The residents of the Agboyi and Ikosi/Ketu areas of Lagos state have been educated on the benefits of obtaining a planning permit before embarking on construction by the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA). Mrs. Abimbola Emdin-Umeh, Director of Public Affairs, LASPPPA, in a statement on Sunday, said the sensitisation was in accordance with Read More…
Senator Kashim Shettima, the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), claims that his principal Bola Tinubu saved Atiku Abubakar when he was being witch-hunted by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. Shettima stated that it was impossible for Atiku to attempt to serve as a match for Tinubu with an excellent track record Read More…
The Dangote Group on Sunday said its drivers’ patrol team has made several arrests of unruly drivers that engaged in illegal activities and handed them over to relevant authorities for trial. Mr. Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer for the Company, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos. Chiejina also urged the Read More…
Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, wife of All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 presidential candidate says she will give voice to the voiceless if she becomes the country’s next first lady in 2023. She said this on Saturday in Abuja when she visited Karon-Majigi Ward of Gwarimpa and Yar Goje Community of Abuja Municipal Area Council to meet Read More…
Iwaju, meaning “The Future” in Yoruba, has been picked up by Walt Disney Animation Studios and will premiere on Disney+ steaming platform this 2022. Iwaju will be the first co-production between Disney Animation and an outside studio. The founders of the African animation company Kugali, were on hand at the D23 Expo in Anaheim to Read More…
The Nigerian Navy on Friday transferred 627 bags of smuggled parboiled rice, 57 parcels of Indian hemp and one suspect to the Nigerian Customs Service and the NDLEA. Capt. James Otache, Commanding Officer, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Badagry of the navy, said the handover was the result of consistent patrols by the Navy to defeat Read More…
The Federal Government has ordered that all flags in the country and missions abroad be flown at half-mast on Sept. 11 and Sept. 12, to honour the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. “We commiserate with the government and the Read More…
Music rapper, Panshak Zamani, aka Ice Prince, accused of allegedly assaulting a police officer in Lagos, has been granted bail after six nights in prison. Folarin Dalmeida, his lawyer, confirmed that Ice Prince had been released from the Ikoyi correctional facility in Lagos, on Thursday, September 8. “His bail conditions have been met, and he Read More…
Mr. Omotayo Bamgbose-Martins, former Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations resumed office as the new Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development on Friday. Mr. Mukaila Sanusi, spokesman of the ministry, said Bamgbose-Martins was cordially received by the ministry’s management staff. Sanusi said the staff were led by the Special Adviser to the Governor Read More…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that more than 700,000 people commit suicide globally every year with 77 per cent of all global suicides occurring in low and middle-income countries. Dr. Walter Mulombo, WHO Country Representative to Nigeria, said this in a message to commemorate the 2022 World Suicide Prevention Day. Mulombo said that Read More…