I, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, the Chairman of the Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), congratulate the old and newly-elected members of the 10th Lagos State House of Assembly inaugurated today, 6th June, 2023. I thank God for your individual victories at the polls last March when Lagosians trooped out en-mass to cast their votes for you. That was a demonstration of the confidence they reposed in you all that you will represent them well at the legislative arm of government in Lagos State and work toward bringing the dividends of democracy to them. It is also a…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
By Abimbola Ogunnaike All things being equal , Ange Postecoglou, the 57-year-old Celtic coach, is on the verge of taking over as the new Spurs boss after agreeing terms on a deal of up to three years – with confirmation expected on Wednesday, 7 June, 2023, Daily Mail Football reports. Postecoglou has agreed to become Spurs’ new boss with just the formalities of his appointment left to complete. The medium reported last Sunday that Tottenham were to make a formal approach to Celtic with a view to discussing their managerial vacancy with Postecoglou this week. Those discussions have accelerated with Postecoglou,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Alexis Mac Allister is expected to sign for Liverpool from Brighton, subject to a medical, after agreeing a contract said to be around £60million which is understood to run to June 2028, Guardian Football UK reports. It is standard practice for Liverpool, when making investments of this nature, to give arrivals a minimum of a five-year contract. Personal terms will not be a problem for Mac Allister, whose energy and goals will give Jurgen Klopp’s team a different dimension. Liverpool are to pay the buyout clause in the Argentina international’s contract and will then turn to other targets to continue their…
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday, 5 June, 2023, met with top labour leaders in the state, appealing to them that the recent removal of fuel subsidy had been done in good faith to curb further damage to the economy. That comes as the Governor approved immediate reduction of workdays for the workforce in the state to lessen the impact of the subsidy removal on their earnings. Civil servants will now work for three days in Kwara State, as against the current five days. Civil service authorities are expected to release further guidance on the measure, including how it…
In consonance with his proactive approach to governance, Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, has constituted a committee to review workers’ wages in the state. The committee which was constituted during a meeting with labour leaders in the state at the Executive Chambers, has eight weeks to turn in its report. Governor Makinde said following the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), it became imperative for the government to take another look at the salary structure to cushion its effects on workers. He said, “For us, with all sincerity, I think it is time to engage and ensure…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will appeal the judgment of the Federal High Court Abuja, which today, Monday, 5 June, 2023, acquitted a former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, HoS, Mr. Stephen Oronsaye of the N2bn money laundering charge brought against him and others by the Commission. In dismissing the charge, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that the Commission failed to establish the charges against the defendants. However, the Commission believes the trial judge erred by overlooking the evidence of the 21 witnesses called by the prosecution in the course of the trial as well as…
The appointment of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila as the Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has thrown up a vacancy in the 10th Assembly of the Green Chamber for Surulere Federal Constituency I seat. Prior to his appointment as the CoS, Gbajabiamila had won election to represent the Federal Constituency for an unprecedented sixth consecutive term. He is however expected to vacate his seat in the Green Chamber to commence his assignment as CoS to the President leaving the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with the mandatory duty of conducting a…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, Senator Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon has congratulated Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his assumption of office, saying he has the ability to turn around the fortunes of the country. The lawmaker who represented Lagos West Senatorial District in the National Assembly between 2007 and 2015 and was Senate Minority Whip, said he’s happy that the man he describes as “boss” has finally achieved an ambition he nursed for decades. “I want to specially congratulate my boss, the Asiwaju as he begins his tenure as Nigeria’s newly elected president. A lot of us…
By Olorunfunmi, Quadri Adeniyi English Language as a course of study is an Indispensable course for educational advancement. In most cases in Nigerian economy, when you tell someone you are studying ‘English Language’ as a course of study, what comes to their minds is that you are aiming to be a teacher or a lecturer after graduating with a BSC degree in the University, but English Language has many career opportunities Also its essence and importance is beyond expectations. It does not mean that, being a teacher or a lecturer is not a good profession but not everyone wants to…
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has demolished shanties and other illegal structures used by street traders and traffic vendors, along the First and Second Toll Gates, of the Lekki-Epe Expressway, in a comprehensive enforcement exercise, that lasted for hours. That corridor has of late become notorious, for sustained traffic congestion and other environmental nuisance, largely aided by the illegal activities of those vendors. Commenting on the exercise, the managing director/CEO of LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, condemned in clear terms, the activities of those traders, warning that anyone caught trying to re-assemble the structures would be instantly arrested and prosecuted.…