Obasanjo Opens Up on Ethiopian Airlines’ Flight Experience
By Gboyega Adeoye Former President Olusegun Obasanjo who BBC earlier claimed to have denied ever being in the Ethiopian Airline Boeing 777-300 that flew into inclement weather preparatory for landing at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, has recounted his experience. onboard. He was actually among the 293 passengers and […]
Tongues Wag Over Buhari’s New Benz
President Muhammadu Buhari’s new Mercedes Benz car unveiled at his inauguration today has opened new flanks for criticism. Already, Buhari’s critics and supporters are having a heated debate on social media over the 2019 Mercedes Benz S-Class S560 Maybach with a street value of almost N100million or much more if the model is bulletproof. The […]
BREAKING: Adeleke Qualified To Contest Osun Gov polls, Appeal Court Rules
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday ruled that Senator Ademola Adeleke was qualified to contest the September 2018 governorship election. A three-man panel of the court made the pronouncement in a unanimous judgment which upheld the appeals by Adeleke and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party. Justice Emmnuel Agim who read the lead […]
Ethiopian Airline Aircraft Flying OBJ, 392 Others Misses Approach in Lagos
Gboyega Adeoye with Agency Report Ethiopian Airline flight operated with a Boeing 777-300, Flight ET 901 which former President Olusegun Obasanjo and 392 other passengers were flying to Lagos. missed approach at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Runway today, May 29 causing panic among passengers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that among […]
Saraki, Dogara Present at Buhari’s Second Term Inauguration
One of the highlights of Wednesday’s inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term in office was the conspicuous presence of two stalwarts of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. President of the 8th Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki and his colleague in the lower chamber of the National Assembly, Hon. Yakubu Dogara attended the low […]
Sanwo-Olu Now Lagos Governor, Takes Oath Of Office
The new Lagos State governor is Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu. Sanwo-Olu was sworn in today at 11.30a.m Nigeria time alongside his deputy Mr. Obafemi Kadri Hamzat as the 15th governor of the state. He was officially sworn in by the State Chief Judge, Justice Opeyemi Olufunmilayo Oke at the inuaguration ceremony held at Tafawa Balewa […]
Buhari Commences Second Term
In what went down as the shortest presidential inauguration in recent Nigerian history, President Mohammadu Buhari commenced his second tenure in office today. The ceremony took off when the president and his entourage arrived The Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of the auspicious occasion, at 10 a.m. At exactly, 10.23a.m., Professor Yemi Osinbajo, accompanied by his […]
Buhari’s Inauguration to be the Shortest Ever
Keeping with President Muhammadu Buhari’s promise to make today’s inauguration ceremony low key, today’s event will last only one hour, 15 minutes. Although the Presidential Inauguration Committee fixed the event at 8a.m., the programme starts at 10.00a.m. when the president arrives The Eagle Square, the whole event will end at 11.15 a.m. And, unless the […]
Time to Say Goodbye to Colleagues on this Platform
By Tunji Bello The exit bell has sounded and it is time to say good bye to colleagues. We must seriously thank our Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode for bringing all of us together in the last four years. We must praise him for the successful strides in bringing Lagos to the present level. All the […]
Gov. Shettima Speaks on his Cook’s Suicide
Governor Kashim Shettima’s cook, John Achagwa’s death from suicide, has drawn the comment of the deceased’s principal. Achagwa was found dead on Wednesday hanging from a tree in the State Government House in Maiduguri. The news which spread like a wildfire in the state capital drew large crowd to the scene with most people wandering […]