The 2022 edition of New Media Conference is scheduled to hold on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at British Council Nigeria, Ikoyi, Lagos. The seventh edition of NMC, will have industry players in different sectors attend to proffer solutions in the new media space. NMC will host speakers, panelists, key industry players and participants to discuss the theme, ‘’The Viral Economy.” ... Read More »
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LAGOS’ TRANSFORMATION JOURNEY WILL NOT BE COMPLETE WITHOUT WOMEN – SANWO-OLU
•Governor celebrates women, promises more economic opportunities An account of Lagos State’s journey to a cosmopolitan society would not be fully told without chronicling the contributions made by women to the cultural growth and socio-economic transformation of the State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Tuesday. Sanwo-Olu acknowledged the roles played by women in the transformation of Lagos at a forum ... Read More »
Former Information Minister Chief Ayo Ogunlade is DEAD
A former 3 time Minister of information,Chief Ayo Ogunlade is dead after a protracted sickness,A great community leader who impacted much in lives in ekiti more details as it comes,here are his profilr BA, MA, retired broadcaster, industrialist, born March 18, 1934, Lagos; married Folasade Foluke Dare 1965, six sons, two daughters; EDUCATION: St Peter’s School, Sekondi, Ghana, 1942-47, Methodist ... Read More »
FG makes U-turn, withdraws order to reopen varsities
• ASUU: We’re not returning to classrooms • Lecturers, group kick against resumption order • Say varsities are not run like parastatals In a new twist, the Federal Government, yesterday, withdrew its circular, which ordered Vice-Chancellors, Pro-Chancellors and Governing Councils to re-open federal universities. The National Universities Commission (NUC) had earlier issued a circular tagged NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/135, addressed to all VCs; ... Read More »
Worship4Change to Raise N75m for Indigent Children with Special Needs, Holds Benefit Concert Oct. 3rd in Lagos
. Worship4Change, a leading not-for-profit organization in Nigeria will on October 3, 2022, hold ‘Green Worship 5.0’, a benefit concert organised to raise awareness and support for indigent children, orphans and children with special needs. The annual concert, which is in its 5th edition, will hold at Pistis Conference Centre (Elevation Church), Lekki, Lagos, starting at 3PM. The Convener and ... Read More »
Makinde gifts two 18-Seater buses to Sabo central mosques in Ibadan
Oyo State Governor ‘Seyi Makinde, on Friday, donated two 18-seater buses each to the Sabo Central Mosque, Ibadan, and Jama’atu Izalatul Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Darud Da’awah Central Mosque, Sabo, Ibadan, Oyo State, declaring he would continue to work towards religious tolerance, unity, and progress of Islam in the state. Makinde, who was represented by Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, ... Read More »
Court denies Abuja Professor who Assaultedpolice orderly bail,sends her to Prison
Court remands Abuja professor for assaulting police orderly A magistrate’s court sitting in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Friday, remanded Prof Zainab Duke Abiola, alongside her domestic staff for assaulting police orderly, Inspector Teju Moses, attached to her. The PUNCH reports that the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, condemned the alleged assault of a policewoman by the don and her ... Read More »
Ogun kidnappers free inspector, others 48 hours after
A police officer and two others abducted by gunmen on Wednesday have regained their freedom. Our correspondent gathered that the three victims were kidnapped at Waasinmi on the Abeokuta-Lagos Road in Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the police officer was an inspector while the two others were civilians. The Police Public Relations Officer in ... Read More »
Two rescued, others trapped in Lagos building collapse
A yet-to-be-identified person and a child have been rescued from the rubble of the three-storey building that collapsed on Sonuga Street, Palm Avenue, in the Mushin area of Lagos State. The Lagos Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, who confirmed the development, said the rescue operation was still ongoing. He said, “A three-storey building has collapsed at Oye ... Read More »
BREAKING: Another building collapses in Lagos, rescue operation ongoing
A building has collapsed on Sonuga Street, Palm Avenue, in the Mushin area of Lagos State. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyinyolu, confirmed the development to our correspondent on Friday. He said, “A building has collapsed in Mushin few minutes ago. The rescue operation is ongoing.” As of the time of filing this report, it ... Read More »