The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems, has expressed its readiness to commence the debut edition of Eko Flavours Junior, a dynamic and exciting culinary competition, in May. Eko Flavours Junior being organised by Culinara, Nigeria’s leading culinary platform, in partnership with Lagos State Government, is designed to inspire, educate, and showcase the immense talent of young chefs across Lagos State. The competition according to a statement issued on Friday by the co-CEOs of Culinara, Mrs. Olufunke Adu and Mrs. Jennifer Odufuwa, “this unique competition will provide an engaging platform for school-aged children to explore…
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Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo, Abuja on Thursday, April 3, 2025 fixed May 15, 2025 for the trial of former Deputy Director, Highways, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Augustine Ojo Olowoniyan, alongside a surveyor, Sulaiman Abdulkadir Muhammed of the Department of Highways and Planning. They duo is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a three-count charge, bordering on diversion and misappropriation of public funds to the tune of N1.936 billion. The fund was earmarked for the acquisition of titles for federal roads nationwide between March 4, 2019, and July 17, 2020, which the defendants allegedly converted to their personal use. At Thursday’s proceedings, counsel to the first and second defendant,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday, April 3, 2025 secured a final forfeiture of two properties to the Federal Government before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The properties are located in FCT, Abuja and Kano state. Both properties which are linked to Aminu Sidi Garunbabba, a senior staff of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) are: a four bedroom terrace masonite with boys quarter, situated in Barumark Groove Estate, Plot 667 Cadastral Zone BO3, Wuye District, Abuja; and at N0 5 Lodge Road, Kano State. The order was given following a motion ex-parte for their final forfeiture, dated March 16, 2022 and filed by the Commission, through its counsel, Ekele Iheanacho, SAN, pursuant…
The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for evolving new leadership and management for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited [NNPCL] In a press statement issued on Thursday, 3 April, 2025, and signed by the National Coordinator of the Group, Alh. Abdullahi Ibrahim and the National Secretary, Dr. Nasir Balogun, the Group described the appointment of an outstanding Energy Expert Engineer, Bashir Bayo Ojulari as new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer as well-deserved and appropriate. The Group charged the new leadership to hit the ground running by evolving new strategies and policies that…
Residents of Owutu 1 Community Ikorodu have once again cried out to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to save them from a notorious land grabber who demolished their houses, using the officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) to perpetuate their evil act. The residents who have been sleeping outside for over a week since the bulldozers of LASBCA visited their community on Wednesday, 26 March, 2025 said the demolition was carried out despite the court order, restraining the Lagos State government and its agencies from doing such; and in spite of the fact that the case is also at…
By Babafemi Ojudu Distinguished leaders, elders, and compatriots, Today, we are gathered not as adversaries, not as competitors, but as visionaries. This is not just another political assembly—it is a historic call to action. A call to reimagine Yoruba leadership, not through slogans or sentiments, but through the deliberate building of an enduring, ideology-based movement—devoid of personal ambition, selfish interest, or transactional politics. Let us cast our minds back to 1948, to Egbe Omo Oduduwa, a cultural renaissance movement that became the seed of one of the most transformative political formations in our history—the Action Group. Under the visionary leadership…
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr. Kayode Opeifa @Kayode Opeifa, played host to the leadership of the South-East Development Commission (SEDC), at the NRC Headquarters in Lagos on Wednesday, 2 April, 2025, reports thegazellenews.com According to Dr Opeifa, the visit was the NRC’s maiden formal engagement with any of the regional commissions established by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, to drive even development across all zones. Opeifa in a chat with thegazellenews.com stated that, “during the visit, we emphasized the critical role of the SEDC in advancing the Federal Government’s vision to Rehabilitate, Expand, and Optimize Nigeria’s railway infrastructure. …
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 41-year-old man, Olasunkanmi Kareem, to life imprisonment for attempting to murder his former boss by setting him ablaze. Kareem was arraigned on 18 November 2024, on a one-count charge of attempted murder, contrary to Section 241 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021. According to the charge sheet, “The defendant, on August 11, 2024, at Ifaki Ekiti, attempted to murder one Omoboriwo Bashiru by setting him ablaze.” Narrating his ordeal before the court, the victim said, “The defendant was once my pprentice at my mechanic workshop. Even after he…
A pregnant woman in labour has tragically passed away after allegedly being denied treatment at a hospital due to her inability to pay a ₦500,000 deposit. The heartbreaking ordeal was first shared on Instagram in February by her husband, Akinbobola Folajimi, and recently gained widespread attention on X, formerly known as Twitter. In the video, the expectant mother is seen inside a car with her husband, visibly weak as he desperately tries to keep her conscious. He repeatedly called her name and urged her to stay strong for their children. “My goodness, Kemi, look at me. Stay strong, look at…
The Ogun State Government has unveiled additional toll-free lines to enhance access to support services for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. The Commissioner for Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Adijat Adeleye, in a press statement on Wednesday, 2 April, 2025, said that the additional lines were to ensure improved response time and provision of immediate medical, psychosocial, and legal assistance to victims through the Sexual Assault Referral Centres. “This intervention again underscores the state government’s strong commitment to safeguarding the rights and dignity of all residents in the face of gender-based and sexual violence “The expanded toll-free…