Lagos State Government has partnered with Content Warehouse Limited to unveil the ‘Kampus Stars’, a Reality TV Show for higher institutions in the State. The Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr Solomon Bonu, while addressing a Press Conference about the Reality TV Show in Alausa, explained that the initiative is aimed at directing the attention of the youth population to productive and intellectually sound engagements. He said ‘Kampus Stars’ was designed to engage the youths in vibrant projects that will deter them from negative activities, stressing that the reality show would further help curb…
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Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has called on non-state institutions, especially civil society, academia, social organisations to join the government to free the nation from the current state of paralysis and march towards a future that potentially awaits her. The Deputy Governor made this call on Tuesday at a lecture organised to mark the 72nd Anniversary of the Lagos Country Club, Ikeja which was held at the Club premises in GRA, Ikeja. Speaking on the topic, “The Imperative of Good Governance: The Role of Non-State Actors”, Hamzat urged Nigerians to come together to build a virile nation…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Command, on Wednesday secured the conviction of two fraudsters, Adisa Adebayo Adegboyega and Ganiyu Sodiq Olalekan before Justice Iyabo Yerima of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan for internet-related fraud. Adisa, 23, who claimed to be an Ordinary National Diploma (OND) holder from Oke Ogun Polytechnic Saki, Oyo state, was sentenced to six months community service; while Ganiyu,18 year-old artisan, bagged three months community service. The charge against Adisa reads: “That you, Adisa Adebayo Adegboyega on or about the 17th of November, 2020, at Ibadan within the Ibadan Judicial Division…
The Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned one Yusuf Yakubu before Justice Sanusi Ma’aji of the Kano State High Court on a one count charge of misappropriation. The defendant allegedly obtained the sum of $870,000 (Eight Hundred and Seventy Thousand Dollars) only from the complainant under the pretext of changing same to Naira but returned only the sum of N220, 300,000 (Two Hundred and Twenty Million, Three Hundred Thousand Naira) only and diverted the balance of N197, 600,000 (One Hundred and Ninety Seven Million, Six Hundred Thousand Naira) only. The charge reads,…
Operatives of the Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 13 persons for alleged Internet fraud. The suspects are Daniel Nwafor, Yusuf Abdulwaheed, Yusuf Adekunle, Ejiga Samuel, Umar Farouk Mohammed and Emmanuel Simon. Others include Habeeb Ikojo, Osondu Stanley, Ibrahim Oyelade, Taiwo Samuel, Churchill Onodu, Jamiu Abdulkareem and Ogbede Y. Oguchi. In a statement on Wednesday, the commission said they were arrested in the early hours of Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at different locations in Dawaki and Dutse areas of Abuja, following credible intelligence on their alleged fraudulent activities. Items recovered from suspects include two…
The Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Wednesday, charged members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, to join the fight against economic and financial crimes in the country. “Add your voice to mine, because the fight against economic and financial crimes involves you and I. I will play my part, you will play yours.” The EFCC chairman stated this in a sensitization lecture on the Role of Youth in Curbing Cybercrimes presented on his behalf by officials of the Commission at various Orientation camps of the Batch B stream 1 set of corps members.…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo Olu, has said that the ongoing Jobs Initiatives Lagos (JIL) and Entrepreneurship Skills Development Programme designed for final year students and those in penultimate classes in all higher institutions of learning was targeted at reducing graduate unemployment and grow young entrepreneurs to address some of the challenges facing the nation’s economy. The Governor stated this on Tuesday at Michael Otedola College of Primary Education (MOCPED), Naforija, Epe, where the State Government, in partnership with its consultant on Jobs Initiative Lagos, LOFTYINC Allied and Partners, had gone to launch the scheme for the final year students…
The Lagos State Government has reiterated commitment to junction improvement works, saying there is no going back on Phase II of the reconfiguration plan for Ikorodu, Ikeja and other areas across the State. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde disclosed this at a stakeholder engagement organised by the Ministry of Transportation in conjunction with the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development at Ndubuisi Kanu Park, Ikeja. Oladeinde noted that the previous junction improvements at Allen Roundabout, Lekki First and Second Roundabouts have led to improved traffic flow along those corridors, adding that the meeting was convened to express…
The Lagos State Government has called on youths and adolescents living with HIV to utilise social media in disseminating the right information about HIV prevention, treatment and services. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA), Dr. Monsurat Adeleke, made the call at a capacity building workshop organised by the agency for people living with HIV. She said the two-day workshop, which commenced on Tuesday, in Ikeja, is geared towards enrollment for treatment, retention in care and support services to help members of the Association of Positive Youth in Nigeria (APYIN) to attain viral suppression. The initiative,…
Delta State Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, as he turned 58 on Tuesday. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba, the governor said that Omo-Agege, who represents Delta Central Senatorial District, remained an amiable and illustrious son of Delta in whom citizens were delighted about for his political accomplishments. According to him, Omo-Agege has had an outstanding performance in the Senate as one of the Senators with the most number of Bills in the 9th Assembly. The governor commended the lawmaker for contributing…
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Kebbi State Governor and the Chairman Progressives Governors’ Forum, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has expressed immense appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari for approving refunds to state governments which rehabilitated federal roads in their states . The governor made the commendation when the Minister of State for Works, Engineer Abubakar Aliyu paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Birnin Kebbi over the weekend. He said the “kind gesture of President Muhammad Buhari to approve the refunds to states on equitable basis without discrimination was highly commendable”. According to him, Kebbi State is one of the States with Federal roads,…
…State Records 30 Deaths In Few Days The rise in the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19)-related fatalities recorded in the last one week presents a worrying trend of the third wave of the pandemic in Lagos State. From the last week in July into the present month, the positivity rate in Lagos rose to 8.9 per cent, with frightening figures of hospitalisations and fatalities. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, briefed the residents on the development, confirming Lagos had been recording a daily average of six deaths at its isolation centres in the last one week. The Governor, who spoke at the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his condolences to the former Chairman, Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), retired Maj. Gen. Jonathan India Garba, over the death of his mother, Mrs. Theresa Kuraiwaol Garba. The President, in a statement by Garba Shehu, said: “I have received the news of the passing of your dear mother with profound shock and grief. I know what it feels to lose a mother. A mother is our pillar of strength; she gives us a shoulder to cry on and supports us in our difficult times.” According to the President, General India is…
Nigerian Table Shaker, Reno Omokri has again knocked President Muhammadu Buhari over what he described as Religious Extremism on the part of the President. The former presidential aide, on Facebook, averred that the President’s actions and in-actions have shown that he is not waging war against corruption but fighting for domination. Omokri wrote: Buhari protects Pantami Buhari protects Nasir Danu Buhari protects Babachir Buhari protects Magu Buhari protects Gandollar Buhari protects Abba Kyari Buhari protects repentant Boko Haram But the same Buhari prosecutes Kanu And the same Buhari persecutes Igboho Buhari is not fighting corruption. He is fighting for domination.…
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of one Abubakar Abdulbashit Opeyemi, a final year Student of the University of Ilorin and two other undergraduate students charged with offences bordering on love scam and internet fraud. The two other convicts are Alimi Abiodun and Idowu Rasaq Olarewaju, who are students of the Kwara State University, KWASU, Molete and Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, respectively. Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin convicted and sentenced the three undergraduates to various jail terms after the court found them guilty…
The Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has refuted the report making the rounds that it compared Prophet Muhammad (SAW) to Mr. Sunday Adeyemo, a.k.a. Igboho. Thereafter, Nigeria’s Muslim human rights group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has appealed for calm. MURIC’s appeal was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by its director, rofessor Ishaq Akintola. The statement reads: “The Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has refuted the report that it compared Prophet Muhammad (SAW) to Mr. Sunday Adeyemo, a.k.a. Igboho. Although the report generated a lot of tension as it angered millions of Muslim faithfuls in the country, we are appealing…
The completed border bridge at Mfum community in Cross River State between Nigeria and Cameroun and the Ikom bridge will facilitate international trade between the two countries when inaugurated. The Honourable Minister of Works and Housing ,Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN made the remark while inspecting the two -lane bridge over the Cross River at the Cameroun and the Nigeria new Border at Ekok /Mfum and the new Ikom Bridge in Cross River State. “This is the A-4 Axis coming from Calabar to Maiduguri through Ogoja to Katsina-Ala. So you will expect more volume of trade. And it is no…
The Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa on Wednesday, reiterated the Commission’s resolve to sanitize and deal with fraud-related issues in the extractive industries. The EFCC boss stated this during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, between the EFCC and the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI led by its Executive Secretary, Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji at the Commission’s Headquarters, Jabi, Abuja. The EFCC boss promised to use the Commission’s Extractive Industry Fraud Section to deal with issues relating to the extractive industries, and to sanitize the sector. “I want to assure you that…
A troubled woman has averred that her husband’s alleged side chick went to her office to warn her to stay away from her man (I.e her husband). The woman disclosed the development in an anonymous letter obtained by Gistmania. She wrote: “Ceetee It’s hurting. I have never been humiliated in my entire life like this. My husband’s side chick came to my office today and warned me to stay away from her mar . The visit took me unaware and I was just shocked. Felt like ground opening and swallowing me. She said my husband told her that he…
The trial of one Ikemefuna Iwunoh for an alleged N38.5million fraud before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos continued with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, presenting its second witness, Joseph Gandapa, and also closing its case. Iwunoh, who was first arraigned in December 2019, is facing a two-count charge bordering on stealing and obtaining by false pretence. One of the counts reads: “Ikemefuna Iwunoh, between the 22nd May, 2018 and 3rd September, 2018 at Lagos, within the Ikeja Judicial Division, being an account officer to Joseph Innocent Gandapa in Investment – One…
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Aliyu Iliyasu before Justice M.T. Tukur of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on a one-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust. He pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him. Consequently, prosecuting counsel Jamil Musa, urged the court to fix a date for trial to commence. But defence counse,l Paul Oche, prayed the court to grant his client bail. Justice Tukur granted bail to the defendant in the sum of One million Naira, with a surety who must be…
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) on Monday issued a three-day Removal Notice to all owners of makeshift structures, shanties, kiosks and vehicles at Maroko and Lekki Coastal Road, Lekki, Lagos. The Chairman of the Taskforce, CSP Shola Jejeloye, who issued the removal notice during his team’s visit to the area, stated that the order became necessary for road construction along the coastal road, which serves as an alternative route for the Lekki-Epe Expressway. He said the road leads to Lekki Free Zone and is presently dotted by illegal structures, shanties, abandoned vehicles, containers and trading activities…
21-year-old Angel, who was unveiled on Sunday as the first female housemate in this year’s BBN reality show has become a sensation on social media following a photo of her that portrays her watermelon fallen. In her introduction, Angel said she has 11 tattoos and they are all personal to her; she told the show host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, that she is a cool person. According to Angel, she is in the Big Brother Naija house for the fun of it; she said she will get along well with other housemates This year’s Big Brother Naija is themed Shine Ya Eye…
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has described as unfortunate, the response of the Presidency to the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matttew Kukah’s address to United States Congress Committee on Foreign Affairs regarding the wave of insecurity in the country. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, the Governor said he stands with Bishop Kukah on the issues he raised and stresses that he would have said similar things if he were to address the same audience. He advised the Federal Government to stop intimidating patriotic Nigerians who are raising genuine concerns over the worsening security…
The Lagos State Government has said that traffic will be diverted Brewery, Ijora, Gaskiya, and Dockyard Level Crossings for night maintenance work from Monday 26th to Thursday 29th July, 2021. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, disclosed that the level crossings will be closed daily from 8p.m till 6a.m to check for any damage caused by the heavy downpour that occurred recently. On Monday night, July 26, motorists heading towards Surulere and other areas from Brewery will be diverted, through Costain and National Theatre Bridges, to Bode Thomas and its environs or could alternately use…
The Sokoto Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has secured the conviction and sentencing of one Joseph Oladapo Philips to 10 years imprisonment for $18,700 Internet fraud before Justice Mohammed Sifawa of the Sokoto State High Court. Philips who is an undergraduate of the Sokoto State University was prosecuted for dishonestly representing himself as an American soldier serving in Afghanistan and obtaining the said sum by false pretence. The one count charge against him reads: “That you Joseph Oladapo Philips “male” sometime in 2021 at Sokoto within the judicial division of the High Court of Sokoto…
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, on Saturday cast his vote at Polling Unit 02, Ward D, Oke Balogun, Epe, with a charge to citizens to always be part of the electoral process by making sure that they vote the right people into political offices. Hamzat, speaking after casting his vote in Epe during the Lagos State Local Government Election, noted that it was not right for people to complain about those that governed them when they fail to come out and vote for their preferred candidates into various political positions during elections. “Come out and vote. Don’t stay…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday reassured Lagosians that his administration will continue to make life better for the citizens. He gave the assurance while speaking to journalists shortly after casting his vote at Polling Unit 019, Femi Okunnu/Lateef Jakande, Ward 09 Ikoyi II, Eti-Osa Local Government Area of the State. Governor Sanwo-Olu who arrived the polling unit alongside his wife, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu at 11:03am and voted at 11:08am, said the recent upgraded and rehabilitated network of roads, comprising Thompson Avenue, Milverton Road, MacDonald and Lateef Jakande Road in Ikoyi, Eti-Osa Local Government Area, is a reflection of…
