Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sango-Olu will lead the All Progressive Congress (APC) National Campaign Council for the Ondo State Governorship election. He confirmed this on Wednesday via his Facebook Official Page monitored by LagosspyNG. Governor Sanwo-Olu expressed delight for having the opportunity to lead the campaign in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State. He…
Month: August 2020
JUST IN: Minister of Foreign Affairs Onyeama Recovers From COVID-19
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has recovered from COVID-19 after three weeks of isolation. He revealed this via his official Twitter handle on Wednesday. The Minister expressed gratitude to his family, President Muhammadu Buhari; Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, the medical team that attended to him as well as Nigerians for their prayers, care…
AMOTEKUN: Olugbo Commends Gov. Akeredolu For Resilience
The Olugbo and paramount ruler of Ugbo land, Oba Fredrick Obateru Akintutan has showered praises Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for been resilient despite the gang up against the establishment of the Amotekun Corps. The Olugbo likened Akeredolu to the legendary late Obafemi Owolowo who is known for been a courageous man. The monarch who…
“I Have No Constitutional Powers To Order Arrest” – Oni Of Ife Denies Media Report
Arole Oduduwa and Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II has denied media report on ordering the Department of State Security (DSS) to arrest one tricycle rider, identified as Lawal Moshood. Sahara Reporters had reported that the Ooni was behind the arrest Moshood from Ijebu Ode, Ogun State who was alleged to have…
[BREAKING] Onigbongbo LCDA Chairman Dies Of COVID-19
The Chairman of Onigbongbo LCDA Council in Lagos, Mr. Francis Babatunde Oke dies of Covid-19 complications Wednesday morning. The chairman of Onigbongbo local council development area, Babatunde Oke has become the latest high profile politician to succumb to the new coronavirus. Oke, who contracted COVID-19 recently, was receiving treatment at the Gbagada isolation centre until…
Court Orders Oshodi LGA To Pay N1M Charges For Extorting Motorist
A High Court in Ikeja has ordered Oshodi Local Government Area (LGA) of Lagos to compensate one motorist N1 million for alleged extortion. Officials believed to have been working with the LGA had collected the sum of N28,000 from Louis Idahosa for allegedly driving against traffic (one-way). Delivering judgment, Justice Obafemi Adamson said that local governments lack…
Gov. Sanwo-Olu Unveils 13.6KM Oshodi-Abule Egba BRT Corridor
Lagos State Government on Tuesday commissioned the Oshodi-Abule Egba Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)13.68 kilometre-long corridor as activities stood still in the axis. The BRT project was handled and supervised by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) – an agency of the State’s Ministry of Transportation. The Oshodi-Abule Egba corridor is a major link for…
[JUST IN] Buruji Kashamu dies of COVID-19
A former Senator from Ogun State, Buruji Kashamu has died of complications from COVID-19. Kashamu represented Ogun east in the eighth senate. According to Ben Murray-Bruce Kashamu died at First Cardiologist Consultants in Lagos. He had a brush with the law over allegations of drug dealing while he was in the US. In 2015, there…
LASG Moves To Revive Badagry Organic Farm to Boost Food Security
As part of the effort to revive agriculture in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has direct strategic focus on the ancient city of Badagry, one of the five traditional divisions of the State whose mainstay is agriculture and fishing. Also, the Governor’s pilot agriculture scheme (Lagos Food Production Park) is to take off in Badagry,…
Tinubu Blasts Obaseki Says ‘You Are Errant Governor, Dictator, Contemptuous Of Edo People
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has sent a powerful message to Governor Godwin Obaseki, berating and accusing him of gravely assaulting democracy and making a mockery of the Nigerian constitution. He said Obaseki’s governance of Edo has been a throwback to the worst excesses of Nigeria’s military past and represents…
Gov. Wike Condemns Invasion Of Edo State House Of Assembly
River State Governor, Nyesom Wike and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Campaign Council for Edo State Governorship Election have condemned the illegal invasion of Edo State House of Assembly by political thugs of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking with journalists in Port Harcourt today, the Chairman of the Campaign Council and Governor of Rivers…
Finally, Buhari Assents Amended Companies And Allied Matters Bill
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed the Companies and Allied Matters Bill, 2020 recently passed by the National Assembly. The new Bill replaces the extant Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990, introducing after 30 years, several corporate legal innovations geared toward enhancing the ease of doing business in the country. Such innovations include: Filing fee…
Police Arrest Village Head, Balale In Ogun State For Sexual Abuse
A village head, Rasheed Sholabi, the Baale of Oose Agbedu Ajibawo in Owode-Yewa area of Ogun State have been arrested for having unlawful carnal knowledge of his 15yr old biological daughter. Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command apprehended the culprits on Thursday. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi said…
LASG Says JSS 3 Student To Resume Classes on Monday
Junior Secondary School 3 students to resume classes on Monday 10th August, 2020, Lagos State Government has said. This is to allow the students who are registered for the National Examination Council Basic Education Certificate Examination to prepare for their examination. According to a statement by the Hon. Commissioner for Education Mrs Folashade Adefisayo, she said, “JSS 3 students…
President Buhari Welcomes Ize-Iyamu, APC Members In Aso Rock
President Buhari on Friday received the Edo APC Gubernatorial Candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja alongside other party members. Ize-Iyamu was accompanied by Caretaker Committee Chairman All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Chairman Campaign Council in State House. The APC Governorship candidate will contend with the incumbent Governor of Edo…
Wolves Reach First European QF In Nearly 50 Years
Wolves battled into the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Thursday while Sevilla, Bayer Leverkusen and Basel enjoyed far more comfortable victories in the matches that brought the Europa League round of 16 to a belated close. Raul Jimenez scored the only goal from the penalty spot in the ninth minute and Wolves survived a…
Akpabio Lists Ibori, Orji Kalu, Uduaghan, As Beneficiaries Of NDDC Contracts
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has linked former Governors of Delta State, James Ibori and Emmanuel Uduaghan to the contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). He also mentioned Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, the former Governor of Abia State. Others on the list released by Akpabio and forward to the Speaker…
BREAKING: Naira Marley Docked Over Abuja Concert
Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola known as Naira Marley, was on Thursday, has been taken to the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja. Recall that the Nigerian police had filed charges against him for violating the COVID-19 directive banning interstate travels put in place to curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic few months ago….
[BREAKING] UNN Starts Registration Of POST UTME
The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) has commenced online registration for 2020 post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (post-UTME) screening. Dr Chris Igbokwe, UNN Registrar revealed this in a statement and posted on the university’s official website on Thursday. Igbokwe said candidates who made UNN their first choice and scored 180 and above in UTME were eligible…
JUST IN: Police Barricade Edo House Of Assembly
Edo State House of Assembly Complex has been blocked by the Nigerian Police Command. LagosspyNG gathered that the reason behind this barricade to put a stop to the alleged plot to destroy the facility in the building. The armed men are currently at the entrance, preventing people from entering.