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Lagos State News (As Received)  Sanwo-Olu Announces Blue Line Rail to Begin Commercial Operations Monday, 4th Sept, 2023 "I am delighted to announce that the long-awaited Blue Line Rail will begin commercial operations on Monday September 4, 2023 from Marina to Mile 2 as we put #LagosOnTrack.  Join me at 9am at Marina Station as we become the first passengers of this important project that will make daily commute easier for a lot of our residents.  From Tuesday, partial passenger operations will begin from 6:30-10am and afternoon peak from 4-9:30pm. We're starting with 12 trips for 2 weeks, ramping up to 76 trips/day and you would be able to board the train using your Lagos Cowry Card.  This is the people's project and everyone will enjoy its world-class services. The Blue Line Rail is one of the rail projects designed to make Lagos a fully interconnected city and it will transform our city's transport system.  There are over 300 CCTV cameras across the entire r...

Lagos State News "Honoured to have received some team members of our remarkable Super Falcons at the Lagos House in Marina earlier today. Asisat Oshoala who came in company of Rasheedat Ajibade and Monday Gift, came to pay us a courtesy visit. The Super Falcons’ incredible run at the FIFA Women's World Cup has ignited a new era of enthusiasm for women's football in Nigeria. Their achievements on the field and the unity they brought to our nation are truly remarkable. We will continue to empower and encourage our female athletes, and also work towards a brighter future for women's football in Nigeria.  A big thank you to these amazing ladies for their visit, and for the gifts of the clubs jerseys." - Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu

Sports enthusiasm is driven by innate passion bourne out of interest for success of ideologies. People that are into sports business are specially inclined and enmeshed in the so called sports business activities. One of such person's is our personality in focus. Excerpts of the interview with Mr. Emmanuel Emenogu is hereby presented for national delight. Mr.Emenogu with his Turkish partners Eko Chronicles: Who is Emmanuel Emenogu?    Emenogu: Thank you very much. Its my pleasure to speak with you. My name is Mr.Emmanogu Emenogu , a native of Imo State of Nigeria, but grew up in the  Northern part of Nigeria. I'm happily married with 3 kids. I am the C.E.O of Zeus Sports & Entertainment Limited. I am also the CEO of 2 other companies besides Zeus, namely Professional Soccer Management and Rinae Thoriso Projects. Zeus Sports wear come under Zeus Sports and Entertainment Consultancy L.T.D. These are based in Turkey, South Africa and Kenya. Eko Chronicles: Can you brief ...

 Lagos State News In furtherance of its commitment to ensuring sustainability and peaceful coexistence in the area, the Lagos State Technical Committee on Alaba Demolition has visited the site of the demolition. During the inspection exercise, the committee members carefully assessed the extent of the demolition while also seeking ways to promote the overall safety and sustainability of the market and its structures. The team also interacted with the affected traders and occupants, expressing empathy and understanding of the challenges they face while assuring them that their well-being and interests are the committees' priorities.  Arc. Gbolahan Oki, while speaking with some of the traders, informed that the committee is keen on finding lasting solutions to prevent any future occurrence that could pose risks to traders and property owners. He also emphasised the importance of compliance with building regulations and codes to prevent illegal and unsafe structures from cropping...

Lagos State News  … Presents Cheques, Baby Materials to First Set of Beneficiaries.  The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs.) Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu through an NGO, Jumejilo Multi-Birth Assistance Programme (JMAP), has initiated a support package that will aid successful deliveries, provide assistance for multi-birth families and expand access to quality healthcare for low-income families. Speaking on Tuesday at Lagos House Ikeja, while making cheque and gift presentations to the first set of beneficiaries of the JMAP Programme, the Governor’s wife described the initiative as a dream come true that was conceived in 2021. The NGO, JMAP, a brainchild of the First Lady was conceived to complement the output of other existing initiatives and support systems in the Lagos State health sector for parents of High Order Multiple (HOM) pregnancies, adding that JMAP Programme will alleviate medical complications, mortalities and disorders associated with multiple births...

Lagos State News  FUEL SUBSIDY: SANWO-OLU ROLLS OUT RELIEF MEASURES TO EASE BURDEN ON LAGOSIANS  …Approves 50% Fare Reduction in BRT Ride, Waterways Transport …Injects More Buses to Transport Workers …Vulnerable Families to Get Food Packs   Lagos State Government has rolled out relief measures to cushion the current hardship being faced by residents as a result of fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government.   Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, rising from the State’s Security Council meeting held on Monday in Alausa, announced a 50 per cent fare reduction across the State-owned public transportation services, effective Wednesday.   Commuters using BRT buses and other public transport means operated by Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) and Lagos Ferry Services (LAGFERRY) will enjoy the fare cut.   The Governor disclosed that operators in informal transport sector (commercial drivers) would be embarking on similar move towards reducing the co...

*THRILLS AND SPILLS IN QUARTERS*  Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco, Cameroon and DR Congo boxers were among the winners who walked tall in Monday's quarter final bouts. Men's round of 16 light-welterweight bouts produced the expected fireworks with DR Congo's Mulumba Mbaya, wildly cheered on by his teammates here, scoring a split points win over fancied Cameroon's Oumarou Mohamed in what was a keenly contested fight but Eswatini's Thabiso Dlamini found the going rough, losing to Mali's Bakari Diallo via a first round stoppage. Nigeria's female light-flyweight Adeola Uyesiji (pictured) was in a no-nonsense mood against Cameroon's Mbele Chemene in the first quarter-final bout of the day. After subjecting Chimene to two standing counts, the referee waved it off to save Chemene from further embarrassment at home. South Africa's Mathiba Thandolwethu Truelove and DR Congo's Benedicte Diyoka were next in action in the women's light-flyweight class. Th...

  Air Peace Chairman, Allen Onyema CON, is already a household name in Nigeria as you are reading this piece, whether his critics and cynics like it or not. Corporate Social Responsibility is one of the tools he has constantly explored to climb that successful ladder in the aviation industry, findings reveal.   Though, CSR in Nigeria is philanthropic in nature and has culture of charity as companies and wealthy individuals contribute to charitable causes and use these contributions to garner positive publicity. Despite extending good gesture to lots of Nigerians with Air Peace, his critics nonetheless attack him now and again, for no just cause. But Allen never stops doing good.  Many would not forget in a hurry how the renowned entrepreneur in 2019 evacuated hundreds of Nigerians from South Africa during the Xenophobic attacks. When lots of countries are painting Nigerians name bad, Allen kept creating good reputation with Air Peace, for Nigerians in the diaspora....

*TEXT OF THE NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU TO NIGERIANS ON CURRENT ECONOMIC CHALLENGES.* President Bola Ahmed Tinubu   My fellow citizens, I want to talk to you about our economy. It is important that you understand the reasons for the policy measures I have taken to combat the serious economic challenges this nation has long faced. 2. I am not going to talk in difficult terms by dwelling on economic jargon and concepts. I will speak in plain, clear language so that you know where I stand. More importantly, so that you see and hopefully will share my vision regarding the journey to a better, more productive economy for our beloved country. 3. For several years, I have consistently maintained the position that the fuel subsidy had to go. This once beneficial measure had outlived its usefulness. The subsidy cost us trillions of Naira yearly. Such a vast sum of money would have been better spent on public transportation, healthcare, schools, housing and even national sec...

Lagos State Football Association (LSFA) has appointed Bolaji Yusuf as Chairman Committee for the Lagos Street Soccer Championship. The appointment was announced by Fouad Alade Oki, LSFA Chairman, at the Inauguration of the Management Committee of Lagos Iconic Football Competitions held today at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos. In a bid to redefine football in Lagos State under the leadership of the new chairman, the FA re-activated critical football components in the State which includes Oba cup, Principal cup, IBILE cup, Lagos Street Soccer, and Lagos Junior League. The committee for the Lagos Street Soccer Championship also has Hon. Olatunji Aru Issa Folami as Vice Chairman and Mr. Deji Aladegbemi as Secretary. Other members of the committee include Hon. Samiat Bada, Hon. Ladi Balogun​​​. Hon. Abiola Yisa, Coach Taiwo Oloyede, Mr. Phemmy Adetula​​​, Mr. Yomi Kuku​​​,  Mr. Ayeni Saheed​​​, Mr. Joash Manuwa, Mr. Amoo Olanrewaju Yusuf, Mr. Musbau Oseni​​​, Mr. Tu...

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            Simon Akahi An attacking midfielder that have proved himself among his peers, Simon Akahi have successfully been contacted by his manager to move to Germany.                                  Akahi Simon's documentation is intact and ready to go. Akahi have promised Nigerians of good representation and improved quality of play.  He promised to have a call up to the National team very soon

…As Part of Efforts to Decongest Population of Correctional Facilities The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Hon. Justice Kazeem Alogba has granted freedom and the reintegration of 30 inmates listed for amnesty programme into the society. The inmates were pardoned at an open court session presided over by the Chief Judge at the premises of Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Ogba. Releasing the inmates, Hon. Alogba said the exercise was in line with the efforts by the Federal Government to decongest custodial centres as stipulated in Sections 1(1) of the Criminal Justice Release from Custody Act, Cap C40, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2007 and 377 (c) of the Administration of Criminal Justice (Amendment) Law 2021. According to him, the amnesty is guided by relevant laws upon fulfilment of requisites, before it could be embarked upon. He added that the exercise was related to people who had stayed much longer than they would have stayed upon conviction and those whose trials had been stalled. He ...

• ‘Use Your Voice to Promote Scholarship’ • Governor Hosts Valedictorian, Parents Fast pace of programmes at the 26th Lagos State University (LASU) convocation, held last month, could not permit Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to have personal conversation with Miss. Yusuf Aminat Imoitesemeh — the institution’s best student of all time. Two weeks later, the Governor hosted the valedictorian at the State House, Marina. Aminat came in the company of her parents, Mr. Ibrahim Yusuf and Hajia Halimah. In the Governor’s cozy living room on Thursday, the 23-year-old graduate of Law, who finished with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.0 on a scale of 5.0, had a relaxed chat with Sanwo-Olu. At the meeting, the Lagos-born Edo State indigene redeemed the N10 million cash prize pledged by the Governor and the State Government. The interaction between Sanwo-Olu and Aminat focused on her background and how she rose to prominence through her brilliance and academic feat...

As Culled from@officialABAT  Today, we declared a state of emergency and unveiled a comprehensive intervention plan on food security, affordability, and sustainability, taking decisive action to tackle food inflation. These are towards a more food secure Nigeria for all. We acknowledge that affordability, not availability, is the key issue for Nigerians and recognize the impact of high food prices on demand and the overall agriculture and food value chain... @officialABAT

*Eminent Nigerians set to storm Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago to attend the NIGERIA IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 2023 from 18th- 26th July 2023, and also the Trinidad and Tobago annual Trade and Investment Convention (TIC) 2023*  … as bilateral relations between Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean continue. It was reported earlier that ILARA, EPE Lagos State is set on Friday, 14th July 2023 to make history by the signing of an MOU promoting bilateral relations with Trinidad and Tobago, during the traditional  Conferment Ceremony of an  Honorary Chieftaincy Title on the High Commissioner of Trinidad and Tobago to Nigeria, by the Alara of Ilara Kingdom Epe, Lagos State. This is an event geared towards rejuvenating the union between Nigeria, West Africa, and Africa (on the one hand) and Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean (on the other hand) - The Africaribbean Movement.  In furtherance of the above reported event, the stage is now set for the ho...

Epileptic power supply, insufficient and inadequate infrastructure are our doses in EREDO LCDA. The local council cannot generate enough to cater for all the wards under it's canopy considering the quantum of infrastructure, social welfare and security of lives and properties.  The residents implore the state and the local council to look into the problems facing the residents in and around EREDO LCDA.

His  Excellency, Mr. Wendell De Landro,  the High Commissioner of Trinidad and Tobago to Nigeria and HRM Oba Kabiyesi Olufolarin Olukayode Ogunsanwo (Telade IV) Alara of Ilara *Between Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago: Symbiotic Bilateral relations with the Conferment of a Chieftaincy Title on the Trinidadian High Commissioner in Epe, Lagos unveils* It is obvious good  things are coming from the black race. Many are passionate about the unity of the global black race but a few are playing the role of catalyst in the present renaissance of a united movement of all black races in a bid to forge a common front in seeing a prosperous people united by a common source.  As a result of the unity, one heart-shaking event is about to unfold at Ilara-Epe, Lagos State.  Come Thursday 13th  and Friday 14 July 2023, lots of high profile personalities will storm the Centre of Excellence, Lagos State to witness the official signing of a Memorandum of Understand...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is, hereby, restating its earlier position that the UTME result being paraded by Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma is patently fake. Consequently, the Board would like to reassure Nigerians that its system was neither tampered with nor compromised as the candidate simply falsified a copy of a result slip of a candidate named "Asimiyu Mariam Omobolanle", who sat the UTME in 2021 and scored 138. It is also instructive to note that the candidate, in her statement, has inadvertently revealed the rightful owner of the result she is parading when she pointed out that the QR code on the result slip showed the actual owner of the said result before she peddled a lie in an attempt to obfuscate the truth. To witness the unassailable position of the Board regarding this obvious falsehood, the general public is, therefore, urged to endeavour to scan the QR code on the result slip to see its actual owner before it was mutilated.  It is to ...

As Received.  The Super Eagles Supporters Club has commended the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation for organizing a befitting send forth dinner for the Super Falcons as the team continues their preparation for the forthcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup finals holding in Australia and New Zealand. Deputy President of Super Eagles Supporters Club Alhaji Jimoh Musiliu Alao, who was on ground during the Super Falcons Send-Forth Dinner, made the commendations during an interview after the event in Abuja. According Alao, the NFF President Alhaji Gusau has done well to organize the send forth dinner for the team. “The Super Falcons Sent-Forth Dinner was a good development and I believe that it is a morale booster for the players and officials of the team” “So we at the Super Eagles supporters Club are really excited with the idea and we are really commending the NFF President Ibrahim Gusau for the nice gesture”. Alhaji Alao further stated that the Super Eagles Supporte...

 Collapsed Building: Sanwo-Olu Condemns Developers' Illegal, Reckless Activities  •Governor Inspects Banana Island Collapsed Building Site •Orders Demolition of Buildings without Appropriate Approvals  Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has condemned the illegal activities of developers hiding under agencies of the Federal Government to build illegal structures at Banana Island in Ikoyi area of the State. Governor Sanwo-Olu blamed the collapse of the recent seven-storey building on First Avenue, Banana Island on 'reckless' operations of some developers hiding under the pretense that Federal Government agencies had issued approvals to hoodwink unsuspecting property owners. He said his administration will no longer tolerate the activities of greedy developers who reclaim land from water illegally in connivance with some government agencies. Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke on Saturday during an on-the-spot assessment of the collapsed seven-storey building and other proper...

 RTEAN: LASG Sets Record Straight on Industrial Court Judgement ...Corrects Unwitting Attribution to Parks Management Committee Re: Industrial Court Judgment on Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria & Ors v. Governor of Lagos State & Ors. Our attention has been drawn to reports on various media about a judgment delivered by Honourable Justice Maureen Esowe in respect of Suit No NICN/LA/381/2022 between the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria and The Executive Governor of Lagos State and 36 Ors. The reliefs sought from the Court by the Claimant include a declaration that the purported dissolution of the Elected Executive Committee of the Claimant operating in Lagos State and the appointment of a Caretaker Committee to run its affairs in Lagos State by the Lagos State Government is unconstitutional, null and void. It is on record that what the Lagos State Government set up is known as the Lagos State Park Administrators Ad-Hoc Committee on the Operations...

 Update on Banana Island Building Collapse One body has been recovered from the rubble of the collapsed building at 1st Avenue, Banana Island, Ikoyi. Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) workers’ search and recovery efforts unearthed the remains of the adult male hitherto unaccounted for by site supervisors.   The excavation of the site, using the architectural designs, continues. The site has been divided into quadrants for a painstaking search and rescue operation. Quadrants 2 and 3 have been levelled to ground zero, with the search operation completed. Quadrant 4 is ongoing. Twenty-five people were rescued from the site when the building went down on Wednesday.            They are all doing fine. When a roll call was done by the site supervisors, everyone was accounted for. Nobody could ascertain whether the victim whose body was found this morning was on the site – as of the time the roll call was taken. Gbenga Omotoso HC, Inf...

A seven storey building collapses in Banana Island, Lagos State, Nigeria. The building gave way while casting was ongoing on site. Some people have been rescued while the emergency workers are still in thorough search for more people under the rubbles.  The PS, LASEMA, Osanyintolu was quoted as saying that, there are no casualties. Lagos State government has given a directive to investigate and also probe the incident to know the cause and profer solutions to avert subsequent occurrence. We awaits more information in due course.

 Culled from Eko Chronicles publication of Monday 16 January, 2023.  ARSONS, MAIMING AND GRUESOME MURDER IN NIGERIA... The Causes Terrorism, banditry and other vices had eaten deep into our daily retinue in Nigeria and these after a considerable and indepth analysis of the causes we are able to bring more out of socio-religious sector of the entire nation.  One of the numerous churches/mosques burnt in the country. Boko Haram, ISWAP, Unknown Gunmen and other trado-social groups were all borne out of one social agitation or another. They have destroyed so many vallages, maimed and kill so many people, burnt churches and mosques, all in the name of religion, but they hid under entirely different motives which could be cultural and/or political.  One of such is the incident of Saturday 14 January, 2023 where a Christ Apostolic Church in Isota village,  a suburb of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State was set ablaze for the Sunday service not to take place.  Aft...

 Lagos Bus-Train Accident Victims Compensation Committee Submits Report A nine-member committee set up by the Lagos State Government in the aftermath of the Bus-Train collision of Thursday, 9th March 2023, has submitted its report.  Findings of the report showed that the accident had six fatalities from a total of 102 passengers involved, with 85 passengers on board the Staff Bus, while 17 were on the train.  The Committee as part of its recommendations advised: Death benefits from the Group Life Insurance for families of the deceased, provision of employment to one employable child of the deceased and a concessionary scholarship to one of the deceased's biological children.  Injured accident victims were also recommended in the report to be paid full insurance claims as compensation while any staff victim with a permanent disability is also to be compensated in line with the Group Life Insurance Policy of the State, among other benefits.  The committee, which c...