Author: TheLagosianMagazine

By Peter Omopo  Abuja, June 27, 2025 — Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on Friday asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to release his international passport to enable him to travel abroad for a medical check-up. Bello, who is currently facing trial over alleged money laundering involving ₦80.2 billion, filed the request through his lead counsel, J.B. Daudu (SAN), during the resumed court proceedings. Daudu argued that the application was in line with Bello’s bail conditions, which require court approval for international travel. “He has pressing medical needs to attend to during the court’s vacation period. After eight…

By Peter Omopo  Lagos, June 27, 2025 — The Lagos State Government has called on homeowners in government housing estates, particularly those who purchased properties before 2019, to come forward and collect their official Deed of Sub-Lease documents. The Deed of Sub-Lease serves as proof of legal ownership within any state-owned housing estate and is essential for business transactions, including loan applications and using property as collateral. The appeal was made by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing, Mr. Abdulhafis Toriola, during a monthly stakeholders’ meeting with residents of government housing estates in the Ikorodu Division. Toriola was…

By Peter Omopo Ijebu Ode, June 27, 2025 — The 2025 edition of the Ojude Oba festival, widely acclaimed as the largest in the event’s history, attracted over ₦2 billion in sponsorship, according to cultural ambassador and festival icon, Farooq Oreagba. Oreagba revealed this in a recent interview, stating that this year’s celebration surpassed previous editions in both scale and economic impact, with major corporate endorsements and expanded logistics to accommodate record-breaking crowds. “Ojude Oba 2025 was the biggest ever. The arena could not contain the number of people. We had to adjust the whole structure of the event,” he…

By Owei Lakemfa WITH the country moving to its new capital Abuja, the late General Mamman .J. Vatsa wrote: “Keep your new Capital City; It’s too much of a great pity. I am rushing back to my Lagos; Where everyone’s a big boss.” One of the big bosses in Lagos was charismatic Ademola Adeniji-Adele, perhaps the best known Prince of the Lagos Ruling House who slept, ate and drank Lagos. Those who did not grow up on Lagos Island might not understand why many of those who did, see it as the centre of the universe; a bustling city complete…

Contrary to the claims by the former Chairman of the defunct of Skye Bank Plc, Mr Tunde Ayeni, that the court ruled in his favour in a suit he filed against an Abuja-based lawyer, Bar Adaobi Alagwu, the Customary Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dawaki, Abuja has declined jurisdiction to entertain the suit. In the certified true copy of the ruling obtained on Wednesday, the Customary Court further held that it had no power to entertain the reliefs sought by Ayeni in the suit as at is trite law that one can’t place something on nothing and expect…

By Peter Omopo  Ibadan, June 26, 2025 — Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has announced the renaming of The Polytechnic, Ibadan in honour of the late elder statesman and former governor of the old Oyo State, Dr. Omololu Olunloyo. Makinde made the declaration on Thursday during a brief address at the interdenominational commendation service held in honour of the late Olunloyo at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Ibadan. “In recognition of his legacy and outstanding contributions to our state and nation, The Polytechnic, Ibadan will henceforth be known as Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic, Ibadan,” Governor Makinde stated. Dr. Olunloyo, renowned for his…

By Peter Omopo Abuja, June 26, 2025 — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday announced that the signing of four landmark tax reform bills will usher in a transformative era for Nigeria’s economy, pledging a simplified, pro-people fiscal environment aimed at attracting investment and easing burdens on ordinary citizens. In a statement shared via his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the President confirmed that the new laws would reset Nigeria’s economic trajectory by overhauling its complex and fragmented tax system. “In a few hours, I will sign four landmark tax reform bills into law, ushering in a bold new era…

By Dayo Adedayo It all began on a quiet Sunday, September 5th, 1976, at Ijebu Ife Community Grammar School, Ijebu Ife, Ogun State. You were just 11. I was 12. And in that ordinary moment, an extraordinary journey began. We didn’t just become friends. We became each other’s destiny. From that day, our lives fused like melody and rhythm. By 1978, we were already visiting each other’s homes, yours in Akerele, Surulere, mine in Idioro, Mushin, sharing not just meals or jokes, but values, love, and an unspoken understanding that this bond would stand the test of time. Holidays were…

By Sola Ojewusi In the city where dawn breaks not with birdsong but the roar of ambition, Where the sun rises over restless tides and even the clouds seem hurried, There stands a man—measured, mindful, magnificent— A steward of dreams, a sculptor of destiny, a leader who listens. He is Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, and today, Lagos sings of his sixty seasons. A Diamond in the City of Steel At sixty, most men take a bow. But for Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, sixty is not a sunset—it is a brighter dawn. Born on June 25, 1965, at the threshold of a…

By Our Correspondent Seabrook, South Carolina | June 24, 2025 — The leadership of the internationally recognized Oyotunji African Village has issued a strong public advisory, condemning the unauthorized use of its revered royal and cultural identity by individuals falsely claiming affiliation with the sacred Yoruba-centered community. In an official press release dated June 24, 2025, the Oyotunji African Village denounced several individuals for engaging in what it described as fraudulent impersonation of royal titles and misrepresentation of cultural authority. The individuals named in the statement include Bobajiro Olajide Makinde Wilkerson, Eketa Oba Adetokun Oyewole Meredith, Olamiji Pearse, and Kimberly…