In what could be described as shock and startling development, a ticket fee collector has slumped and died in Ogun. The dramatic death of a transport union member, Jelili Jimoh, still confounds many residents of Agbado area of Ogun State where the incident happened and this makes the eyewitnesses to suggest if the union man…
Month: February 2020
LASG Wants A Flood-Free Lagos, Inspect Dredging Projects
The Lagos State Government, over the weekend, inspected some ongoing drainage clearance and dredging projects, saying it is determined to ensure a flood-free Lagos. The team which was led by the Special Adviser, Drainage Services, Engr. Joe Igbokwe and Permanent Secretary, Drainage Services, Engr. Lekan Shodeinde visited canals and drainages under systems 6c, 5 and…
Lagos Commissioner Visits IDP Camp in Igando
… Reiterates Government’s Commitment to Inmates’ welfare The Honourable Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Engr. Tayo Bamgbose-Martins has called on Lagosians to lend their voices to the State Government’s call to stop the endangering of lives and property in the State. Bamgbose-Martins, who made the call during his visit to the Lagos West…
Chelsea Beat Tottenham In Top Four Chase
Olivier Giroud and Marcos Alonso came in from the cold to inspire Chelsea’s 2-1 win against Tottenham as the Blues cemented their grip on fourth place in the Premier League on Saturday. Giroud and Alonso had been reduced to fringe figures in Frank Lampard’s first season as Chelsea manager. But Lampard restored both veterans to…
Amotekun Bill Set for Public Hearing Monday – LASG
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday accepted the bill in favour of the South West Security outfit, Amotekun, and has fixed a public hearing on the outfit for Monday 24th February, 2020. Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, at a sitting of the House, subsequently committed the bill to the…
Lai Mohammed Says $500m Loan Not For NTA Alone
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the 500 million dollar loan being sought from China is not for the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) alone. He made this known at a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja. The minister said the loan was for three major projects contrary to the hysteria created…
Uzodinma Meets Buhari, Seeks Refund Of N32 Billion Spent On FG Roads In Imo
Hope Uzodinma, governor of Imo state, on Thursday met with President Muhammadu Buhari, seeking his intervention in the refund of over N32 billion his predecessors reportedly spent on federal roads in the state. Speaking with state house correspondents after the meeting with Buhari, Uzodinma said Imo is in “financial distress”. He said the funds, if…
Ex-EFCC Staff Jailed for Stealing Exhibits
Justice S.C Amadi of the Rivers State High Court, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 convicted and sentenced Hussaini Abubakar, a former staff of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to one year imprisonment with N150,000 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira ) option of fine, for stealing, contrary to Section 383 (1) and…
NCC, NIPOST Explore Areas of Collaboration to Strengthen Effective Delivery of Mandates
..Target increased digital financial services The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) have met to discuss key areas of collaborations between the two agencies towards strengthening delivery of their respective mandates and synergising to advance the digital economy agenda of the Federal Government. This was the highlight of deliberations during a…
Sanwo-Olu bids Justice Bulkachuwa Farewell, As Appeal Court President Retires
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said his administration will not deviate from the tenet of constitutional democracy, promising that actions of the State Government under his watch will be kept within the ambit of the law. He said his Government’s faith in the judicial system remained unshakable, adding that Lagos had been a…
Bishop Garuba Begs Presidency For Been Booed in Maiduguri
National Coordinator of the National Inter-Faith and Religious Organization for Peace, Bishop Sunday Garuba, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to forgive some Nigerians who booed him in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. Some Borno residents had booed President Buhari’s convoy during his condolence visit to the state. Speaking at the end of the 21-day fast…
OPay Restrategizes, Seeks Partnership With GIGL
Lagos residents have been adapting to the recent changes made by the government in the transport sector. Lagos State Government decided to ban Okada, Keke and bike hailing services such as OPay and Gokada. The ban seemed like a shock to the bike hailing service providers and it’s investors. Many people have been asking…
VIOs Are Not Targeting Uber Drivers – LASG
The Lagos State Government has debunked the rumour that it is clamping down on Uber operators who seem to have resorted to blackmail by attempting to discredit Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) officials to gain public sympathy. According to a statement released, Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) is performing its statutory duty of facilitating compliance with the…
Oke-Arin/Ebute-Ero Market: Relocate Immediately, LASG Orders Shop Owners
Lagos State Government on Monday issued a quit notice to all the traders with containerised stores and other forms of stalls recently gutted by fire at Oke-Arin/Ebute-Ero market beneath Eko Bridge to relocate with immediate effect. The State Government, in a statement signed by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tunji Bello…
Presidency Denies Rumors On Traveling To UK
President Buhari on Monday dismissed as fake the report that he is expected to travel to the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and Austria on a private visit. The Presidency in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, described the purported traveling plan as fake and warned…
BREAKING: Head of Wuhan Hospital Dies of Coronavirus
The head of a hospital in Wuhan today died of coronavirus, according to Chinese media. Liu Zhiming, the director of Wuchang Hospital, is the first hospital leader to have ‘sacrificed’ in the fight against coronavirus, reported Red Star News. The news comes after a 59-year-old nurse in the same hospital was killed by the virus…
Bayelsa Update: Alaibe vs Diri Game of Thrones.
Ex Gov. Dickson Coerced Party-man Alaibe to Withdraw Litigation Over Gov. Diri, as Bayelsa PDP Chieftain Timi Alaibe, has turned into a beautiful bride overnight for the Dickson PDP in Bayelsa State following the swearing-in of Senator Douye Diri as governor.
Tough Livelihood: Group Lambasts Lagos State Government
Informal workers have cautioned Lagos State government to stop its recent attacks on working people, their livelihoods and their communities. The workers, under the umbrella of the Federation of Informal Workers’ Organisations of Nigeria (FIWON) demanded for a reverse of actions on the recent destruction of 24 waterfront communities and what it considered whimsical ban…
JAMB Registration Ends Today, Records Almost 2 Million Registration
2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) ends today and over over 1.9 million prospective candidates for have registered so far, JAMB said on Sunday. Dr Fabian Benjamin, the board’s head of Media and Information, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on in Lagos. NAN reports that this year’s registration for…
[Just In] Supreme Court to Hear Ihedioha, Lyon Appeals on Tuesday.
The supreme court has fixed Tuesday for hearing of the application filed by Emeka Ihedioha, a former governor of Imo state, and David Lyon, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa state. Festus Akande, spokesman of the supreme court, confirmed this when he was contacted on Saturday.“Yes it is true. The appeal of…