The Kano singer, Yahaya Sharif, will have access to free legal representation in court after being sentenced to death for blasphemy by an upper Sharia court in Kano, Nigerian Bar Association said on Wednesday. LagospyNG reported how Sharif was sentenced to death on August 10 by the upper Sharia Court in Kano. He has 30…
Month: September 2020
Gov. Sanwo-Olu Meet FAAN Officials Ahead Of International Flight Resumption
Ahead of a possible resumption of international travel of Saturday, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, met with the Management team of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). They discussed the actionable steps being put in place at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) by the Federal and State governments to give…
Pastor Rapes Minor During Deliverance, Arrested
One pastor called Chukwudi Chukwumezie, has been arrested by the Anambra State Police Command for allegedly having a carnal knowledge with a minor. The 34 year old man who heads the Mountain Zion Deliverance Ministry, Ugamuma in Obosi had lured a 15-year- old girl at a hotel along Eze iweka road Obosi under false pretence of making…
Dangote Wants Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala To Lead World Trade Organization
Billionaire business man, Aliko Dangote said he wants former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to replace Brazil’s Roberto Azevedo, as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization in 2021. Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala is one of the candidates vying for the position which became vacant following the resignation of Roberto Azevedo on Monday, August 31. The Africa’s richest…
Lagos To Celebrate World Coconut Day
Lagos State Government said it will mark the Year 2020 World Coconut Day with series of activities in the State on Wednesday, 2nd September 2020. Some of the activities include empowering more than 5,000 Coconut Value Chain entrepreneurs through its Coconut Renewal Initiatives such as Eko Coconut Bread Initiative, Coconut Processing Inputs and Training/Capacity Building…
Lagos State Starts Reconstruction Of Opebi Helicopter Crash Site
Lagos State Government through LASEMA has began the reconstruction of the Opebi Helicopter crash site which I occurred on Friday. The helicopter crash affected the fence and buildings at 14 and 16, Salvation Road, Opebi in ikeja. Governor Sanwo-Olu in company of Hon. Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Engr. Omotayo Bamgbose-Martins and the…
Lagos Ministry Debunks Reports On School Resumption Calendar
The Lagos State Ministry of Education through it’s Education Quality Assurance (OEQA) unit of the has told members of the public to disregard a resumption time table flying around the social media. The time-table claims to be the 2020/2021 academic calendar, states that the first term of the session would start September 21, 2020 and…
LASG Commences Digital Training For MSMEs
The Lagos State Government has partnered with BeyondPerception.io, a digital company to commence a free digital transformation training for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Lagos State. A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the Governor on SDGs and Investment, Mrs. Solape Hammond, said over 10,000 MSMEs are currently undergoing the training, informing…