In the last two days, my social media feed has been suffused with impassioned expressions of grief and outrage from Nigerians over a putative June 28 agreement that the Nigerian government has signed with the European Union to legalize LGBTQ+ rights in the country in exchange for a $150 economic package. It turned out that a July 4 Daily Trust ... Read More »
The Oba of Lagos, His Eminence , Rilwan Akiolu (The Eleko of Eko) has expressed joy and satisfaction with the performance of the Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, in the last one year as the Governor of Abia state, describing it as heartwarming and impressive. Governor Otti who is a long time younger friend and ... Read More »
The police have arrested Adenike Adewodun, a woman who claimed to have had sex with dogs on Talk on B, a podcast hosted by actress Biola Adebayo, for conspiracy and attempted obtaining by false pretence. Last month, Ms Adewodun recalled her ugly past experiences — including sexual molestation as a teenager. She, however, came under criticism on social media after ... Read More »
A delegation of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) has visited the Lagos State House of Assembly and held a meeting with the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa. The meeting which held behind closed doors on Thursday afforded a fruitful discussion concerning the proposed Lagos Electrification Agency Law which recently scaled second reading during plenary. The GAC delegation at the meeting ... Read More »
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, today welcomed the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, to the Force Headquarters in Abuja as part of the ongoing collaboration between the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and NAFDAC in the shared commitment to ensuring public safety and health. The ... Read More »
As Lagosians, we often lament about clogged drainages and flooded streets that burden our city, but it is time for some tough love. Even though we complain when the rains cause floods and chaos, we must be honest with ourselves and face some hard truths, – we’re part of the problem. Those overflowing drainages and stagnant waters are not acts ... Read More »
Hon.(Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/ CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has congratulated the duo of Dr. Olufemi Ayeni and Dr. Ijeoma Akunyili on their recent elections. While Dr. Olufemi Ayemi emerged as the 79th Canadian Orthopaedic Association’s President, Dr. Ijeoma Akunyili was also elected as an Alumni Board Member of Harvard Kennedy School, USA. In her congratulatory message, the elated ... Read More »
•We want mutually beneficial relationship between NIWA, Lagos, says Senate Committee Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, urged both the federal and state governments to be on the same page on waterways, saying the Lagos State Government will continue to improve and enhance its working relationship with the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA). He said the Ministry of ... Read More »
•Lagos is core jurisdiction for our infrastructural activities – NSIA Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Wednesday that the State is planning to establish a Sovereign Investment Fund for strategic investments into the future. Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke during a courtesy visit by the Executive Management of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), led by its Managing Director/CEO, Aminu ... Read More »
Gender Mobile Initiative, a Non-profit organisation is set to co-covene a stakeholders conference aimed at preventing sexual harassment in tertiary education institutions on July 9, 2024. The Executive Director, Omowumi Ogunrotimi made this known in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Ogunrotimi stated that the conference would bring together education commissioners, development partners, regulators, student groups, and civil society organizations ... Read More »
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