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By Yera Moses Olafare The Arole Oduduwa & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, on Monday launched an Adire textile production hub; a cultural centre built on a 30,000 square meters of land with a vision to empower the youths through the revival of local fabrics. While declaring the hub opened within the premises of the Ife Ground Resorts, Ile-Ife, Ooni Ogunwusi revealed that the ancient Adire textile is an agelong tradition of Ife, from where he said it was taken to the Abeokuta by the Egbas and other parts of the world. “Our vision is to…

By Olayinka Agboola Keeping faith with Nigeria and believing in it in these seriously trying times is a very onerous task for any citizen of the country. A few hours spent in company with Engineer Dotun Sanusi, the enigmatic owner of International College of Arts, Science and Technology (ICAST), Ilaji Farms, Ilaji Hotel and Resort as well as other business ventures is about to reset my understanding and re-align me. On a personal note, I am earnestly convinced that those who know me will tune in to open-mindedly flow with me in this academic exercise. Others may interpret these humble…

By Yera Moses Olafare The Arole Oduduwa & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, played host to the Ovie of Ozoro kingdom, Delta State, Ovietobore Ogbogbo, on Saturday at his Ile Oodua Palace, Ile-Ife. While receiving the monarch who was flanked by his queen, chiefs and other dignitaries from the Delta kingdom, Ooni Ogunwusi admonished that Africans and indeed Nigerians should not dispose their cultural heritage on the basis of confliction with religion. The Ooni who is the Spiritual head of the Yoruba race explained that there are distinctions between religion and culture and they must be…

A Boeing 350 aircraft owned by the Nigerian Air Force has crashed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The doomed aircraft is believed to be conveying at least five passengers at the time of the mishap. The accident is being attributed to engine failure. Details in due course.

ÃŒn a very controversial move that is bound to raise eyebrows across the land, President Buhari has forwarded the name of the Head of the Lagos office of the EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa to the Senate as his nominee for the office of EFCC Chairman. The nominee has once been accused of pilfering exhibits seized from suspects but this was apparently not established. It remains to be seen how this background would impact on the credibility of a man expected to be above board and rid the nation of endemic corruption. Already, Nigerians are complaining about this nominee. According to a…

Lagos State Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, has asserted that participation in the Lagos State Government Learning Management System (LMS) is mandatory for all officers on Grade Level 07-17, adding that it will hence forth be one of the criteria for the Annual Staff Performance Appraisal and Development (SPADEV) Report. While expressing disappointment at the abysmally low participation of officers in the LMS, Muri-Okunola said the formal launch of the programme is to ensure continuous capacity building of all State Officers as stated in the circular with reference number: HOS/20/Vol.1/058, which was released on 23rd May, 2020. The Head…

South-South Leaders in Lagos have joined other Lagosians in pouring encomiums on the late icon, Alhaji Lateef JAKANDE. In a release signed by Dr. Paul Fregene, Secretary to Ejigbo LCDA, the group expressed its gratitude to the former Lagos State Governor and astute politician for his sterling heights as the state’s ex-helmsman. In the tribute to JAKANDE signed by Fregene, the legend was hailed for all the opportunities he gave to people from all walks of life, especially the less privileged. Below is the text of Fregene’s statement: TRIBUTE TO ALHAJI LATEEF JAKANDE”Today, I write a tribute on the landmark…

REPORTS REACHING US INDICATE THAT THE WELL BELOVED FORMER GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE, ALHAJI LATEEF JAKANDE HAS DIED AT 91. Noted for landmark achievements when he was Governor of Lagos State, the late politician left indelible marks on the face of Lagos, particularly his housing estate projects names by grateful Lagosians after him. DETAILS SHORTLY.

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…