Author: TheLagosianMagazine

….To Commence Remediation Works on Alternative Routes In consideration of the strategic importance of the 3rd Mainland Bridge to commuters in Lagos, Government today clarified its position on the partial closure of the bridge to the public. Speaking during a joint media briefing by the Federal and Lagos State Government the Federal Controller of Works, Olukayode Popoola, said that the proposed partial closure of alternate sections of the Third Mainland Bridge for repairs and maintenance works would commence by July 24, and will last for six months. While urging commuters to cooperate with Government on the proposed maintenance works, the…

Renowned Televangelist and Senior Pastor of Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, Prophet TB Joshua has expressed his willingness to pray for COVID-19 patients in isolation centres around the world. This, according to the renowned cleric, will be in form of virtual intercessory prayers through his church’s international channel, Emmanuel TV. It would be recalled that most recently, the World Health Organisation, WHO, acknowledged the relevance of religious organizations like SCOAN in the battle against the pandemic. T.B. Joshua’s church was specifically mentioned during a press briefing at the Health Body’s international headquarters. This followed a series of medically confirmed…

Governor Bello Mohammed (Matawallen Maradun) has said that negotiating with bandits is the best option to lasting peace just as he has no regrets exerting efforts of his administration on that path. Governor Matawalle made this essertion in the wake of opinions being expressed as to the efficacy of the method in solving the lingering peace challenges in the North-West. “We appllied the peace accord as a means of honest solution to the problem in Zamfara state which has yielded tremendous result never expected in the last one year”, Matawalle observed. He said that amidst heavy presence of the Military…

Below is the text of a DSS PRESS RELEASE just sent to our office: “MAGU, NOT ARRESTED BY DSS The Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to inform the public that it did not arrest Ibrahim MAGU, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as has been reported by sections of the media. The Service, has since, today, 6th July, 2020, been inundated with enquiries over the alleged arrest. Peter Afunanya, Ph.DPublic Relations Officer, Department of State Services,National Headquarters,Abuja6th July, 2020” More details shortly.

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has been arrested by the Department of State Services. He was said to have been arrested over allegations of he owning four properties and transferring funds abroad through a third party. Magu was arrested at the Wuse II office of the DSS on Monday afternoon and is currently being grilled in an interrogation at the DSS Headquarters In Aso Drive, Abuja. It would be recalled that in a 2016 report, The DSS revealed that Magu was living in a N40m mansion amongst other allegations. According to the report, “In…

By Babatunde Odubanwo It is only natural for one’s feet to trip for a fall when it lands on a wet ground. Even when the stamina can hold its own, a little shake-up is in order. At the end of the day, no one celebrates ’just trying’ but the finality of triumph. An old friend of mine once said jocularly: ‘’I don’t pay for efforts; I pay for the results’’. In the feat of courage, only the tough gets going in tough times. When the media was recently awash with plethora of allegations against the EFCC Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu,…

By Babatunde Odubanwo Like a number of people, I found the story about the misinformation on ‘Nimie’, a 200-level Physics undergraduate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) very depressing. Reading a couple of tweets about her the penultimate week, I was almost entrapped in the cauldron of social media frenzy. The litany of uncouth comments by this dissident section of the twitter army is gradually garnering a phony of narrative about the Nimie lady. By Nimie, I refer to the contextual meaning of the word ‘’Nimie’’ which is a synonym of generosity, affectionate appeal, forgiving and caring. Ifeoluwanimi Ogunjebe, an…

By Our Correspondent The Founder and General Overseer of Genesis Global Celestial Church of Christ in Alakuko, Lagos State has slammed a Pre-Action Legal Notice on a group of individuals for their alleged efforts to defame and expose him to public ridicule. It would be recalled that in recent weeks, there have been a series of celebrated media accusations allegedly sponsored by certain individuals against the renowned cleric and philanthropist. The incessant pillorying has eventually elicited the said notice from the cleric to his said detractors through the auspices of his lawyers, Juryman Associates Chambers, a Lekki-Lagos-based legal firm. In…

New videos from Emmanuel TV, the international channel of TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations showing the testimonies of yet another couple of PhD holders who confirmed having been healed of Covid-19 have gone viral. It would be recalled that a couple of days back, a Cameroonian medical doctor, Pierre Kameni testified with copious evidence that he was healed of the viral disease during the church’s “Distance is Not A Barrier” Interactive Prayer Session on Emmanuel TV. Yesterday, new testimony videos emerged of a couple in Bamenda, Cameroon revealing how they were healed of Covid-19 after being prayed for…

By Sola Ojewusi and Babatunde Odubanwo The World Health Organization, WHO, has affirmed the relevance of faith-based organizations like TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, to the battle against Covid-19. It would be recalled that a few days ago, The Lagosian reported the story of a Cameroonian Medical Doctor, Dr. Pierre Kameni who testified to being instantly healed of coronavirus during an interactive prayer session on TB Joshua’s Emmanuel TV. During an interactive press briefing organized yesterday, Wednesday, by the World Health Organisation, the issue came up and it was the subject of a telephone chat between Simon…