Category Archives: Politics

Sanwo-Olu Commissions Lagos-Ogun Network Of Roads

February 19 Politics no comments

L-R: Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Governor Babjide Sanwo-Olu; member, Lagos House of Assembly, Alimosho constituency I, Hon. Bisi Yusuf; Special Adviser on Works and infrastructure to the Governor, Mr...

Ehingbeti: Experts Urge Lagos Govt To Maintain Digital Policy

February 18 Politics no comments

.L-R: Wale Edun, former Commissioner for Finance, Lagos State; Yemi Cardoso, Co-chair, Ehingbeti 2021 and Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, Deputy Governor, during the closing ceremony of Ehingbeti 2021 on Thursday, 18 February. ̵...

Donald Trump Impeached Again

January 14 Politics no comments

The US House of Representatives has impeached President Donald Trump for “incitement of insurrection” at last week’s Capitol riot, which claimed the lives of five people including a police officer. The ...

Lagos Governor Shares Covid-19 Experience

December 25 Politics, Uncategorized no comments

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has gotten a clean bill of health; he has been certified free of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Governor, on Thursday afternoon, cheerfully walked out after 14 days in self-isolation,...

$600 & $300 Covid-19 Relief Packages For Unemployed Americans

December 21 Politics no comments

Lawmakers struck a nearly $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus deal on Sunday, 20 December, 2020 that includes another round of stimulus checks and badly needed jobless benefits for struggling Americans, ending a long standoff...

28, 246 For Anambra State Basic Healthcare Fund

December 20 Politics no comments

Executive Secretary, Anambra State Health Insurance Agency (ASHIA), Dr Simeon Onyemaechi has announced that no fewer than 28, 246, less privileged Anambra indigenes will be enrolled into a special health fund. This is th...

Sanwo-Olu Cautions Lagosians Over Covid-19

December 20 Politics no comments

.Bans Parties, Xmas Concerts – Following the second wave of COVID-19 in Nigeria and increase in number of coronavirus cases in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has banned carnivals, concerts and street part...

LASU Best Graduating Student Gets N5m, Scholarship

December 18 Politics no comments

For finishing with the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.95 on a scale of 5.0, Oladimeji Shotunde, the best graduating student of the Lagos State University (LASU), has won a post-graduate scholarship to any uni...

Mozambique Jihadists Push Masses To Pemba

December 16 Politics no comments

.Displaced persons in Pemba, photo credit:AFP. – The population has soared in Pemba, a northern Mozambique port known for its wide bay, but rather than tourists coming for a swim, the newcomers have fled Islamic ex...

Anambra Monarchs Urged To Revive Mother Tongue

December 14 Politics no comments

Anambra Traditional Ruler’s have been urged to always interact with their people, especially the young ones in their mother tongue. This is to help to encourage the people, especially the younger ones to be at home with ...

Nigerians Should Not Pay DisCos For Meters -FG

December 5 Politics no comments

The Federal Government has again warned electricity distribution companies (DisCos) against selling meters to Nigerians. The government said any DisCo that asks Nigerians to pay for the item will be sanctioned. Many staf...

Ex-Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings Is Dead

November 12 Politics no comments

Reports on Thursday say former President of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings is dead. Jerry Rawlings, who seized power twice in military coups but is now credited as a driving force behind Ghana’s emergence as a stable democr...

IGP Withdraws Police Escorts From Fani-Kayode, Christ Embassy, Others

November 7 Politics no comments

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of police personnel attached to Femi Fani-Kayode, Hon. Abiola Sidna Peller, Sen. Magnus Abe, Emeka Offor and others. The IGP directive...

Biden Floors Trump To Become America’s President-Elect

November 7 Politics no comments

Joe Biden was on Saturday, 7 November, 2020 declared the President-Elect of United States of America. Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. a member of the Democratic Party and running mate Kamala Harris defeated incumbent Presiden...

Borno Governor Commiserates With Lagos Over Vandalism

November 7 Politics no comments

Lagos State has continued to receive solidarity and support from well-meaning leaders across the country in the aftermath of the last month’s coordinated destruction of public assets and private properties instigated by ...

Lagos Governor Hosts Nigeria Police Boss

November 4 Politics no comments

.Over Brutalities, Protests, Killings And Destruction Of Properties – Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, received the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammed Adamu, at the State House in M...

Tinubu Commiserates With Sanwo-Olu, Lagosians Over Vandalism

October 25 Politics no comments

All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has commiserated with Lagosians and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu over the Lekki toll plaza incident and the hijack of the #EndSARS protests by hoodlums w...

43 Protesters, 6 Policemen Killed In Nigeria

October 21 Politics, Uncategorized no comments

The violence that rocked #EndSARS protests across the country worsened on Tuesday with 43 protesters and six policemen losing their lives. Protesters calling for the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Ni...

Police Ban Protests In Lagos State

October 20 Politics no comments

.As Government Imposes 24-Hour Curfew – The Lagos State Police Command has banned all protests including the#EndSARS gathering from today; 20 October, 2020. The directive was announced this afternoon after the Lago...

Nigerian Army Warn EndSARS Protesters

October 15 Politics no comments

Against the backdrop of continued EndSARS protests across the country, the Nigerian Army has said it is ready to fully support the civil authority in whatever capacity to maintain law and order. Army Headquarters also st...

Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead

October 13 Politics no comments

Emeritus Professor of Literature and Renowned Writer, Prof. John Pepper Clark is dead. In a statement signed by Prof. C. C. Clark, for the family and Mr. Ilaye Clark, for the children, Professor John Pepper Clark died in...

8 People Die, Houses Affected In Gas Explosion In Lagos

October 8 Politics no comments

Eight persons have so far been confirmed dead in the gas explosion that occurred in Baruwa community, in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State in the early hours of Thursday, October 8, 2020. Confirming the n...

Nigeria Marks 60th Independence Anniversary Today

October 1 Politics no comments

The Federal Republic of Nigeria is right now marking her 60th Independence anniversary. Nigeria secured her Independence from United Kingdom on 1 October, 1960, and today, 1 October, 2020 makes it 60 solid years that Afr...