Lagos State has taken an audacious step towards improving security in all communities across the State, with the inauguration of State Community Policing Advisory Committee (SCPAC) and its operations arm, State Community Policing Committee (SCPC). Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, inaugurated members of the two committees at a ceremony held at the State House in…
Lagos Recruits 3,000 Primary, Secondary School Teachers Recruited In The Last One Year
The Honourable Commissioner for Education in Lagos State, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo has disclosed that a total of 3,000 Primary and Secondary School teachers were recently absorbed into the teaching workforce of Lagos State in a bid to boost capacity and provide quality education for the pupils. Speaking on Tuesday at a Ministerial Press Briefing organised…
Schools Reopen In North Korea After COVID-19 Delays
North Korean children returned to their classrooms in face masks on Wednesday as schools reopened after the new term was delayed for months by coronavirus precautions. Pyongyang has not confirmed a single case of the deadly disease that swept the world after first emerging in neighbouring China, but has imposed strict rules, including closing its…
LASG To Reintegrate Victims Of Abule Egba
The Lagos State Government is set to reintegrate victims of the Abule Egba pipeline fire incidence back into the society by end of June 2020 . Reintegration of the displaced 300 persons includes 40 infants and 30 children into the society within the next 29 days, is coming due to recovery from the post disaster…
REGIONAL ROAD: Lagos Govt Revokes Titles of Lekki Land Encroaching Right-of-Way
Sequel to the order by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, directing the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development to reclaim the encroached alignments of Regional Road in Lekki axis, the State Government has revoked the planning approval on sections of Elegushi Chieftaincy Family land that fall within the designated Right-of-Way (RoW) of…
BREAKING: Lagos State Government Says Churches, Mosques Remain Closed
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said that churches and mosques in the state might not be reopened soon for worshippers. The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Elegushi, said this on the sideline of the 2020 Ministerial Press Briefing commemorating the first year in office of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu
BREAKING: Finally, Lawmakers Approve Buhari’s $22.7bn Loan Request
The house of representatives has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to borrow $22.7 billion, according to theCable. Lawmakers at the green chamber approved the request at Tuesday’s plenary session after it considered the report of its committee on aids, loans and debt management. When he sent the request in 2019, Buhari said the loan will be…
Music Legend Majek Dies At 71
Reggae music icon, Majekodunmi Fasheke, well known as Majek Fashek, has died, according to his manager, Omenka Uzoma. In an Instagram post early Tuesday, Uzoma said Majek Fashek “has gone to be with the Lord, his Maker.” The singer who became popular for hits such as ‘send down the rain’, ‘so long, too long’, and…
Buhari Writes To Lawmakers, Wants Rahamon As Osun REC
President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate to consider and approve the nomination of Dr Tella Adeniran Rahamon for appointment as the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in charge of Osun state. The president also submitted the name of James Jiya Kolo to the Senate as a replacement for…
LASEPA Supervises Safety Compliance Level at First Lagos Drive-In Concert
Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), on Saturday, supervised the hosting of a premier and innovative drive-in concert in the State, organised by Lapazio Lifestyles and Entertainment Group at the Bay Lounge, Admiralty Way, Lekki. The Concert, according to the Agency’s General Manager, Dr. Dolapo Fasawe, was given the green light and adequately supervised for…
FG Extends Gradual Easing Of Lockdown To Four Weeks
The second phase of the gradual easing of the lockdown in the country will last for an initial period of four weeks, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has said. President Muhammadu Buhari had on April 27 announced the gradual easing of a five-week lockdown in FCT, Lagos and Ogun…
Wikzid Compares Buhari To Trump, Calls Them Clueless
Popular Nigerian Singer, Wizkid, has given his thoughts about the recent killings in US and Nigeria. Wizkid likened the President of America, Donald Trump and his Nigerian counterpart, President Buhari to be the same and added that the only difference was one knew how to use microblogging website, Twitter, more than the other. His tweet…
APC Governors Meet Tinubu, Demand Soft Landing For Obaseki
The APC governors on Sunday met National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to plead for a soft landing for their colleague, Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, who is embroiled in a supremacy battle with his political godfather and the party’s National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. The delegation from the Progressives Governors’…
Lagos Made A Wise Choice Opting For Sanwo-Olu As Governor – Gbajabiamila
Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila said Sanwo-Olu has brought a new definition to good governance in Lagos State since his assumption of office one year ago. The Speaker said Lagos could not have been luckier to have a person of Sanwo-Olu’s standing as governor. In a message he personally signed, Gbajabiamila said:…
RRS Officials Arrest Suspect Behind The Blackmail Of Salawa Abeni With Nude Photos
A 19-year-old National Diploma holder of Yaba College of Technology, has been arrested by operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) blackmailing Waka Queen, Alhaja Salawa Abeni with nude photographs. The suspect, Olufowoke Oladunjoye Emmanuel, a resident of Brentfield Avenue, Peace Estate, Magboro, Ogun State, was picked up by the Decoy Team of RRS last week Thursday…
[Opinion] What Is Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s Strategic Roadmap To Restoring Biafra?
By Justice Godfrey Okamgba Preamble The ambitious move by the Igbos to break away from NIGERIA and become a sovereign nation started many years ago. On this day 30th May 1967, (53 years ago) the Igbos declared their independence from Nigeria. After diplomatic efforts by Nigeria to reunite the country failed, the war between Nigeria…
In power Supply, Security, Buhari Has Done Well –Lai Mohammed
Lia Mohammed commended president Buhari for his good works in the last one year of his second tenure The past one year has been momentous for Nigeria – Lai Mohammed praised president Buhari Within a short time President Buhari has done a lot in Nigeria The Federal Government on Friday said the President, Major General…
Gbajabiamila Congratulates Sanwo-Olu For Marking One Year In Office
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has congratulated the Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Sanwo-Olu, for marking one year in office. Gbajabiamila said Sanwo-Olu has brought a new definition to good governance in Lagos State since his assumption of office one year ago. The Speaker said Lagos could not have been…
Former Tottenham Boss Denies Reports Linking Him To Nigeria Coaching Job
Former Tottenham Hotspur coach Harry Redknapp has denied speculations linking him with the three-time African champions’ job. Recent reports indicated that the 73-year-old English manager was being considered to take over from Rohr, whose contract was billed to expire in June. Redknapp was in Nigeria with Portsmouth in 2008 for a pre-season friendly match against…
[Opinion] Does Police Have Power To Settle Civil Disputes In Nigeria
By Onyekachi Umah, Esq., Nigeria Police Force is a creation of law. The law also provides the powers and functions of police officers across Nigeria. Hence, since the functions and powers of Nigeria Police are written, it is easy to detect when police officers act outside their statutory powers. The Constitution of Nigeria and the…