African singer-songwriter, actress, and activist, Angelique Kidjo will be joining a host of stars in the 34th Tibet House US virtual benefit concert taking palce in New York, US on 17th February 2021. According to the organisers, “One of the longest-running and most renowned live cultural events in New York City, The 34th Annual Tibet Read More…
Year: 2021
Ighalo: Premier League clubs interested in signing Nigeria forward
The former Super Eagles attacker will end his temporary stay with the Red Devils this month but is being courted by a number of clubs Odion Ighalo’s representative has revealed a number of clubs in the Premier League, Europe, and Middle East have shown their interest in signing the Manchester United forward. Ighalo teamed up Read More…
Nigeria U-17 defeat Burkina Faso, qualify for WAFU final
Nigeria’s national under-17 male football team on Friday defeated their Burkina Faso counterparts 1-0 to qualify for the final of the WAFU U-17 tournament in Lome, Togo. With this win, the Golden Eaglets have also picked one of the tickets for the 2021 CAF U-17 AFCON scheduled for Morocco later in the year. In the Read More…
Coca Cola partners SWEEP Foundation as they rake 136kg of plastic waste in Ikoyi
They were told not to bother about going to Ikoyi because Ikoyi was meant to be clean, but by the time they had spent three hours there, members of the Statewide Waste and Environmental Education Foundation (SWEEP) had picked up 136kg of plastic waste. The clean-up is part of a new environmental sustainability initiative, titled Read More…
Prof. Abayomi warns corrupt officials, “We will not condone you.”
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state government and Ministry of Health will not condone any form of arbitrariness by its officials. Abayomi made this known through a series of tweets on his official Twitter account @ProfAkinAbayomi on Thursday night, while making “Clarifications on Corruption Allegations about COVID-19 Testing in Read More…
Olympics: Japan to ban entry of foreign athletes during virus emergency
Japan will temporarily suspend exemptions allowing foreign athletes to train in the country ahead of the Summer Olympics, Kyodo News reported, as it closes its borders to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases just six months before the Games. The suspension will last until Feb. 7, the scheduled end of the coronavirus state of emergency Read More…
MFM FC Coach says securing 1st away point equivalent to 3 points
The Coach of Lagos-based MFM FC, Tony Bolus, says the away point secured by his team in Match Day 4 encounter against Uyo-based Dakkada was equivalent to three points given the nature of the game. “It was a technical game, and the team picking an away point is like getting three points,’’ Bolus said after Read More…
Sanwo-Olu, Gbajabiamila, mourn Lagos ex-administrator, Ndubuisi Kanu
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed sadness over the death of the former Military Administrator of Lagos State, Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu (rtd). Kanu, a retired Naval Officer and former Military Governor of Imo State between 1976 and 1977, died at a hospital in Lagos on Wednesday morning at the age of 77 Read More…
Eko Club sealed, VI club owner charged with violating COVID-19 rules
The Eko Club event centre in Surulere was sealed on Wednesday for complete disregard of Covid19 protocols. According to the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Governor of Lagos State on New Media, Mr. Jubril Gawat, the event centre was sealed by the Lagos State Safety Commission and the Lagos State Task Force in a Read More…
LASG urges residents to obey traffic rules and regulations
The Lagos State Government has urged citizens of the state to obey traffic rules and regulations in 2021 for efficient traffic management and transportation. The Special Adviser to the governor of Lagos State on Transportation, Hon. Oluwatoyin Fayinka, said this in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday. Fayinka stated that the challenges encountered in the Read More…