The secretariat of Odiolowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area on Town Planning Way, Ilupeju was agog on Wednesday, 30 August, 2023 as parents and students who participated in the Summer Tech Boot Camp organised by the council gathered to receive their certificates. A total of 247 students, both in the primary and secondary school categories participated in the three week programme which took place at the ICT Centers in the council area. The two ICT centres, located at Ajisegiri Street in Ilupeju and Daengoro area of Ojuwoye, was established by the Rasak Ajala led administration to train students and youths in…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
Better days are here for members of staff of the Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State as the administration of Mayor Dele Osinowo has commenced distribution of relief packages to them to ease the challenges brought about by the removal of petroleum subsidy by the Federal Government. On Wednesday, 30 August, 2023, Mayor Dele Osinowo distributed credited BRT Cowry Cards to members of staff of the council. Each Cowry Card is credited with N10,000, meant not only for the workers to benefit from the subsidised fare of the BRT buses announced by the state government but also to…
Nigeria’s topmost awards-winning journalist, Toyosi Ogunseye has been appointed as the President & CEO of the Presidential Precinct in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. Announcing the appointment on its website today, Wednesday, 30 August, 2023, the organization which inspires emerging leaders to address the most pressing challenges in their countries, proudly stated that Toyosi Ogunseye “is only the second to take this role at the Presidential Precinct, following nearly a decade of transformational leadership from Founding Director Neal Piper”.It is further stated: “Few individuals are closer to the mission of the Presidential Precinct than Ogunseye; she began her tenure with the…
It is with immense joy and pride that I, Joseph Ambakederimo, in my capacity as the Convener of the South South Reawakening Group (SSRG) and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Community Development Committees of Niger Delta Oil and Gas Producing Areas, extend our warmest congratulations to the distinguished leader, His Excellency, President Bola Tinubu. We wholeheartedly commend President Tinubu for his visionary and strategic decision to reappoint the highly capable Dr. Samuel Ogbuku as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). In addition, we applaud his judicious selection of other eminent Nigerians…
The Labour Party (LP) has suffered a setback in Lagos as the National and State House of Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Lagos on Wednesday, 30 August, 2023 upheld the election of Senator Wasiu Sanni Eshinlokun as the duly elected Senator of Lagos Central Senatorial District in the election held on Saturday, 25 February, 2023. The three-man Tribunal led by Justice Ashua Ewah dismissed the petition filed by the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Architect Abiodun Dabiri. The Tribunal held that the petition was incompetent as the issue raised falls within pre-election matters. Other members of the tribunal are: Justices Abdulahi…
The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON has paid tributes to the individuals who lost their lives in the bombing of the United Nations Building in Abuja which occurred on August 26, 2011. She spoke at the wreath-laying ceremony in honor of the victims of the incident. Senator Tinubu called for a world where terrorism, along with its severe impact on the society, is effectively eradicated. To achieve this, the First Lady said the global community must channel more energy towards fostering peace, promoting dialogue and combating the forces of hatred and division. Paying…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that his administration is deploying drones, helicopters and other technological innovations to address security challenges in the State. The Governor stated this when he received the new General Officer Commanding (GOC), 81 Division, comprising Ogun and Lagos states, Major General Mohammad Usman, who paid him a courtesy call in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta on Wednesday. The governor said constant movement of people to the state due to its strategic location as the industrial, religious and educational capital of the country, has put a lot of pressure on the security architecture of…
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced that the Blue Line Rail will start commercial operations on Monday, 4 September, 2023. The Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Engr. Abimbola Akinajo, spoke on the commencement date during a press conference at the iconic Marina Station of the Blue Line Rail in Lagos. Akinajo, who took reporters on a guided ride and tour of the physical infrastructure of the Blue Line Rail from the Marina Station to the National Arts Theatre Station in Iganmu, said Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu would take the inaugural ride on…
By Emmanuel Oladesu What could have sparked a protracted rift between the legislature and the executive in the same ruling party? This is a big poser that agitates the minds of concerned parties in Lagos State where the House of Assembly has shelved the confirmation of 17 of the Governor’s 39 commissioner-nominees. The legislative/executive face-off, which leaders of the ruling party are now sorting out, is confounding to many people because the occupants of the two organs of government belong to the same All Progressives Congress (APC) family. Some observers might not find anything puzzling about this kind of misunderstanding.…
Coup plotters, who deposed Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba in the early hours of Wednesday, August 30, 2023, have placed him under house arrest, just as they also arrested his son, Noureddin Bongo Valentin, for alleged “treason” The coupists accused Bongo and his son of various charges, including treason, embezzlement, corruption, and falsifying the president’s signature among other allegations. “President Ali Bongo is under house arrest, surrounded by his family and doctors,” they said in a statement read out on state TV. “Bongo’s son and close Adviser, Noureddin Bongo Valentin; his Chief of Staff, Ian Ghislain Ngoulou; as well as…