The House of Representatives has postponed resumption of plenary to Tuesday, 22nd November to allow for fumigation of the green chamber. The Clerk of the House, Dr Yahaya Danzaria said in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday that members and the public should disregard the earlier resumption date of Thursday, 17th November, which was announced at the adjournment of Tuesday’s …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has mourned the passage of a state House of Assembly member, Hon. Sobur Olayiwola Olawale, who represented Mushin II state constituency, Sanwo-Olu described the death of the lawmaker as shocking and a great loss to the state. The Governor commiserated with the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, …

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) branch of the Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU) will hold a protest rally today to draw the attention of Nigerians to the Federal Government’s attempt to casualise the academia. In applying the no-work-no-pay approach, the Federal Government paid university workers from 15th October to the end of that month. ASUU’s industrial action, which commenced …

National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has ranked Lagos as the most friendly state to the scheme. The Chair of the NYSC National Governing Board, Ambassador Fatima Balla Abubakar said that Lagos remains the only state across the federation supporting the scheme with quarterly subvention to keep its activities going. Leading members of the Board on a courtesy visit to Governor …

Entrepreneur and radio show hostess, Ezinne Kufre-Ekanem has advised today’s women to find resilience within the stropes of life. At the first anniversary dinner for the women-centric radio show, UpYou with Ezinne recently, she thanked the guests of the show for the first year, saying that they made the experience really fulfilling. According to the author of UpYou, “life and …

MoFeTo Miracle Shursh of Latter Day Scientists has supported the relief efforts for flood victims. The group, which is largely virtual, creates an avenue for members, who are cut across the globe, to poke fun at themselves and impact on the society. MoFeTo was disburbed that the recent devastating flood in several parts of the country and elected to raise …

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Monday declared 19 terrorists wanted and placed N5 million bounty on each of them. The details of the 19 terrorists are contained in a poster released by the Director, Defence Information, Major General Jimmy Akpor in Abuja. The wanted persons are notorious bandits/terrorists that have been terrorising Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara States, the statement added. …

Kwara State Government on Monday donated 10 new patrol vehicles to the ‘Operation Harmony Tactical Team’, a gesture Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said would help to strengthen security of lives and property and build confidence within the business community. The tactical team is a combined security outfit under the state command of the Nigeria Police. This is the third time the …

A team of government prosecutors has alleged that the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu refused to present himself before the Federal High Court in Abuja for his planned re-arraignment. The Director of Public Prosecution at the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mr. M. B. Abubakar on Monday told Justice Binta Nyako: “My Lord, …

The Vintage Talk Show with FAJ – an exciting, informative, attention-gripping radio show – will debut on Top Radio 90.9 FM on Saturday, 19th November. The uncensored, talk programme, anchored by veteran journalist, author, and publisher, Femi Akintunde-Johnson will air Saturdays, from 7 – 9 am WAT. The phone-in show promises listeners animated, breezy presentation, live interviews on poignant topical …