Author: Adekunle

By Bala Ibrahim. Less than a month after the DSS has declared him wanted, a local newspaper in the neighboring Benin Republic, by name Banouto Reporters, announced the arrest of Sunday Igboho, the self acclaimed campaigner for Yoruba self-determination, or the champion for the actualization of the Oduduwa Republic. The paper said Igboho was arrested in Cotonou, while trying to flee to Germany. “Mr Igboho was nabbed at Cardinal Bernardin International Airport in Cotonou. He was disembarked from his plane, arrested by the Beninese police while he was trying to travel to Germany and then transferred to the Cotonou Criminal…

The Lagos State government invites online registration and applications from suitable candidates for the position of secondary school classroom teachers. Applicants must be Nigerians who have Lagos State Resident Registration Agency (LASRRA) Number, they must not be less than 18years of age, they must have at least 5 credits in O’Level and possessa degree in Education registerable with the Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria. Candidates must also possess a degree in relevant subject, plus a post graduate diploma in education from a recognized university for those who are not education graduates They must have a testimonial of good conduct from…

“We’ll tap every opportunity to make workers happy.”~ Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday flagged off the presentation of cheques to 463 beneficiaries of home renovation loan scheme of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. “This home renovation loan scheme is basically an initiative of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria that many of you have enrolled in. You have played your own role by enrolling in the scheme. That is you trusting the system to work for you. That is you playing your own role as patriotic citizens and as workers. For you to benefit…

Fellow Lagosians, It has become imperative to once again provide you an update on the Coronavirus pandemic situation in Lagos State, and our ongoing response as a State Government. Starting around the end of March 2021, the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Lagos State began to wind down, and we began to enjoy some reprieve from the worst effects of the virus. This allowed us to further open-up the economy to allow the start of the journey towards full normalcy in our lives and the pursuit of livelihoods, after what has been a very difficult year. Regrettably, in…

by M. Oluwatobi Ahead of the forthcoming congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC), it is important to stress the need for party-men to place more premium on the exercise, especially in states where the party is playing the opposition card which is the case in Oyo State. It is no time to take things with levity as getting the acts right in the congress will shape the possibility of power returning to the Progressive fold. Events of the recent times where a number of political arrowheads who supported the gubernatorial bid of Governor Seyi Makinde dumped the Peoples Democratic…

The Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK) has partnered with Versecom Limited and IHS Nigeria to set up a multipurpose energy and environment hub to tackle the problem of access to office spaces by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as well as freelancers in Lagos State. Declaring the Hub open at Rafiu Jafojo Park, Egbeda, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Innovation and Technology, Mr. Tunbosun Alake, expressed the commitment of Lagos State Government to facilitating impactful Public-Private Partnerships, PPP, while challenging young people within the energy and environment sectors to come up with viable solutions to…

PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT Our attention has been drawn to the death of a 14-year-old girl in Ojota during the Oodua Republic Mega Rally on Saturday, 3rd of July, 2021. We commiserate with the family of the deceased. The Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered a thorough investigation of the death. A Coroner’s Inquest has immediately been requested in line with section 14 and 15 of the Coroners’ Systems Law, Laws of Lagos State 2015, to determine the cause and circumstances of death. By Section 14(1) (d) of the Coroners’ System Law of the State: “A report…

The attention of the Lagos State Police Command has been drawn to a news making rounds that a 14 year-old girl was hit and killed by police bullet today 3rd July, 2021 at the venue of the Oodua Republic Mega Rally in Ojota, Lagos. The Command hereby wishes to debunk the rumour and state categorically that it’s a calculated attempt to create confusion and fears in the minds of the good people of Lagos State and the country at large. The Command did not fire a single live bullet at Ojota rally today. The said corpse was found wrapped and…

The Lagos State Government has sealed an illegally operating container terminal in Ibeshe in the Ikorodu axis of the State. Speaking during the special operation in Ibeshe on Friday, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako said that the Lagos State Government had to move swiftly to prevent further nuisance in the built environment of Ibeshe by sealing the unapproved terminal, located beside the Government jetty in the area. He cautioned that Government would not tolerate in other parts of the State a replay of Ijegun-Egba and Satelite town, notorious for the unpleasant experience with tank…

▪ ABUBAKAR BELLO URGES INTERNAL AUDITORS TO ADOPT A MORE COLLABORATIVE AND ITERATIVE APPROACH. ▪ ABUBAKAR BELLO TASKS AUDITORS ON THE NEED TO EMBRACE AGILE AUDITING The need for Internal Auditors to be more proactive in providing assurance over governance, risk and control has once again been brought to the fore. This was contained in a speech delivered recently by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM Bank), Mr. Abubakar A. Bello at the 49th Quarterly General Meeting of the Association of Chief Audit Executives of Banks in Nigeria (ACAEBIN).Speaking at the event which was…