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The Vice-Chairman, Oshodi-Isolo local government, Mrs Modupe Badmus-Aregbe has advised students to be focused on their studies. Mrs Badmus Aregbe gave this advice when she was speaking at the Spelling Bee Competition held at the council secretariat on Thursday. The council vice-chairman who represented the wife of the chairman, Mrs Folakemi Oloyede asked the students to also take advantage of vocational skills as they go in life to help them become self-dependent.    Mrs Badmus-Aregbe who also attended the debate competition of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, Lagos West Senatorial District held at the council secretariat urged the students to be watchful of companies they keep.    She said; "Focus on your education, it pays. I have never dreamt of becoming a vice-chairman but with education, I am here today. Be watchful of the kind of companies you keep, remember that your parents send you to school to learn, your ability to go to school is a privilege, make sure you make j

Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has charged officers and men of the Agencys Strike Force Corps to go all out and root out drug barons and cartels from their hideouts across the country. Marwa gave the charge at the special operations training graduation ceremony for 143 officers of the Strike Force Corps at the Nigerian Army School of Infantry, NASI, Jaji, Kaduna state on Monday. According to the NDLEA boss, "the drug scourge in Nigeria is unacceptable with almost 15 million Nigerians abusing substances, 20 percent of who are addicted, which is three times the global average. We're conscious of our job to block and prevent availability of narcotic drugs, and that necessitated the formation of the Strike Force to enhance our capability for complex operations. The Strike Force is the tip of our spear in our interdiction efforts and as such we must keep the tip sharpened and always ready to strike,

 _- VOB presents LAWMA MD with an appreciation plaque for pragmatic innovations to waste management_  Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni led his team of waste managers to a stakeholders meeting in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Secretariat to initiate the Clean-up exercise.  In his speech he said, "Waste Management is a collective responsibility, that all stakeholders must get involved". He also chided the operators of PSP to be innovative in their style of service delivery.  The Council Chairman who returned from another engagement to join the stakeholders forum, appealed to residents to do the needful for a clean environment.  Mr. Taiwo, the guest facilitator in his presentation revealed that waste can be converted to wealth via sorting of waste.  A collective resolution derived from the stakeholders meeting was to totally eradicate the activities of cart pushers across the local government as LAWMA promised to cleanup all illegal dumpsite across the local government in 2 weeks.

Men of Ogun State police command have arrested three members of a robbery syndicate terrorizing Mowe and its environs. The suspects identified as Daniel Okereke, Henry Osagwe and Wisdom Atuba were arrested following a piece of information received by the policemen attached to Mowe divisional headquarters at about 10 pm, that a group of men numbering about seven who were suspected to be armed robbers were sighted in a hideout at Ajeonibode area of Mowe, where they were perfecting plans on when and how to attack their targeted victims. Upon the information, the DPO Mowe division, CSP Saminu Akintunde, quickly mobilized his men and stormed the scene. On sighting the policemen, the hoodlums took to flight, but with the assistance of members of the community, three amongst them were apprehended while others escaped. Recovered from them are: one locally made short gun loaded with two live cartridges, two jack knives and criminal charms. Confirming the arrest, the spokesperson of the state po

Pan Nigeria group,the TeamNigeria4Change has called on Nigerians, especially the youth who are planning to mark the one year anniversary of the ENDSARS protest have been advised to see the occasion as time for sober reflection in the polity,owing to the destruction that followed the campaign next year.   The advise was given by the president of the Group ,Chief Bestman Jumbo Nze in a press he  release he signed,stating that the situation in the country calls for critical evaluation of what transpired during the ENDSARS last year.   The group claimed that ,though it sympathises with those who were affected by the aftermath of the unfortunate incident,but the way out is a reflection of what went wrong and a way out of the quagmire.  According to him" let me on behalf of the TeamNigeria4Change extend solidarity with those who organized the ENDSARS campaign last year ,and also reiterate that the planned anniversary this year should be critically looked into ,in view of the present rea

.. .NDLEA appeals against N700,000 option of fine for convicts, others   A major drug dealer, Mike Omoarukhe, his manager and three other workers in his cannabis farms have been sentenced to 75 years imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Benin, the Edo state capital. The convicts were charged in July by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) in a five count charge number FHC/B/107c/2021 bordering on possession of 183.5 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa, conspiracy to possess, cultivate and cultivation of 22 hectares of cannabis farms. Delivering his judgement in the case on Thursday 14th October, Justice A.C. Obiozor sitting in Court 2 of the Federal High Court, Benin Judicial Division, sentenced the defendants to 15 years on each of the five counts, bringing the total years of imprisonment to 75 years, which will run concurrently. The judge however gave the convicts an option of Seven Hundred Thousand Naira (N 700,000) fine on all the counts. Meanwhile, Chairman/Chief Execut

  The Federal Government has declared Tuesday  October 19th, 2021  as Public Holiday to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Mawlid Celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made this declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulates all Muslim faithful both at home and in the Diaspora for witnessing this year’s occasion. He admonishes all Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of love, patience and perseverance which are the virtues of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), adding that doing so would guarantee peace and security in the country. Ogbeni Aregbesola enjoined Nigerians, particularly Muslims, to refrain from violence, lawlessness and other acts of criminality. As the indisputable leader of our race, we must show responsible leadership in Africa. While calling for a stop to all divisive tendencies across the country, the Minister urges all Nigerians and the youth in particular

.... Sets for 35th Anniversary, 7th Merit Award The chairman of Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Oshodi branch, Alhaji Moshood Zakariyyahu,q has said job creation is the panacea to insecurity and economic woes confronting the nation. Zakariyyahu made this statement at a press conference to kick start its 35th Anniversary of the society and merit award which is scheduled to hold on Sunday 17th October 2021. He said the problem confronting the country is due to youth restiveness as a result of lack of job creations by the government.  He said; "The government should create jobs for the youths, invest more in education and skills acquisition for the youths and empower them to become self-reliant and employers of labour if they do this, the spate of insecurity and economic woes of the country will be drastically reduced."  The chairman of the Ansaru-Deen Society, also called for unity among all religious and ethnic groups in the country, saying this will help the country overcom

Marina, Lagos Residence of the Lagos state Governor, hosted dignitaries on Sunday from far and near for a prayer session in honour of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Joining party stalwarts, family members, friends and associates of Tinubu in the prayer session was the executive chairman of Oshodi-Isolo local government, Otunba Kehinde Almoroof Oloyede. The payer session had in attendance the Governor, Mr Babajide Olushola Sanwoolu, his deputy, Commissioners, cabinet members, council chairmen and other political heavyweights.  All those present prayed for continuous good health for the former Governor of Lagos state, and that God should answer his prayer by making him realize his ambition of ruling the country in 2023.  Speaking on the sideline of the event, the Oshodi-Isolo council boss disclosed that he joined others in offering prayers to the APC national stalwart who has given all he had to humanity.  He posited that nothing ca

Lagos State Government has again lamented the infiltration of illegal sand dredging companies in different parts of the State, declaring that it will commence a clamp down exercise on all illegal dredging sites in Lagos State.   Announcing a zero tolerance policy on illegal dredging activities in the State recently in his office at Alausa, Ikeja, the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Engr. Olalere Odusote, insisted that all dredging companies within Lagos State must have Federal Ministry of Mines & Steels approval before they would be allowed to operate.  He added that Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIA), Sand Search Report, Bathymetric Survey & Hydrographic report, Survey Plan and Proof of Ownership/Sub Lease on the land where dredging site is located among others are other requirements needed for operation by any dredging company in the State.  The Commissioner maintained that dredging companies found dredging without any of the above listed documents or

Determined to empower and develop youths for better future through sports and skills acquisition, the Oshodi-Isolo local government chairman, Otunba Kehinde Almoroof Oloyede has promised a facelift for the popular Jalisco Stadium. It would be recalled that the executive chairman had posted the prototype of the architectural design on his personal Facebook page with the caption: "My vision for a new and better Jalisco football pitch. It's achievable if we put our hearts and minds to it. God willing." After the posting, the chairman, in company of council engineers visited the stadium on Monday for physical assessment and feasibility study. While discussing with journalists on his plans for the mini stadium, the chairman averred that "promotion of youths and sport development is one of the cardinal areas we want to give maximum attention. Sport will not only keep our youths mentally alert but it's also a sure way to success." He continued, "Oshodi is bles

A pan Nigeria- group of versatile professionals in diverse fields,  TeamNigeria4Change  has called on Nigerians both home and in diaspora to continue to work for the progress,development and peace of the country as it remains the country they have ,as such should be proud of it.  The admonition was given by the President of TNC ,Otunba Bestman Nze Jumbo on the anniversary of the 61st independence anniversary of Nigeria,stressing that the country is richly blessed and her greatness is undeniable.   He maintained that as Nigerians,praying for the good of the country is critical ,not minding the current situation, especially the issue of senseless killings,banditry and threat of secession.  The Aguda Ogba high chief noted that with the cooperation of all and patriotic zeal of the security agencies,defeating the agents of destabilization will be easy .. In his words "on behalf of the officers and members of our movement, TeamNigeria4Change,we celebrate today, being a special day for o