letter dated 13 July, 2023 with Ref No: LSMH/G/NS/013-1/23 in respect of the above subject matter.

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Novena University/Asaba Specialist Hospital Achieve Medical Accreditation Milestone From MDCN – Lifestyle Nigeria

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has accredited Medicine as a course for Novena University/Asaba Specialist Hospital.

This feat was achieved through the commitment, drive, and resilience of Prof Ofili Charles, Provost of the College of Medical and Health Sciences, Novena University, and Dr. P. A. Ighosewe, Chief Medical Director, Asaba Specialist Hospital as well as the prompt intervention of Dr Joseph Onojaeme, the Honourable Commissioner for Health, Delta State.

The commissioner’s belief in the PPP policy of the Delta State Government and his matching order to the combined team of Asaba Specialist Hospital/Novena University to get the results without failing paved the way for this phenomenal success.

The pronouncement of this great achievement was made during the recent advisory and clinical accreditation visit to Novena University/Asaba Specialist Hospital by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria. This declaration was made by no less a personality than Dr. Nnaemeka Nwakamma, Director of Education, Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, who led the team in representation of the Registrar of the Council, Dr Fatimah Kyari.

In a heartwarming exit speech, the leader of the team, Dr Nwakamma Nnaemeka, speaking on behalf of the Registrar of the Council, commended the partnership of Novena University and the Delta State Government (Asaba Specialist Hospital), for the excellent performance in the accreditation exercise and verification of the university’s facilities, faculty, and overall preparedness to run the Novena University College of Medical and Health Sciences’ programmes.

According to him, this success makes Novena University one of the few universities across Nigeria to get Medicine accredited for it in the very first attempt.

He said that this success is phenomenal because this is an exercise that is professionally handled to ensure the seriousness and preparedness of the Novena/ASH team to produce medical doctors for the world. By this accreditation, graduates of Novena University will be acceptable all over the world to practice medicine upon meeting the internal requirements of each country.

He further explained that the context of this success was based on the non-compromising insistence of the Council that standards must be met at all costs.

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Two fake Police Inspectors arrested by Police Rapid Response Squad

Men of the Edo state police command have paraded two fake police inspectors arrested in connection with illicit drugs valued at N20 million in the state.

The Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adegboye, who disclosed this to newsmen in Benin City, said they were among the five-man criminal gang specialized in dealing in illicit drugs.

He gave the names of the two fake police officers as Alex Akaeze, 39, and Kadiri Hassan, 45. He also listed other members of the gang including Ovie Samuel, 46; Stanley Itota, 45; and Felix Oputi, 46.

Adegboye explained that the suspects were arrested by operatives of the Command’s Intelligence and Rapid Response Squad at a guest house operated by Samuel at No 5, Colobus Street, off Upper Mission Extension Road, Benin City.

He added that the illicit drug called ‘ice’ weighed 1,080 kilograms with a street value of N20 million. He added that the investigation is ongoing and that the suspects would soon be charged in court.

When interrogated, one of the suspects, Akaeze, said he was enlisted into the Police Force in 2009. Akaeze, who insisted he is a Police Inspector added that he was transferred to Zamfara State from AIG Zone 2, Lagos State.

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Barcelona show interest in Mason Greenwood

On loan Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood scored two goals and registered one assist to help Getafe to a 3-1 away win over Almeria on Saturday afternoon furthering speculations of the gaze on him by Barcelona.

The 22-year-old has now reached 10 goals across all competitions this campaign whilst also conjuring up 6 assists in a total of 30 appearances.

He opened the scoring in the 27th minute with a precise finish before Almeria leveled matters just 4 minutes before the half time whistle through forward Choco Lozano. Greenwood stepped up again to give his side the lead for the second time in the game as he scored just three minutes after the restart.

The English man then turned provider yet again this season as he set up veteran and club legend Jaime Mata to put the game beyond reasonable doubt.

Greenwood has been more than impressive since moving to Spain on loan, and despite his personal controversy with his partner he has been able to overcome the criticism and adversity.

Manchester United have announced that they are yet to make a decision on the forward’s future as they will be looking to accept any bids for him next summer.

Barcelona are one team who are after the signature of Mason Greenwood as they are reportedly set to offer him the club’s prestigious number 10 Jersey, worn by legends Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho to mention a few.

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