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Mr. Ola Oresanya, MD/CEO. Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) (2nd left) supported by Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin(L) and Barr. Nonye Mike-Nnaji, president, Spotlight Africa (r), to present an award to one of the 150 awardees, Adeola Bidemi, during an award presentation for Outstanding Excellence & Leadership to Street Sweepers, organised by Spotlight Africa, to celebrate LAWMA Women, at Alausa, Ikeja, recently. The Managing Director of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr. Ola Oresanya, has described the female street sweepers as the engine room of the organization, working round the clock to keep the state clean and sustain the environment. He said this at Ikeja during an award ceremony organized by Spotlight African Network to celebrate the women workforce of the Authority for their input towards achieving cleaner and healthier environment in the state. At the programne tagged, “LAWMA Women Making A Difference, Community Service Leadership Awards”, he said: “I us

Rev. Father Paul Offu: killed in Enugu The Commissioner of Police in Enugu state, Mr Sulaiman Balarabe, on Sunday, said arrests will soon be made in connection with the killing of the Catholic Priest, Rev.Fr. Paul Offu. “Soon, we will make arrest of some suspects,” declared the commissioner. He spoke in an interview on Sunday. He said the police have been on the trail of some suspects believed to be the killers Offu, who was the Parish Priest of St. James Greater Parish, Ugbawka in Nkanu East Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, was allegedly killed on Thursday evening by yet-to-be identified gunmen. He was reportedly killed on the Ihe-Agbudu Road in Awgu LGA. The police chief said: “We are still tracking some individuals believed to be connected with the crime”. He appealed to residents of the state to assist security agencies with useful information that could help in apprehending the hoodlums. At least 200 Catholic priests in the state marched on the major

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Sunday described the arrest of activist, Omoyele Sowore by the Department of State Security, DSS, as a travesty and violation of the fundamental rights of citizens to congregate and make public their concerns. Soyinka said the young politician has never engaged in any treasonable act as being claimed by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. Operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, in the early hours of Saturday arrested Sowore, who is also the convener of ‘#RevolutionNow’ protests. Sowore posted a distress tweet at exactly 1:25 am with an eyewitness confirming that his phone was forcefully taken from him. Reacting, Soyinka, in a statement, titled: “Surely, Not Again!!!,” said the deployment of alarmist expressions such as “treason”, “anarchist”, “public incitement” and so on by security forces had become so predictable and banal that they have become meaningless. He said beyond the word ‘revolution,’ another much

The Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, COZA, Biodun Fatoyinbo, on Sunday returned to the pulpit, a month he stepped down following serious rape allegation against him. Busola Dakolo, wife of singer, Timi Dakolo had accused Fatoyinbo of raping her 20 years ago while she was still 16 years old in Ikorin, Kwara State. The rape allegation drew sharp criticism and condemnation from different quarters. However, Fatoyinbo, in his sermon, titled: “Sudden victories,” told a large crowd that Christians would surely face persecution, but that God would always deliver them. Taking his texts from 1 Timothy 6:12; Mark 4:35-37 and 1 Corinthians 10:13, Fatoyinbo stated that “As a Christian, you must face opposition. If God, who is holy and faithful has enemies, you are sure going to have.” According to him, most times, when faced with troubles, Christians had the tendency to call everyone except God for help. He noted that the reason most Christians fail was that they