Lagos is far from excellence, not yet working It was not by accident that the tagline selected to capture the essence of Lagos is the Centre of Excellence. The tagline does not say, close to excellent nor does it say trying to be excellent. The tagline implies Lagos is fully settled in the midst of…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced plans to institute a health insurance scheme for theatre practitioners in the State. Governor Sanwo-Olu announced the health insurance scheme during a dinner with veterans in the Yoruba Nollywood industry at the Lagos House Marina on Monday night. The announcement by Governor Sanwo-Olu was commended by the Nollywood…
World leaders and international organisations condemn Russia’s nationwide assault on Ukraine. Several people were killed in a wave of deadly Russian air attacks on the capital, Kyiv, on Monday, with other cities also attacked. Ukrainian officials called on citizens nationwide to seek shelter amid the ongoing bombardment. Other cities that were hit include Lviv, in…
Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila last night said that in a matter of days the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU will call off the 7-month-old strike that had kept the citadel of learning under lock and keys.Rising from a meeting with the ASUU leadership led by its President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke called…
Former Governor of Enugu State and Senator representing Enugu East in the Senate Dr Chimaroke Nnamani has affirmed that the Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu is hale and hearty. Senator Nnamani, a foremost Medical Doctor and Surgeon, said Tinubu has no health challenge as erroneously being speculated saying that the former…
Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has faulted Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, for saying the group is divided over endorsement of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Secretary General of Afenifere, Chief Sola Ebiseni, in a statement in Akure, yesterday, saidthe Ondo governor could neither speak for the Yoruba race nor Afenifere on endorsement of Obi ahead…
The University of Calabar is set to resume academic activities after the nine months strike following the court order by the Appeal Court of Nigeria, this is according to a reliable source at the University. Last Friday, the court gave the order after dismissing the union’s application for a stay of execution of an earlier…
A close and cross examination of the list shows that 60 to 70 percent of the recipients have not critically impacted the country, whether in economy, politics, or what have you, to deserve such prestigious glorification. The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Government had fixed October 11, 2022 to hold a posh event at the State House, Abuja,…
A Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has convicted and sentenced an Italian woman, Floriana De Stefani, to three years’ imprisonment for laying claim to property belonging to a company, Waterside Properties Limited.Justice Mojisola Dada, who handed down the verdict on Friday, gave her a fine option of N50m. According to the court, the widow used…
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three men for allegedly attempting to kidnap their former employer in Ijebu ode area of Ogun state. The three suspects, Peter Nse 24 years, Chuckwuma Nwobodo 48 years and Michael Umanah 30 years, were arrested following a complaint lodged at Igbeba divisional headquarters by one Ifenuga…