Unity Bank Corpreneurship Challenge produces more winners

Unity Bank’s flagship business plan competition for National Youth Service Corps members, Corpreneurship Challenge, has produced three more winners. 

The winners who include Ejidike Vitalis, Aromire Yusuf, and Sanni Adeola emerged during the final pitch for NYSC 2020 Batch B, Stream 1B corps members, held at the Lagos NYSC Orientation camp on Monday.

Oba-Elect, Ogunlana Endorses Tokunbo Abiru for Lagos East Senatorial seat

The Oba-Elect of Magbon Alade in the Ibeju Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State, Prince Sikirullai Alade Adebola Ogunlana, has endorsed the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Tokunbo Abiru, in the December 5, Lagos East Senatorial by-elections. 

Ogunlana who was unanimously adopted as the Oba-Elect by Ipatun, Oketun and Oga, which are the three quarters that make up the royal stool in Magbon Alade said Abiru has shown a great deal of enthusiasm in governance, adding that he will impact positively on the people and governance. 

Soldiers went to Lekki tollgate with live bullets – General

The Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, Brigadier General Ahmed Taiwo, has explained that Phase Four of military internal security operation, which was deployed at the Lekki tollgate on the night October 20, involved the use of both live and blank ammunition.

He said the soldiers took live bullets to the scene for the purpose of self defence

Taiwo said a portion of the troops that operated at the tollgate on that night were indeed armed with live bullets.

We’re not allowed to release bodies of #ENDSARS protesters — Mainland Hospital

The management of Mainland Hospital, Lagos, says it received a directive from the state Ministry of Health not to release corpses of suspected #ENDSARS 

protesters.

Our correspondent visited the Mainland Hospital after the Chief Coroner of Lagos State, Mrs. Mojisola Dada,via a public announcement, directed relatives who had lost loved ones between October 19th and 27thto visit the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital to identify and claim bodies of their loved ones.

Gbajabiamila Confirms Death Of Vendor Shot By His Security Aide, Suspends Officer

The Speaker of the House of Representative, Femi Gbajabiamila has confirmed the death of a newspaper vendor shot by one of his security aides on Thursday.

Gbajabiamila who, in a series of tweets on his official handle in the early hours of Friday, narrated how the incident took place, explained that the vendor was hit by a stray bullet meant to disperse a crowd when he went to greet newspaper vendors while leaving the National Assembly.

Perm Sec, Others Face Dismissal Over Kogi Bread Tax

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has ordered the Head of Service, Mrs  Deborah Ogunmola, to issue queries to those responsible for the controversial bread tax in Confluence State, including the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Usman A. Ibrahim.

Governor Bello announced this on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while fielding questions from State House reporters shortly after a brief meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.

#EndSARS: Fashola discovers mystery camera at Lekki Toll Gate

The Minister for Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola on Sunday, discovered a hidden camera at the Lekki Toll Gate, Admiralty Circle, in Lagos.

Fashola, led a Federal Government delegation on the directive of  President Muhammadu Buhari to commiserate with the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu over the loss of lives and destruction of properties in the violence that rocked the state last week.