The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says that there is a plan to make Lagos the model megacity for all of Africa by 2052. At the 9th Ehingbeti Lagos Economic Summit, which took place on Victoria Island on Tuesday, Sanwo-Olu revealed this. He said that the government had put in a lot of work Read More…
It was a momentous occasion at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) office on Tuesday morning as Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, a member of the CAF Executive Committee and the FIFA Council, officially handed the NFF’s reins over to Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, the winner of the presidential election at the September 30 Elective General Assembly Read More…
Even though they were restricted to a 0-0 draw on Tuesday in Copenhagen, Manchester City has advanced to the next round of the UEFA Champions League. However, they were without Erling Haaland, missed a penalty, and Sergio Gomez was sent off. Sevilla did not win the other group game, which they drew 1-1 at Borussia Read More…
Pauline Tallen, the minister for women’s affairs, condemned the growing number of rape and other acts of violence committed against young girls by their fathers and other members of society on Tuesday. In recognition of the International Day of the Girl-Child (IDGC) in 2022, Tallen made this statement at the State of the Nigerian Girls Read More…
Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation, handed the proposed Lekki-Epe International Airport’s official Letter of Approval to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday. At the 9th Ehingbeti Lagos Economic Summit, which was held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Sirika delivered the letter to the governor on behalf of the Federal Government. Read More…
Prior to the general elections in 2023, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) vowed to maintain its neutrality, independence, and impartiality. The guarantee was provided in a statement issued in Abuja by CDD Director Idayat Hassan. “The CDD is issuing this statement in response to false accusations made in a recently disseminated article concerning our Read More…
Twenty-three Benin Bronzes that were among the hundreds of items that the British took during their invasion of the Benin Kingdom in 1897 have been returned to Nigeria by the United States. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, praised the US for returning the stolen cultural property during the repatriation ceremony on Read More…
Rasheed Olanrewaju, age 26, was charged with trying to rob a market woman with a toy gun. On Tuesday, an Ikeja Special Offences Court released and acquitted him. The presiding judge, Justice Sherifat Solebo cleared Olanrewaju of the attempted robbery charge that the state government had brought against him. According to Solebo, it was clear Read More…
Austin Anthony, 42, was charged at an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday for allegedly hitting his wife and breaking their three-month-old child’s arm. The defendant, a baker from Lagos State, is being prosecuted for assault, causing great bodily harm, and endangering life. His address is 16 Ajibade Street, Baruwa Ipaja. The offences were perpetrated Read More…
In order to encourage healthy living among its employees, Sen. Obinna Ogba (PDP-Delta) has on Tuesday recommended government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure sports development in their organisations. Ogba, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports and a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, expressed sadness that most MDAs in the Read More…
