Part of the worthy and most outstanding narrative about the appointment of Malam Nuhu Ribadu as the National Security Adviser (NSA) by President Bola Tinubu is the template of bridging the gaps and shortening the distance in rejigging the national security architecture. Coming as a fresh breeze with no baggage of corruption and other absurdities, the NSA is generously endowed …

The Lagos State Government has announced that the 2023 Hajj pilgrims from the state will begin their return journey back home today. In a statement, the state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board said the Amir-ul-Hajj, Anofiu Elegushi, made the announcement during a press briefing on the Hajj operations. The Amir-ul-Hajj disclosed that the return journey would begin “with a ‘special flight’ …

I’m not sure what breaks the heart more: her insistence on her innocence or the prospects of a future that now hangs in the balance. For a young adult with a promising future, the emerging facts only suggest one thing: it doesn’t rain, it pours. Mmesoma Ejikeme was one of the numerous students of Anglican Girls Secondary School (AGSS), Nnewi, …

A pilgrim with the Lagos State contingent to Hajj, Alhaja Kuburat Sekoni has died in the bathroom. Sekoni came with pilgrims from Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area of the state. The body of the 66-year-old was seen by her roommate when she wanted to use the restroom. The Lagos State Amir-ul-Hajj and former Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Elegushi expressed regret …

It is often said that crime, criminal activities and criminals are one or two steps ahead of the law, law enforcement and law enforcement agents or agencies. So, the latter often have to engage in catching up with the former. Everyone admits that prevention is better than cure and to be proactive is far better and less expensive than shutting …

Among over 140 clubs in Rotary International District 9110, which covers Lagos and Ogun States, Rotary Club of Ikeja Alausa Central and its 2022-23 President, Rotarian Adebukunola Soile-Balogun are the rave-of-the-moment! Founded only two years ago, the club has been on the lips of Rotarians and other stakeholders since last Friday – for good reasons. At District 9110’s ‘Celebration of …

Everything you do or say is public relations – Author unknown In 2016 a notable son of Africa, Prof Patrick. L. O. Lumumba was invited to speak on the theme, Unleash the Power of Public Relations, with sub themes, Dangers of a Single Story, and Communication and Reputational Crises in Africa, at the 16th edition of the NECCI PR Roundtable. …

I am one for students’ loan; it does not necessarily have to be exactly the way it has come through the Femi Gbajabiamila-sponsored bill signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu last month. For one, Tinubu rushed to sign the bill so it would not become stale. Had the 10th National Assembly been proclaimed before the bill was assented …

You need not agree with what the man who goes by the cognomen, HugeMan had to say in his recent video about the security situation of Anambra State, particularly the current situation in the commercial city of Onitsha. But I feel oddly inspired to commend his courage in putting the issue of security on the front burner. That said, it’s …

The Ambassador of Nigeria to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ambassador Yahya Lawal has described hajj pilgrims from Lagos State as some of the most disciplined during the ongoing hajj. According to a statement by the Assistant Director of Lagos State Muslim Welfare Board, Taofeek Lawal, the ambassador received a delegation to the Lagos tent in Mina on Saturday, which …