Author: TheLagosianMagazine

The Secretary to Ejigbo LCDA, Lagos State, Hon. Dr. Paul Fregene who doubles as the image maker of the Lagos State South-South People’s United Forum has joined other Prominent members of the APC in Lagos State to revalidate his membership of the ruling party. The revalidation took place on Wednesday at Ward 5, Ejigbo LCDA, Lagos. Fregene, while exercising the revalidation, spoke on behalf of the Deputy State Chairman and Senatorial leader of Lagos West Senatorial Distict, Otunba Napoleon to encourage every South-Southerner to do their own revalidation and invite new members to the party. The Deputy State Chairman who…

Rockdom Engineering has introduced a tradition of quiet, quality achievement into the construction industry in Nigeria. Already a go-to company for timely and high quality construction projects in Lagos State, with many such completed and on-going in the state, the eyes of the rest of the nation is already opening to the professionalism and reliability of Rockdom. The company has thus extended its tentacles of quality road engineering and re-engineering services to other parts of the country both at the national and state levels. The Lagosian Magazine was particularly impressed by the timely delivery of some road projects handled by…

Ejigbo LCDA ìn Lagos was on Friday agog in celebration as its Secretary, Dr. Paul Omatseye FREGENE marked his birthday. Although the celebrations were lowkey due to the current pandemic, the day however turned out unforgettable as messages of felicitation flooded in from across the city and the rest of Nigeria. The outpouring of love and goodwill was really a testimony to the popularity of a man noted for his humility and love for the people, especially his loyalty to the hardworking Chairman of the LCDA, Alhaji Monsuru Obe. Born on 5th February 1968 in Lagos to the family of…

In the aftermath of a recent newspaper report insinuating that Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike maligned Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the River State helmsman has come out stoutly to debunk the report as mere bunkum. In a Press Release this afternoon, the governor described the reports as a figment of the reporter’s mischievous imagination. Below is the text of the statement signed on behalf of Wike by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri: “The attention of the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has been drawn to false assertions attributed to him in an article written in The Guardian by…

When Kimberly Blocks, a resident of Jacksonville Beach, Florida, USA recently placed an order for a GrubHub pizza, little did she know that she was in for the shock of her life. When the delivery man eventually showed up, however, Mrs Blocks would discover to her chagrin that not only was the delivery man an impostor, he was also a brazen dog thief. According to reports, 23-year-old Arlinson Chilito who disguised as delivery personnel with GrubHub pizza, had called at the Blocks’ apartment. No sooner had Kimberly Block taken the pizza from Chilito than he made away with her 10-month-old…

In a move considered by many as a compensation for their removal, President Buhari has forwarded the names of the immediate past Service Chiefs to the Senate as non-career Ambassadors-Designate, according to Femi Adesina, Presidential Spokesman. In a press release signed by Adesina this Thursday, news of the move was broken. According to a letter to Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, President of the Senate, the President said: “In accordance with section 171 (1), (2) (c) & sub-section (4) of 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, I have the honour to forward for confirmation by the Senate, the…

Are you one of those Nigerian who have been wondering why the ‘Fulani Question’ has continued to remain topical in the present-day Nigeria? Well, a Professor of History from the University of Ibadan, Olutayo Charles Adesina has attempted to provide answers. According to the university don who also happens to the elder brother of President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Chief Femi Adesina “the Fulani people have remained the most pampered in the history of Nigeria”. The don gave these submissions while featuring on a weekly Radio Show, Parrot Xtra Hour on Radio anchored by Olayinka Agboola and broadcast live on the…

Erstwhile Information Minister and Chairman of CPC that morphed into APC amongst other parties, Prince Tony Momoh has died. Momoh died this evening in Abuja in what has been described as a peaceful transition. He was said to have been hale and hearty prior to his sudden passing. Prince Momoh, one of NIgeria’s Most colourful journalists was a former Editor and Managing Director of Daily Times. Details shortly.

The Director General of the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria, DAWN Commission, Mr Seye Oyeleye has been speaking about how frequent skirmishes between farmers and Fulani herders can be nipped in the bud. According to him, governments at all levels in Nigeria should make urgent arrangements to stop open grazing adding that in the 21st century, nobody should be engaging in this practice. His words “governments at all levels and the stakeholders in the agricultural sector should accept and embrace modern methods of cattle ranching to solve the recurrent problem of collision between farmers and herders”.Oyeleye also took time to…

•Names LagosHOMS Iponri Scheme After Fashola, As New Housing Project Takes Off In Ikoyi-Obalende •Lagos Builds, Hands Over Research Lab To FG Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday formally opened two housing projects in Surulere and Eti Osa axes, which were revived and completed by his administration. This according to the governor, was in line with his administration’s effort to close the deficit in provision of comfortable housing scheme in the State. The houses include 132-unit LagosHOMS projects at Iponri in Surulere area, and 84-unit Lekki Phase II housing project in Ikota, along Ajah corridor. The inauguration of…