Author: Adekoya
SOURCE-YEMISI DADA As the rainy season becomes intense, Lagos residents have been assured of safety of lives in case of immense flooding. The Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, gave the assurance in an interview with our Correspondent Yemisi Dada in Alausa. Dr Oke-Osanyintolu who noted that most flood […]
The Lagos State Infrastructure Assets Management Agency, LASIAMA, has commenced the assessment of public infrastructures such as schools, hospitals, public buildings and MDA’s across the State towards the formulation of a strategic and economic reinvestment plan. This was contained in a statement by the Public Affairs Office, Mr Hakeem Odusina, made available to Newsmen in […]
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his victory at the Presidential Election Appeal Tribunal. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, Governor Sanwo-Olu described the victory as a final lap of a relay race where the real victor is evidently seen at the finishing line. […]
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and its candidate in the 2019 Presidential election challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari . Justice Mohammed Garba, who led the five-man panel, in the lead judgement, dismissed the petition in its entirety and the parties are to […]
The first batch of about Three hundred and twenty Nigerians from South Africa are expected to arrive the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos this afternoon. Air Peace which is to bring them in left Lagos last night. The returnees will take off from Oliver Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg. They are expected to be received […]
The EFCC and FBI collaborative war against computer related fraud tagged “operation rewired “ is beginning to yield results. Sixty seven persons alleged to have been involved in computer related crimes have been arrested and items recovered from them include one hundred and sixty nine thousand, eight hundred and fifty US dollars as well as […]
Eleven members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, otherwise known as Agbero have been arrested by the Police in Lagos. They were arrested at the weekend while causing mayhem around Yaya Abatan garage in Ogba by the State Task Force. The Chairman of the Task Force, Mr. Olayinka Egbeyemi, a Chief Superintendent […]
SOURCE-Yemisi Dada Tight security is key to actualising a better Lagos and sustaining it’s status as the business hub of the country. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated this at the weekend when the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mr Muhammed Adamu, paid him a courtesy visit at the State House, Alausa. Governor Sanwo-Olu said his administration […]
The Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, has commenced investigation into the incident involving Max aircraft at the Minna Airport on Saturday. The aircraft a Boeing 747-400 which was bringing pilgrims back from the King Abdul Aziz international airport in Jeddah Saudi Arabia developed a technical problem just before landing at the airport in Minna. It had […]
SOURCE-CHINYERE OGBONNA With Africa’s population set to reach two billion by 2050, it’s critical that nutrition is placed at the heart of interventions, policies, and strategies to drive agricultural transformation. A Director at the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition, Professor Sandy Thomas, made the point at the just concluded African Green […]
