Author: TheLagosianMagazine

Governor Bello Mohammed (Matawallen Maradun) has pledged to support the Jamaatu Izalatil Bidah Wa Ikamatussunnah (JBWIS) to build an Islamic University in the state. He made the pledge when the leadership of the group under Sheikh Bala Lau paid him a courtesy call at the Government House today. Governor Matawalle, who announced an initial cash donation of N100 million for the kick off of the University said nothing is too much for the development of education. He called on Governors and wealthy individuals to support this initiative as, according to him, JIBWIS is a trustworthy group genuinely out to help…

•Fed Govt Hands Over Monument To Private Investors For Renovation By Gboyega Akosile Forty-four years after its establishment, the Federal Government, on Sunday, handed over the National Arts Theatre in Lagos State to the private sector for a complete revamp and modernisation. The national heritage, sitting on an expansive land in Iganmu area of Lagos, became an eyesore, following years of facility deterioration occasioned by mismanagement and non-maintenance. Moved by the need to restore the glory of the cultural edifice and turn around its capacity to develop creative industry, President Muhammadu Buhari recently approved the regeneration of the theatre through…

Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi (Born October 15, 1967), is a Nigerian businessman, real estate developer and politician. He is the Chairman/CEO of Redbrick Homes International Limited, the renowned developers of the iconic Amen Estate, Ibeju Lekki, in the Eastern part of Lagos State. Gbadamosi is also renowned as a staunch member of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and erstwhile Gubernatorial Candidate of the Action Democratic Party in the last elections. Gbadamosi has been a vociferous critic of the APC-led Government in Lagos State and has never minced words on what he believes is the best way to govern Lagos State. In…

… As Practitioners Plead For Enforcement of Royalty for Creative Content In continuation of series of engagements with different stakeholders in the Tourism and Entertainment sector in the State, the Honourable Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf on Thursday, met some top musicians and Disc Jockeys on post-COVID-19 rejuvenation for the industry. Addressing the artistes, Akinbile-Yusuf emphasised the need for the performers to join hands with the government to educate their fans and well wishers on the importance of adhering to the COVID-19 protocols. She expressed the belief that no efforts should be spared in following all…

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday charged all Nigerians to take responsibility as the nation joins the global community in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking as a Guest Speaker at the Virtual edition of the Lagos Leadership Conference, themed: “Leading in Extraordinary Times”, which was broadcast via Plus TV Africa, Governor Sanwo-Olu said the firm realisation that Lagos is the Nigerian epicentre of the pandemic, and that the whole of country is looking up to the State for leadership and for accomplishment, has been a driving force for his administration’s response to pandemic. He said: “COVID-19…

The Lagos State Government said that it has identified Badagry and Epe as the proposed locations for the establishment of craft villages designed to provide stakeholders within the creative sector an avenue for ease of doing business and the opportunity to train new talents. Speaking during a courtesy visit to Nike Art Gallery in Lagos recently, the Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Tourism, Art and Culture, Mr. Solomon Bonu said that Governor Sanwo-Olu has mandated the Ministry to create craft villages in both Badagry and Epe in order to boost tourism in the State. He explained that due…

Billionaire Ned Nwoko and his wife, Nollywood Star Actress Regina Daniels Nwoko have celebrated the naming of their baby boy, Munir. The brief but posh event took place at the couple’s Abuja mansion with many family members including Regina’s parents in attendance. Below are pictures from the event:

LAGELU GRAMMAR SCHOOL, IBADAN OLD BOYS ’82 SET MOURN THEIR FORMER CLASSMATE By Our Correspondent The sudden death has been announced of Hon. Tunde Braimoh, Lawmaker representing Kosofe II ati the Lagos State House of Assembly. His death, according to family sources, occurred after a brief illness. Braimoh passed just two weeks after his counterpart in the Nigerian Senate, Sikiru Osinowo also lost his life. Braimoh was serving as the Chairman House Committee on Information, Security and Strategy in the Lagos State House of Assembly at the time of his demise. Tunde Braimoh who had also held the position of…

The apex umbrella body of all Yoruba youths in the Southwest Zone of Nigeria and In the Diaspora: Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide (YCYW) under the leadership of Aare Barr. Oladotun Hassan met with Mr. Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu, Oyo State Commissioner of Police at the State Command office, Eleyele, Ibadan, Oyo State on 8th July, 2020. The delegation was first received by the top echelons of the command led by the Commissioner, the PPRO DSP Fadeyi and others. At the meeting, critical areas of synergy on surveillance, networking, information and intelligence gathering and sharing via community policing strategy were extensively…

By Ismail Omipidan The enforcement team of the Osun COVID-19 Task Force on Thursday arrested some of the violators of the ongoing lockdown order of the state government in Ijesaland. This was coming as the 7-day lockdown in Ijesaland entered day three. The violators and other non-adherents to the NCDC’s protocols were apprehended for flouting government’s directives to forestall community transmission of the dreaded Coronavirus. The state government had last weekend announced the total lockdown in four local government areas of Ijesaland as part of its swift response to combat the pandemic. The decision to lockdown some parts of the…