Buoyed by reports that about 1.5 billion face marks found their way into the planet’s oceans in 2020, environmentalists have urged the Lagos State government to initiate campaigns against the indiscriminate disposal of face masks. They noted that despite the vital roles played by facemasks and other protective items in the fight against COVID-19, the materials have detrimental impacts on Read More
Pesident Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of former Military Administrator of Lagos state, Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa, (Rtd) as the new Chairmanof the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Details loading…
The importance of education in the society has been brought to the fore. This time around, members of family, friends, former colleagues, students and well-wishers have showered encomiums and rejoiced with Prof. Steve Afolami of the Department of Crop Protection, College of Plant Science and Crop Production (COLPLANT); Pioneer Chairman, Farm Practical Year (FPY) Programme of the Federal University of Read More
Lagos state governor and visitor to Lagos State University (LASU), Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has cancelled the ongoing process set up for the appointment of a substantive ninth Vice Chancellor (VC) of the institution. The governor further directed that a fresh process that would terminate in 45 days should commence immediately. According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Read More
A former governor of Lagos state and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has denied a report trending on social media that he is battling with COVID-19. Tinubu’s spokesperson, Tunde Rahman, said his principal has done COVID-19 test 15 times and all results came negative. There were speculations on Sunday morning about the health status of the national Read More
National president, Arewa United Consultative Forum, Alhaji Shuaib Ado Dansudu has appealed to the Lagos state government and well meaning Nigerians to sanction Yerima Shettima for allegedly claiming to be the national president of Arewa Youth Consultative Forum. “It is a fraud. And we all know that Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) does not have a youth wing,” he said. Dansudu Read More
I was assailed by the gory sight that confronted me as I drove from the Murtala Mohammed International Airport on Sunday. As I descended from the international wing of the airport on my way to Isolo, the newly constructed now 10-lane expressway was a delight until I approached the Ajao Estate gate to connect Osolo Way opposite the popular 7/8 Read More
Lagos State House of Assembly is set to pass a new bill that will regulate real estate operations in the state. The bill entitled; “Lagos Stats Real Estate Regulatory Authority” went through public hearing on Thursday 17th December, 2020 at the Assembly pavilion. Chairman of the Committee on Housing, Hon. Bisi Yusuff, Alimosho 1, said during the event that the Read More
Lagos based lawyer, Femi Falana lives in a cage. He has like the character, Malone, in Arthur Conan Doyle’s science fiction, The Lost World, who realising he had lost his fiancee to another man, gave up on trying to make meaning out of civilisation and chose to go back to the jungle. Like Malone, Falana, who delude in the deception of Read More
Lagos state Commissioner for Health Akin Abayomi has just diclosed that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has tested positive for Coronavus A statement, Saturday night, Sanwo-Olu is receiving treatment and is being closely monitored at home by a clinical team from the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba. “The governor is showing mild symptoms and fatigue typical of a mild case of COVID. Read More
The Lagos state government and Amnesty International (A), have been told to allow the Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up to probe the allegation of brutality against the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Lagos state to work without any form of interference. A civil society organisation, Advocates For Social Justice, at a press conference in Abuja, warned the Lagos Read More
These days, every Nigerian has noticed the loud silence of the usually garrulous human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana and his clan of minions over preachments on the propriety of the #EndSARS protests in Nigerian. Or even, the inappropriateness of Government actions on the protestors to tame the tide of the destructive violence. The silence has become very pronounced in Read More
The report by Cable News Network (CNN) on the shooting at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos was a “poor” hatchet job targeted at the Nigerian Army, the International Institute for Investigative Journalism (IIIJ) has alleged. In an electronic statement signed by special rapporteur, Francois Deburoiche, on Wednesday, the IIIJ said it came to this conclusion following a careful investigation on the events that Read More
A governorship aspirant in Lagos state for the 2023 election and chairman of Jandor Foundation, Mr. Olajide Adeniran, has accused the Lagos state government and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of deliberately frustrating his programmes and intimidating his followers. Adeniran, who is the Vision Leader of the Lagos4Lagos Movement and a Chieftain of the APC said he and his team Read More
The Association of Nigerian Professionals in Europe (ANPE) has knocked Cable News Network (CNN) over its report on the Lekki shooting, describing it as “an organised falsehood against Nigeria.” In a communique released at the end of an emergency general meeting, ANPE said it discovered that CNN’s report was not only misleading but riddled with no fewer than nine errors. The Read More
The Lagos State Government on Friday declared that it would, from his week, begin physical planning enforcement on all tank farms illegally operating in the state. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, said this during a meeting in his office in Alausa. The commissioner expressed displeasure at the unapproved and illegal operations of many tank Read More
The Nigerians in Diaspora Monitoring Group (NDMG) has faulted Cable News Network (CNN) over its report on the Lekki shooting in Lagos state, alleging that the American television station is desperate to restore its already lost credibility. According to the Nigerians in Diaspora, “CNN is under pressure to salvage whatever is left of its diminishing image and perceives the EndSARS protest in Read More
The recent video released by the Cable News Network (CNN) got me thinking about what we are up against in Nigeria. As I patiently listened to the narrative in the video and the accompanying pictures I was speechless for two reasons; one is the fact that the videos used by the CNN were not any different from what has been Read More
The Coalition Against Fake News (CAFN) has lashed out at Cable News Network (CNN) over its report on the Lekki shooting in Lagos state. According to the CAFN, the American television channel was unprofessional and biased with its reportage that alleged that troops of the Nigerian Army used live bullets during the EndSARS protests. Comrade Finba Edmond, its Executive Converner, speaking at Read More
After 10 days in detention, #EndSARS protester, Peter Eromosele, has been granted bail on Tuesday by the Magistrate Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos state. The court granted Eromosele bail to the tune of N1 million and two sureties who must be family members. The magistrate later ruled against an application filed by the policemen attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department seeking Read More
The Lagos state Government has promised to increase private sector partnership to reduce housing deficit and deliver its mandate of affordable, decent mass housing to residents of the state. A statement issued over the weekend by the Director, Public Affairs, Lagos State Ministry of Housing, Ms Adeola Salako, quoted the Commissioner for Housing, Mr Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, as making the assertion Read More
Lagos state governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday unveiled Nigeria’s first locally-assembled full electric car, aimed at reducing pressure on use of petroleum. The Hyundai Kona car, manufactured by Stallion Group, is 100 per cent electric and comes with zero emission, 482km driving range, and can be charged both at home and work place. Sanwo-Olu said at the unveiling in Read More
The Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area in Lagos state Tuesday unveiled a list of 99 applicants for its N10 million Relief Fund for victims of the violence of last month’s #EndSARS protest. Also, the council will today conduct a face-to-face interview and screening November 11 and Thursday, November 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The chairman of the Read More
Lagos state Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday presented 2021 budget to the House of the House. During the presentation, the governor reportedly hinted on the possibility of repealing the law which makes it mandatory for payment of pension to former governors and deputy governors. Details loading…
The National Inter-Faith and Religious Organization for Peace (NIPROF) has advised youths in the country not to allow themselves to be used as agents of destruction by politicians and other groupings working against the interest of Nigeria. This was stated by the National Coordinator of NIPROF, Bishop Sunday Garuba, during an interactive session with Journalists recently in the aftermath of Read More
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