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Lagos Denies Signing Executive Order On Environmental Sanitation

Lagos Denies Signing Executive Order On Environmental Sanitation

November 2, 2020 9:38 am

The information about a so-called “Executive Order” on Environmental Sanitation in Lagos State … This information is untrue and should be totally disregarded pls,” Jubril Gawat, a media aide to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Twitter.

Read Also: Governor Sanwo-Olu Eases Curfew In Lagos State

The rebuttal followed a viral social media post claimed that the state government has reinstated the monthly sanitation exercise on last Saturday of every month through an executive order signed by Sanwo-Olu-Olu

‘I wish to inform you that environmental sanitation is now back to Lagos on every last Saturday of the month, starting from …

Shun Gratification, Undue Delay In Justice Delivery, CJN Tells New Judges

Shun Gratification, Undue Delay In Justice Delivery, CJN Tells New Judges

November 2, 2020 9:08 am

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, on Monday told newly appointed judges of the High Court of Justice and Kadis of Sharia Court to shun all forms of gratification in the discharging all their legal duties.

The CJN also admonished the judges to be proactive and devise personal means to curb ‘persistent delays in the administration of justice’, which according to him, is a major bane in the nation’s judiciary.

Justice Muhammad gave the charge while declaring open the 2020 Virtual Induction Course for newly appointed judges and Kadis organized by the National Judicial Institute (NJI), …

2023 Presidency I’m Ready, Prepared – Tunde Bakare

2023 Presidency: I’m Ready, Prepared – Tunde Bakare

November 2, 2020 8:10 am

Running mate of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2011 election and Founder of Citadel Global Church, Tunde Bakare, on Monday, declared his readiness to run for the most covetous pubic office come 2023.

Read Also: Pastor Tunde Bakare Meets Buhari In Aso Rock

He also charged President Muhammadu Buhari to work hard on the legacy that would outlive him on a contrary to what is seeing six years into his right year’s administration as the democratically elected president of the most populous black country in the world.

This was coming at a time agitations were being intensified by groups and …

Mbaka Bombard Buhari, Says President Surrounded By Liars

Mbaka Bombard Buhari, Says President Surrounded By Liars

November 2, 2020 8:00 am

The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria, (AMEN), Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka, has lashed out at president Muhammadu Buhari over his failure to address the nation’s numerous challenges which resulted in the nationwide #EndSARS protests.

Read Also: My Prophecy On Ihedioha, Uzodinma Risky – Mbaka

Mbaka who was addressing congregants at this year’s All Saint’s Mass in Enugu on Sunday also alleged that several #EndSARS protesters in Enugu State were killed by security agencies and their bodies thrown into the Onyeama Valley.

He said that Nigerians were in deep pain and “(President) Buhari, who could have been a …

Buhari Is The Most Youth Friendly President – Minister Of Power

Buhari Is The Most Youth Friendly President – Minister Of Power

November 2, 2020 7:18 am

Nigerian Minister of power Alhaji Sale Mamman has said that no government in the history of the country has accomplished what the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is accomplishing through its numerous intervention programs for the youth.

Read Also: EndSARS: Your Protest Will Not Be In Vain — FG Assures Nigerian Youth

Mamman made the declaration while meeting with youth groups and other key stakeholders in Jalingo on Sunday at a peace meeting organized by the minister following the President’s directive on cabinet ministers to move to their states and support efforts to restore peace and stability against the …

Estate Firm, Youth Coalition To Empower 70m Nigerians

Estate Firm, Youth Coalition To Empower 70m Nigerians

November 1, 2020 1:34 pm

To bridge the poverty gap, FHT Ventures Plc, a Pan-African Housing and Real Estate firm based in Abuja, at the weekend signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigerian Youth and Student Coalition (NYSC). The MoU is for the inauguration of Nigerian Youth Project which aims to empower at least 70 million youths in provision of affordable homes and mechanized agricultural businesses.

Read Also: EndSARS: Your Protest Will Not Be In Vain — FG Assures Nigerian Youth

Speaking at the event, Mr Olubunmi Adewa-Faboro, the Chairman, FHT Ventures Plc, explained that the new initiative, promoted along with offshore partners, will …

How I Managed EndSARS Protest Without Imposing Curfew – Makinde

How I Managed EndSARS Protest Without Imposing Curfew – Makinde

November 1, 2020 10:59 am

The first major flash point in the #ENDSARS protest in Oyo was Ogbomoso, where Isiaka Jimoh and two others were said to have lost their lives.  The palace of the Soun of Ogbomosoland was also targeted by angry youths.  That set the stage for other crises. How did you manage through all that?

Read Also: Gov Makinde Orders Reopening Of Schools In Oyo State

I had to make a statewide broadcast on Monday, October 19, 2020, to appeal for calm and lay out our position on the protests. I supported the protests and we made it clear that I …

Stolen Staff: Ruling House Wants Oba Of Lagos Palace Cleansed

Stolen Staff: Ruling House Wants Oba Of Lagos Palace Cleansed

November 1, 2020 10:58 am

The Akinsemoyin Ruling House of Lagos State has called for the cleansing of the palace of Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, following its invasion on October 21 by rampaging youths, who carted away the royal staff of authority.

Read Also: President Buhari Calls Oba Of Lagos On 77th Birthday

The palace and the monarch were attacked amid the mayhem that broke out following the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos by soldiers on the evening of October 20.

In a statement on Sunday, the ruling house described the invasion of the palace and the removal …

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SERAP, 261 Others Sue Lai Mohammed, NBC For Sanctioning Channels, AIT, Arise TV

November 1, 2020 3:44 am

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), 261 concerned Nigerians, civil society and media groups have filed a lawsuit against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and Minister of Information and Culture, Mr. Lai Mohammed, asking the court to ‘declare arbitrary, illegal, and unconstitutional the N9m fines imposed on  the money.’Channels, AIT and Arise TV (N3m each) over their coverage of the #EndSARS protests, and to stop the NBC from collecting

The co-plaintiffs in the suit are 255 concerned Nigerians; Premium Times Services Limited; Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development; HEDA Resource Centre; International Centre for Investigative Reporting; African Centre …

Attack On Nation, TVC, Assault On Free Press, Democracy – Lai Mohammed

Attack On Nation, TVC, Assault On Free Press, Democracy

October 31, 2020 8:40 pm

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday, said last week’s attack on The Nation Newspaper and Television Continental (TVC) during the #EndSARS protest in Lagos, was an attack on free speech and democracy in the country.

Read Also: Petrol Price In Nigeria Cheapest In Africa – Lai Mohammed

Mohammed stated this in Lagos during a solidarity visit to the two media houses where he met with the management and staff over the attack.

The Special Assistant to the President (Media), Office of The Minister of Information and Culture, Segun Adeyemi, in a statement made available to …

Sign of the times - Biden, Trump fans steal, damage placards

Sign Of The Times: Biden, Trump Fans Steal, Damage Placards

October 31, 2020 5:52 pm

The millions of signs that Americans place on their lawns during election season are increasingly being vandalized or removed by disgruntled neighbors, a sign of the acutely hostile political climate.

 

After signs expressing support for Democratic candidate Joe Biden disappeared twice from a road outside Newtown, Pennsylvania, Gayle Share-Raab covered the next one in vaseline and glitter to try to deter the thief, but to no avail.

Jack Worthington was fed up with his big, plastic Donald Trump signs vanishing. So he built his own, with plywood and screws as reinforcements. They are still up, for now.

Across the …

Edo - APC Provoking Me, PDP Will Win 75 Percent Poll – Obaseki

Human Capital Development Tops My Second Term Agenda – Obaseki

October 31, 2020 4:25 pm

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has said that human capital development will top the agenda of his second term as governor of the state.

Obaseki, who will be sworn-in on November 12, 2020, said he is part of efforts to place the state on a sustainable path of development and economic prosperity.

He disclosed this in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie.

Read Also: #EndSARS: Gov Obaseki Meets Protesters, Reviews Curfew

The statement noted that the Obaseki will commit more resources to consolidate on achievements recorded in human capital development …

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