Posts

Showing posts from December 10, 2018

FUNKE AKINDELE SPARKS BACKLASH OVER BIRTHDAY PHOTOS AMID NOLLYWOOD MOURNING FOR OGOGO. (PHOTO).

Image
 Funke Akindele Sparks Backlash Over Birthday Photos Amid Nollywood Mourning for Ogogo Nollywood superstar Funke Akindele has found herself at the center of social media criticism following her decision to share glamorous birthday photos on Monday, August 24. The actress, who celebrated her 49th birthday, posted celebratory images and expressed heartfelt gratitude to God just as the Nigerian film industry was reeling from the tragic news of veteran actor Taiwo Hassan’s passing. Taiwo Hassan, widely known as Ogogo, was a beloved figure in Yoruba cinema, and his death has cast a somber shadow over Nollywood. While Akindele had previously shared a message of condolence, many fans felt her subsequent festive posts were poorly timed, sparking a heated debate about empathy and social media etiquette during times of grief. Social Media Users React to the Timing The contrast between the industry’s mourning and Akindele’s glamorous photo shoot did not sit well with several internet users. M...

CONFERENCE OF SPEAKER SETS UP RECONCILIATORY,FACT-FINDING COMMITTEE TO INTERVENE ON ASSEMBLIES CRISES. {PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

Image
     The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria has set up a reconciliatory cum fact-finding committee to intervene and amicably resolve the crises in some state Houses of Assembly in the country. This was part of the decision reached at the end of the 3rd Quarter General Meeting of the Conference which took place between 7 and 8 December, 2018 in Maiduguri, ca pital of Borno State. Reading the communique after the end of the meeting on Sunday morning, the Chairman of the Conference and Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, the Conference stated that its intervention hinged on the need "to not only ensure amicable resolution of the crises, but also to ensure good governance". Rt. Hon. Obasa stated further that the Conference also cautioned the Judiciary especially the lower courts to exercise caution by not interfering with constitutionally assigned roles already undertaken by the Legislature but should wait u...

AMBODE READS RIOT ACT TO TRAFFIC OFFENDERS,ORDERS STRICT ENFORCEMENT.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

Image
      Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday ordered the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and all the relevant security agencies to henceforth strictly enforce the provisions of the State traffic laws to bring about sanity on the roads. The Governor has also ordered the State Attorney General and the Ministry of Justice to immediately increase the number of Mobile Court in the State to twenty to summarily prosecute traffic offenders to serve as deterrent to others who might want to indulge in the violation of traffic laws. Speaking to reporters after a strategic session with LASTMA leadership and heads of other security agencies in the State at LASTMA head office in Oshodi to address the traffic situation and the unfortunate killing of a LASTMA officer last week, Governor Ambode said the State Government would not fold its arms and allow the violation of the laws, hence the decision to order enforcement of the laws with immediate effe...