….embarks on N100 million project fund raising The Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) is set to inaugurate His Grace, Most Rev Dr David Okechukwu Chikezie Onuoha as it’s 21st National President. The event, which is slated for Sunday, April 30, 2023, will see the revered minister of God officially presented to the body of Christ Read More…
What is the common denominator between the attempted electoral coup in Adamawa State and the recent lynching of a final year student of Obafemi Awolowo University? Impunity! We have, over the years, got so used to getting away with bad behaviour that we now strive to outdo whatever malfeasance is considered the current champion in Read More…
A public survey by UNFPA for a 2023 report has found that the most commonly held opinion in India, as well as in Brazil, Egypt and Nigeria, is that the population in each country “is too large and fertility rates were too high.” The projected Nigerian population today stands at 221 million. Due to the Read More…
Ifako Bridge outer third mainland, Ogudu, Lagos, was the scene of a vehicle fire that the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service had to put out. A commercial 14-seater Volkswagen bus and a BRT bus were involved in an accident that resulted in a fire on Wednesday at 9:33 a.m., prompting the deployment of firefighters Read More…
By Patricia Ekeruche The Catholic Women Organisation of Saints Timothy and Titus Catholic Church, Isheri Osun, a suburb of Lagos State, on Saturday defeated their male counterpart in the Catholic Men Organisation (CMO) by two goals to nothing. The novelty match which took place at the church field was organized as part of activities to Read More…
To further promote and expand the value chain in the circular economy, the Lagos State Government has partnered with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). These remarks were made by Dr. Dolapo Fasawe, General Manager of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), at a workshop on the circular economy held on Tuesday in Read More…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ended a ruling party candidate’s attempt to become the nation’s first elected female governor on Tuesday by announcing the incumbent in northeastern Adamawa state as the winner of a contested governorship race. Two days prior to Ahmadu Fintiri’s victory, INEC had pronounced Aisha Dahiru, the candidate of the ruling Read More…
Under the banner of the Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR), human rights advocates have asked Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and security personnel to make stopping the threat of land grabbing a top priority. The campaigners appealed for government intervention to stop land grabbers’ persistent harassment, criminal trespass, and violent behaviour after highlighting Read More…
The International Women’s Society (IWS) has vowed to keep empowering the nation’s underprivileged citizens, especially women and children. Izabella Abia-Okon, the president of IWS, made this statement on Tuesday in Lagos during the association’s April meeting and cultural exchange programme in partnership with the Nigerian-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce. Abia-Okon claims that IWS opened a skills Read More…
Workers in the aviation industry began a warning strike on Tuesday, closing down offices of several aviation organisations in Lagos. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, and the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency were all closed. Union members surrounded Lagos’s Murtala Mohammed International Airport, causing traffic jams in the area. Unionists Read More…
