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The new Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu has said that managing the menace of traffic in the metropolis would be his top priority. Odumosu disclosed this during a press briefing in Ikeja. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Odumosu took over from AIG Zubairu Muazu, who was recently promoted from Commissioner […]
Afropop superstar, Ayodeji Balogun aka Wizkid has won SoulTrain’s Ashford and Simpson Songwriters’ award. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that he won the award at the 2019 ceremony held on Sunday in Las Vegas. The ‘Ojuelegba’ singer earned the award for his collaboration with Beyonce, Blue Ivy Carter and SaiNt Jhn on the sensational […]
After waiting for over 20 years, Nigerian moviegoers got to see the sequel to Nollywood classic — “Living in Bondage.” Directed by Ramsey Nouah, the 2019 film tells the story of Nnamdi, Andy Okeke’s son whose quest for the lavish life takes him down the same questionable path his father took. Our resident movie buff; Shola Thompson, […]
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has announced closure of some roads during the Lagos Women Run race which would hold between 6.00 a.m. and 10.00 a.m. on Saturday. In a travel advisory, LASTMA Spokesman, Olumide Filade, said that the entire stretch of Broad Street and entire stretch of Eko Bridge inward Surulere shall […]
Yes! It’s actually happening. The Nigerian Senate is sitting to pass a bill that could have lecturers who sexually harass students go to jail for 14 years! The bill, according to PM News, is titled “A Bill for an Act to Prevent, Prohibit and Redress Sexual Harassment of Students in Tertiary Educational Institutions and for other […]
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said he no longer wants to be addressed as ‘Your Excellency’ in his engagements with citizens and other official duties. Sanwo-Olu, who revealed this in a statement on his Twitter, said the decision came following a review of certain features of citizen-government relations which impede the genuine expression […]
The Federal Government has declared Monday, 11th November, as public holiday to mark the 2019 Eid-ul-Mawlud, which is in celebration of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. The announcement was made via the official Twitter page of the Federal Ministry of Interior, headed by Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. The statement reads: “The Federal Government has declared Monday […]
Nigerian-based orchestra, The Vesta Orchestra is set to hold the first of a four-part Afri-Classical series concert on Wednesday, 13th November, at the Terra Kulture Arena, Victoria Island, Lagos. The Afri-Classical concert series is a four-part concert series, showcasing music by both great and lesser-known African highlife and classical composers from Africa such as Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Fela […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, discharged and acquitted President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, of charges bordering on fraud to the tune of 8.4 million dollars. Other members of the board of the NFF who were also discharged of similar offences by the court include: Seyi Akinwunmi (1st Vice President), […]
