Former Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has been awarded Honorary Doctorate Degree award at the 26th convocation of Lagos State University, Ojo. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello made the announcement at the 26th convocation and congregation for Admission to Doctor of Philosophy (PH.D) of the institution, on Thursday in Lagos. Olatunji-Bello listed others that bagged honorary doctorate degree awards to include Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, wife of Lagos State Governor and Mr Olufemi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu. Others are, Dr Daniel Olukoya, Pastor, Mountain of Fire Ministries (MFM); Oba Saheed Elegushi, Ikate-Elegushi…
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Singer Alexander Adelabu aka Magixx has made a shocking revelation about his personal life, confessing that he is still a virgin. In an interview with HipTV, the artist discussed his love life. When asked about his relationship status, the singer candidly responded: “I am a virgin”. Magixx added: “Me personally, I am a virgin, for real. You can write stuff off your personal experiences and off other people’s experiences, so I’d like to see myself as a social scientist, a social observer.”
The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has decorated newly promoted Senior Police Officers with their new ranks amid cheers from their families, friends and professional colleagues. This is a sequel to the recent promotion approved by the Police Service Commission (PSC) on the basis of merit, requisite experience, years of dedicated service and academic records. The officers were decorated at the Goodluck Jonathan Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi reads: “A total of 38 Senior Police Officers were decorated comprising Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) Bala Ciroma, and…
Gov Sanwo-Olu rewards LASU best-graduating student with N10m
Prices of bread and pasta may soon crash. This is because high-yield varieties of wheat used for production have been introduced to farmers in the country. Wheat is among the ten new varieties of crop approved for release by the Federal Government approved as part of the effort to address food security, sustainability and sufficiency in the country. The government gave the approval through the National Committee on Naming, Registration and Release of Crop Varieties, Livestock Breeds and Fisheries during its 32nd meeting at the Conference hall, National Centre For Genetic Resources And Biotechnology (NACGRAB), Moor Plantation, Ibadan, the Oyo…
Ogun State House of Assembly has announced the appointment of its principal officers for the smooth running of legislative activities for the Tenth Legislature The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo made the announcement while presiding over the plenary session at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, disclosing that the announcement followed internal arrangements amongst the lawmakers. The Officers are the member representing Ado-Odo/Ota I State Constituency, Yusuf Sherif as Majority Leader, his Sagamu II Counterpart, Adeniran Ademola emerged as the Deputy Majority Leader, just as the member representing Ijebu –Ode State Constituency,Olanrewaju Bakare emerged as the Chief Whip, Babatunde Tella representing…
The Executive Director in charge of Operations of Ojulowo Omoluabi Empire Holding Limited, Josphine Amadi, has responded to a former House of Representative member in Osun state, Rotimi Makinde, who threatened to sue the company. Makinde’s legal threat was in reaction to the company’s request for a refund of about N28 million allegedly collected by the politician in respect of a contract which he failed to execute. The company had been awarded a contract to construct a radio station at the Federal Polytechnic, Damaturu in Yobe State. It was gathered that Makinde, who is a member of the polytechnic’s governing…
The National Bureau of Statistics has disclosed that the electricity distribution companies, otherwise called Discos has collected N232.32bn in Q4, 2022, bringing the total revenue raked in by the companies in six months to N479.65bn The NBS said Discos collected N247.33bn as revenue in the first quarter of 2023. The NBS, according to the new Electricity Report for the first quarter of 2023, the total amount of revenue generated rose by 20.81 per cent despite a drop of 1.74 per cent in supply. According to the report, a year-on-year analysis showed that Discos collected N247.33bn as revenue in Q1 2023,…
Oyo State government has described as fake the social media report that the new salary structure has been introduced . The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, said this on Wednesday. He stated that although the government is working on reviewing the current salary structure, the committee set up for that purpose was yet to turn in its report. “Therefore, the salary structure being circulated could not have emanated from the state government. It should thus be disregarded in its entirety,” the state noted. He added that as a way of cushioning the effect of subsidy removal…
A 47-year-old acclaimed publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Daily Focus newspaper, Sanusi Inuwa has been sentenced by a Wuse Zone II Magistrates’ Court in Abuja, to three years in prison for N10.2 million fraud. The court imposed the sentence after finding Inuwa guilty of defrauding one Mr Hamza Galadima of the said amount. Magistrate Folashade Oyekan held that the police, who prosecuted the case, proved it beyond reasonable doubt. She also ordered the convict to pay the sum of N10.2 million to the complainant (Galadima) as compensation or spend five years in prison. The convict was first arraigned on July 15, 2021, on…