As Nigerians struggle to survive the hardship caused by redesigned Naira notes and swap policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the situation has become aggravated for residents of a part of Ojokoro Local Council Development Area LCDA, under Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government LG Area of Lagos State, south West Nigeria. The residents, spread across six streets: Aduke Odekunle, Aina, Ambali, Banjo Owoyele, Morenike and Wole Bamiduro have been groaning under pains and anguish they now live in darkness, with social and economic activities totally collapsed and paralyzed, because their power sub-station called Aina 2, vandalised by suspected vandals who…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
Another Creation Story By Mewhenu Hosu The last two articles in the series of Cultivating Timeless Thoughts were devoted to how humans can either be humans or fail to be humans by thinking or failing to think. This episode is a short exposition on how safe and unsafe societies are created through construction of culture. Culture is not biology, it is constructed. A crucial aspect of it is a people’s repertoire of wise-saying into which catch-phrases and handy expressions are constantly generated. Like other forms of folk wisdom, this stock is a common property of a community, and the contents…
The African Union has commenced an assessment of the national response level and implementation status of the recommendations of the AU High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) in 13 out of the 55 African countries. The countries are: Nigeria, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania and Tunisia. The assessment will cover all African countries. The Senior Adviser to the AU High Level Panel on IFFs from Africa, Ambassador Maxwell Mkwezalamba and the Head of Secretariat of the AU High Level Panel on IFFs from Africa, Ms. Souad Aden-Osman,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, 14 February, 2023, arrested one Salman Umar Hudu, a 38-year-old indigene of Kano, at a hotel in Abuja. for falsely representing himself as the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa. The suspect was also accused of impersonating other officers of the Commission. He obtained N100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) from a person he convinced that he can ‘handle’ any matter with the EFCC. The suspect has given useful information and will be charged to court upon conclusion of the investigation
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has adjourned ruling on the bail application filed by Ali Bello, nephew of the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, and four others in a N3 billion money laundering trial to Monday, February 20, 2023. At the resumed proceedings on the case on Tuesday, February 14, defence counsel, Ahmed Raji, SAN, informed the court of two motions filed on February 7, 2023, seeking the withdrawal and replacement of the initial applications of January26, 2023 on behalf of the defendants. In the supporting affidavits, Raji prayed the court to grant the first defendant and others bail “on the…
All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, 14 February, 2023, told a mammoth rally in Owerri, Imo State capital, that he would work assiduously to advance the legacies of President Muhammadu Buhari. At the rally attended by the President, the party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu; at least three state governors: Hope Uzodinnma, Imo; Dave Umahi, Ebonyi; and Babajide Sanwo-olu, Lagos; as well as Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege; among others, Asíwájú Tinubu said the good work of the president particularly in the area of infrastructure revolution, revamping agriculture, road and railway network would be sustained. “You…
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) today, Tuesday, 14 February, 2023, rescued another three serious accident victims at Dopemu under-bridge inward Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos. The lone accident which occurred around 3:15pm today involved a Lagos painted Volkswagen commercial bus with registration no GGE 569 AS. A 60 years old woman selling a roasted plantain by the road-side popularly called ‘Iya Oni-boli’ and 2 other passersby including a school boy were seriously injured and rushed to a nearby hospital by another private car owner for an immediate medical treatment. Preliminary investigation revealed that the lone Volkswagen commercial…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, in fulfillment of his promise to cushion the effects of the hardship being experienced by Lagosians that is occasioned by fuel scarcity and lack of currency from the banks, has commenced the distribution of palliative measures to the citizenry. These include the vulnerable, civil servants, among others. The move is to alleviate the hunger that has been the outcome of currency redesigned by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and other crises associated with fuel scarcity. Speaking at the launching of the distribution exercise, Governor Sanwo-Olu who was represented by his Deputy, Dr.…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday, 14 February, 2023 urged the people of Imo State to vote for the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Saturday, 25 February, 2023, presidential poll. He said the Ndigbo in Lagos State are with the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu for his victory in the presidential election. The Governor urged all Ndigbo, particularly the people of Imo State and Nigerians at large to bring about renewed hope by coming out en masse to vote for Tinubu in next week’s presidential election,…
To ensure that residents of Lagos State vote massively for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President, the Support Groups Coordination Committee of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, led by Hon. Olaniyi Isreal Fadare has inaugurated the Local Government Coordinators across the 20 Local Government Areas of Lagos State. The Local Government Coordinators inaugurated would be responsible for the coordination of all support groups within their council areas to mobilise their respective members to achieve maximum votes across the polling units in the state. Hon. Fadare while inaugurating the team charged them to work in unison with other team members and…