The Lagos State Government has announced a strategic partnership with the African Cultural Festival ahead of its 2025 edition. Speaking on the initiative in a statement on Tuesday, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Idris Aregbe, said the collaboration was necessary to keep reinforcing Lagos’ global cultural presence while deepening diaspora engagement and economic impact. He said the festival aligns with the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led administration’s THEMES+ agenda, particularly around economic diversification and cultural diplomacy, which is why he approved our participation. “While it may appear to be a festival of colours, we see beyond…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a former international football player, Segun George Hunkarin, and his associate, Ntoruka Chinedu, for attempting to smuggle cocaine into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. Chinedu, a regular traveller known for importing clothes from Turkey and exporting foodstuffs from Nigeria, was arrested on Tuesday, upon arrival from Turkey via an Ethiopian Airlines flight with a stopover in Addis Ababa. A statement by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, said a search of his hand luggage uncovered 37 wraps of cocaine weighing 800 grams, which he had reportedly collected…
Music icon and evangelist, Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi has waded in to end in-flight among Fuji music artists ruling the airwaves in South West, Nigeria and across the globe. Obey also opened up on his close relationship with the late Fuji music pioneer, Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Balogun, popularly known as Barrister, revealing how he discovered his talent and played a pivotal role in his rise to stardom. Speaking during a landmark peace meeting held to reconcile major players in the Fuji music industry, Obey described Barrister as a “worthy son,” noting that he saw greatness in him from the very beginning. “I…
Students of the Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), on the platform of their nonprofit organisation, One Health Lifesavers (OHLS), collaborated with the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Committee (LSBTC) to host an awareness walk and voluntary blood donation exercise in commemoration of World Blood Donor Day 2025. The event, which took place at the Lagos State University main campus in Ojo, featured a health walk and a structured donation campaign aimed at encouraging safe and regular blood donation. The global theme for this year, “Give Blood, Give Hope”, was brought to life through active student involvement, community participation, and…
State governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), under the aegis of Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), have expressed satisfaction with the renewed coordination between federal and state institutions. They stated this on Saturday, June 28, after the conclusion of a two-day strategic regional meeting in Benin City, Edo State, at which they formally welcomed the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, to their fold. The governors, who spoke on the prioritisation of fiscal reform, food security, energy transition, infrastructural modernisation, and social sector revitalisation, pledged continued alignment with national objectives, in line with the principles of constitutional federalism.…
The Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate reopening of the Oko-Oba Abattoir in the Agege area following the operators’ compliance with sanitation and hygiene regulations. The facility was shut on June 19 over what the government described as environmental violations and inappropriate operational practices. In a post on X on Saturday, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the operators had “substantially complied with the minimum benchmark for the operations of abattoirs in the state, which was flagrantly flouted initially, necessitating the closure.” He added that, as part of the conditions for reopening, officials from…
The Lagos State Government has urged homeowners in government housing estates, especially those who bought homes before 2019, to come forward and collect their Deed of Sub-Lease.A Deed of Sub-Lease is a document that proves ownership of a home in any state-owned housing estate.The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing, Abdulhafis Toriola, made the appeal during a monthly stakeholders’ meeting with residents of government estates in the Ikorodu Division of the state.This was contained in a statement signed by the agency’s Deputy Director, Ganiu Lawal, on Friday in Lagos.The meeting took place at the Ayangburen Jubilee Housing Estate.Toriola, represented by the…
Queen Mary of Denmark on Wednesday visited APM Terminals Apapa as part of her official visit to Nigeria. Accompanied by the Danish Ambassador to Nigeria, Jens Ole Bach Hansen, Queen Mary was warmly received by APM Terminals Nigeria’s Chief Executive Officer, Frederik Klinke, and Terminal Manager, APM Terminals Apapa, Steen Knudsen. Also in her entourage, was the Danish Minister for Education and Science, Christina Egelund. Renowned for her advocacy of gender equality, especially women and girls’ rights, as well as her commitment to sustainable development and environmental conservation, Queen Mary’s first stop at the terminal, was with the terminal’s female…
QEDNG, an online newspaper published by Mighty Media Plus Network Limited, has announced the launch of its ‘creative powerhouse summit’, scheduled for August 12 at Radisson Blu Hotel in Lagos. In a statement on Thursday, Olumide Iyanda, founder of Mighty Media, said the summit is themed, ‘Financing as Catalysts for a Thriving Creative Economy’. Iyanda said the event will assemble a diverse group of stakeholders, including industry leaders, investors, policymakers, and emerging talents, to discuss strategies for accelerating growth in Nigeria’s creative sector. “At QEDNG, we are committed to fostering creativity, credible journalism, and human capital development. This summit serves…
The majority shareholder of Next Foods Ltd, Ndibe Obi, who is the younger brother of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has headed to the court to challenge the demolition of his property in Ikeja, Lagos. Counsel to the company, Emeka Okpoko, SAN, said in an interview in Awka on Thursday that the court processes have already begun. He said: “We will make an order to be joined as parties to the case and seek leave for processes to be amended to incorporate the name of our client. We have an application seeking…