Author: TheLagosianMagazine

By Isa Gusau Oftentimes, new Governors use their first month in office for familiarization. But for Borno’s Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, it was as if he won reelection. 24 hours after swearing-in, Prof. Zulum first met heads of the military, then convened security meeting attended by traditional rulers. He also met permanent secretaries of all ministries and establishments, to assert control. Same May 30th, he met labour leaders and ordered speedy completion of workers’ biometric exercise, a critical step that enabled government to sustain payment of salaries and pensions. Second day in office, Prof. Zulum showed up, 8am, at…

The captain of the Super Eagles, John obi Mikel has been dropped to the bench by Gerhnot Rohr,the Coach of the team.In the team list released, Akpeyi retains his position while Awaziem and Balogun replace injured duo of Abdullahi Shehu and Troost Ekong. Odion Ighalo leads the attack while Ahmed Musa and Moses Simon are also starting. The full list: Akpeyi,Awaziem,Omeruo,Balogun,Aina,Simon,Etebo,Ndidi,Musa,Iwobi,Ighalo.

BY SOLA OJEWUSI “And he came to Nazareth where he has been brought up…” That is a quote from The Bible, recalling the time in Jesus’ life when he returned to the town where he grew up as part of his destiny-fulfilling moves that culminated in his TRIUMPH. Well, another child of God whose master is Jesus Chris is in Nazareth and the nation of Israel is in joyous uproar! The anticipation has been there for long and now it is happening. The world-acclaimed Prophet, Televangelist and Miracle worker, T.B. Joshua is in town! He is physically present at a…

The Cameroonian players have refused to leave their hotel in Yaoundé for Egypt in protest over bonuses. This row is not new to Cameronian football. The bone of contention is the bonuses offered to them by FECACOOT,the Football FA. The players are demanding 40 million francs ( €61,000) each, but the authorities claim they can’t pay more than 20 million francs (€30,500),which had been transferred to their various accounts. Mediations and pleas from FECAFOOT ,Sports minister and legend Samuel Eto’o has met a brick wall thus far. In an open letter to the general public,the players explained the following points.…

By ‘Seye Akanmu-Bode The biggest football competition in Africa starts this Friday as the 32nd biennial showpiece will be hosted by Egypt. It would be recalled that Cameroon was the initial host but CAF substituted Cameroon with Egypt as the former couldn’t meet up with the expected facilities needed to host a big event as the AFCON. This edition is particularly novel because: it is taking place in June as against January which used to cause country vs club row.it features 24 teams for the first time to accommodate more countries. So, starting from June 21 to July 19, four cities…

BY SOLA OJEWUSI There is a popular Yoruba song choirs used to sing in those early days of Christianity in Western Nigeria, the birthplace of world-acclaimed Prophet T.B. Joshua. It goes thus: Oluwa n se bebe bii t’atijo o Awa la o yin Baba bii t’atijo mo! A simple translation would be: God still does wonders like the days of old It just that we don’t worship him like the days of old. This song is indeed an apt intro to the amazing events recently coming out of the world-renowned Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, under the leadership of…

Senator Ahmed LAWAN of Yobe state has just been elected as the Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He defeated Senator Ali Ndume of Borno State by 79 to 28 votes to clinch the coveted seat. Details later.

By Sola Ojewusi Prophet T.B. Joshua, founder and Senior Prophet of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, is immensely popular in his homeland, Nigeria and the rest of Africa. Despite this popularity, the saying that a Prophet is never fully appreciated in his own homeland rings true in the rather sad and unfathomable way in which the man’s immense contributions, especially religious and charity works are hardly honoured in Africa. But going by the spate of foreign spiritual engagements that have flooded his ministry over the years, especially in these turbulent times, one could easily say that what has…

BY OLUSEYE AKANMU-BODE The Ondo Niger-Delta Initiative (ONDI), a group of Niger-Delta indigenes based in Ondo State recently advocated for the appointment of an Ondo-State indigene as the next Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. In a Special Press Release by the group, it urged the President, in making fresh appointments into the NDDC Board, to take cognizance of equity, propriety and Federal Character. Looking at the statutes of the NDDC, it is unarguable that the fresh agitations coming from the South-Western State of Ondo has a lot of merits. Conventional opinion in the South-West is that…

His Excellency Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, Governor of Gombe State has sent a message of congratulations to the Muslim Ummah in the state and Nation at large on Eid el Fitr celebrations. In a release by the Governor’s SSA Media and Publicity, Ismaila Uba Misilli, the Governor “further urged the Muslim Ummah to replicate lessons learnt in the holy month of Ramadan.” Meanwhile there are indications that the Governor has hit the ground running, taking care of the critical sectors of the state in need of urgent attention. The buzz word on the streets of GOMBE is that GOMBE has…