Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi was the first Nigerian army general to make a lasting positive impression on me. Taciturn, sensitive and perhaps too considerate in interpersonal relations, Wushishi struck me as a man thrust into prominence by fate but who was more comfortable operating under the radar, away from klieg lights. I was part of a Read More…
Year: 2021
National Stadium, Surulere traffic jam ends on Sunday as flyover reopens
Steady traffic resumes on Sunday along Western Avenue (officially called Funsho Williams Avenue) as the National Stadium flyover is reopened to the public. This comes on the heels of an announcement by the Lagos State Government on Saturday. After approving the completion of rehabilitation works on the facility, Director, Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation, Lagos State Read More…
African PR practitioners condemn travel ban on African countries
African public relations practitioners have lent their voices to the cry against the travel ban on African countries as a result of the onset of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. The PR practitioners under the aegis of the African Public Relations Association (APRA) aligned with the position of African Development Bank President, Dr. Read More…
Lagos State students demand ban on daytime movement of articulated vehicles
Lagos, Dec. 9, 2021 (NAN) The National Union of Lagos State Students (NULASS) on Thursday appealed to the state government to ban the movement of articulated vehicles during the daytime to curb accidents and continuous loss of lives. This is contained in a statement jointly issued by Mr Shasanya Akinola, President of NULASS and Mr Read More…
Sanwo-Olu cancels #EndSARS peace walk
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has cancelled the Walk for Peace. It was cancelled because of the rise in illnesses arising from the onset of the Omicron-variant of the COVID-19 virus. The walk had been touted to smoothen frayed nerves arising from the events leading to and from the Lekki Toll Gate incident of Oct. Read More…
No vax card, no owambe
If you do not have your vaccination card on you, you cannot attend any social gathering in Lagos. This is the new rule of the Lagos State Government to stem the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was announced by the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who said that the presentation of the COVID-19 Read More…
Celebrating Great Ife at 60
As Obafemi Awolowo University (Great Ife) marks its 60th birthday, I cast a wistful look at those best years of our lives when greying men were boys and grandmas were delectable maidens. I look back with fondness. “To look backward for a while”, says Margaret Barber, “is to refresh the eye, to restore it, and Read More…
Lagos Police investigates death of Sylvester, Dowen College Student
On a day the parents marked his 12th birthday with a cake, the Lagos State Police Command on Saturday said the investigation into the death of one Sylvester Oromoni of Dowen College, Lekki, is currently ongoing. In a statement issued by CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, the Police said that although no formal report had been made Read More…
Ikorodu business holds maiden trade fair with great expectations
Ikorodu business is alive and wants the whole world to know. After all, it has been home to many industries both large and small, including Ragolis, the table water enterprise. Now, the Ikorodu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) is organising its maiden trade fair, ”Ikorodu Division Expo (IKODIV Expo 2021), to explore business opportunities Read More…
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway project achieves 70 % completion, diversions to be removed Saturday
Lagos, Dec. 3, 2021 (NAN) The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Friday said section one of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstruction/rehabilitation project was 70 per cent completed. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that 39 out of the 43.6 kilometres of section one of the highway, spanning from Read More…