Author: Dayo Cosmos

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reiterated the commitment of his administration to massively invest in quality education to guarantee a brighter future for the young ones, assuring that the State Government would spare no effort to improve the learning and teaching environment in schools across the State. Speaking on Saturday at the 2nd High Table and Fund Raising Dinner of the Alumni of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, where he was conferred with a special recognition award for his contribution to the growth and development of education, Sanwo-Olu said he remained irrevocably committed to make the…

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The Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, has confirmed that a total of 17 people sustained injuries, including a pregnant woman and firefighter, in Wednesday’s inferno in Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu made the disclosure in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria at the scene of the fire outbreak on Martins Street, Lagos Island at about 9:30pm on Wednesday. According to him, a total of 17 people sustained injuries, 15 were treated at the scene and discharged, while the remaining two, a pregnant woman and a firefighter, had been hospitalised. He said the pregnant woman’s injury was as…

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The boy whose mother was hounded to her death by the paparazzi has come of age. And he is reminding the British establishment of everything it has tried desperately to forget about that tragedy, and more. Harry, still addressed as His Royal Highness and Duke of Sussex at the time, was not supposed to remember. He was just 13, shy and impressionable. Like most last born, he was the apple of his mother’s eye. Princess Diana doted on her salt-and-pepper-haired lad and did all she could to protect Harry and his elder brother, Prince William, from the limelight and crushing…

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The National Industrial Court sitting in Jos on Monday dismissed a suit filed by Alhaji Garba Umar, former Deputy Governor of Taraba, seeking N236 million as gratuity and pension. Delivering judgment, Justice Kenneth Amadi, dismissed the suit for lacking in merit. News Agency of Nigeria reports that Umar was appointed deputy governor on Novernor 12, 2012 by late Governor Danbaba Suntai, following the removal of Alhaji Dani Abubakar-Danladi by the State House of Assembly. Justice Amadi held that no State House of Assembly has the power to fix gratuity and pension for former Governors and Deputy Governors other than the…

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Zamfara Commissioner of Education, Alhaji Jamilu Zannah, has resigned barely two weeks after the inauguration of the state executive council. Zannah hinged his resignation to “high-handedness” and lack of consultation on the part of Gov. Bello Matawalle. The government has however dismissed the claims, saying Zannah’s action was unfortunate, selfish and a ploy for cheap publicity. The former Commissioner, who also served as Matawalle’s campaign director during the 2019 governorship election in the state, made the announcement on Saturday while speaking to newsmen at his Gusau residence. He said: “His excellency, Alhaji Bello Matawalle has been doing things and running this…

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FirstBank has announced its sponsorship of an array of initiatives to empower the society as well as promote the growth and development of entertainment genres, including music, fashion and arts, in the country. The yearly partnership, tagged: “FirstBankIssaVybe,” which kicked off in 2018, is designed by the Bank to create an enthralling and enabling experience for Nigerians, especially the young ones, in the Yuletide season to bond with family and friends, whilst connecting with their favourite superstars. From the exciting Alternative Sound 4.0, held at Terra Culture on December 5, 2019, to the unforgettable: “An Evening with FBNHoldings,” held on…

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Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau State Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong in a statement issued by Dr. Makut Simon Macham, ANIPR Director of Press & Public Affairs to the Governor of Plateau State described the death of Pariya as a great loss not only to his immediate family, but to the nation at large having supported the former Vice President in his service to Nigeria.

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