By Abimbola Ogunnaike President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on food security in Nigeria. Presidential spokesman, Dele Alake, made this known while briefing State House correspondent on Thursday, 13 July, 2023. According to Alake, the President directed that all matters pertaining to food and water availability and affordability, as essential livelihood items, be included within the purview of the National Security Council. The directive was said to be in line with the Tinubu administration’s position on ensuring that the most vulnerable are supported. Alake said President is not unmindful of the rising cost of food and its…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike Controversial hip hop artiste, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly addressed as Portable, has survived another road accident, after surviving two others in 2022. In the latest one, the singer was involved in a brutal car accident with his newly bought black G-wagon. As seen in a video, the car was badly damaged. In the video which the singer shared via his Instagram handle, he narrated how the accident occurred. According to him, he was on his way to the studio when he crashed the car in the rain, just as he also bragged that he would buy a new…
By Hassan Suleiman, PhD With the swearing-in of 16th Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Lagosians waited for who becomes the new Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. The 9th LAHA session was led by Rt Hon Mudashiru Obasa, who has been on the seat since 2015, replacing Rt Hon Adeyemi Sabit Ikuforiji, who was served as Speaker of the state Assembly for 10 years. RT Hon Mudashiru Obasa’s political career started in 1999 when he was elected as Councillor in Agege Local Government under the banner of Alliance for Democracy (AD) He became a member of the Lagos…
The Alli-Balogun Dynasty of Lagos will today, Thursday, 13 July, 2023, launch the Alli-Balogun Memorial Foundation and also hold a 90th Anniversary Special Prayers session to celebrate the passage of their Progenitor, Sheik Aliu Makanjuola Alli-Balogun popularly known as Alli Oloko who died on July 13, 1933 at the age of 103 years. The celebration of life and times of this legend whose wealth traversed generations will hold today (Thursday) at the Yoruba Tennis Club, Onikan, Lagos. Time is 11am. According to a joint statement signed by the great great grandchildren of the business magnate, renowned lslamic Scholar and philanthropist,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Nigerian Army has categorically stated that the era of granting amnesty for bandits terrorising the North West zone of the country is over, just as it also asked Governors for free hand to eliminate terrorists. The army warned the criminals to flee the country with immediate effect, saying they would be given close marking and blocked from entering other parts of the country if they are attempt to flee North West. Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, stated this at Army Headquarters, Abuja on Wednesday,12 July, 2023 while playing host to the Zamfara State Governor,…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Wednesday, July 12, 2023, has brought to an end the 5-year-old battle of Efe Omorogbe to be declared Chairman of Nigeria’s biggest copyright collective management organization, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON). Hon Justice Olayinka Faji of the court in a long-expected decision has dismissed SUIT NO: FHC/L/CS/1779/2018 brought by Efe Omorogbe to be declared Chairman of COSON and stated that the suit is an abuse of court process. Justice Faji also awarded a cost of N750,000.00 against Mr. Omorogbe and his co – plaintiffs which cost he said must be paid within 7…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Three suspected kidnappers were said to have been killed by a thunder strike in Oro Ago, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. In a one-minute video of the incident, the corpses of the victims were seen burnt beyond recognition with flies buzzing over them. A voice in the short video clip said, “We’re members of the vigilance team in Igbomina. Our efforts against those perpetrating evil and kidnapping people in our area, has yielded fruits”. Locals claimed the victims were members of an eight-man kidnap gang, who operated in Iwo, Isin local government area of Kwara…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC) has flagged off a youth development and empowerment scheme designed to create a comprehensive resources database of the youth population of the Niger Delta region. Flagging off the project at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, the Commission’s Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, said the scheme known as Holistic Opportunities, Projects and Engagement, HOPE, would provide a platform to empower youths of the region on sustainable basis. He stated: “This project, spearheaded by the NDDC, marks the dawn of a new beginning in our region. This is because Project HOPE marks a turning point…
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated literary giant and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Oluwole Soyinka, on the occasion of his 89th birthday. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a congratulatory message issued on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile, described Prof. Soyinka as “a quintessential scholar and literary icon who has used his position and experience to contribute positively to literature, academics and governance globally.” Prof. Soyinka, a 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature winner and the first sub-Saharan African to be honoured in that category, will clock 89 on Thursday, July 13. Governor Sanwo-Olu said Prof. Wole Soyinka…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has renewed the tenure of Lagos State Council of Obas and Chiefs for another term, raising the membership of the council from 48 to 84. The Governor also approved the continuation of tenure of Oba of Lagos, Oba Riliwanu Aremu Akiolu, as the body’s permanent chairman, just as he re-appointed the incumbent divisional vice chairmen of the council for another term. The inauguration was held at the Banquet Hall in the State House, Alausa. The monarchs were appointed and installed by the Governor in June 2020 to oversee the affairs of the council established to promote harmony…