Author: Adekunle

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has denied allegations made in a press statement used in a section of the media and in a video clip that its officials shared some monies donated to the Men and Women Basketball Teams ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Ministry wishes to make the following clarifications :1.The $230,000 Dollars donated to the Basketball teams by the Banks under the Adopt-a-Team programme of the Ministry is intact in the Nigeria Basketball Federation’s (NBBF) official domiciliary account domiciled with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). 2.That only the 12 female Team members…

By Ola Awoniyi Bad news is good news in journalism. But the axiom of the profession which states that facts are sacred does not permit a practitioner to manufacture bad news. Also, the principles of fairness and balance do not permit him to cherry pick facts so as to arrive at a predetermined conclusion. In his feature of 24 September, 2021, titled: “Absolute Rubber Stamp: Lawan-led Senate Joins Buhari’s Kitchen Cabinet, Leads Presidency Annex, Rolls Out Bills of Oppression Against Nigerians”, the Punch reporter, Sunday Aborisade, apparently set the headline first and then went fishing for evidence that fit into…

•Governor To Contractors: ‘Deliver or Get Your Deals Terminated’ Contractors engaged by Lagos State Government to handle the construction of 1,188-unit LagosHOMS in Sangotedo area of Eti Osa now have a final completion date to deliver the project. After defaulting previous deadlines, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu mandated the contractors to finish up the 744 flats being developed in Scheme 1 of the housing project by the end of next month (October). The Governor, on Friday, handed down the new deadline when he inspected the housing project to assess the pace of construction work. The project, sited on 16.9 hectares, took off…

• Says state recording visible population, economic growth Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday called for increased presence of policemen and other security officials in the state to fortify the state and enhance its socio-economic development. “Our challenges are enormous. Being a relatively safe state, security agencies tend to be comfortable with Kwara and that explains why they often take out forces from Kwara to bolster security elsewhere. For example, the Army has taken out most of their men to Northeast and we are making efforts to get them back. For the police, our need requirement is about 8,000-10,000…

The buzz of VAT and its administration has captured the headlines of most blogs and newspapers in Nigeria. At the centre of the conversation is the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, pushing forward a VAT law that seeks to collect Value Added Tax from Rivers businesses as against paying to the Federal Government. Backing him is the judgment of a Federal High Court that declared the collection of VAT by the Federal Government illegal, and empowered Rivers State to do so. Another state is joining in: Lagos. And if newspaper headlines are anything to go by, more States who see…

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has been briefed by the Controller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Haliru Nababa, on the unfortunate attack on Kabba Medium Security Custodial Centre, in Kabba, Kogi State, by yet to be identified gunmen. During the attack, security officers on duty which comprised of 15 Soldiers, 10 Police Officers and 10 armed guards of the NCoS on duty fought gallantly to repel the attack. Regrettably, two officers of the Correctional Service are yet to be accounted for while one soldier and a policeman lost their lives during the attack. The Kabba Custodial…

Urges Taxpayers Not To Panic The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has urged taxpayers not to panic over the recent court ruling by the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt which dismissed its motion for stay of execution of the judgment that Rivers State can collect Value Added Taxes from its resident, stating that “until the Court of Appeal, or even the Supreme Court, determines the matter, taxpayers are required to continue to comply with their Value Added Tax (VAT) obligations within the status quo framework.” The FIRS disclosed this in a statement by the Special Assistant to the…

The special adviser to Lagos State Governor on transportation, Hon. Toyin Fayinka on Wednesday revealed how the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was able to put an end to the traffic gridlock in the Apapa area of the state and restore sanity. While appearing as a guest on Wednesday’s edition of ‘Lagos Today’ on Lagos Television to speak on the traffic agenda of the state, Fayinka said Governor Sanwo-olu has been passionate about the actualization of free flow of traffic in Apapa access port areas and environs. Recall that in March 2021, Sanwo-Olu constituted the Lagos State Special Traffic Management…

… Issues “Stop Work” Order To Manufacturers in Ikorodu The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, has issued a “stop-work” order to two Steel and Iron manufacturing companies in Ikorodu, Sun Flag and Top Steel, for contravening safety rules and permissible environmental standards. The General Manager, Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, who led the enforcement team to the two companies, decried the squalid and unsafe working conditions, as workers were observed conducting their duties with minimal risk control to staff and surrounding communities. She described the situation at the facilities as “grave”, citing the negative effects to the immediate and long-term wellbeing…

…recover 5 different stolen Android phones. The Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS), have arrested a serial phone thief who journeys in and out of Lagos for the sole purpose of phone theft. The suspect, Olajide Balogun ‘M’ (36), an indigene of Akoko, in Ondo State, was arrested by the RRS decoy team, who covertly monitored the suspect as he was carting away his loots on a motorcycle, along shasha road, in Alimosho Lagos. The suspect on sighting the closely advancing RRS operatives, jumped off the motorcycle and took to heel, in an attempt to evade arrest; he was however,…