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LAGOS ASSEMBLY CONFIRMS 22 SANWO-OLU'S NOMINEE REJECT 17 The Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday confirmed 22 out of the 39 cabinet nominees sent recently by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for screening. Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, who presided over the day's sitting, said the confirmation followed rigorous and detailed screening of the nominees by a ad-hoc committee led by the Chief Whip of the House, Hon. Fatai Mojeed. He commended the committee for its effectiveness and urged the confirmed nominees to always remember that they are in office to serve the people of the State and not individuals. He also promised that the House would continue to do its best in the interest of the State. The confirmation was done through a voice vote as Dr. Obasa mentioned the name of each of the nominees. However, the lawmakers rejected 17 of the nominees. Those confirmed include: Hon. Layode Ibrahim Mr. Mobolaji Ogunlende Dr. Dolapo Fasawe Hon. Bola Olumegbon Mr. Idris

POLITICAL  HONEY MOON IS OVER AS PRESIDENT TINUBU CONSTITUTE CABINET   By Dada Babajide Razak The political honeymoon is over, it's time for governance and steps to rejuvenate Nigeria economy to the threshold of success was the message President Bola Ahmed Tinubu told the new ministers as he inaugurated them at State banquet hall, Abuja on Monday . Speaking at the inauguration of the 45 ministers, the president urged them to prioritize the interest and welfare of the entire nation and it's diverse population above any regional or state specific considerations. He underscored the immense responsibility the minister bear in shaping policies that will significantly influence the lives of hundreds of millions of Nigeria as he reiterated that they cannot disappoint Nigerians who expected then to serve with integrity , dignity and competence to actualize the renewed hope manifesto of his administration failing which he will not hesitate to take necessary actions as they were chosen

  AFTERMATCH OF FISTCUFF BETWEEN SOME ARMY MILITARY MEN AND LASTMAN OFFICERS : ARMY BRIGADE COMMAND VISITS LASTMA GENERAL MANAGER   By Dada Babajide Razak  Aftermath of fistcuff involving men of Nigeria army and officers of Lagos state traffic management authority management (LASTMA) which surface on social media leading to disappearance of LASTMA officers on Lagos roads for the past days,  the commandant of 9th Brigade Nigeria army Brigadier General Adegoke Moses Adetuyi led Army delagations to courtesy visit to the Headquarters of LASTMA in Oshodi where the General Manager of the agency Mr Bolaji Oreagba received them on 15th August, 2023. According to a press release by Adebayo Taofiq , Director Public affairs and enlightenment department of Lastman, during their interaction on the unfortunate incident they both  re-assured maintaining harmonious relationship to strengthen partnership on traffic management in Lagos . The Army Commandant commended Lastma of the wonderful work the a

  NIGERIA BORN BRITISH HEAVY WEIGHT BOXER ANTHONY JOSHUA STOP ROBERT HELENIUS IN 7TH ROUND  By Dada Babajide Razak   ANTHONY JOSHUA produced a devastating knockout against Robert Helenius to set up a blockbuster fight Heavy weight boxing clash with Deontay Wilder. The Finn, who stepped in on short notice for Dilian Whyte after a failed drug test produced a disciplined display to frustrate ‘AJ’ for several rounds. But Joshua eventually caught Helenius with a clubbing right hand in the seventh round, suddenly ending the fight, sparking celebrations at ringside, including Conor McGregor. Helenius had previously lost to Wilder, who was left in tears after stopping the 39-year-old in the first round in October. But now the Bronze Bomber is likely the next opponent for the Briton in one of the most anticipated fights in boxing history. The former two-time heavyweight champion could now face Wilder in Saudi Arabia, with negotiations for a January date already underway.

HISTORY OF ECOWAS INTERVENTION IN MEMBERS STATES  By Babajide Razak Dada   The recent mutiny in Niger has created mixed feelings towards the ultimatum given by the economic community of west Africa ( ECOWAS ) Head of government in subsequent meetings held in Abuja with recent declaration of military invasion if the junta refused to reinstate Bazoume the deposed president of the country . In Nigeria there was mix feelings by the people in Nigeria involvement in the process in an advent a military intervention with a notion that the county government has no business to intervene in the affairs of a sovereign state as Niger who shares boundaries with Nigeria and some west African states due to the enormous economic challenges and insurgents in the country  . The country leadership explained it wasn't a Nigeria decision despite her president Bola Ahmed Tinubu being the chairman of ECOWAS but collective decision of the organisation . Below is the history of times ECOWAS has intervened i

  DR.OKONJO-IWEALA VISITS NIGERIA PRESIDENT By Babajide Razak Dada  * Discusses WTO Plans To Support Nigerians The World Trade Organisation Director General Dr.Ngozi Okonjo Iweala was on a courtesy visit to Nigeria president Bola Ahmed Tinubu at State House, Abuja on 8th August 2023 . Briefing News men after the meeting, the WTO DG said she had a good conversation with the president and promised that many communities would benefit from her organisation grassroots programmes   She says her meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Tuesday was aimed at reducing the economic hardship bedeviling Nigerians. “We all know that things are very difficult for Nigerians outside; everyone is struggling. I’m here myself on a quiet visit.  “So, this was not really an official WTO mission but we were able to engage with Mr President to talk about ‘what are the kinds of programmes that could be put in place to make sure that the suffering of Nigerians are being alleviated?’” The WTO boss reitera

  LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT NEGLIGENCE IN SUPERVISION OF HER POLICIES Babajide Razak Dada   Our heart goes to the family of the deceased Doctor at Lagos owned Hospital and prayed an eternal rest for her but this was just one of the numerous negligence by the state government due to lack of supervision on many of her policies for good governance . Kudos, the government awarded contracts and come up with policies but do the government have effective supervision and report methodology? Roads construction and infrastructural development every where but who monitors and report quality of job and the time frame of completion ? Collapse and construction of buildings at every nooks and crannies of the state without effective  check of the corruption and manipulations by staffs of the agency and proactive steps to avoid disaster before we are grief ? There are insinuations that there are several complains on the faulty lift that led to the death of the doctor at Lagos owned Hospital which wasn&#

  HON STEPHEN OGUNDIPE FREE SUMMER COACHING CLASS KICKS OFF IN OSHODI-ISOLO CONSTITUENCY 1 Dada Babajide Razak report  The much-anticipated Education support program an initiative of Lagos State Assembly Member Representing Oshodi-Isolo constituency 1 Hon.Olukayode Stephen Ogundipe ( Omoj'omolo) kicked off at three centers on 31st July 2023 namely St. Paul Primary School, Mafoluku, Owoseni Primary Sch, Temidire Primary School and Ewutuntun Community Primary School which came as an alternative to Temidire Primary School, Alhaji yekini St, shogunle which one of the coordinator of the program Otunba Ganiu Hamzat revealed that the change of venue was necessary due to circumstances which have been reported by the client in charge to the concerned authority and appeal for understanding to parents and students in the affected location. The first week of the program witnessed a large turnout of students at the centers and subjects are structured to make understanding easy for all the stude

  APC AND THE POROSITY OF THE REWARDING MECHANISM  I have been keenly following the activities of the All Progressives Congress since the emergence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to see if he is going to right the wrong of lopsidedness in the reward mechanism of the party. But I was disappointed with the wrong selection of the nomination from my dear State, Kogi State, no one can argue with the fact that the Late Prince Abubakar Audu deserves to be rewarded for all his effort in bringing APC to Kogi State but my argument is that the right Audu should be picked. The late Prince has a daughter Maimuna Audu who is a business woman and astute legal practitioner who handled most of his businesses when he was alive. He also has a son Mustapha Audu who has been played an integral role in the APC right from the formation before the late Prince demise. The Igalas are at a crossroad at the moment and very unhappy with the APC after the just concluded gubernatorial primaries it is imperative that