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Hundreds of inhabitants of Igbogbo, Oreta, Offin, Bayeku, Lajo, Owode-Ibeshe, Agunfoye and Awesu communities in Igbogbo/Bayeku  LCDA of Lagos State have been rendered homeless by a flood that followed hours of heavy rains in the area on Sunday and Monday. The flood sacked hundreds residents and destroyed properties worth millions of naira. A resident of Bayeku community, Mr Omotayo Oduala, attributed the flooding to lack of drainage system in the community. He therefore urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) to come to the rescue of the victims. “It has become a regular occurrence at Akin Ogunlewe,  Banjoko and Macaulay spots of Bayeku road. We had expected that the relevant authorities would have opened up the drainage on the road for the water to have a channel. “These areas are flood prone but this is the biggest flooding we have experienced in recent times. The flood  has sacked us from ne...

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and member of the Governor’s Advisory Committee (GAC), Alhaji Mutiu Are as Chairman of the Lagos Committee on 774,000 Employment Committee and 19 others. Mutiu Are was named the Chairman, while Barr. Eleshin Kayode Kassim and the NDE State coordinator, Edward Serena were named Vice Chairman and Secretary of the Committee for Lagos in the list for all States released by the Presidency, exclusively in possession of MegaXpression Community News. Other distinguished members of the Committee are: HRM OBA ABDULSEMIU ORIMADEGUN KASALI, Adeboruwa of Igbogbo Kingdom.  HRM OBA ADENIYI OWOLABI ADEYEMI HRM OBA AGBABIAKA KABIRU,  ENGR. MARTINS BAMGBOSE CHIEF MRS TINUBU-OJO FOLASHADE APOSTLE BAMGBOLA ALEAXANDER OYEWOLE Chairman, CAN (Lagos) PROF. GBADAMOSI T. G.O. Chairman, NSCIA (Lagos) ALHAJI MUSILIU AKINSANYA Chairman, NURTW (Lagos) BABATUNDE AKANNI MU...

The Palace of Adeboruwa, Igbogbo was on Tuesday played host to the presence of the newly transferred Commanding Officer of 174 Battalion, Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Colonel N.U. Inya, by HRM Oba Abdulsemiu Orimadegun Kasali, the Adeboruwa of Igbogbo Kingdom, Chiefs and Baales. The Commander, who was accompanied by some of the Army personnel, thanked the Monarch for the warmth reception and shared view on how to cub the security challenges facing the domain. In his address, the Balogun of Igbogbo Kingdom, Chief Jelili Oduntan, welcomed the new Commanding Officer and further narrated some of the security challenges facing Igbogbo and its suburbs, noting the undue unrest causing by the cultists. Chief Oduntan beseeched Nigerian Army to look into the matter intently with urgent attention. Also, High Chief Tajudeen Alade  Onasanya, the Odofin of Igbogbo kingdom, in his eloquent remarks charged the 174 Battalion Squad, especially the Commander, Lt. Col. Inya, to follow the tread o...

It was a solemn moment in the chamber of the Lagos State House of Assembly, as rain of tributes and dirges poured out for the late lawmaker representing Lagos East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sen. Adebayo Sikiru Osinowo, at a special plenary session held in his honour on Tuesday. Osinowo, popularly known as Peperrito, died on June 15. The late lawmaker was a member of the Assembly for 16 years, serving four consecutive terms before he was elected into the Senate in 2019. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led the session of tributes to the memory of the late Osinowo, saying the deceased lived a fulfilled life on the home and political front. The Governor recalled that his path and that of the late politician crossed in 2003, noting that Sen. Osinowo’s personality meant different thing to different people. Sanwo-Olu said the late lawmaker was endowed with uncommon wit and humour, which, the Governor said, Osinowo usually brought to any discussion no matter how...

The Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Globalization and Politics  Pandemics are known to trigger significant socioeconomic and political crises. The outbreak of coronavirus disease started in Wuhan China, in December 2019, and in a couple of months, it was declared a global health emergency. The pandemic is expected to cause greater human suffering compared to other contagious diseases. Apart from being considered as the greatest threat facing global public health, the disease has been considered as an indicator of existing inequity and deficiency in social advancement (Chakraborty & Maity, 2020). Currently, the global cases stand at 5.4 million, 2.2 recovered cases, and 342, 346 deaths. The cases are spread across 213 countries (Coronavirus update (Live). The discussion will focus on the impact of the pandemic on globalization and on politics.  Globalization: The rise of globalization has eased interaction between people, which has been beneficial and detrimental ...

The leaders of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government and Oriade LCDA have joined the rest of the Party faithfuls across Nigeria to condole with the national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senate President, Sen. Ibrahim Lawan, Lagos East Senatorial district and family of late Sen. Sikiru Adebayo Osinowo, who died on Monday, at age 64. The death of the first-term senator, popularly called ‘Pepper’ was described by the former Lagos Central Senator and Minister of the federal Republic of Nigeria, Sen. Musiliu Obaniko, as a big loss to the APC, National Assembly and Nigeria, stating that the death was sudden and it's a painful loss to Lagos State. "He will be greatly missed in our Party," he said. Obanikoro, in a statement made available to MegaXpression News described Sen. Osinowo as one of the frontline party leaders who worked assiduously to entrench the APC in the South-West, stressing that he always made himself available to serve th...

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced the suspension of the planned reopening of worship centres in Lagos State till further notice. The fresh decision was made known on Tuesday, 16th June. MegaXpression Community News recalls Governor Sanwo-Olu had earlier revealed that from June 19 religious centres will be allowed to open in the state. Mosques are to reopen from June 19 while churches are to begin services from June 21. However, the Governor disclosed on Tuesday that the plan has now been suspended until further notice. MegaXpression Community News, The Source of GENUINE Information.