Obalende

February 11, 2021

The Obalende Mortal Kombat | #YNaijaCover

It may be difficult to convince residents living in parts of Lagos these days that they aren’t engaging in some extreme sport. From cult clashes to robbery incidences and now street fights, residents in many parts of the country’s commercial capital now live in apprehension; not sure of what danger they would need to run... Read More

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[The Alausa Blog]: LASG gives owners of illegal structures in Obalende 48 hours to pull them down

The Lagos State Government today served another 48 hours Abatement Notice, from Tuesday, 25th to Thursday to 27th of July 2017 t o all owners of illegal structures and shanties including containerised shops around Obalende to remove them immediately. Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force, SP Olayinka Egbeyemi disclosed that these illegal structures and... Read More

The Alausa Blog

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December 31, 2014

Dr. Wilfred Okiche profiles Dr. Stella Adadevoh: She is the good doctor (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2014 Nominee)

by Wilfred Okiche For 21 years, Ameyo Stella Shade Adadevoh, consultant endocrinologist, and consummate physician reported to work every day at the First Consultants Hospital, Obalende, a well-regarded and multi-specialist private centre in Lagos that thrives on retainership from corporate organizations. Professional, attentive and up to date on the latest medical advances in her specialty,... Read More

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December 27, 2014

People’s Choice: Stella Ameyo Adadevoh is voted YNaija Person of the Year 2014… editors to announce final choice 30 December

by Wilfred Okiche For 21 years, Ameyo Stella Shade Adadevoh, consultant endocrinologist, and consummate physician reported to work every day at the First Consultants Hospital, Obalende, a well-regarded and multi-specialist private centre in Lagos that thrives on retainership from corporate organizations. Professional, attentive and up to date on the latest medical advances in her specialty,... Read More

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October 20, 2014

Analysis: Nigeria has been #Ebola free for an hour! How did we get here?

by Kolapo Olapoju As of the designated time of 0900 local time, Nigeria was officially deemed Ebola free by the World Health Organisation having survived for 42 days, or twice the incubation period, of the virus. YNaija in this analysis, takes a look at how the country against all odds managed to stop the spread of... Read More

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September 24, 2014

LOL! This is why Nigeria has been so successful at containing the Ebola virus

by Kolapo Olapoju It is no longer news that the World Health organisation has commended Nigeria for halting the spread of the Ebola virus disease, as no case of the virus has been recorded in the country for over a week. While many affected nations and other parts of the world have wondered how Nigeria,... Read More

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September 1, 2014

Police inspector dies after fight with wife in Lagos

by Isi Esene Daniel Danjuma, a police inspector, died on Thursday at the Ijeh Police Baracks, Obalende, Lagos after having a fight with his wife. The late police officer who was attached to a division in the Apapa area of Lagos was said to have fallen from the balcony of a two-storey building. He was... Read More

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August 21, 2014

#Ebola: The virus can be stopped in Nigeria – World Health Organisation

by Kolapo Olapoju The World Health Organisation, says the Ebola situation in Nigeria looks reassuring and the spread of the virus can be stopped. The vote of confidence stems from the fact that all the 12 people confirmed in the city are all part of a single chain of transmission, started by Liberian/America, Patrick Sawyer.... Read More

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August 19, 2014

Dr Ameyo Adadevoh succumbs to Ebola Virus Disease

by Kolapo Olapoju Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh of First Consultants Hospital has died from the Ebola Virus Disease, which she contracted after attending to Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian/American who brought the disease into Nigeria. Our sources say she died this afternoon, Tuesday, 19 August, 2014, at an isolation centre where she had been quarantined along with other doctors... Read More

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August 13, 2014

CCTV footage showed Patrick Sawyer avoiding bodily contact on the flight [DETAILS]

by Hauwa Gambo As Nigeria tries to grapple with the implications of what Patrick Sawyer, whom President Goodluck Jonathan has referred to as a “crazy” man might have done in bringing in the country’s first confirmed case of Ebola, events around the death continue to intrigue. READ: “If somebody is dead, leave him there” |... Read More

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Hospital expose: Ebola victim, Patrick Sawyer wanted to take the virus to Calabar

by Kolapo Olapoju Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American man who imported the Ebola virus disease (EVD) to Nigeria, attempted to forcefully discharge himself from First Consultant Medical Centre, Obalende, and travel to Calabar, Cross River State, to attend an ECOWAS event. Sawyer, who was a consultant with the Liberian ministry of finance, arrived Lagos on... Read More

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We are sorry Patrick Sawyer brought Ebola to Nigeria – Liberia apologises

by Kolapo Olapoju The Liberian Government has apologised to the Nigeria government over the case of Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer, who knowingly brought the deadly Ebola Virus into Nigeria. Mr. Nurudeem Mohammed, the Liberian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, told the press in Abuja on Thursday, 7 August, that President Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson was sorry... Read More

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SAD: Nigerian nurse dies from Ebola

by Kolapo Olapoju A Nigerian nurse who was infected with the Ebola virus reportedly died on Tuesday, 5 August. The female nurse, who is yet unnamed, worked at a hospital at Obalende, Lagos. The minister of health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, confirmed this at a media briefing in Abuja, while also stating that seven other... Read More

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Lagosians panic over Ebola report | “It is not true,” hospital tells YNaija (READ)

by Kolapo Olapoju A Lagos hospital, First Consultants, Obalende has denied reports that the first case of Ebola virus has been recorded there today, 24 July. A report which alleged that a Liberian has been admitted into the hospital, had been going round Blackberry messenger all day. When YNaija reached out to First Consultants hospital,... Read More

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February 18, 2014

Opinion: When government security personnel decide to go gaga

by Dolapo Aina Like the Italian and South American drug and crime gang leaders you watch in crime movies and read about in fiction and non-fiction books, the man turned back and ordered “come on boys!” to some male passengers. The fox and his colony had been released to unleash terror freely with no stop... Read More

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September 29, 2013

Demola Rewaju: Why are law students arrogant and lawyers humble?

by Demola Rewaju Lawyers in Nigeria are not as employable as medical doctors. Go to Lewis street in Obalende and observe them crowding newspaper stands or bookstores arguing (as always) about one matter or the other. There’s a category of people who read this blog and for some weird reason believe it is anathema to... Read More

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September 6, 2013

Government bans ‘Molues’ from Lagos Island

The Lagos State Government says it has banned the 911 Mercedes customized commercial buses, popularly known as Molue from plying routes on Lagos Island axis of the Lagos metropolis. The General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Engr. Babatunde Edu who disclosed this at a stakeholder’s meeting with the branch chairmen of the Lagos... Read More

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Fake ‘youth corper’ caught in Lagos, to serve in prison (PICTURED)

Opeyemi Ajala, 34, a fake National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member has been arrested by the police at Dolphin Division, Ikoyi, Lagos and charged to court. The suspect allegedly told the police that he was contacted by one Olotu Osayowanon, who is now at large, to assist him in serving the one year compulsory scheme with an agreement that... Read More

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February 2, 2013

Shame of a nation: Revolting conditions in police barracks exposed (PHOTOS)

They could best be described as refugee camps in a poor, war-torn country. Welcome to the dwelling places of Nigerian policemen and women called “police barracks.” They are in most cities of the country – decrepit, revolting, steaming. They are not any different from the scandal that is the Police College in Lagos. So, just... Read More

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January 15, 2013

Under siege: 6 policemen and a woman killed in Lagos robberies

by Akan Ido About six police officers were said to have been killed in separate robbery operations in Lagos over the weekend. The robberies took place in Ajah, Aguda, and Oyingbo on Saturday and Sunday. In the Oyingbo incident, Lateefah Oyinloye, a mother of four children was said to have been killed alongside a police... Read More

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