By Tunde Akanni PhD Two decades later, the entire resident staff of the LASU Communication programme opted to celebrate the evolution of a vision that has matured over time and radiating so much brightness to the delight of all stakeholders in and outside of LASU including the diverse recipient sectors. Call this a break to reflect, you won’t be wrong. Declare it a popular pause for some moments of rejoicing, you’re also right. It was one whole week that united all the stakeholders in a cheerful mood. Unprecedentedly all-encompassing. It tore through the severe tide of the nation’s harsh season…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
The Lagos State Government on Friday, 13 October, 2023 announced the immediate closure of Mile 12 International and Owode Onirin markets, for filth and various environmental infractions. The markets were closed in a joint operation carried out by enforcement officers from Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (KAI) on the directives of the state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab. Speaking on the operation, Wahab, insisted on a zero tolerance for filth in all markets in the state. He underscored the importance of stringent sanitation measures in Lagos markets, noting that cleanliness and…
Award-winning Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun professionally known as Wizkid has expressed deep pain at the passing of his mother saying it hurts him and his siblings deeply. He made this known in an emotional speech, he shared at his mother’s wake-keeping service held on 12 October 2023. WizKid, alongside his sisters and other family members, organized a lavish funeral service in honor of their late mother. The event drew in a notable crowd of friends and colleagues, creating a significant turnout to pay their respects. “The pain is profound. It hurts deeply. The deepest pain I’ve ever felt in…
The battle for the sole qualification ticket in the DBI Conference of the maiden edition of the 1XBET Cup competition comes up Wednesday, 11 October, 2023 between Fakson FC and Bariga FC winners of groups A and B, at the Nitel Training ground, Oshodi. Playing in the last Group B matches, Bariga FC defeated Ifako FC 2-0, to top the Group with 7 points, while the valiant G-Innovation thrashed Emiloju 4-1. Fakson had on Tuesday, 10 October, 2023, picked the final ticket in group A with 7 points, after a hard earned 1-0 win over Cheche Stars. Ahead of Wednesday,…
One Thousand, Five Hundred and Thirty-Three 200 Level students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso will resume at the Iseyin Campus, by the end of October, 2023. This is in fulfilment of the promise made by Governor Seyi Makinde during the commissioning of the Iseyin campus, last month. In a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, on Tuesday, 10 October, 2023, the College of Agricultural Science and Renewable Natural Resources, will begin the second semester in Iseyin on Monday, 23 October, 2023. The Commissioner recalled that his counterpart in the Ministry…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on the executive and legislature to develop the blue economy in Nigeria by paying greater attention to the sector. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the members of the Senate Committee on Marine Transportation led by its Chairman, Senator Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni at Lagos House, Marina on Tuesday evening, Governor Sanwo-Olu said all hands must be on deck to aggressively reduce bottlenecks for businesses to thrive in Lagos State, especially in the blue economy sector. Governor Sanwo-Olu said the visit of members of the Senate Committee on Marine Transportation to Lagos State for…
Reports alleging that the Director General of the Department of State Services (DG SS), Alhaji YM Bichi, is blackmailing justices of the Supreme Court to tilt judgement in the pending appeal in favour of President Bola Tinubu, are false, baseless, and a figment of the imagination of the purveyors, investigations have revealed. Highly-placed sources at the DSS, who spoke in confidence on the matter, accused Mr. Jackson Ude of “peddling dangerous falsehood”, which consequence may be grave. Speaking in confidence with our correspondent, one of the intelligence sources said: “The general public is invited to note that the allegation against…
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has announced the conversion of Mustapha Umar Elkanemi Arabic (Teachers) College in Maiduguri to a specialised institute for teaching of Arabic and Islamic education that will counter the ideology of Boko Haram. The Governor made the announcement on Tuesday, 10 October, 2023, while on inspection visit to the college, preparatory to the conversion. The initiative is meant as a response to the threat posed by Boko Haram, a militant group known for its violent campaign against education and its propagation of a radical and misguided interpretation of Islam. The new institute in establishment…
Some of Africa’s finest entertainers will converge on the Bellagio Banquet Hall, Houston, Texas, on Sunday, October 21, to be feted by the organisers of the prestigious Afro-Heritage Broadcasting and Entertainment Awards, AHBEA, but not for the awards ceremony proper. In a statement by the organisers, Tayo Ibikunle, the Executive Producer, announced that, unlike previous years, the awards ceremony will not be held this year due to logistic reasons. However, he said, “We still want to retain the lustre and glamour and reverence of the AHBEA, which is why we are putting together the AHBEA Stars Night to fill in…
Mr. Olabode Shuaeeb Agoro, on Tuesday, 10 October, 2023, formally stepped into office as the 22nd Head of Service (HOS) of the Lagos State Civil Service, succeeding Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, who voluntarily retired last September after about five years at the saddle. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu super-intended the event where the 56-year-old Agoro took the oath before members of the State Executive Council, House of Assembly lawmakers, Body of Permanent Secretaries and political leaders. Also, Heads of State Government’s parastatals, retired Heads of Service, state employees in different cadres and traditional rulers thronged the Banquet Hall in the State House, Alausa,…