The Lagos Waste Management Authority, (LAWMA) and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), have met to discuss ways of implementing sustainable waste management strategies, following the recent ban on usage of styrofoam packs in the state. Addressing the stakeholders, managing director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin reiterated the Authority’s commitment to the Lagos State Government’s T.H.E.M.E.S Plus agenda, stressing that the state government had to ban styrofoam to protect the environment and safeguard public health. He said: “It is necessary to establish that lack of access to a good environment, lack of awareness about the dangers of some of the…
Author: Oluwatoyin Mathnuel
As Nigeria’s security forces continue to engage kidnappers, bandits, terrorists and other violent criminals in a battle of wits, a security specialist, Mr. Matthew Ibadin has called for the urgent establishment of what he described as Arms Control and Licensing Authority to deescalate the increasing circulation of small arms and light weapons in the country. In a press statement e-signed and released to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP in Lagos on Wednesday, the Badison Security Chief Executive Officer noted that kidnapping of Citizens in the last nine years has become the order of the day with…
The political clouds are presently gathering over the ever stormy political firmament of Edo State. It is once again a battle of the Titans as political juggernauts and wannabes are jostling to position themselves as the next Landlord of the coveted Osadebe House, the seat of governance in the State that prides itself as The Heartbeat Of The Nation. Given the luck luster performance of the outgoing PDP led Godwin Obaseki administration, the state of the shredded PDP umbrella and the abysmal track record of political somersaults of it leading candidates. Also, the inglorious penchant of betrayal by the current…
The Minister of Works, David Umahi; and Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, on Wednesday, used the facilities and ferries of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) to inspect ongoing repairs on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. The two ministers were accompanied by the General Manager of LASWA, Oluwadamilola Emmanuel and the trio were conveyed on the Lagos Inland waterways on a collaborative inspection tour of the Carter Bridge, Iddo-Marina Shoreline and the Third Mainland Bridge. This is not the first time that cabinet members and top Federal Government officials would utilise the Lagos…
Please Note: Our own Comrade, Oba Olusola Olatunde is the Onikun of Ikun – Ekiti while One of these 2 victims, was the Onimojo of Imojo – Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olushola, who was killed alongside Elesun of Esun – Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsakin, in a Community at Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State while returning from a Security Meeting in Irele – Ekiti, the 3rd Royal father, Oba Adebayo Fatoba, the Alara of Ara Ikole – Ekiti escaped from scene. They were all inside the same vehicle and being driven by one of their Coallegues, the Alara…
Acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Imo State Police Command Special Tactical Unit led by the Commissioner of Police, CP Aboki Danjuma in synergy with some local hunters stormed a suspected kidnapper’s hideout in a forest between Avu and Ihiagwa, on 29/01/2024 and arrested of 5 suspected kidnappers namely; Muazu Awuta, 30 ‘m’ yrs, Abdullahi Abubakar, ‘m’ 32yrs, Ozeru Sabo ‘m’ 25yrs, Saddam Suleiman, ‘m’ 27yrs, Bashir Yahaya, ‘m’, 28yrs all of Jau LGA of Jigawa State. The suspects are currently undergoing investigation and have provided useful information to the Police that will lead to the arrest of other…
In line with the frantic efforts of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government of Nigeria, to emplace sanity in the country’s mining sector, the technical committee charged by the Federal Government to set up a joint taskforce, convened on Tuesday 30th January, 2024, at the instance of the IGP, Abuja to address the challenges posed by illegal mining in Nigeria. The Committee meeting, which was held at the Police Force Headquarters, had in attendance the representatives from the Armed Forces, Police, NSCDC, Ministry of Solid Minerals, Environment, and other relevant Ministries, Departments, and Agencies. The mandate of the proposed…
In what has been termed a significant milestone in the advancement of Nigeria’s domestic gas industry and the generation of gas revenues, Temile Development Company Ltd -a key indigenous player in the oil and gas industry- recently commissioned a 23,000 cubic meters ultramodern Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Carrier. Named ‘Alfred Temile 10’, the vessel was part-financed by leading Nigerian bank -Fidelity Bank Plc- and was commissioned at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea. Dignitaries at the event included the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari,OFR; Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer,…
Kunle Olatunji In a devastating turn of events, fire outbreaks occurred at Amuloko Market in Ona Ara LGA and Ire Akari Estate area in Soka Oluyole LGA, leaving behind destruction and despair. However, amidst the chaos, the Senator representing Oyo Central Senatorial District, Dr. Yunus Akintunde has expressed his sympathy and support for the affected communities. The fire outbreaks at Amuloko Market and Ire Akari Estate area have caused significant damage to properties and disrupted the lives of the residents. The flames engulfed buildings, leaving behind charred remains and a sense of loss. The exact cause of the fires is…
By Oki Samson The successes achieved by the Nigeria Police Force is not attributed to just guns, uniforms, and boots, it has a lot to do with the amazing support provided by community stakeholders. ‘As Police we are not angels, we are not spirits, if you see us succeeding, it is the information you give us’ asserted new Area Foxtrox Commander, ACP Idowu Ebenezer Olanrewaju during his familiarization and interactive session with the stakeholders in Alausa division last Thursday 24th January, National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP can report.NAOSNP can report that ACP Idowu Olanrewaju made this note during…