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LAGOS DSVA DISTRIBUTES "MY PASSPORT OF RIGHTS" BOOKLETS TO OVER 10,000 STUDENTS The Lagos State Government, through the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), has distributed over 10,000 booklets of "My Passport of Rights" to several children in and out of schools in Lagos Executive Secretary of DSVA, Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi said the recently launched child-friendly booklet titled: "My Passport of Rights" which is targeted at bringing awareness to the prevalence of child abuse, as well as providing useful information and resources for survivors, was an initiative that encapsulates the required information about SGBV.  She stated this today during a sensitisation programme organised by the Agency for the students of Kings College, Lagos, adding that the booklet was designed to educate and enlighten children on issues pertaining to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) as well as to broaden their development towards the needed knowledge, protecti...

MANAGEMENT OF DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTRE AND KAOUN INTERNATIONAL DUBAI PAY COURTESY VISIT TO GOVERNOR SANWO-OLU AT LAGOS HOUSE, MARINA, ON WEDNESDAY, 19TH JULY 2023 I received the management of the Dubai World Trade Centre and Kaoun International, organizers of GITEX, led by Ms. Trixtee Loh Yi Shan at the Government House in Marina today.  Their visit follows my recent trip to GITEX Morocco, where we showcased the Lagos Story and aimed to drive up FDI for our state.  Building bridges and forging strong global partnerships is key to Lagos' future success. The DWTC team's visit holds immense significance as we explore areas of mutual collaboration in technology and other development sectors.  Our discussions centered around Lagos' digital transformation vision and how we can leverage technology to propel growth. PIX 1 L-R: Executive Vice President of Dubai World Trade Centre and CEO, Kaoun International Dubai, Trixie LohMirmand receiving a state plaque from Lagos State Govern...

FIRE SAFETY: LAGOS FIRE SERVICE TAKES ADVOCACY TO OFFICE OF FIRST LADY                     The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS) held a sensitisation session for staff of the Office of the First Lady of Lagos State at the Lagos House, Ikeja on Tuesday in continuation of its civic engagement duty embedded in the core mandate of Fire Prevention. Speaking during the Fire Safety Advocacy, the Director of LSFRS, Mrs. Margaret Adeseye informed the audience that the present administration has proactively done its quota with its huge investment in Public Order and Safety and that it is the turn of the populace to reciprocate the gesture by keying into the Fire Safety Net as provided by the Government. She further disclosed that a total number of 5,979 fire and related emergencies were attended to and recorded in the first tenure of the present administration between May 2019 and May 2023. The educational session, which had the First ...

TESCOM WARNS RESIDENTS AGAINST FAKE RECRUITMENT ADVERTS The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Mrs. Olubusola Abidakun has warned residents in the State, especially those seeking employment in the State Teaching Service to be wary of fake recruitment advertisements on social media platforms. Responding to a publicised notice on social media platforms which was supposedly issued by the Commission, Abidakun reiterated that the claim by the directive of "Ad Hoc Teachers" is alien to the Teaching Service, adding that there is no one by the name, Otufodurin R.T, the signatory to the fake notice in TESCOM.  She also pointed out that the said Otufodurin R.T., who allegedly signed the document on behalf of a Tutor General/Permanent Secretary (TG/PS), did not specify which of the six TG/PS gave such a directive. The Permanent Secretary maintained that the recruitment exercise into the Teaching Service is done only through the employment portal of th...

WAPA ENGAGES RESIDENTS OF OJO COMMUNITIES ON HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES, EARLY CHILD MARRIAGE   The Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA) has tasked male residents in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State to kick against all forms of harmful traditional practices and early child marriage as part of efforts to curb the rising incidences of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in some Communities across the State.   Speaking at a Sensitisation and Advocacy Campaign programme against Female Genital Mutilation and Early Child Marriage held at Alaba-Rago and Alaworo Markets, the Permanent Secretary of WAPA, Mrs. Oluyemi Kalesanwo urged the residents to embrace change towards eliminating the menace that threatens the well-being and future of countless girls in the two communities.   She said, “Your communities are recognised as vibrant settlements where significant impact can be made on these issues deeply rooted in harmful traditions, cultural beliefs and ...

WILL YOU BUY IT ? 😊 Gold Ring Worn By 2pac 3 Days Before His Shooting Goes On Sale For ₦‎257million  A ring designed and worn by Tupac Shakur is set to go on auction – and could sell for nearly £250,000 ($327,000; N257m) The sovereign ring will sell as part of auction house Sotheby's sale marking the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. It features a jewel-encrusted "crown" with gold, ruby and diamond. Tupac was classed as rap royalty but was gunned down in 1996 in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, US, aged just 25. The murder came three days after wearing the ring at his final public appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards. This ring marked a new phase in his life, in which he abandoned his "Thug Life" persona. The piece of hip-hop history is expected to sell for £152,719 and £229,079 at auction in New York this week. Following a stint in prison, Tupac launched media conglomerate Euphanasia Incorporated and began transitioning into a more executive role in the music ...

SUSWAM CALLS ON BENUE PEOPLE TO GO INTO FARMING 18th July, 2023  Suswam stated this when he visited Andzenge Farms Limited, at Mbakuhwa Usongo Local Government Area alongside the State Deputy Governor, Barr. Sam Odeh, the former Secretary to the Benue State Government, Prof. Anthony Ijohor. Bede Bartholomew, Media Aide to Senator Suswam in a statement to newsmen said, the visitors were taken round the farm by the owner, Dr Steve Andzenge and his wife, Dr. Mrs. Steve Andzenge where they were shown some special breed cows, pigs, and orange trees. Dr. Andzenge further explained that “the farm is fully commercialized and could produce enough animal protein and milk to serve at least five local governments.” In his speech, Suswam a farmer himself said, “I am amaze at the share size of the farm, with its well-kept stables, pens, cages, the healthy looking animals, and serene environment.” This is as he promised to send his farm manager to go and take a look at the farm. The former govern...

ANAMBRA MAN AND HIS FAMILY FOUND LIFELESS FIRST NIGHT AFTER MOVING INTO NEW HOUSE 19th July, 2023 Tragedy struck a family in Nkwelle GRA, near Onitsha in Anambra State, as a man, his wife, children, mother-in-law, and servant met an untimely demise under mysterious circumstances. The shocking incident occurred on the family’s first night after moving into their newly constructed mansion. The community remains in shock as details surrounding the tragic event remain unclear. Speculation and unverified reports have begun to circulate, further deepening the mystery. Some anonymous sources suggest that carbon monoxide poisoning may have been the cause, while others claim that the land on which the house was built had a history of controversy, possibly involving occult practices or black magic rituals secretly buried within the premises. Local authorities have launched a thorough investigation to unravel the truth behind this horrific incident. The police are working closely with experts in ...

REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN, INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC), PROF. MAHMOOD YAKUBU, AT THE POST-ELECTION REVIEW MEETING WITH ELECTORAL OFFICERS HELD AT LADI KWALI HALL OF THE ABUJA CONTINENTAL HOTEL ON WEDNESDAY 19TH JULY 2023 National Commissioners Leaders of the Road and Marine Transport Unions Our Electoral Officers from States of the Federation Other Senior Officials of the Commission Members of the INEC Press Corps Ladies and Gentlemen 1. It is my pleasure to welcome you all to this meeting. Some of you here today may recall that at the meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) held two weeks ago on Tuesday 4th July 2023, the Commission announced the commencement of the review of the 2023 General Election. This was followed a week later by State level review meetings nationwide involving our regular staff and ad hoc officials. Today, we commence a more focused engagement at a national level with the Commission’s frontline officials, the Electoral Office...

I was expelled from church because I got intimate with 4 choristers - Singer Olakira ..... Masarati crooner, Olakira has revealed that he was expelled from church because he got intimate with 4 choristers. The 32-year-old music producer revealed this during an interview with TVC  

 Israeli man kills his Ugandan wife and hides her body in septic tank after DNA test revealed he is not the biological father of their daughter ......... An Israeli citizen has been arrested in Uganda after confessing to police that he killed his wife because he discovered her alleged infidelity when a DNA test showed he is not the father of their 6-month-old daughter.    Police in Mpigi District arrested Raed Wated,58, on Sunday, July 16, 2023, on suspicion of murdering his wife, Monica Nabukenya, 26.    He reportedly led investigators to a septic pit where his wife’s decomposing body was found after relatives alerted police about her disappearance.    Police had to break open metal bars that had been wielded over the opening of the pit.    Ugandan media cited police and officials in the Kalagala Village where Wated lived as saying the couple had a falling out over his suspicions that Nabukenya had been unfaithful.   This prompted him t...

EFCC Docks Man for N 72m Cement Fraud in Enugu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Enugu Zonal Command today, Wednesday July 19, 2023, arraigned one Obiorah Anthony Emelife before Justice C.O Ajah of Enugu State High Court, Enugu for alleged Seventy-two Million Naira fraud. The defendant was arrested sometime in 2023 following a petition that he allegedly defrauded one Atansi Obinna ( now deceased) over a cement business. Investigation revealed that the defendant diverted the money meant for the purchase of hundreds of bags of cement. One of the charges reads; “That you OBIORAH ANTHONY EMELIFE between 15th November, 2022 to 16th December, 2022 at Enugu State within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did commit a felony to wit: stealing by fraudulently converting to your personal use the aggregate sum of Four Million, One Hundred and Eighty Thousand Naira (N4,180,000.00) property of Nweke Juliana Ugo, the said sum being payment for the purchase of 1,100 bags of cement a...

Benjamin Mendy signs for Lorient after sex trial Benjamin Mendy signed for French club Lorient on Wednesday after the former Manchester City and France defender was acquitted in a sex offences trial in England last week. “Lorient are happy to announce today the signing on a two-year deal of the French international left-back Benjamin Mendy,” the Ligue 1 club said in a statement. Mendy, 29, was cleared of sex offences last week, ending a three-year court process. The player, who would have faced a lengthy jail term if convicted, had previously been cleared in January of six counts of rape and one of sexual assault following a six-month trial. But jurors in that trial had been unable to reach a verdict on two other counts, triggering the retrial that ended last week. Mendy, whose contract with English and European champions Manchester City expired at the end of June, had denied all the charges against him. Lorient, 10th behind champions Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 last season, said Me...

𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆: 𝗗𝗦𝗦 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗡𝗬𝗦𝗖 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗱𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗠𝗯𝗮𝗵 The Department of State Services (DSS) has debunked claims by the National Youths Service Corps NYSC to the effect that the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election and incumbent governor of the state, Dr. Peter Mbah, forged his NYSC discharge certificate. The Nigeria secret police indicted the NYSC of shoddy and hasty investigation in coming to the conclusion that Mbah’s NYSC discharge certificate was fake, saying that certificates in Mbah’s series were found to have been issued to corps members in Lagos, contrary to NYSC’s claim. It frowned at the NYSC’s misplacement of Mbah’s original file and opened a temporary one for him, noting that NYSC was also unable to trace to whom or which state or states of the federation 12 of its certificates, A808297 to A808308 were issued. The security ...

FULL PUMP PRICE: STOP THE UGLY DRIFT, NUJ Tell Tinubu  July 18, 2023 Nigeria Union of Journalists is alarmed at the just announced increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to N617 per litre in Abuja and N568 in Lagos respectively. This development has already triggered astronomical increases in transportation costs, with prices of food items soaring almost beyond the reach of many citizens, even as users of generators to power their homes are already groaning uncontrollably under the present situation. While we applaud the decision to remove the costly subsidies on fuel, however we had cautioned against a hasty implementation of the policy without putting mitigating measures in place to cushion the excruciating effects. We are saddened by the fact that today most people can hardly commute to work or other places of business without too much stress because the embarrassing sudden surge in petrol prices has made it so. We believe that this sudden decision is an over k...

Subsidy: Union directs colleges of education lecturers to work twice weekly Lecturers under the aegis of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union on Wednesday announced that its members would only go to their respective campuses twice weekly till the government addresses the issues caused by the removal of subsidy which according to the union has caused untold hardship to its members. The union in a press statement issued by its national president, Dr Sam Olugbeko noted that its members could no longer survive on the current minimum wage hence it has directed its members to only go to work twice weekly. The statement reads, “The National leadership of our great Union in its extraordinary meeting held on Tuesday, 18th July 2023 had agreed to direct its members to go to work two days weekly until Federal Government yields to its demand of 200 percent increase in salary amidst the difficulty of members to get to work as a result of hike in the price of petrol. “The implementation of...

Putin to skip BRICS summit in S.Africa over arrest threat Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend a BRICS nations summit in South Africa next month, the country’s presidency said on Wednesday, ending months of speculation he could be detained. Putin’s potential visit has been a thorny diplomatic issue for Pretoria. The Russian leader is the target of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant — a provision that South Africa as an ICC member would be expected to implement were he to set foot in the country. “By mutual agreement, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation will not attend the summit,” Vincent Magwenya, a spokesman for President Cyril Ramaphosa, said in a statement. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will instead represent Russia, Magwenya said. The decision follows “a number of consultations” held by Ramaphosa in recent months, the most recent of which took place last night, he added. South Africa is the current chair of the BRICS group, a gathering of he...