Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday, 15 March, 2023, donated N100 million to traders in the burnt Akere Motor Parts and Allied Dealers Association (AMPADA) market in the Ajegunle area of the State. The Governor also laid the foundation for a new market building. Speaking during his visit to the burnt site of the Akere market on Wednesday, 15 March, 2023, Governor Sanwo-Olu said the efforts by the Lagos State Government were to help alleviate the plight of the traders who lost goods and cash in the fire when the market got burnt last week. He said: “A…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Federal Government has announced that the 2023 Population and Housing Census earlier scheduled for March 29 has been shifted to May 2023. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed confirmed the new date when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, 15 March, 2023 in Abuja. According to the Minister, the decision to shift the census was necessitated by the postponement of the Gubernatorial and State Assembly Elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from March 11 to 18.…
Barely 72 hours to the House of Assembly election in the State, the immediate past Osun Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has implored electorate to vote massively for the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday, 18 March, 2023 polls. Oyetola urged his party’s members to remain resolute and mobilise the electorate to vote massively for the party’s candidates. This is even as residents of Ifedayo, Ila, Odo-Otin, Ifelodun, Boripe Local Government Areas trooped out en masse to welcome Oyetola and his entourage in their respective domains. Speaking at different venues of the meetings, Oyetola expressed delight at the magnitude…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Imo State Police Command has ordered the state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Engr Charles Ugwu, to provide former Governor, Hon Emeka Ihedioha; his former Deputy, Hon Gerald Irona; and House of Representatives member-elect, Ikenga Ugochiyere, on Thursday, 15 March, 2023 over murder allegation. A letter of invitation signed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Administration in the state, Ukachi Opara, and addressed to Ugwu, on Wednesday, 15 March, 2023, requested him to appear with the three opposition party leaders on Thursday, 16 March, 2023, at the State Criminal Bureau of…
By Rasak Musbau The Lagos State Infrastructure Asset Management Agency (LASIAMA), has been at the forefront of implementing the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Administration’s strategy on infrastructure renewal. In the past three and a half years, the Agency has implemented several projects with the aim of improving and maintaining public infrastructure assets, while also creating employment and opportunities for small/medium scale businesses to thrive. It is reassuring that priorities are given to education and health sectors in the aggressive pursue of public facility overall. Schools’ facility management and maintenance exist to support the primary purpose of education. The core responsibility of…
A popular socio-political activist, Princess Adenike Akindele has initiated a contact and mobilisation team to mobilise and galvanise youths, especially those at Ikoyi, Obalende and Eti-Osa axis, to vote enmasse for the Governor of Lagos State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Babajide Sanwo-Olu. According to Princess Akindele, who is also the Erelu of Otta Kingdom, the aim of the initiative is targeted at youths and how to mobilise and galvanise them to campaign, mobilise and vote for Governor Sanwo-Olu. Aptly tagged ‘You Belong’, Princess Akindele said the effort is aimed at giving the youths a sense of…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Suspected Fulani militias killed 10 people and injured several others in Langson community in Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State The attackers, it was gathered, went on killing rampage around 9pm, on Tuesday,14 March, 2023 by shooting sporadically, and also looted a shop in the area before they were repelled by mobile policemen. Following the renewed attacks on Atyap land by the suspected Fulani militias, the Atyap Community Development Association, ACDA, has passed a vote of no confidence on a section of the security operatives deployed to the area to protect lives and…
The Oyo State Health Insurance Agency, OYSHIA, has begun a robust community Based Health Insurance Scheme (CBHIS) in three communities in the State. The official activation of Community Based Health Insurance and enrollment of Governor Seyi Makinde Adoptees into the Oyo State health insurance scheme was held recently at Community Town Hall, Sepeteri, Saki East Local Government Area. The Executive Secretary of OYSHIA, Dr. Olusola Akande said this is in a bid to ensure that every resident has access to quality healthcare services. He highlighted the essence of Community based health insurance and enrollment of Governor Seyi Makinde’s adoptees into…
The Ibile Eko Summit Group, a community organisation of indigenous Lagosians, have sent a message of congratulations to the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his electoral success at the just concluded Presidential Election in Nigeria. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of an emergency meeting conveyed by the organisation to review the Presidential election and preview the Governorship and State Assembly Elections coming up on Saturday, 18 March, 2023. The Communique signed by the Group Coordinator, Prince Adelani Adeniji-Adele; and its Secretary, Dr Babatunde Odunuga, also urged the President-elect to assemble an all-inclusive team of…