Author: TheLagosianMagazine

By Babatunde Odubanwo Like a number of people, I found the story about the misinformation on ‘Nimie’, a 200-level Physics undergraduate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) very depressing. Reading a couple of tweets about her the penultimate week, I was almost entrapped in the cauldron of social media frenzy. The litany of uncouth comments by this dissident section of the twitter army is gradually garnering a phony of narrative about the Nimie lady. By Nimie, I refer to the contextual meaning of the word ‘’Nimie’’ which is a synonym of generosity, affectionate appeal, forgiving and caring. Ifeoluwanimi Ogunjebe, an…

By Our Correspondent The Founder and General Overseer of Genesis Global Celestial Church of Christ in Alakuko, Lagos State has slammed a Pre-Action Legal Notice on a group of individuals for their alleged efforts to defame and expose him to public ridicule. It would be recalled that in recent weeks, there have been a series of celebrated media accusations allegedly sponsored by certain individuals against the renowned cleric and philanthropist. The incessant pillorying has eventually elicited the said notice from the cleric to his said detractors through the auspices of his lawyers, Juryman Associates Chambers, a Lekki-Lagos-based legal firm. In…

New videos from Emmanuel TV, the international channel of TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations showing the testimonies of yet another couple of PhD holders who confirmed having been healed of Covid-19 have gone viral. It would be recalled that a couple of days back, a Cameroonian medical doctor, Pierre Kameni testified with copious evidence that he was healed of the viral disease during the church’s “Distance is Not A Barrier” Interactive Prayer Session on Emmanuel TV. Yesterday, new testimony videos emerged of a couple in Bamenda, Cameroon revealing how they were healed of Covid-19 after being prayed for…

By Sola Ojewusi and Babatunde Odubanwo The World Health Organization, WHO, has affirmed the relevance of faith-based organizations like TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, to the battle against Covid-19. It would be recalled that a few days ago, The Lagosian reported the story of a Cameroonian Medical Doctor, Dr. Pierre Kameni who testified to being instantly healed of coronavirus during an interactive prayer session on TB Joshua’s Emmanuel TV. During an interactive press briefing organized yesterday, Wednesday, by the World Health Organisation, the issue came up and it was the subject of a telephone chat between Simon…

A former Media Adviser to Late Senator Abiola Ajimobi, Dr Festus Adedayo has revealed how he benefitted from the former Governor of Oyo State’s policy of being ‘stubborn’. Adedayo made the revelation on Tuesday while featuring on Parrot Xtra Hour On Radio, a weekly radio show anchored by Olayinka Agboola broadcast live on Space 90.1fm, Ibadan, the capital city of the state. The popular columnist said he was almost dropped from the team that worked with ex-Gov Ajimobi during his first term in office. According to the experienced journalist “Governor Ajimobi had gone to see his political mentor, Alhaji Lam…

As part of a challenge series on past great Nigerian soccer personalities, Odolaye Baa Waki Aremu reminisces on the cerebral BABA ELERAN, perhaps the greatest soccer fan ever made in these climes. Enjoy. They say I am crazy. In a way maybe I am Ibadan-kind crazy. The type of craziness that follows a logic to a point and depart from it when such logic expires midway. The chronic bipolarity of that city lives with me and within me forever and ever. For example I don’t understand how Lagosians could choose to sheepishly follow one Jagaban to the end of time.…

The Federal Government has lifted the ban on interstate travel. The ban was imposed as part of efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 across the country. The announcement was made today, Monday, by the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha during the daily press briefing of the task force. Mustapha told the nation that President Muhammadu Buhari decided to approve the move after the PTF submitted its 5th Interim Report to him on Monday. The President’s approval also reportedly included, barring some some modifications, the extension of…

A couple of days back, one of Prophet T.B Joshua’s disciples, Prophet Chris in one of the very popular Synagogue Church of All Nations’s interactive prayer sessions was seen on live TV praying for a Cameroonian doctor who was on quarantine, having been diagnosed with Covid-19. The man was visibly in pain and he exhibited signs of deep distress. BELOW ARE SCREENSHOTS OF THE PRAYER SESSION ON LIVE TV BETWEEN PROPHET CHRIS AND DR. KAMENI “Be restored right now!” Chris prayed, touching the live TV screen while the afflicted Cameroonian doctor responded with repeated, but belaboured ‘Amens” due to the…

By Ismail Omipidan The Government of the State of Osun on Sunday confirmed 10 new Covid-19 cases in the State. The new cases are from contact tracing of previous cases in Osogbo and Ilesa. This is even as the government has cautioned residents and citizens against spreading false information, saying contrary to the rumour making the rounds, there were no fresh cases in any of the hospitals in the state. The State’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, made these known through a press statement in Osogbo on Sunday. He revealed that with the latest development, the number of confirmed…

The remains of late Senator Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi, erstwhile Governor of Oyo State have been interred in his Ibadan home. The ceremony was conducted by noted clerics, watched by close family members. Below are pictures from the solemn ceremony.