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...Says 'Arch. Kabir Ahmed, Lagos State Commissioner for Waterfront and I are Political Disciples of Jagaban'. ... Affirms that the 2023 train is gathering steam The Director General, Hon Aminu Suleiman and Arch Ahmed Kabir Abdullahi, who is the current Lagos State Commissioner for the waterfront. Both of them have come along way and have been political disciples of Jagaban. Arch Ahmed Kabir is an indigene of Katsina State and resident in Lagos. He was once a Special Adviser to the Governor and head of several agencies in Lagos State at different times from the days of Asiwaju as Governor till the present. It was Asiwajus' style of inclusive governance that saw the emergence of Arch Kabir Ahmed and many other people from all parts of Nigeria into the Lagos State Civil service and Cabinet. I recall that at a point, an Igbo man was the Lagos State Commissioner for budget and economic planning for 12 years in the person of Mr. Ben Akabueze. He is currently the DG ...

By: Fashina Shakiru The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Lagos State Branch has held a rally in Lagos Island as result of series of unrest crisis in some part of Lagos Island. The NURTW Lagos State Council Treasurer Alhaji Mustapha Adekunle (Sego) who led the peaceful rally kick off from Campos to Idumota, Ebute Ero, Apogbon, Lafiaji, Okepopo and ended at Onala. Flycomnews correspondence gathered that, NURTW members in Lagos Island are not violent people and the leadership at the state council will not condone any form of violence. The essence of the rally was to appeal to residents of Lagos Island to stay away from violence". “We have our internal ways of resolving crisis. There are rules and regulations we fellow as union members. Anyone found committing crimes, violence, killings will be expelled from the union and handed over to the police for prosecution,” Adekunle  said. Sego as he fondly called, " he said needs to let the public know that ...

…As Women Conference Ends The Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) on Thursday urged the Federal Government and governments across the states to prioritise issue of maternal mortality, which it described as “national emergency”. The Committee said the high maternal mortality would not augur well for the nation, urging all stakeholders, especially the Government to initiate actions that would address the problem, with the aim to stem the growth. The Committee, in a communique issued at the end of its 19th National Women Conference held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, called on government at all levels to empower women, saying there was strong need for women to maximise their capacity. The communique reads: “Maternal mortality is abysmally high in Nigeria and we regard the death of a woman in preventable circumstances as unacceptable. The issue of maternal mortality has been taken for granted in Nigeria when it is supposed to be seen as a nati...

MEET ABDEL-JELEEL TAIWO ADEKUNLE  OLASUPO. By: Fashina Mobolaji Shakiru Olasupo was born, some 50 years ago, at Dosunmu Ajiwe Court, on Oshodi Street in Epetedo Area of Lagos Island. Olasupo spent most of his childhood live at he Lagos Island area of Lagos State. Also, for his elementary school education, he attended Jamatul Islamiyat Primary on Patey Street, still on the Island. He later proceeded to Jubril Martins Memorial Grammar School III, now known as Iponri Grammar School in Abule Nla, Costain Area. After completing his University education at  the College of Staten Island, City University of New York, Olasupo joined the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance as a Miscellaneous Tax Auditor at the Capital Region Office (CRO), that's in Albany; New York, United State of America. In furtherance of his education, he attended the State University at Albany for his post graduate course. Prior to now, he had served as a Revenue Consultant to many Lago...

SUCCOR AS OKORO MARKS HIS BIRTHDAY IN GENERAL HOSPITAL LAGOS AS HUGE CASH OF 30 ENVELOPES GIVE OUT. Chief Executive Officer of H O Agboola Autos Lagos, Mr Agboola Olarenwaju Hakeem put smiles on the faces of 30 patients in Lagos Island General Hospital Marina, in his celebration to mark this year's birthday Birthdays are the reminder of life and it's vanities, about the times of impact and grace to do, they are the measure of existence in a wild goose chase. As this played out today when one of the big boys in Lagos Island decided to take a minute of visitation to the General Hospital Marina  Lagos Island (Emergency Wards)  with huge cash of envelops to over 30 patients and personnel in an early hour of today. According to him, feel excited that today marks my birthday and being here at Lagos Island General Hospital Marina, to pay courtesy visit and give a token to those who are in need of assistant. He said he decided to have a low key birthday and prefer to cho...