Author: TheLagosianMagazine

ODOLAYE BAA WAKI AREMU’S ENGAGING TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT DRUMMER, TONY ALLEN WHO LATELY DIED. I grew up in the best city in the world, (argue that if you like with geography). Growing up in Ibadan, I remember about three Allens. There was J.Allen- a popular Bus Stop near Dugbe. There was a Baba Allen – a Mafiosi-looking Ibadan legend at Oke-Ado who smoked fat cigars till the day he died and there was Tony Allen, with whom Fela created what is now known around the world as the Afrobeat. Fela undoubtedly was the enigmatic genius, however Tony Allen was…

By Sola Ojewusi It was the blockbuster movie of 1988. With Coming To America, a lot of stars were made. While some went from stardom to super stardom, some remain in relative obscurity. 32 years after, The Lagosian brings you the Then and Now pictures of the stars that made the film that incidentally will soon have a long-awaited sequel Coming To America 2 coming out in 2020. How do you see the hand of time on these stars? Coming To America 2 surely must live up to its precursor. The world waits with bated breath.

Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos State, Alhaji Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo has lost his mother, Alhaja Abebi Zinat Omotonwo. She died in the early morning of Thursday, April 30. The son of the deceased announced the demise of his mother this morning. According to MC Oluomo, the aged mother who died peacefully in her residence will be buried today in line with Islamic rites at her undisclosed residence. The secrecy surrounding the burial should be understood in the light of the current Covid 19 induced social distancing order. According to…

The Government of Zamfara State has called out OSUN DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, Prince Adeyanju Abdullahi Binuyo on his recent statement about alleged immigrants from the state. This is contained in a release signed by Zailani Bappa, Special Adviser on Public Enlightenment, Media and Communications to Governor Bello Matawalle. Below is the text of the Press Release: OSUN DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF SPOKE ABOUT ZAMFARA AND THE NORTH IN BAD TASTE The attention of Zamfara State Government is drawn to a story credited to the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor of Osun State, Prince Adeyanju Abdullahi Binuyo, where…

Story Courtesy of Isaac Fayose A Nigerian has produced a ventilator that may in time become a game changer in the battle against Covid 19. This Ventilator Prototype was produced by Mr Zoe Jerry Mallo in Jos to assist in treating COVID-19 patients in ICU and related respiratory illness. According to a public spirited Nigerian who drew our attention to this development, Mr. Isaac Fayose, “I have forwarded pictures of this Machine to some officials in Abuja to make immediate contact with Mr Mallo. We can’t be celebrating Senegal and Madagascar alone, while we have our own inventor in Jos,…

By Zailani Bappa Governor Bello Mohammed (Matawallen Maradun) has condoled his Adamawa State counterpart, Alhaji Ahmadu Fintiri over the loss of his mother. Governor Matawalle said he received the news of Hajiya Fatima Ahmadu Badami’s death with great shock, but said the Will of Allah always suffice. He described the deceased as an astitute mother who gave his college all the good qualities of a responsible human being and a great leader. “Indeed, we love our mother very much, but Allah loves her most and has taken her away especially in this very sacred and bountiful month of Ramadan”, Governor…

By Our Correpondent The people of Dauda-Ilo/Jubril Olabisi Streets in Ejigbo LCDA are today in celebration mood. This is due to the commencement of the asphalt laying and tarring of the road going through that section of the LCDA in Lagos State. When our correspondent visited the area this afternoon, the joy of the people was very clear. This is because they obviously saw it as a promise truly fulfilled. It could be recalled that during his electioneering campaigns, the Chairman of the LCDA, Alhaji Monsuru Oloyede Obe promised to rehabilitate the road, given its strategic importance to the free…

By Zailani Bappa Governor Bello Mohammed (Matawallen Maradun) has granted pardon to 32 inmates of the Correctional center in Gusau this morning. This is in addition to the earlier 22 he granted similar gesture on behalf of the Federal Government last week. Governor Matawalle granted the pardon in line with the international calls to decongest prisons and maintain social distancing at all times due to the ravaging spread of covid-19. The Governor adopted his earlier criteria of releasing inmates which include the demonstration and exhibition of changed behaviour on the part of the inmates and those whose terms have almost…

In a nationwide address this evening, President Buhari insists the total lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the FCT would remain in place until Monday, May 4. The President however said the lockdown would be phased out from that date along with other measures to be put in place. Below is the text of the address broadcast nationwide on TV and Radio. ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CUMULATIVE LOCKDOWN ORDER OF LAGOS AND OGUN STATES AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ON COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA MONDAY,…

Though the COVID-19 Testing Centre in Kano State has been shut down since Wednesday, the death of an economic icon, Prof. Ibrahim Ayagi; professor of physiology, Prof. Aliyu Abdullahi Umar Dikko; the Regional Manager of First Bank in Kano, Abdullahi Lawal; erstwhile Managing Director (MD) of the Defunct Continental Merchant Bank; and Mallam Musa Ahmad Tijjani, ex-Editor of Leadership Sunday and Triumph newspapers, together with four other illustrious personalities, have died after brief illness not necessarily linked to the deadly pandemic. It was gathered that not a few suspects that the eminent personalities, who just died, might have succumbed to…