Our Reporter Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) has appointed Dr Steven Anu’ Adesemoye as the new Ag. Head of Department, Mass Communication, effective 1st August 2024. Adesemoye, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication, brings a wealth of experience in screen and culture, public relations, and narrative media production to his new role. At different times, he was the acting public relations officer and assistant dean for student affairs at the legacy institution, Lagos State Polytechnic. “I am honoured to lead the Department of Mass…

Wale Jagun Birthday wishes have been pouring in from the Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS) and other notable groups and individuals in Ikorodu, in celebration of the Executive Secretary, Ikorodu Division Peace Initiative Limited (IDPIL), Otunba Ganiyu Adesegun Abiru (GOA). The former Chairman, IKODASS, and retired Clerk/Permanent Secretary, Lagos State House of Assembly, was a year older on August 6th. Mr Erogbogbo Rotimi, the IKODASS Chairman, in a statement, said that the body is not just celebrating the remarkable life of Otunba Ganiu Abiru, but also his commitment and…

Kunle Adelabu The Publisher of the Oriwu Sun newspaper, a foremost community newspaper in Africa, Alhaji Monzor Kolawole Olowosago, has appealed to the children of former Ayangbure of Ikorodu, late Oba (Dr.) Salaudeen Afolabi Adekoya Oyefusi, CON, to have a forgiven spirit like their father. Alhaji Olowosago made the appeal at the weekend during the special Muslim prayer session held at the late Oba’s residence, Royal Castle of Peace, located at Lowa, lkorodu. The media mogul said that despite that he was not invited to the remembrance event for the…

Kunle Adelabu, Mariam Akinloye & Joy Fanon Ten years after the passage of His Royal Majesty, Late Oba (Dr.) Salaudeen Afolabi Adekoya Oyefusi, CON, family members and eminent personalities in lkorodu, have recalled the reign of the immediate past Ayangbure of Ikorodu, whose reign they said brought expansion and developments to the community and its environs. Many of those that spoke at the special prayer sessions organized by the family of the late Oba and the foundation named after him, also described him as a father to all. The Islamic…

Wale Jagun Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu chaired the Executive Council Meeting (ECM) on Monday as full government activities resumed following a four-day hunger protest also known as #EndbadGovernnace across Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu had urged protesters to cease demonstrations and engage in dialogue in a broadcast on Sunday. In response, Governor Sanwo-Olu praised the Lagos protesters for ending their actions in line with the President’s appeal. Speaking to journalists at the Lagos House in Ikeja, Commissioner for Information and Strategy Gbenga Omotoso confirmed that Lagos is currently peaceful and…

Wale Jagun The Lagos State government has expressed gratitude to the protesters for their peaceful demonstration and subsequent decision to end their action. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, he said that the Governor has directed the Ministry of Youth and Social Development; Ministry of Information and Strategy and Office of Civic Engagement to immediately open wider channels of engagement with various stakeholders, including leaders of protests in the state. The statement stated that the pronouncement by the Governor is a demonstration of…

Wale Jagun President Bola Tinubu has called for the immediate suspension of the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest across the country and charged the protesters on the need to embrace dialogue. The protest that rocked the nation since Thursday, has led to several dead and properties worth millions destroyed especially in the northern part of the country. Tinubu, who expressed pain over the loss of lives and properties in some states, made the appeal on Sunday during a nationwide broadcast. “I speak to you today with a heavy heart and a sense…