Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed six Special Advisers (non-Cabinet) to serve in various capacities across ministries.The Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Mrs. ‘Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, made this known in a statement on Monday, 14 August, 2023. The newly appointed Special Advisers are:1. Dr. (Mrs) Iyabo Oyeyemi Ayoola – Special Adviser, Central Internal Audit2. Mr. Olalekan Hafeez Balogun – Special Adviser, Economic Planning & Budget3. Hon. Akinyemi Ajigbotafę – Special Adviser, Community Development4. Very Rev. Bukola Adebiyi – Special Adviser, Christian Religion5. Dr. Abdullahi Jębę – Special Adviser, Muslim Religion6. Hon. Ismail Odesanya – Special Adviser, DAWN Commission…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Olumuyiwa, for allegedly stealing chickens worth N8 million in a farm The state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement issued on Sunday, August 13, 2023, said the suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged by the director of the farm simply identified as Bamgbose. According to Odutola, the director noted that when chickens on the farm were tallied, over 1,300 chickens worth N8m could not be accounted for. “On August 11, 2023, when the fowls were…
A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations has called on Nigerians to be wary of grand designs by a clique of desperate politicians to destabilise the polity with inciting campaigns, pre-empting the likely verdicts of the Presidential Elections Petition Tribunal ( PEPT) and Gubernatorial Elections Tribunal particularly that of the nation’s economic nerve centre, Lagos State. According to the Convener, Hameed Balogun and Secretary, Omotehinse Alex of Frontline Socio-Economic Research Centre, the Coalition is disturbed with the activities of various groups and individuals to conspiratorially heat up the polity with subtle insinuations of the possibilities of miscarriage of justice by Elections…
The Olu of Araromi Eleranigbe in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos, Oba (Dr.) Hameed Ajijola Oniwonlu has felicitated with the Olofa of Offa, His Royal Majesty Oba Muftau Oloyede Gbadamosi on the celebration of his 60th birthday anniversary. The Offa paramount ruler marked his 60th birthday anniversary on Thursday, 12 August, 2023, with warm wishes and felicitations pouring in from well-wishers across the country. Joining millions of well-wishers, the Eleranigbe monarch commended the Offa paramount ruler for the milestones recorded in his life. He added the Olofa has lived a life worthy of emulation even as he prayed for…
The Arewa Economic Forum (AED) has declared that the financial loss occasioned by the closure of the Nigerien border with Nigeria is N13 billion on a weekly basis. The forum in a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, 13 August, 2023, also lamented that Northern Nigerian businessmen have over 2000 containers of perishable goods that are stranded due to the closure which was a consequence of the coup in Niger Republic. Addressing journalists on the economic implications of the decisions taken so far, Chairman of the Forum, Alhaji Ibrahim Dandakata, said: “According to 2022 statistics, formal trade between the two…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to provide one million new jobs for Nigerian youths in the digital economy for their upliftment and for the development of the national economy, thegazellenews.com reports. Tinubu said this is in line with the vow he made to youths during his campaign to become the country’s President. The President made the promise on Saturday, 12 August, 2023, in his message on the occasion of the 2023 International Youth Day (IYD) while renewing the commitment of his administration to creating meaningful opportunities for Nigerian youths. President Tinubu, who acknowledged the growing interest and impact…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The National Pasture and Livestock Feed Association of Nigeria (NPLFAN) has confirmed that it had received an order from other countries to supply a variety of grass for cattle feed called Chloris Gayana worth $70 million (₦53,991,414,260.00) The President of Pasture and Livestock Feed Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Muhammad Alibaba, made this disclosure in an interview with Daily Trust on Sunday According to Alibaba, that there are so many opportunities for farmers who want to cultivate varieties of improved grasses, which can be taken by either ranchers in the country or exported to countries with large dairy herds…
Three major illicit drug syndicates were taken down by operatives of a special unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in intelligence-led operations across parts of Lagos state, leading to the arrest of a baroness and four other kingpins with multi-billion naira worth of Cocaine, Opioids and Loud recovered from their hideouts. A female head of one of the syndicates, Faith Ebele Nwankwo was arrested on Wednesday, 9 August, 2023 at her residence, House 6, C close, 3rd Avenue, Festac area of Lagos shortly after she returned from a warehouse at Plot 3432 Sola Akinsola Street, Divine Estate, Amuwo…
The Eti-Osa Heritage Organisation has frowned at the treatment meted to the indigenes of the area in the appointment of Lagos State Government Executive Council members by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Mr Adewale Sanni and Alhaji Oloye Mustapha Okunmoyinbo, President and Secretary of Eti-Osa Heritage Organisation respectively, in a press statement dated Friday, 11 August, 2023, said it has become a pattern for Governor Sanwo-Olu to always shut out the indigenes in the appointment into Lagos cabinet, despite its contribution in term of revenue and other socio-economic development of the state. The statement was titled, “Marginalization of Eti-Osa in the Appointment…
As we commemorate the 2023 International Youth Day, I celebrate you the youth of this great nation as priceless resource that drives innovation, progress, and dynamic talents. I applaud the crucial role you all play in driving socio- economic advancements in Nigeria. You are indeed “torchbearers of tomorrow”. Great opportunities abound for those who are physically and mentally strong hence I admonish you to take your health seriously especially as the HIV/ AIDS scourge is still prevalent. A healthy youth is a vibrant nation. Together we will build a greater and better Nigeria. Happy International Youth Day! Senator Oluremi Tinubu…