What was thought impossible has unravelled before our eyes. It’s how safe and smooth driving around the heart of Ikeja, capital of Lagos state has become. Hitherto, a drive through Ikeja under bridge, Kodeso, General Hospital (Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH), Obafemi Awolowo Way, Oba Akran, Simbiat Abiola, Ikeja Along, Mobolaji Bank-Anthony, among others was hell on earth. To …

Pastor Tunde Bakare’s mission is not just to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, but also to go into practical Christianity by participating in politics. Bakare, who turns 70 on Monday November 11, is a wealthy attorney, but also better known as a radical pastor. His congregation in the Citadel Global Community Church, CGCC, believes he speaks for God; but …

For Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos of the 21st century is one where everyone irrespective of their status and stations in life should be able to contribute meaningfully to the socioeconomic development of the state. Of course, the governor, ever forward-looking and future-thinking, knows that one better way to put a state with over 21 million population and still counting, …

In a victory that stunned the world, the road was clear, paved with gold, yesterday for Mr. Donald Trump to ride triumphantly back to the White House. Even though, according to book makers, the race was neck and neck, Trump was not quite sure and could be said to be prepared for the worst. But it was the best in …

Not even the very successful Lagos Blue Line metro in the corridor could stop him. Today, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commenced a big project that will turn Mile 2 into a modern transportation hub. The Lagos State government has begun the construction of an intermodal transport terminal at the interchange in Mile 2 – a very busy axis in the …

For Lagos State civil servants, the outcomes of their toil and sweat of active and meritorious service to the Centre of Excellence is continuously being recognised by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. This came to the fore recently as the state government disbursed N740 million in accrued pension rights to another batch of 348 retirees. Making this disclosure was Director General of …

Sola Ojo was employed into the Department of International Relations by Prof. Olajide Aluko in 1973. Both of them met when Ojo attended a Diploma programme in International Affairs in 1972/73 session at the Institute of Public Administration, Ibadan. Ojo’s performance in the programme impressed Aluko who gave him immediate employment as a graduate assistant. He (Ojo) was also sponsored …

Some of my lecturers in the History department such as Prof. Femi Omosini, Dr Biodun Adediran and Toyin Fálọlá, were ready to be my mentors believing that I would do my graduate studies in the History department. But I disappointed them all by switching over to the Department of International Relations. I decided to study international relations at the master’s …

Everything falls and rests on leadership. And that is why I tell cynics that Lagos is the centre of attraction for investments, not due to its population, location or any benevolent spirit but because the state has a leadership that is focused and working their socks off. The latest report released by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics revealed that Lagos …

It’s anybody’s guess why there seems to be so much anticipation for the operation of the Red Line rail. Having enjoyed the comfort and convenience of the Blue Line Rail, it was just as well that Lagosians would be on the lookout for the Red Line version. Thankfully, the waiting period was not forever as the Lagos State Governor, Mr. …