I join your husband, children, associates, friends and well wishers to celebrate Your Excellency, Princess Sarah Sosan, OFR, former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, on the joyous occasion of your Platinum birthday celebration. As a former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, you contributed to the growth and development of the state, especially in the education sector. As you join the league of Septuagenarians, I pray the Lord God grants you divine health, peace, renewed strength and joy in the years ahead. Happy 70th Birthday, Your Excellency. Her ExcellencySenator Oluremi Tinubu, CON First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
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The Nigeria-based public relations and integrated communications powerhouse leads a competitive field that includes South Africa’s Clockwork with eight nominations, alongside global agencies such as Edelman and Weber Shandwick.Now in its tenth year, the African SABRE Awards recognize Superior Achievement in Branding, Reputation and Engagement and celebrate excellence among agencies and in-house teams across the continent. Chain Reactions Africa has once again asserted its continental leadership in Public Relations practice, clinching the Gold trophy in the Travel & Leisure category for the Lagos Shopping Festival, at the 2026 African SABRE Awards. The win sets the tone for an unprecedented year,…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday, 11 February, 2026, praised the economic reforms initiated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing them as bold decisions that rescued Nigeria from economic collapse and set the nation on the path of sustainable growth. Abiodun spoke at the Expanded Stakeholders Strategic Meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held in Abeokuta, where party leaders across the state unanimously endorsed President Tinubu for another term in office. Commending the president’s leadership, the governor said Tinubu demonstrated courage and clarity by confronting long-standing economic distortions, particularly the removal of fuel and foreign exchange subsidies.…
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Remo Division of Ogun East Senatorial District have unanimously endorsed Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, as their preferred candidate for the Senate in the 2027 general elections. The endorsement was made during a well-attended meeting of party leaders on Tuesday, where stakeholders across the division urged the Governor to contest the Ogun East Senatorial seat. Moving the motion, Chief Muri Awolaja, an apex leader of the party from Sagamu Local Government Area, described Abiodun as an achiever and a true son of Remoland and Ogun East, noting that he is eminently…
Unity Bank Plc has announced winners in the 27th edition of its flagship Entrepreneurship Development Initiative, also known as Corpreneurship Challenge, following the conclusion of Business Pitch at the Batch C, Stream 2 edition of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation programme held across 10 states of the federation. Notably, Corps Members who graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), The Polytechnic, Ibadan, amongst several tertiary institutions, emerged from the latest round of the Corpreneurship Challenge business pitch. Participants pitched business ideas across diverse sectors such as fashion, agribusiness, footwear production, and services. At the Lagos State NYSC…
The Lagos State University’s Best Graduating Student in the Faculty of Law for the 2024/2025 Academic Session, Toheeb Omotayo Alimi, has emerged as a recipient of the 2025 Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN) Scholarship Award, valued at ₦1,000,000. The prestigious scholarship, instituted by the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN), forms part of a strategic national initiative aimed at reversing the declining standards in legal education and professional practice in Nigeria. The scheme targets exceptional law students at both university and Nigerian Law School levels, setting measurable standards that promote academic excellence, character, discipline, and professional integrity.…
Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has paid a moving tribute to the late Inspector Aderibigbe Abimbola, fondly known as Bimbo, describing her death as a painful loss to the Nigeria Police Force and the nation at large. In a heartfelt reflection, AIG Disu recalled their time working together during his posting to Ondo State, where he was tasked with reorganising the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). According to him, the assignment required exceptional courage and discipline, as SARS operations involved confronting some of the most dangerous criminals in the country. It was during this period that Inspector Abimbola distinguished herself…
The Deputy Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. (Prince) Adedamola Richard Kasunmu (ARK), on Monday, 9 February 2026, praised the leadership and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ikeja Constituency II for the remarkable success recorded during the party’s recently concluded membership e-registration exercise, reports thegazellenews.com Addressing the coordinating agents who supervised the three centres he established across the constituency, Hon. Kasunmu specifically thanked the state APC Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi; the state Organising Secretary, Comrade Ayodele Adewale; and other state officers of the party for their roles in achieving the impressive outcome of the…
The Ikeja Division of the Lagos4Lagos Movement earlier today convened a high-level stakeholders’ meeting aimed at consolidating unity, strengthening internal coordination, and aligning strategic priorities across the division. The meeting was led by the Divisional Apex Leader, Hon. Hakeem Amode, and the Divisional Coordinator, Hon. Alhaja Ariyike S. Kekenke. Also present were the state Secretary, Alhaja Khairat Ojikutu-Shokoya, the state Organizing Secretary, Hon. Iyabo Emordi; the state Publicity Secretaty, Pastor Gbenga Ogunleye; and other prominent leaders of the movement. Apex Leaders and LCDA Chairmen from all 18 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) within the Ikeja Division attended, reflecting wide-based leadership…
By Clems Iheme, and C Collins. Two border communities in Anambra and Imo states: Lilu, Ihiala Local Government Area and Orsuihiteukwa, Orsu Local Government respectively have raised the alarm over recent killings in their communities. The outcry led by youths of these neighboring communities specifically fingered a location known as ‘Murder Valley’ by the gunmen as the main black spot and operational base of the murderous gangsters operating in the area. The original name of the black spot was Udeke but renamed Murder Valley by the criminals. The Orsuihiteukwa Youths/the young-at-heart in the community led by Orsuihiteukwa Gadinma Ozo took…