Category Archives: Politics

Court Orders DSS To Release Sowore, Bakare

December 5 Politics no comments

The Federal High court in Abuja on Thursday, 5 December, 2019, has given the Department of State Service (DSS), 24 hours ultimatum to release Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant Adebayo Bakare....

Orji Kalu Jailed For 12 Years Over N7.65bn Fraud

December 5 Politics no comments

The news just coming in says a Lagos Federal High Court on Thursday, 5 December, 2019, has sentenced a serving Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu to 12 years impr...

Anambra Flags Off Migrant’s E-Registration Exercise

November 28 Politics no comments

Anambra State Government says the e-registration of migrants in the state will enhance effective monitoring and control of foreigners in the state. “This will help all security agencies and institutions involved in...

Security: Sanwo-Olu Welcomes Operation Crocodile Smile Iv In Lagos

November 21 Politics no comments

.Photo: Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, inspecting the guard of honour during the Nigerian Army 81 Division flag off exercise of “Crocodile Smile IV, at Takwa Bay, Victoria Island, on Tuesday, N...

Court Summons Lagos Speaker, Others Over Ex-Governor’s Probe

October 31 Politics no comments

.As Ambode Accuses House Of Bias, Misrepresentation Of Facts – A Lagos High Court in Ikeja on Tuesday ordered the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa to appear before it in connection with the o...

Examining COWLSO’s Unlearn, Learn And Re-Learn Strategy For Women Empo...

October 21 Politics no comments

By Bukola Nwonah – It’s about that time of the year again when women in Lagos State converge under the auspices of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) for annual National Women’s Conference. Fo...

Anambra Increases Allowances Of Youth Corps Members

October 21 Politics no comments

Anambra State Government has approved an increase in allowances of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in hard-to-reach areas of the state. According to the Anambra State Government Media Crew in a statem...

Luxurious Cars, That’s Only What Ghana Has More Than Rwanda -Kus...

October 19 Politics no comments

Mr Kusi Boafo, Ghana’s head of Public Sector Reforms says Ghana is such an embarrassment of a country. After spending several weeks in Rwanda, he has been giving positive testimonies of what he saw their government doing...

Lagos To Complete Adiyan Water Project In 2021, Says Sanwo-Olu

October 12 Politics no comments

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has flagged off plans to revive a 70 million-gallon waterworks project sites in Adiyan, the Northwestern part of the State. The Governor, on Thursday, led members of the Stat...

How Lagos’ll Tackle Traffic Jams -Sanwo-Olu

October 3 Politics no comments

For 45 minutes on Tuesday, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, explained the efforts of his administration in the last four months to bring about sustainable solution to traffic challenge in the State. Beyond a...

Lagos Will Host Year 2020 Global Citizen Festival -Sanwo-Olu

September 28 Politics no comments

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday night in New York City, United States announced Lagos, Nigeria as the host city for the year 2020 Global Citizen Festival. Sanwo-Olu who made the announcement duri...

Sanwo-Olu Challenges Inspector General Of Police On Security

September 9 Politics no comments

Adequate security is at the centre of actualising the Lagos State’s aspiration to transform its economy and make it 21st Century compliant, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said at the weekend. Sanwo-Olu said this while hosti...

Xenophobia: Lagos Gov. Assures Business Owners Of Safety

September 7 Politics no comments

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday described the State as a safe haven for business and investments, noting that the recent attacks on malls in the wake of xenophobic reprisals by some hoodlums is r...

Xenophobia: Lagos Gov. Vows To Deal With Troublemakers

September 4 Politics no comments

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has vowed to deal with troublemakers exploiting the ongoing xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa to foment trouble in the state. Issuing a stern warning on ...

Govt. Allays Fears Over Northerners Arrested In Lagos

August 31 Politics no comments

The Lagos State Government wishes to state that the arrest of 123 Suspects by the State Task Force was a routine security check. On the directives of the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zubairu Muazu, the arrested susp...

Nigeria’s New Ministers Take Oath Of Office

August 21 Politics no comments

The inauguration of new ministers for the Federal Republic of Nigeria is holding right now on Wednesday, 21 August, 2019 at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. After their inauguration, President Muhammadu Buhari...

Atiku Insists He Beat Buhari By Over 200,000 Votes In Presidential Ele...

August 16 Politics no comments

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal that he beat President Muhammadu Buhari by over 200,000 votes in the 2019 presidential election. The Independent National Electo...

Lagos Police Arrest Tekno Over Public Indecency

August 7 Politics no comments

Popular musician, Augustine Kelechi, aka Tekno was arrested Tuesday by elements of the Lagos State Police command, ostensibly for breaching public decency by displaying half-naked girls in traffic, the police spokesman, ...

Eid-il-Kabir: FG Declares Monday 12th & Tuesday 13th August As Pu...

August 7 Politics no comments

The Nigerian government has declared Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th August as public holidays to mark the 2019 Eid-il-Kabir celebrations. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior Georgina Ehuriah, made the annou...

Lagos First Lady Inaugurated As Patron Of Girl Guides Association

August 7 Politics no comments

Lagos State First Lady, Dr (Mrs) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu was on Tuesday inaugurated as the State Patron of the Nigeria Girl Guides Association. At a brief but impressive ceremony held at Lagos House, Alausa Ikeja, the wife of ...

How Security Operatives Stopped #RevolutionNow Protest In Lagos, Osun,...

August 7 Politics no comments

The Nigerian Police Force Monday said the #RevolutionNow protesters were dispersed in Lagos because they didn’t get permission from the police before staging the protest. “The gathering is unlawful, an unlawful gathering...

Lagos’ Free Medical Programme Targets 100,000 Children

August 1 Politics no comments

Photo: (R-L) Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Mr Fola Adeyemi; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. (Mrs) Titilayo Goncalves; Executive Director, Healthcare Mission International, Mrs. N...

Nigeria Senate Screens Ministerial Nominees

July 24 Politics no comments

The Nigeria apex law making body, the Senate, on Wednesday, 24 July, 2019, began screening of some persons appointed as Federal ministers who would form cabinet members of President Muhammadu But.