According to reports, Saudi Arabia’s authorities are considering cancelling the Haj season for the first time since the establishment of the Kingdom in 1932, after the number of coronavirus infections exceeded 100,000, a senior official in the Saudi Ministry of Haj and Umrah told the British newspaper Financial Times. “The case has been carefully studied…
BREAKING: Resident Doctors Embark On Indefinite Strike
After several signs of warning, the Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have finally embarked on an indefinite nationwide strike. NARD President, Dr Aliyu Sokomba, announced this while addressing a press conference on Monday in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. He noted that the union has decided to exempt its members working…
LASTMA Condemns Resurgence of Fake Online Report
The General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Olajide Oduyoye has condemned the resurgence of a previously debunked online news alleging that LASTMA officials were banned from arresting motorists who flout the Lagos State Traffic Law. Oduyoye explained that the false report, which was earlier circulated online by an Auto Repair Company…
Matriculation: NOUN VC Enjoins Students On Challenges
Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Professor Abdalla Uba Adamu, has enjoined new students of the university to rise to the challenges of the modern world in their quest for knowledge, including eradicating future diseases like the current Covid-19. He made the call during the university’s 19th matriculation ceremony, which was held…
LASUTH Loses 54-Year-Old Nurse To COVID-19
The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja has lost a nurse, Mrs Adenike Bakare, to COVID-19. Bakare, who was an Assistant Director, Nursing Services, according to a source, died on Friday and was buried privately in Lagos the same day. “No one is sure of her source of infection; LASUTH is not a designated treatment…
Obaseki Vows Not To Appeal His Disqualification
Governor Obaseki has said that he will not appeal his disqualification from participating in the governorship primaries of the APC. The governor in a statement by his media aide, Crusoe Osagie, said it was needless filing an appeal when the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, had carefully orchestrated the move from the beginning. While calling on…
Lagos First Lady Urges Men to Replicate America’s Anti-Racism Movement against Rape
Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu on Thursday called on Nigerian men to replicate the ongoing massive United States anti-racism protest in Nigeria to stop sexual, gender-based violence and send a strong message against rape and its perpetrators. Speaking while receiving participants at a special All-Male awareness walk organised by the…
FULL TEXT: Sanwo-Olu Addresses Lagosians On Democracy Day To Commemorate His One Year In Office
Theme: GREAT LEAP TOWARDS A GREATER LAGOS BEING AN ADDRESS BY MR. BABAJIDE OLUSOLA SANWO-OLU, GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE, ON THE COMMEMORATION OF HIS ADMINISTRATION’S FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE, ON FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2020. Fellow Lagosians, On Saturday, March 9, 2019, you demonstrated great confidence in me and in our great party, the All Progressive…
FULL SPEECH: National Broadcast By President Buhari On Democracy Day, 12 June, 2020
Fellow Nigerians, The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil administration in our dear country. This day provides us an opportunity to reflect on our journey as a nation, our achievements and struggles. It is a day to honour our founding fathers who toiled to establish our republic and every Nigerian…
Sanwo-Olu To Host Tinubu, Soyinka, Blair, Others On Democracy Day Webinar
To commemorate this year’s National Democracy Day celebration, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat will today hold a Democracy Day webinar for youths in Lagos. The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka will be joining the Lagos State helmsman…
EFCC Recovers Over N980bn, Private Jets, Oil Vessels
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered assets in excess of N980 billion, the boss said on Thursday. Speaking on Thursday during a media briefing to mark the 2020 Democracy Day in Abuja, Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic said non-monetary assets recovered by the anti-corruption agency include estates, private jets and oil vessels. The…
PTAD to Pay One-Off Outstanding Entitlements To Verified Ex-Workers of NAHCO
Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) is ready to pay the first batch of the verified Ex-Workers and Next of Kin (NoK) of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) in line with the takeover approval of pension- related matters of some agencies, privatized/liquidated by the Bureau of Public Enterprises in 2017, among which is the Nigerian…
BREAKING: APC Committee Disqualifies Obaseki, Others From Edo Primary Election
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has been disqualified from participating in the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the forthcoming governorship poll in Edo State. He was declared unfit to contest in the exercise to choose the APC’s flagbearer along with two others by the party’s Screening Committee. The chairman of the…
LASG Warns Against Fake Planning Permits, Illegal Building Construction
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday warned builders and property developers to desist from construction without permits or fake planning documents This warning came after it sealed up 15 buildings in Bourdillion, Onikoyi and Banana Island in Ikoyi axis of the State for not having permits issued by the government. Speaking during the special enforcement…
Coronavirus: Abuja Hospital Rejects Governor Ikpeazu
A private hospital in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, has rejected the Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu (Ph.D), who sought treatment there for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The hospital, located in the Gudu area of the FCT, turned him down on the excuse “that they are into kidney transplant and cannot afford an iota of…
Lagos Eyes N100b Bond To Boost Infrastructure In The State
Lagos State Governent has claimed that the signing of the issuance of N100 billion Series III Bond under its N500 billion Bond Issuance Programme by the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu would bridge the infrastructure gaps. The Commissioner for Finance, Rabiu Olowo, revealed this during the briefing commemorating the first anniversary of the Sanwo-Olu administration at Alausa,…
[BREAKING] Obaseki Graduated From University Of Ibadan – Registrar
The management of the University of Ibadan (UI) has confirmed that Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state, graduated from the institution. Olubumi Faluyi, the registrar of the university, disclosed that the governor attended and graduated from the institution in a statement on Wednesday. Recall that the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Adams …
Mompha Reacts To Hushpuppi’s Arrest With A Shade
Dubai-based Nigerian big boy, Ismaila Mustapha popularly known as Mompha, has reacted to his former friend, Ray Hushpuppi’s arrest. Hushpuppi and some other people were picked up on account of money laundering after some cases of fraud was linked to them. Mompha who fell out with Hushpuppi after their altercation on social media, took to his Instagram…
KOGI-WEST: Dino Melaye Looses At Tribunal To Sen. Adeyemi
PDP’s Dino Melaye has lost to Senator Smart Adeyemi of the APC at the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja over the Kogi West Senatorial rerun election. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC had declared Adeyemi who garnered 88,373 votes as the winner of the poll against Melaye of PDP who scored 62,133….
Lagos APC Proscribes Mandate, Justice Groups
The Lagos State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has proscribed the Justice Group, Mandate Group and all other groups within the party in the State. In the communique signed by 27 party chieftains who are members of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), the party said the activities of the groups were inimical to unity,…