Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has kept his word with the release of White Paper on the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry report regarding Lekki Toll Gate incident and #EndSARS issues. Commissioner for Information and Strategy Mr. Gbenga Omotoso disclosed this on Tuesday night. It can be downloaded here; https://drive.google.com/file/d/1chENH9s3G4EdSV_Atmd8dHdpkrC7G8io/view
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Two Cases Of Omicron COVID Variant Detected In Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the detection of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in Nigeria. According to a statement by Ifedayo Adetifa, the NCDC director-general, the variant was detected in two Nigerians who arrived in the country last week.
Read More »Emergence Of Omicron Sounds Alarm On Fair Access To Vaccines – Okonjo-Iweala
World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said work on an intellectual-property waiver aimed at widening vaccine access in poor countries will continue despite the sudden postponement of a meeting of key stakeholders this week. “The new variant should be a clarion call to all of us that we should now …
Read More »Twitter Bans Sharing Photos, Videos Of Private People Without Their Permission
Twitter on Tuesday banned the sharing of photos and videos of private individuals without their consent, the company said in a blog post. The update to its private information policy notes people can contact them to have such media removed from the microblogging platform. It doesn’t apply to public figures if …
Read More »Lekki Massacre: Sanwo-Olu To Lead Protest For A Better Lagos
SPEECH TO THE PEOPLE OF LAGOS STATE ON THE LEKKI TOLLGATE INCIDENT – DELIVERED ON TUESDAY 30 NOVEMBER, 2021. My dear good people of Lagos State, It is with great sense of responsibility that I address you today on the reactions that have trailed the release of the #EndSARS Judicial …
Read More »EFCC Secures Seven Convictions In Ibadan, Osogbo
The Ibadan Zonal Command of the EFCC, on Monday, November 29, 2021 secured seven convictions before different Justices of the Federal and State High Courts in Ibadan, Oyo State and Osogbo, Osun State. The convicts are Akanji Musa Olawale (a.k.a Casey Harris), Oyetunji Habeeb Opeyemi (a.k.a lucy Stewart), Adeboye Abdulazeez …
Read More »Kidnappers Abduct 5 People In Kogi
A 36-year-old house wife, Talatu Usman, and four others were abducted by kidnappers at Orobomi community in Kogi Local Government Area of Kogi State. A relative of one of the kidnapped victims, simply identified as Ibrahim, said the kidnappers invaded the community last Thursday night wielding sophisticated weapons. He said …
Read More »EndSARS: Lagos To Release White Paper On Panel Report Today – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu says the government will release its White Paper on the report submitted by the EndSARS Judicial Panel of Inquiry on November 15, 2021. The governor in a speech on Tuesday on the Lekki shootings of October 20, 2020, said, “As an administration, are determined that …
Read More »EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu Calls For Harmony, Invites Youths For Peace Walk
EndSARS: SANWO-OLU CALLS FOR HARMONY … Invites youths for Peace Walk to herald ‘healing of Lagos’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6RLS1rrts Lagos State deserves true healing after the disturbances that trailed last year’s protests against police brutality, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Tuesday. He said only sustenance of harmony can guarantee the realisation of …
Read More »President Buhari Vows To Sanction Corrupt Public Servants
PRESIDENT BUHARI VOWS TO SANCTION CORRUPT PUBLIC SERVANTS, HONOURS THREE NIGERIANS FOR INTEGRITY, EXEMPLARY CONDUCT The Federal Government will sanction those who bring in personnel into the public workforce by illegal recruitment, pad their payroll and retain ghost workers, President Muhammadu Buhari said Tuesday in Abuja. Declaring open the 3rd …
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