Author: TheLagosianMagazine

‘Seye Akanmu-Bode Nigeria and South Africa have thrown wide open the Afcon 2019 as they eliminated the defending champions and the host respectively. Added to this is the fact both the winner and the runners up have been eliminated as Egypt took the silver behind Cameroon in 2017. For the Super Eagles,it was a thrilling encounter at the Alexandria stadium as a total of five goals were recorded in a match that lived up to its prematch hype.The Indomitable Lions came into the match full of confidence as the team had kept it tight at the back with a clean…

‘Seye Akanmu-bode previews the big match between Nigeria and Cameroon. Perhaps if the Super Eagles players knew they would be playing the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the second round of the Afcon in Egypt, they would have played to win or at least draw the last group game again Madagascar. Their lackadaisical approach to the match which ended in a shocking 2-0 defeat for the Eagles meant a date with their perennial rival,Cameroon. Nigeria won the Afcon before Cameroon when we won at home in Lagos in 1980. Curiously, Cameroon has won three of their Afcon titles at the…

By Dolapo Omole In the light of recent unfounded and discredited allegations against Prophet TB Joshua, The Lagosian Online invites you to share our recent experience behind the scenes at The Synagogue Church of All Nations, The SCOAN. Having had the opportunity of meeting one on one with workers at the church, there is indeed an interesting insight into how TB Joshua works and relates with the workers. One thing is clear: all the workers in their hundreds greatly revere the Man of God. They consider him a father figure. The Lagosian discovered that the SCOAN working environment is like…

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.