Author: TheLagosianMagazine

BY ZAILANI BAPPA Just as people began to troop to ATM machines following the payment of March Salaries in some quarters, Governor Bello Mohammed of Zamfara State has handed down an express directive to all banks in the state to provide hand sanitisers to customers at all their ATM premises. Governor Matawalle who personally went round ATM machines at the premises of many banks in the state capital Gusau, warned managers against defaulting in this directive. “Any bank found to be defaulting in this simple instruction will have its operation closed down,” Matawalle warned. When he visited some of the…

Governor Bello Mohammed (Matawallen Maradun) has ordered the immediate closure of an illegal “correctional center” in Gusau. The Governor’s order was effected yesterday in Gusau. Governor Matawalle earlier got wind of the existence of this secret center and immediately ordered his Commissioner for Special Duties, Alhaji Mohammed Saddiq Maiturare to lead a team of security operatives to the place. On arrival, no fewer than 54 male and female inmates were found in the squalid house which serves as the center. The centre was being operated by one Malam Iliyasu Abdullahi Gamagiwa. The inmates were found chained and maltreated. The security…

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has announced further reduction of the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol from N125 to N123.50k per litre. The agency made the announcement in a statement singed by its Executive Secretary, Abdulkadir Saidu, in Abuja on Tuesday (sic) night. “PPPRA in line with the government approval for a monthly review of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) pump price, hereby announces Guiding PMS pump price of N123.50 per Litre. “The Guiding price which becomes effective April 1 2020, shall apply at all retail outlets nationwide for the month of April,…

Governor Bello Mohammed (Matawallen Maradun) has commended the security operatives manning the borders of the state for their commitment to the success of the state shut down enforced since last Saturday. Governor Matawalle made the commendation when he paid an unscheduled visit to the state border with Katsina at Yan kara this evening. He said the visit was to have a first hand knowledge of how the directive to shut down the state was being enforced. On sighting hundreds of trucks lined up by the road side at the border, which has since become crowded like a market place, Matawalle…

President Mohammadu Buhari has ordered the complete lockdown of Lagos and Ogun States and the FCT as from 11pm on Monday. This was the highlight of a nationwide broadcast this evening by the President as a response to the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic. Below is the text of the Presidential broadcast: ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC SUNDAY 29TH MARCH, 20201. Fellow Nigerians,2. From the first signs that Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive, containment…

Against the backdrop of insinuations that he is sick and has been flown abroad for treatment, The Lagosian can reveal that the President, General Mohammadu Buhari is hale and hearty and is working inside the Presidential Palace in Abuja. Moments ago, he had briefings from the Minister of Health, EHANIRE and NCDC chiefs on the state of the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. Below are pictures from the briefing:

Barely two weeks after similar explosions happened in the Abule Ado area of Lagos, another explosion this morning rocked the city of Akure, capital of Ondo State in Southwest Nigeria. According to reports, a large portion of Akure-Owo Road was split aside by the force of the explosion with the blast yield destroying scores of surrounding houses. This new development initially created fears of a possible deliberate attempt to unsettle the region in the wake of the decision to set up the Amotekun corps. The men of the Ondo State Police Command have however come out to allay the fears…

Zamfara State Government has formed and inaugurated twin Task Forces for the control and prevention of Codvid-19 and its impact and relief in the state. Governor Matawalle charged members of the two task force committees to be diligent, thorough and committed to ensure that the state remains free from the scourge currently rearing its ugly head into the country as well as ease lives. The control and prevention Committee has as its terms of reference to sensitise and enlighten the general public on the nature of the disease and how to avoid it. It is also tasked with the responsibility…

Governor Bello Mohammed (Matawallen Maradun) has promised to eliminate remnants of unrepentant bandits just as Village head of Wuya and 13 others were rescued from their kidnappers today. Governor Matawalle, while receiving the rescued persons from the State Commissioner of Police, Usman Nagogo, said the government has changed its strategy on the peace process where unrepentant bandits will now face the wrath of the security. “We have now arranged with the Military to resume full operations on unrepentant bandits wherever they are”, Matawalle revealed. “Moreover, we have so far, arrested seven informants who are already in our custody. Anyone found…

By Odòlayé Baa Wàkí Àrẹ̀mú I swooned over Tekno a few years ago. Let’s be real, the kid is ubercool, smooth and reminds me of Neyo back in the day, when Neyo was Neyo. However he is now suddenly boring with his back to back download of the different girls he met on the road to fame or those left behind in his hard past. Bubblegum pop style. His musical immaturity is evidenced in each one of those syrupy songs. Samantha today, Folake tomorrow, Erema, Bolanle or Monica some other time. Abeg! Someone must hint him about uncle Felix Lebarty…