Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as “Jandor,” the PDP gubernatorial candidate for Lagos State, released a seven-point plan of action for the state on Wednesday. The programme, tagged “WEALTHY”, comprises Works, Housing & Road Infrastructure; Education; Aquaculture & Ease of Doing Business; Law, Order & Security; Tourism, Transport & Traffic Management; Health & Environment; and Read More…
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Man convicted after allegedly stealing N40 million truck
Akintayo Olawale, a truck driver, was arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday for allegedly stealing a Howo truck valued at N40 million. Olawale, 35, is accused of conspiring and stealing on two counts; his address was not given. He entered a not-guilty plea. The defendant and other people who are still at large Read More…
FG approves emergency preparedness and response strategy to lessen national flood impact
Plans for emergency management have been established by the federal government to lessen the flood’s countrywide effects. Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, the Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. Sani-Gwarzo remarked following the emergency meeting in Abuja with key Read More…
LASG seeks partnership for addition of mental healthcare in insurance scheme – Commissioner
Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, says that the state government is working to build partnerships that will allow the health insurance programme to cover mental health services. The commissioner announced this at a lecture and book launch held by the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba on Tuesday in Lagos. Dr. Tolu Ajomale, who Read More…
Lagos to become Africa’s model mega city by 2052 – Sanwo-Olu
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…
Girl-child: Increase in the cases of fathers raping their daughters – Tallen
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…
Sanwo-Olu gets FG’s approval to construct Lekki Airport
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…
2023 poll: CDD commits to objectivity, independence, and fairness
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…
U.S. submits 23 looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria
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…
Court releases man accused of robbing trader with toy gun
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…