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The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 29, a public holiday across Nigeria. A statement signed by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior Mohammed Manga said the Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, announced the holiday to mark Eid-el-Maulud, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed. The Minister who also posted the statement on his verified Facebook page, congratulated the Muslim faithful both at home and abroad for …

The Nigerian Army says the Lagos state government invited it to intervene in the fallout of the #EndSARS protest. The Army further disassociated itself from “a viral video on social media in which it was alleged that civilian protesters were massacred by soldiers at Lekki Toll Plaza”. According to a statement issued …

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the full reopening of markets in the state. The Lagos Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Dr Wale Ahmed, made this known in a statement on Tuesday. The statement made available by the governor’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Gawat …

The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and the Lekki Tollgate Incident has announced that it has so far received 15 petitions from members of the public. This was revealed by the chairperson of the panel, Justice Doris Okuwobi (Rtd) while receiving …

Members of the Private Sector-led Coalition Against COVID_19 (CACOVID) wishes to call for calm, amidst the looting of COVID-19 palliatives meant for distribution in various State Government warehouses across the country. The Coalition is deeply concerned by the recent events and is urging those involved in the wanton destruction of …

The rabbit hole of uncertainty, confusion and fear that pupils and their parents fell into in the dying days of March when the country was in lockdown was best captured in a Saturday Sun feature of May 16, titled, “COVID-19: Troubles of e-Learning.”   The story catalogues the challenges that erupted out …

I woke up this morning after my morning devotion; I dabbled into a mind boggling report on my WhatsApp platform. I told myself: The TRUTH be told, what are the roles of the MEDIA obligated and bestowed with the sole ethical responsibilities of being the watchdog of the society; must …

The founder and Chief Executive of SBI Media, Rotimi Bankole has been named the Marketing Media Personality of the Decade by Marketing Edge magazine, the most prominent marketing industry journal in Nigeria. Bankole, 40, who founded SBI Media in 2013, has led the company into over 150% year on year …

  Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has relaxed the curfew imposed in Lagos State with effect from Saturday, October 24, 2020. Mr Sanwo-Olu in a statewide broadcast on Friday evening said people are now free to move around from 8 am to 6 pm. Details later…

‌ The campaign office of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State located at Ilesha Road, Akure has been set ablaze by hoodlums on Thursday. The attackers were said to have gained entrance into the governor’s campaign office at about noon and set the building on fire after destroying some valuable …