By Olatunde Dodondawa Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has extended his heartfelt condolences to the Fasasi family and the Nigerian entertainment industry on the passage of a renowned rapper, singer and songwriter, Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, who died on Sunday at age 44 and was buried […]
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Covid-19 Third Wave: Immigration must be vigilant, keep eyes on travellers – Sanwo-Olu
By Olatunde Dodondawa …Governor Receives Lagos Command Comptroller Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to rise to the occasion of a disturbing event being observed in the management of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and save the nation from imminent third wave of the virus’ […]
Sanwo-Olu Arrests Suspected Criminals In Ojota, Says No Room For Criminals In Lagos
By Olatunde Dodondawa …Taskforce Strike Force Impounds 105 Motorcycles The war against criminality in Lagos State has gone a notch higher as the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, personally arrested a gang of suspected criminals, which specialises in harassing motorists and road users in traffic. The gang of suspected criminals […]
Shell Plans Ahead, Announces 2050 Zero Emissions Target
By Olatunde Dodondawa Mr. Osagie Okunbor, Managing Director, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) and Country Chairman of Shell Companies in Nigeria. The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited has announced that the company is committed to the 2050 net zero emissions target set by the United Nations. […]
ECAPI Pays Courtsey Visit to AIG Johnson Kokumo in Lagos
By Olatunde Dodondawa …set to work with security agencies for safety and crime free Nigeria The anti-crime organisation, Eagle Crime Awareness & Prevention Initiative, (ECAPI) set another milestone as the exco along with the national president and founder, Amb.(Mayor) Samuel Eniola Adam, Chief Bode Aro-Lambo ECAPI Deputy President, ECAPI General Secretary […]
90-year-old, teenagers arrested for selling drugs in Katsina, Ondo
By Olatunde Dodondawa …As NDLEA intercepts opioids going to US, UK, New Zealand A 90-year-old Yusuf Yarkadir has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for selling drugs to the youths in his Yarkadir village in Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina state. Full of […]
NDLEA arrests mother of three with 100 wraps of cocaine tucked in her private part, handbag
By Olatunde Dodondawa …Intercepts drugs going to US, Australia; seizes 410kg opioids in Plateau, Kwara Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Nigerian woman based in Brazil, Mrs. Anita Ugochinyere Ogbonna, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja, with 100 pellets of cocaine concealed […]
Eleven authors in contention for $100,000 ‘The Nigeria Prize for Literature’
By Olatunde Dodondawa The Nigeria Prize for Literature rotates yearly amongst four literary categories – prose fiction, poetry, drama, and children’s literature. The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature has announced the shortlist of 11 drawn from 202 books in the running for the 2021 edition of the […]
Pantami, Danbatta Celebrate with Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero on Coronation
By Olatunde Dodondawa The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, have rejoiced with Alhaji Aminu Ado Beyero on his coronation as the 15th Emir of Kano. Prof Danbatta, who hails […]
Insecurity: Military will Continue to Make Nigeria Unsafe Haven for Distabilising Forces – Minister of Defence
By Olatunde Dodondawa …Seeks Technological Transfer to Grow National Defence System The Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (retd) has restated the commitment of the Nigerian Armed Forces to the national territorial defence against the Forces fueling insecurity in the country. The Minister of Defence stated this when […]