As a young pugilist, Ahmed Sulaimon has a lofty dream of gracing the world stage and securing some of the most prestigious titles in his boxing career. What is life without dreams? For Sulexy, as he is fondly called, his boxing journey is deeply rooted in his background—he grew up in a milieu where children…
A special dinner and send forth for the Nigeria Super Eagles ahead of their departure to AFCON 2023 in Cote ‘d ivoire will be held on Tuesday in Lagos. Governors Babajide Sanwoolu of Lagos State will be the chief host of the event while Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa,Douye Diri of Bayelsa, Seyi Makinde of Oyo,…
Lateef Atoyebi Bamidele (BAMBAM) Foundation, a subsidiary of Prosocial Care for Stranded NGO, has released its Annual Report for 2023, showcasing impactful initiatives and transformative outreach. In a statement signed by its Director of Press, Isiaq Kamaldeen Atanda, the foundation said BAMBAM Foundation emerged as a beacon of hope, reaching out to widows, the sick,…
The western marine command (WMC) of the Nigeria Customs Services(NCS) has confirmed that it has intercepted illegal goods worth over N900m from August to October. This was contained in a statement signed by Mailafiya Magaji, public relations officer and superintendent of customs on Friday. Odaudu Salefu, comptroller of the WMC, revealed in the statement that…
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos State Governor, on Friday, approved the reappointment of Jubril Gawat and Wale Ajetunmobi as his Senior Special Assistants. It was gathered that two appointments were approved by the governor in separate letters to them and signed by the state Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, saying the appointments are with immediate…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, commiserated with the families of people who died in a road accident along Badagry expressway on Sunday. The Informant247 had reported that no fewer than Fourteen persons, including a four-month-old baby, on Sunday, killed in an auto crash along Lagos-Badagry expressway. According to the unit commander of…
The Lagos Point of Sale agents has announced that it will soon begin to charge customers N500 for N10,000 cash withdrawals. This is coming after Stephen Adeoye, the Public Relations Officer of the Lagos chapter of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria, on Friday, announced a new price list for PoS…
Bendel Insurance has emerged the champions of 2023 Nigeria football federation (FA) Cup after defeating Rangers FC by a lone goal. The Benin Arsenals who finished fifth at the just concluded NPFL season scored the winner at the nick of halftime via a penalty when their Talisman Imade Osarenkhoe successfully converted the spot kick following Chinerwm…
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Lagos State governorship candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 elections, in Thursday, slammed the Speaker of the House of Assembly in the state, Hon Mudashiru Obasa for proposing to make laws that will protect the property rights of indigenes. It could be recalled that the Lagos Assembly speaker, Obasa revealed…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has re-appointed his former Chief of Staff, Mr. Tayo Ayinde, and Deputy Chief of Staff, Gboyega Soyannwo, to their former roles. This is his first appointments since his inauguration for a second term in office. It was gathered that the governor also appointed Bimbo Salu-Hundeyin as the Secretary to…
Nollywood actress, Adunni Ade has reacted to the allegation of owing her late colleague and director, Murphy Afolabi, the sum of N250, 000. Adunni in a statement through her management on Tuesday debunked the reports of being indebted to late Murphy. Recall that Murphy Afolabi’s burial committee had on Monday, in a trending video,…
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos State Governor has announced the delivery of first set of electric buses in the state’s public transport The governor made this known on Sunday in an Instagram post, while telling Lagosians to say NO to fuel scarcity, saying that these buses will reduce carbon emissions and increase efficiency. He said: “I…
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit on Saturday served squatters at Adewale Kolawale Street, Lekki coastal road and its environs a five–day removal notice of all illegal structures and shanties erected in the area or faced demolition. CSP Shola Jejeloye, the Chairman of the agency, in a statement through the Director, Public Affairs,…
The Lagos State Government has said that no casualty recorded in the collapse of a seven-storey building under construction on Banana Island, Ikoyi on Wednesday. Gbenga Omotoso, the commissioner for Information and Strategy, stated this while giving an update on the incident, adding that the state government has launched an intensified probe into the collapse…
A seven-storey building under construction in Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos State, on Wednesday collapsed, trapping several workers. The Informant247 gathered that the emergency responders have been mobilised to the scene of the building collapse. The Lagos Territorial Head of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed the incident in a brief update Wednesday evening. “A…
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos State Governor has approved a 20 percent increment of salary for civil servants in the State. This was contained in a statement by the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola on Monday. The statement reads: “Furthermore, kindly note that the arrears for the month of January, 2023 will be paid along with…
Ifagbemi Awamaridi, a former candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos State, has said he still remains the candidate of the party in the March 18 Gubernatorial Election. Awamaridi, who was also the National Coordinator, Labour Party Concerned Stakeholders, made the disclosure in Lagos on Thursday at a news briefing to round off his electioneering…
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Lagos has said he is expecting the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state to collapse its structure and join him to save Lagos. The LP candidate, popularly known as GRV, said this in an exclusive interview with Politics Hub, a Vanguard online TV’s show on…
Oluwaseun Osinbajo, the driver of the Lagos State Government staff bus that was involved in the incident that led to a train colliding with the bus at the PWD/ Shogunle railway line, on the Agege motor road in Lagos, on Thursday, has asked the victims and their family for forgiveness, while blaming the incident on…
Mr Mu’azu Sambo, the Minister of Transportation, has expressed sadness over the train crash which occurred on Thursday in Lagos State. In a statement by Henshaw Ogubike, Director of Press and Public Relations of the ministry in Abuja, said the minister had also ordered an immediate investigation into the unfortunate incident. The Informant247 reported that…
