Category Archives: Politics

Buhari Orders Total Shutdown Of Abuja, Lagos And Ogun States

March 29 Politics no comments

President Muhammadu Buhari has a 14 days total shutdown of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Lagos State and Ogun State, saying it’s a measure to stem down the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus in Nigeria....

Coronavirus: Read President Buhari’s Address To Nigerians

March 29 Politics no comments

ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC SUNDAY 29TH MARCH, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians, 2. From the first signs that Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into...

COVID-19: Lagos Gov. Shuts Down Markets, Courts, Others

March 25 Politics no comments

Lagos State Government, on Tuesday, took more restrictive measures to break the cycle of transmission of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu directed all markets and stores trading in non-ess...

Atiku’s Son Tests Positive To Coronavirus

March 23 Politics no comments

Report says Nigeria has recorded another case of coronavirus as son of former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar tested positive to the disease. Atiku announced this on his Twitter page on Sunday, March 22, 2020. He s...

Coronavirus: Lagos Govt. Orders Civil Servants To Stay At Home

March 23 Politics no comments

Lagos State has introduced more preventive measures to break the cycle of transmission of the novel coronavirus among residents. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, directed the State’s civil servants from Grade Leve...

Coronavirus: Lagos To Shut Down Schools

March 19 Politics no comments

As part of the preventive measures against the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Lagos State Government is closing down all public and private schools from Monday, 23rd March 2020. The move becomes necessary to pre...

LASPOTECH’s Best Graduating Student Gets Governor’s Automa...

March 13 Politics no comments

With a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.93 on a scale of 4.0, Ms Nkechi Alexandra Kingsley – the overall best graduating student of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) – gets an automatic employ...

Coronavirus Turn China Into Ghost Towns

March 13 Politics no comments

Even though COVID-19 did not officially become a pandemic until March 11, Chinatowns were hit as soon as soon as the outbreak became global news in late December. “From every indication, everyone that went through SARS t...

Lagos Govt. To Arrest Policemen, Soldiers Engaging In ‘Okada Bus...

March 12 Politics no comments

Lagos State Government has issued a stern warning to uniform men flouting the State’s Transport Sector Reform Laws. It is illegal for any security operative in mufti to ride commercial motorcycles on routes where Okada a...

Lagos Govt. Closed Eko Bridge For Repairs

March 11 Politics no comments

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Wednesday disclosed that parts of Eko bridge closed in the early hours of the day was for safety of the residents and motorists who use the bridge as well as to pave the way ...

Two Foreign Nationals Test Negative To Coronavirus In Lagos

March 2 Politics no comments

Two more foreign nationals suspected to be carrying the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) from a high-risk country in Asia have tested negative in Lagos State, the Chief Incident Commander, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said o...

Suspected Boko Haram Members Kill 50 Persons In Kaduna

March 2 Politics no comments

.Photo for illustration purpose only. – No fewer than 50 persons have allegedly been killed, as suspected bandits invaded Kerawa, Rago, Marina, Zariyawa, Hashimawa, and Unguwar Barau villages, all of Igabi Local Go...

Coronavirus: Governor Assures Lagos’ll Prevent Spread Of Disease...

March 1 Politics no comments

Chief Incident Commander for the counter measures against Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has again re-assured Nigerians that the State remained committed to every effort gear...

Lagos Records First Case Of Coronavirus In Nigeria

February 28 Politics no comments

The Ministry of Health in Lagos State has confirmed its first case of the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), incidentally the first in Nigeria and in West Africa since the outbreak in China in January 2020. This was c...

Aso Rock Staff Murdered In Abuja

February 18 Politics no comments

A report claimed an Assistant Director attached to the State House, Abuja, Laetitia Naankang Dagan, has been killed by yet-to-be-identified assailants. Dagan, according to punch, was said to have been killed in her apart...

Anambra Sustains Partnership With WHO

February 14 Politics no comments

Anambra State Government has re-emphasised its resolve to sustain partnership with World Health Organisation (WHO) and other donor agencies on the health management sector. Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra said this while i...

Nigeria Police, S/West Governor’s Agree On Amotekun

February 14 Politics no comments

The Southwest Regional Security Operation code-named Operation Amotekun has finally been adopted by Governors of all states in the Southwest and the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The Southwest Governors’ Forum told ...

30 Killed in Boko Haram Attack on Maiduguri-Damaturu Highway

February 10 Politics no comments

Not less than 30 people were killed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in a night attack on Auno village on Maiduguri-Damaturu Highway. The villagers while narrating their ordeal in the hands of the terrorist group on Su...

Djibouti Reaffirms Stand As A Non-Permanent Member Of UN Security Coun...

February 7 Politics no comments

While the 33rd African Union Summit is held in Addis Ababa, the Republic of Djibouti reaffirms its ambition, already announced at the end of 2016, to sit as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council f...

Insecurity: What Senate President Told Buhari

February 4 Politics no comments

Nigeria’s Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the state of insecurity in the country has reached the tipping point. He spoke shortly after a closed-door meeting President Muhammadu Buhari had with him and ...

Lagos Rolls Out Buses To Ease Ban On Okada, Keke

February 4 Politics no comments

Lagos State Government has rolled out 65 high capacity buses in addition to the existing buses as part of palliative measures to the restriction of commercial motorcycles and tricycles in parts of the State. The Managing...

Lagos Gov. Reiterates Commitment To Quality Education

February 4 Politics no comments

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reiterated the commitment of his administration to massively invest in quality education to guarantee a brighter future for the young ones, assuring that the State Governme...

Anambra Explains Delays In Payment Of January Salaries

January 30 Politics no comments

Anambra State Government says payment of January Salaries are being delayed in order to effect the computation of the new minimum wage. This is contained in a circular signed by the Anambra State Head of Service (HOS), M...