The officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop near Minneapolis mistakenly confused her gun for her Taser, police officials said on Monday, quickly releasing video as they tried to ease tensions in a state on edge over the Derek Chauvin trial. In a brief clip of body camera video, officers from the Brooklyn Center Police […]Read More
Chief Tim Gannon and Officer Kim Potter have quit the Brooklyn Center force. Mrs Potter said she shot Daunte Wright accidentally, having mistakenly drawn her gun instead of her Taser, a stance backed by Mr Gannon. Despite the resignations fresh clashes between police and protesters erupted for a third night. Mr Wright’s mother has been […]Read More
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has pegged the fare for performing the Y2021 Umrah (lesser Hajj) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at N1.37 million, being the least package fees. The Executive Secretary of the Board, Mr. Rahman Ishola, who disclosed this in a statement issued by the Board on Tuesday, added that […]Read More
The Office of Transformation, Creativity and Innovation (OTCI), has organized a knowledge-based Stakeholders’ Engagement for Creativity and Innovation Ambassadors, to equip them with the right skills and knowledge required for optimal performance. Addressing the gathering which comprised of newly selected and erstwhile Creativity and Innovation (C&I) Ambassadors in the State at the Adeyemi-Bero Auditorium, Alausa, […]Read More
… Says Initiative Will Boost Heritage Tourism Wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has opened the Afro Brazilian Descendants Centre in the State, just as she commended the Brazilian Descendants Association’s carnival held by the community. Speaking during the official opening of the Afro Brazilian Descendants Centre in Lagos, Dr. Sanwo-Olu also commended […]Read More
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, implored the Muslim faithful to use this year’s fasting period to seek the face of God for divine help on Nigeria and total recovery from the losses of COVID-19 pandemic and other pressing challenges. Sanwo-Olu made the plea while addressing Muslim congregants at the Pre-Ramadan lecture/prayer held at the State […]Read More
TO EMPOWER AMPUTEE SINGLE PARENT … Relocates Her to Temporary Shelter For Safety Lagos State Government, on Monday, said that it has taken over the welfare of Mary Daniel, the 26-year-old homeless amputee and single mother, whose tragic story trended on social media platforms over the weekend. Speaking on the intervention of the State Government, the […]Read More
The Lagos State Government has said that it would on Thursday, 22nd April, 2021 launch a 5-Year Agricultural Development Roadmap in line with its THEMES developmental agenda. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya who made this known in Lagos today explained that the Roadmap would help the State achieve its goal of making Lagos […]Read More
The General Hospital Ebute Metta, in conjunction with the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Services, has embarked on a Blood Drive Campaign tagged “Give A Gift From Your Heart – Donate Blood”. Speaking during the blood donation drive which commenced on Monday with a sensitisation/awareness walk around the Ebute Metta Community, the Medical Director of the […]Read More
Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has endorsed ‘Go Culture Festival 2021’, describing the initiative as a step in the right direction towards cultural renaissance and preservation of Nigeria cultural heritage. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Solomon Bonu, while speaking at the event held recently in […]Read More