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   Former Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Tourism in Lagos State, Philip Aivoji Olabode, on Monday emerged the state chairman of Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the party’s congress conducted, defeating five other aspirants for the position. Aivoji emerged winner of the exercise, which started on Sunday at 11 am with the accreditation of delegates at the Police College in Ikeja GRA, followed by voting and counting at Haven Hall beside Archbishop Vining Church, also in Ikeja, which was finally brought to conclusion around 6 am on Monday. Aivoji polled 839 votes, defeating his closest rival, Dr Amos Fawole with a margin of 23 votes as he scored 816 votes. A total of 1,786 delegates were accredited for the congress. The congress nearly went rowdy as supporters of Fawole made frantic move to reject the number of votes cast for Aivoji, alleging that three of the chairmanship aspirants bear the same first name Philip with Aivoji and thereby insinuated tha

    The lawmaker representing Oluyole Federal Constituency, Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has concluded another 3 days training and empowerment programme in Ibadan, where over two-hundred constituents benefitted.  According to a statement by the Rep Member in Ibadan, the constituents were trained to prepare them for entrepreneurship or to improve their entrepreneurship skills.  This constituency project is one of the many spearheaded Hon. Akande-Sadipe was facilitated through The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, Abuja.  The Oluyole Federal Representative said the just concluded training focused on basic skills required to successfully manage a skilled or unskilled business.  She added the programme concluded on Sunday February 27, 2022 with an empowerment programme where necessary manuals, training items and cash was distributed.  Speaking further, Mrs. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, who Chairs the House Committee on Diaspora stated that she remains c

  The national body of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has queried the Lagos State Council Chairman, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (aka MC Oluomo), over alleged insubordination and indulging in anti-union activities The letter dated February 14 by the General Secretary of the union, Alhaji Kabiru Ado Yau, accused Akinsanya of refusing to carry out directives given to him in by the national body. The letter reads: “Our attention has been drawn to the fact that despite the National Secretariat’s directives during a meeting with you and other members of the Lagos State Administrative Council (SAC) in Abuja on February 9, pertaining the appointment of Alhaji Azeez Abiola as chairman, Lagos State NURTW Tricycle Operators, you have refused to comply. Instead, you have resorted to intimidation and assault on the newly appointed tricycle chairman.” The National body added that Akinsanya refused to hand over the former NURTW Secretariat situated at Abule Egba to the tricycle car

 * The Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries and the Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Distinguished Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA has urged Tradesmen and Artisans in the Lagos East District to avail themselves of the 300 Million Naira Lagos East Constituency Intervention Revolving Loan at a very concessional *(6) six  percent* per annum interest rate. The Senator disclosed this when he met with the Lagos East leadership of the Lagos State Council of Tradesmen And Artisans (LASCOTA) at his constituency office in Ikorodu on Saturday.  Abiru, a retired bank Chief Executive and former Lagos State Commissioner of Finance said enabling affordable loans for businesses is the only sustainable way of promoting prosperity in the society. According to him , that is real empowerment.  The Senator urged LASCOTA,  the  umbrella body of Artisans and Tradesmen in Lagos with over fifty different Artisan Associations and Trades to encourage their members in the Lagos East

 * The Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries and the Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Distinguished Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA has urged Tradesmen and Artisans in the Lagos East District to avail themselves of the N300M Lagos East Constituency Intervention Revolving Loan at a very concessional six percent interest. The Senator disclosed this when he met with the Lagos East leadership of the Lagos State Council of Tradesmen And Artisans (LASCOTA) at his constituency office in Ikorodu on Saturday.  Abiru, a former Lagos State Commissioner of Finance said enabling affordable loans for businesses is the only sustainable way of entrenching prosperity in the society. According to him , that is real empowerment.  The Senator urged LASCOTA,  the  umbrella body of Artisans and Tradesmen in Lagos with over fifty different Artisan Associations and Trades to encourage their members in the Lagos East District to apply for the loan when it comes live in April 2022.

  *Middlemen making N1000 profit per bag The BUA Group has said that despite its efforts to make cement affordable and available to Nigerians, its efforts have been stifled mainly due to the influence of middlemen and other competitors. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, disclosed this to State House Correspondents in Abuja when he visited the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, the Group had increased cement production and slashed the price by 10 per cent per bag. Still, the impact had not been felt primarily due to the activities of middlemen and other manufacturers who did not make corresponding efforts. According to him, “I know everybody is talking about the high price of cement in Nigeria. And that is, of course, because we do not have enough capacity. When we started production, the fourth line in Sokoto a few weeks ago, when Mr President was there to commission the plant, w

  The 2022 edition of Aje festival kick started with the first of it’s kind business summit and a musical festival, Friday and yesterday, Saturday respectively. Aje festival this year has wore a new garment, with arrays of activities. While Iyalaje Oodua, Princess Toyin Kolade hosted the summit with econmic discourse focused on Leveraging On Technology To Unlock Trade Innovation, Business Growth And Opportunities  the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi also joined other eminent guest at the music festival held at Ojaja Arena, Ife Grand Resort. Meanwhile the grand finale of Annual Aje festival will hold on Monday 28th of February, 2022. This year editon is different due to the Educative Aje heritage summit, different people across all works of life graced the wonderful summit and musical festive including The King Of Ga in Ghana, Tackie Teiko Tsuru ll. His Imperial Majesty Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi during his welcome address said, "I am glad that one of Oduduw

  Though heavily criticized for his prophetic warnings, The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has continued to prove his critics wrong with the accurate fulfillment of his many prophecies. Of a truth, 2022 has been spectacular for Primate Ayodele considering the rate at which his prophecies for the new year which were released in December 2021 are coming to pass. In addition to the several fulfilled prophecies, one major prophetic statement he made early last year about the 2023 general election in Nigeria has come to reality. In April 2021, Primate Ayodele categorically said the date for the general election will be postponed due to some factors. This was just a few weeks after INEC announced February 18, 2023 as the fixed date for the general elections. The man of God was the only one who made this statement, some other prophets who spoke on it said the election won’t be held at all in 2023. These were Primate Ayodele’s words “If we want to do electi

  ... . Mobilises S'West youths in Lagos  The Youths  across the South-West,states on Saturday, converged on Lagos to draw the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, out to contest the 2023 presidential election. The youths, who insisted that it was Bello or no other person for President in 2023, vowed to rewrite what they described as "Nigeria's political history" of "recycling old, tired politicians", saying that they were ready to also disgrace money bags with their money. This was disclosed under the umbrella of Rescue Nigeria Mission, said, like their counterparts in the Northern states, they were ready to mobilise heavily for the Kogi State Governor no matter what happens within his party, the All Progressives Congress.  The coordinator of the youths in the South-West, Shola Saheed, said, "We are excited today that all our youths are keying in. As we speak today, over 20 million youths (PVC holders), at home and abroad, are already actively involve

 * The Lead Visioner, Lagos4Lagos, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran (Jandor) has hailed the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022 into law.  It would be recalled that the president had earlier refused assent on the bill last December, citing among other reasons, the provision of recommending only 'direct primary'' for choosing party candidates as "anti-democratic and costly".  Reacting to the President's signing of the bill, Jandor congratulated Nigerians who have consistently yearned for a credible electoral process that will ensure the sanctity of the votes of the electorate. While berating the ruling APC as a party that suppresses the will of the majority and internal democracy , Jandor noted that the president has inadvertently signed the death warrant of the APC. "We are glad that the president has bowed to the popular will of the people. We are more gladdened that the signing has signified a death knell

Lagos Island Local Government said on Thursday that, come March 1, 2022, it will commence enforcement of its recently signed Executive Order 03 requiring Mass Vaccination and Mask Wearing in by council employees, contractors, and "all persons in local government buildings and properties" to prevent spread of COVID-19 virus. Chairman of the council, Prince Tijani Adetoyese Olusi, made this known, while addressing newsmen in Ikeja GRA, saying Section 2 of the Order stipulates that Heads of executive departments and units (agencies) of Lagos Island Local Government shall immediately take action, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, to require compliance with Centre for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines with respect to compulsory vaccination, wearing masks, maintaining physical distance, and other public health measures. According to the council boss, enforcement of the Executive Order on COVID-19 became imperative as alleviating the impacts of the pandemic was vital

 * * The Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries, Distinguished Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA on Wednesday led a debate on the bill he sponsored which seeks to regulate award of Pre-judgment interest in commercial transactions.    The bill titled, ‘ Federal High Court Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021 sponsored by Senator Abiru and co-sponsored by Distinguished Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti Central) scaled second reading. The Bill was read the first time on Wednesday 9th June, 2021. The bill seeks to amend the Federal High Court Act to cure the shortcomings inherent in the Principal Act to make provisions for the regulation of the award of pre-judgment interest to ensure the attainment of substantial justice, particularly in relation to claims bothering on commercial transactions. In his lead debate, Senator Abiru argued that it was time the law regulating pre-judgment interest should be amended. He highlighted the shortcomings of the existing law saying, “No doubt, real ec

 *OPINION* Rep Member Tolulope Akande-Sadipe is the only Woman Federal Legislator from  Oyo State, perhaps from the whole of South-West since 2019. The Oluyole Federal Constituency Representative has not only demonstrated a lot of understanding but also built good relationships across party levels in the last three years as a 'Federal Honourable'.  Unlike most of her presumed contemporaries and predecessors, who have one time or the other represented the same Constituency she represents, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has been able to strike a balance and maintain peaceful relationship across party divides in her Constituency. Little wonder her lovers call her 'Ogo-Oluyole". With this amiable relationship cord she has striken across all divides, in a sane society, the House of Representatives Member may only need to get some few support base from her party and Oluyole, to retain her seat beyond 2023.   Akande-Sadipe, though being a woman, is in her youthful 50s, and she appear

  Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday unveiled the Adopt-a-Bin programme with an initial 40,000 standard bins deployed to households and commercial entities. The Adopt-A-Bin Programme is carefully designed to promote effective waste management in the state, with emphasis on waste sorting right at the point of generation. Speaking at the launch of the Adopt-a-Bin programme at Simpson Transfer Loading Station on Lagos Island, Sanwo-Olu said the gospel of waste sorting at source, is now gaining ground as individual pickers of recyclable items were increasing by the day and recycling firms springing up. According to the governor, who was represented by the Commissioner of the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, "Today, we are at the threshold of another phase, in our Lagos Recycle Initiative, as we launch standard waste bins, for the “Adopt -a- Bin” project, which is LAWMA’s latest baby. The bins which come in two colours; the green for general waste and th

 ‘’ It seems the Founder of One Love Family, Satguru Maharaj Ji has bitten more than he can chew with his latest attack on the Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele which was published on some news outlet today. The self-acclaimed ‘black god’ described Primate Ayodele as a serial liar and neo-colonialist being used by (foreigners) Oyinbos to cause confusion through dangerous Northerners like Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Fiery Islamic preacher Sheikh Gunmi and others due to his prophecy on the chances of a Yoruba presidency in 2023. Primate Ayodele had in a statement revealed that the chances of Yoruba presidency in Nigerian come 2023 is shaking due to the seed of disunity that has been sown into the race. Apparently, while making a case for the Yorubas, Guru Maharaj Ji took a swipe at Primate Ayodele by calling him unprintable names. Though the man of God has not responded, a social media critic, John Obuchi has replied Sat Guru Maharaji. In his r

    By oluwaseyi fadaro Wema Bank trains and employs Over 60 young Nigerians in technology to create innovative solutions In yet another demonstration of its unalloyed support for the growth and advancement of the careers of Nigeria’s teeming youths, leading innovative financial institution, Wema Bank, has employed 69 new graduates who recently completed its Bankers-in-Training Scheme. The Bankers-in-Training scheme is an intensive 14-week programme to help develop well-rounded bankers who are taken through the rudiments of the profession before being employed by the bank. With an average age of 27, this latest cohort was trained at the financial institution’s Purple Academy in Lagos. They underwent a general assessment to test for knowledge, comprehension and numeracy skills. They also underwent technical assessment as the bank sought to refine their skills for modern and innovative banking requirements before integrating them into the system to put their knowledge into practice in We

  Hon, Ademorin Kuye in collaboration With Hakbod firm has launched a vocational center for the youths in Somolu federal contituency. The center is located at no 20 Tijani Asogbo Bariga Lagos. Speaking, the Director of the vocational center, Mrs. Ogunfemi Iyabode, said they have over one hundred students divided into two sessions, morning and afternoon classes, depending on the class convenient for the student. The training is scheduled to run for a month. She said the student will be trained on bid making, event decoration, how to repair phones, soap making, shoe making, also CCTV installation. Ogunfemi said the classes will run for six days in a week and each class take three days in a week. "All our students are school leavers which are not doing anything for Now. "Hon. Ademorin Kuye want to empower the youths before going to school, so when they get admission they will get something to support themselves. "And the age we target is between 16 to 25 and also we have th

  The lawmaker, will  giving out  free jamb forms to students in Somulu Federal Contituency. He said it was part of playing his own quota to the educational development of his constituent. The event is scheduled to hold at his consituncy office on Monday, 21st of February 2022, where all applicant are expected to come along with a copy of his or her result and also proof of NIN or parent's or guardian's NIN Kuye, therefore, urged the beneficiaries to make good use of the opportunity by excelling in their studies.

  By oluwaseyi fadoro The lawmaker, will be giving out  free jamb forms to students in Somulu Federal Contituency. He said it was part of playing his own quota to the educational development of his constituent. The event is scheduled to hold at his consituncy office on Monday, 21st of February , 2022, where all applicant are expected to come along with a copy of he or her result and also proof of NIN or parent's or guardian's NIN Kuye, therefore, urged the beneficiaries to make good use of the opportunity by excelling in their studies.

  By oluwaseyi fadoro The lawmaker, representing Somolu federal contituency in the green chamber Hon Ademorin Kuye will be giving out 250 free jamb forms to students in Somulu Federal Contituency. He said it was part of playing his own quota to the educational development of his constituent. The event is scheduled to hold at his consituncy office on Saturday, February 19th, 2022, where all applicant are expected to come along with a copy of he or her result and also proof of NIN or parent's or guardian's NIN Kuye, therefore, urged the beneficiaries to make good use of the opportunity by excelling in their studies.

  By oluwaseyi fadoro The lawmaker representing Somolu federal contituency Hon Ademorin Kuye, will be giving out 250 free jamb forms to students in Somulu Federal Contituency. He said it was part of playing his own quota to the educational development of his constituent. The event is scheduled to hold at his consituncy office on Saturday, February 19th, 2022, where all applicant are expected to come along with a copy of he or her result and also proof of NIN or parent's or guardian's NIN Kuye, therefore, urged would be beneficiaries to make good use of the opportunity by excelling in their studies.

  The Lagos State Police Command through the Detectives at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti has recorded a great feat in the fight against criminality and armed robbery in the State. In a press statement e-signed and released to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP by the Command's Spokesperson, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu stated that, "Detectives at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, have apprehended a domestic worker who conspired with one other to rob his employer, Yasushi Murata, a Japanese, and an expatriate employee of Honda Automobile West Africa Ltd but resident at Chris Ali Street, Abacha Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos." According to Ajisebutu, "On 1st February, 2022 at about 2300hrs, the duo of Sossougueto Theodore, 50, a domestic worker to the victim, and Oluwasegun Olusoji, a neighbour, 35, conspired together and broke into the victim's residence and forced him to transfer the sum of one million naira

  .Gives 250 free jamb forms to students in Somulu By oluwaseyi fadaro A lawmaker, representing Somolu    Federal Contituency, Lagos State in the green chamber, Abuja, Hon Ademorin Kuye is set to commission a six blocks of classroom on Monday February 20, 2022. The event is scheduled to take place at Shapherd Hill Primary School, located at Obanikoro, Lagos State. Kuye,who said the facility was part of the consituncy problem and part of his campaign promises to assist communities lacking in education upgrade.. The six classes were built and well furnished with the education materials that can be useful for students to boost their leanings.   The classrooms will be handed over to the headmaster of the school on Monday 20th of February for optimal use of the school. Kuye, added that more of such facilities would be provided and commissioned before the end of this year. The lawmaker, will be giving out 250 free jamb forms to students in Somulu Federal Contituency. He said it was part of p

  .Gives 250 free jamb forms to students in Somulu by oluwaseyi fadoro A lawmakeKuye, set to commission Obanikoro six blocks of classroom repenting Somolu    Federal Contituency, Lagos State in the green chamber, Abuja, Hon Ademorin Kuye is set to commission a six blocks of classroom on Monday February 20, 2022. The event is scheduled to take place at Shapherd Hill Primary School, located at Obanikoro, Lagos State. Kuye,who said the facility was part of the consituncy problem and part of his campaign promises to assist communities lacking in education upgrade.. The six classes were built and well furnished with the education materials that can be useful for students to boost their leanings.   The classrooms will be handed over to the headmaster of the school on Monday 20th of February for optimal use of the school. Kuye, added that more of such facilities would be provided and commissioned before the end of this year. The lawmaker, will be giving out 250 free jamb forms to students in