Author: TheLagosianMagazine

SEYE AKANMU-BODE. The much awaited ministerial list was released and submitted to the Senate in the evening of July 22 , 2019. That was 2 months after the President began his second term and 5 months after he won re-election. There was disquiet in the polity as many doubted the constitutional and administrative capacity of the permanent secretaries to steer the ship of the nation in terms of taking decisions that are constitutionally and conventionally taken by the political heads. An example is the issue of the Shi’ites. The country needs an Attorney-General and Minister of Justice to give sound…

‘SEYE AKANMU- BODE President Muhammadu Buhari has finally released his long awaited ministerial list. In the list sent to the Senate , about 12 ministers from his first term are continuing their work with him. Notable names from the first term of PMB’s regime include, Adamu Adamu,Raji Fashola, Chris Ngige, Lai Mohammed among orders. Also on the list is the sister to the immediate past Senate President, Gbemisola Saraki. The list as transmitted to the Senate by the President late Monday night include: 1. Ikechukwu Oga (Abia) 2. Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa) 3. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) 4. Chris Ngige…

It was a theatre of war yesterday Monday 22,2019 when the Shiites sect clashed with the Police. The Islamic Movement in Nigeria ( IMN) were protesting against the continued incarceration of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzakt despite a court order grantimg him bail. At the end of the face- off, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Usman Umar lost his life while 2 other officers in the rank of ASP were critically injured . Sadly also, Precious Owolabi, a 22 year old Youth Corps member working with Channels TV lost his life after he was caught in the exchange of gun…

‘SEYE AKANMU-BODE Monday 22 of July 2019 could be best described as the most devastating since the new rounds of Shi’ites protests began, seeking to compel the FG to obey court orders for the release of their leader Sheikh Ibrahim El- Zakzaky. The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) leader had been detained since December 2015 after the Nigerian Army raided his residence in Zaria,seriously injured him and was arrested consequently. His wife and three sons were also arrested during a siege that killed hundreds of his followers. According to the Force Police Public Officer, Frank Mba, the Shi’ites protesters killed…

‘Seye Akanmu-Bode. Almost a year ago when 43 year old ex-international, Djamel Belmadi was appointed coach of the Desert Foxes, not many Algerians believed him when he said his target was to win the 2019 Afcon. Algeria had crashed out of Afcon 2017 group stage and had failed to qualify for the Russia 2018 World Cup,so for most Algerians,it was more of an expectation of a better performance not necessarily the trophy. For Delmadi,it was mission possible. Algeria had had series of coaches but results remained same. The coach had to bring in new players, axing big names as Islam…

‘Seye Akanmu-Bode The latest letter from the ” Post Master General of the federation”, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is again causing disquiet especially in the North. Apart from the vitriolic attacks from aides of the President, Elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai joined the fray as he termed OBJ’s letter as unpatriotic. He regaled us with the historical letter writing prowess of OBJ since the regime of IBB and the one that almost took his life when he was incarcerated by the late dictator ,Sani Abacha. Alhaji Yakassai accused OBJ of a personal and selfish agenda against all recipients of his…

‘Seye Akanmu-Bode The Super Eagles of Nigeria this evening in Cairo lost the semi final match to the Algerian team spearheaded by Man City player ,Riyadh Mahrez. Mahrez had given his side the first goal of the match as his cross was chested into the net by a shaky Troost- Ekong. Nigeria got a lifeline in the last quarter of the match as an Algerian defender , Mandi, handled the ball in the penalty zone. A VAR decision necessitated the referee awarding a penalty to Nigeria. Odion Ighalo,now on 4 goals and in contention for the golden boot ,coolly tucked…

In fulfilment of his election promise to accelerate his administration’s development agenda, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, transmitted a list of Commissioner-designates to the House of Assembly for ratification. The list contained twenty five names, who are to assume duty as Commissioners and Special Advisers upon ratification by the legislature. A statement by the Governor’s Deputy Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, said Sanwo-Olu carefully picked the nominees based on their cognate experience in their respective professions. The list, Akosile said, comprised names of technocrats and politicians, who understand the challenges of the state, noting that the painstaking…

‘Seye Akanmu-Bode. In 1993,it was “operation desert storm” as Algeria stood against Nigeria’s world cup dream. A George Finidi goal was all Nigeria needed as the Super Eagles battled their foe to a 1-1 draw to qualify for her maiden world cup appearance in USA 1994.Today in Cairo,the Fennecs again stand against the aspiration of Nigeria to be in the AFCON final. Algeria on paper are the best team so far in the tournament scoring a total of 10 goals with a defence breached just once in the quarter final against Ivory Coast, the Fennecs are therefore brimming with confidence…

‘Seye Akanmu-Bode. Statistics are not everything especially in football , and could be misleading. Madagascar beating Nigeria or Benin dumping out Morocco have shown just that.However,they still point the way to empirical analysis and offers football pundits the benchmark to make effortless analysis of matches pre or post. This was exactly what happened prior to the Nigeria vs South Africa quarter final match last night in Cairo,Egypt. For a country that had not lost to South Africa in any Afcon meeting, semi final appearances since 1980 except in 2008,the Super Eagles were the favourites to win the game and after…