No fewer than 1,700 indigent Lagos State residents have been empowered with life skills and resources through Micro Enterprise Support Initiative (MESI) to transform lives, foster entrepreneurship and enhance their socio-economic wellbeing. The initiative, being undertaken by the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, practically demonstrated the State Government’s determination to ensure inclusivity in programmes designed to drive economic growth from the grassroots. MESI intervened in equipping vulnerable residents with modern skills in their chosen crafts and creating better means of livelihood for them. At the graduation ceremony held on Tuesday at De Blue Roof in Agidingbi, Governor Babajide…
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Chidinma Ojukwu, a former 300-level Mass Communication student at the University of Lagos, on Tuesday, told a Lagos State High Court that every statement she made to the police during interrogation was false and made under duress. Chidinma is standing trial for the alleged murder of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Michael Usifo Ataga. In her defence before Justice Yetunde Adesanya at the Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, Chidinma said fear prevented her from speaking the truth during her interactions with the police. “Because of the fear that the Investigating Police Officer, Mr. Bamidele, and…
Chidinma Ojukwu, a 300-level student of the University of Lagos, who is standing trial for the alleged murder of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Michael Ataga, on Monday, told a Lagos State High Court that she did not report the incident to the police because she was afraid. Chidinma, in her defence before Justice Yetunde Adesanya at the Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, explained that she feared being wrongly accused if she reported the crime. “I had read of incidents where people reported crimes and ended up being accused themselves,” she said. “I also thought of…
As preparations hot up towards the July 10 local government election into the 57 local government chairmanship offices and 376 councillors in the legislative arm, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has appointed a former national legal adviser of the party and one-time member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Babatunde Ogala, as the chairman of the Electoral Committee. Babarinde Nurudeen was appointed as the secretary. The state Publicity Secretary of the party, Seye Oladejo, said the committee was empowered to oversee the activities and processes leading to the conduct of elections into the grassroots positions. He said:…
By Kola Bola Lately the entertainment space in the South West, Nigeria, has been unnecessarily heated up by needless hoopla between General Kollington Ayinla, famously known as Kebe Kwara, and King Wasiu Omogbolahan Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM I or simply as KI De Ultimate over who owns the kingship title between the two iconic and legendary Fuji maestros. If you ask me, I will tell you that the harangue over who calls the shot as Fuji King is over three decades late, and dead on arrival. This is a familiar terrain for some of us whose civility and…
The 17th edition of the Headies Awards, held on Sunday, at the Landmark Event Centre in Lagos, saw some of Africa’s brightest stars, including Tems, Rema, Flavour, and Davido, take home top honours. Tems clinched the prestigious Best Recording of the Year award with her soulful track “Burning”, reinforcing her status as one of the continent’s finest voices. She also dazzled audiences with her performance on the night. Rema continued his remarkable run, winning the coveted Afrobeats Album of the Year award for his project HEIS, while also seeing his hit song “OZEBA” help London snag the Producer of the…
The Lagos state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has rejected the implementation of the Consultant Pharmacy Cadre at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ebute Metta, and the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, warning that the decision threatens patient care and could trigger industrial unrest. At an emergency State Executive Council (SEC) meeting held on Thursday, the association expressed disappointment over the implementation of the Cadre at the two hospitals despite the stance of the NMA that no medical institution should initiate such a directive. NMA described the cadre as one which is “prone to crises and fails to contribute…
The Lagos State Government is to arraign, before the court, street urchins, miscreants, hooligans, pickpockets, and other suspected criminals arrested at the weekend. The arrests were made by the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit during a routine enforcement and clean-up exercise on Saturday. A statement by the task force’s spokesperson, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, on Sunday, said a total of 52 people were arrested during the operation led by its Chairman, CSP Adetayo Akerele. The operation spanned areas including Lekki, Ikoyi, Falomo Bridge, Eko Hotel, and Ligali Ayorinde of Lagos. “All suspects arrested during the operation would be charged…
The Obidient movement has unveiled a digital platform for the registration of members and the issuance of unique identity cards. The Obidient movement originated in 2022 following the social media popularity of Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections. In a statement on Saturday, Yunusa Tanko, national coordinator, and Nana Kazaure, director of strategic communications and media, described the portal as the fulfilment of a long-cherished aspiration, representing “a journey of resilience, focus, oneness, strength and beauty”. According to the movement, the portal is open to Nigerians and supporters in the diaspora. “Obidient registration portal supports…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old boy, Solomon Ibiwoye, after he was found in possession of a firearm in the Ebute-Ero area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, announced the arrest in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, praising alert residents for their role in the incident. “Kudos to observant Lagosians who noticed 16-year-old Solomon Ibiwoye with a firearm and discreetly alerted Ebute-Ero Police Division,” Hundeyin wrote. According to Hundeyin, a subsequent search of the teenager’s home led to the recovery of a locally made firearm and an unexpended cartridge. “The…