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Lagos State Govt Officials Lass Fever has been in Lagos since January 9th, but was only discovered on January 17th. Although this is a nightmare situation given the notoriety of Lagos for environmental pollution with rat-laden neighbourhoods, and a chaotic population density, the state government authorities have encouraged residents to keep calm, assuring that they are doing everything possible to curtail the spread of the virus. The index patient, a 25-year old man, an undergraduate of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, is reported to have developed fever, sore throats, difficulty swallowing on arriving Lagos and was admitted at Ahmmadiyyah Hospital, Ojokoro, on Saturday January 9, for all of 6 days. As his condition worsened, he was transferred to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) on January 14, 2016. On January 15, at LUTH, he was pronounced a Lassa patient. Please Read Also: 'Lassa Begins Killing In Lagos' In a press briefing at the State Secr

Last week, hea dline news was the demolition of the Osho di market. The event was followe d by vehement reactions from the tra ders who mostly are of Igbo origin which imme diately le d to accusations of anti-tribal retribution against the government of Akinwunmi Ambo de who was famously vote d against by Lagosians of Igbo origin. A top Lagosian-Igbo opinion lea der writes, however to counter those sentiments. In his piece title d 'The truth about Owonifari Market demotion at Osho di', Joe Igbokwe seeks to explain the unsai d about the much documente d demolition, drumming up support for the Ambo de a dministration's infrastructure policy, at the risk of drawing wi desprea d con demnation from his kinsmen. Rea d the full text below: " The Holy Book says you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free. I have heard a lot of outpouring of emotions about the demolition of OSHODI Market by the LAGOS State Government led by His Excellency Mr A

Officers of the Nigerian police, soldiers, one LASTMA(Lagos State Traffic Management Agency) officer, and an ambulance belonging to the Gbagada General hospital on Tuesday evening refused to help a dying man found on the 3 rd mainland bridge in Lagos.  Although Nigerians are familiar with such unspeakable acts of nonchalance and disregard for life by members of the public service and security agencies, this particular incidence has given more publicity to the fate of helpless Nigerians in the care of heartless public officers - and drawn the ire of an increasing number of people on Social Media.  The testifier – who also supplied the photos – Ilsa Aida, a Lagos resident, on her way to church on Tuesday evening, stumbled on the motionless body of the unidentified man in the middle of the road – a highway. According to her, 4 Military men rode past on ‘Okada’ (motorcycle) and “Eeyaah”, they seemed to mutter in commiseration. Policemen drove past with blaring sirens, shaking