POWER BROKERS HONOUR TINUBU.. exclusive pics!!!

DIGNATARIES ATTENDS 8TH BOLA TINUBU COLLOQUIUM TO MARK TINUBU‘S 64TH BIRTHDAY AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE, ABUJA. LEKKI PEOPLE MAGAZINE BRINGS YOU EXCLUSIVE PIX!!!

 

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu I; the Celebrant and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and his wife, Senator Oluremi during the 8th Bola Tinubu 

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, with Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello; Bauchi State Governor, Barr. Mohammed Abubakar and Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi

agos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (2nd left), with former Ogun State Governor, Chief Olusegun Osoba and former Ekiti State Governor, Otunba Niyi Adebayo 

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode(middle); Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello (right) and Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Badaru Abubakar 

Add Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (right), in a warm handshake with Minister of Science & Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onucaption

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (2nd right), Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; his Jigawa State counterparrt, Alhaji Badaru Abubakar; the Celebrant and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and member, House of Representatives, Hon. Rotimi Agunsoye 

LEKKI KILLINGS: GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE WHITE PAPER – AMBODE

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said the Government White Paper on the civil disturbances that occurred at the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) on October 12, 2015 which led to the killing of Alhaji Tajudeen Disu, Managing Director of Lekki Worldwide Investment Company, would soon be released. 

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Governor Ambode, who spoke while commissioning electrification project in 67 communities in Ibeju-Lekki area of the state, said no meaningful development can thrive in atmosphere devoid of peace, and as such the people should shun all acts that can lead to break down of law and order. 

The late Disu was said to have been shot by assailants during an official visit to one of the villages within the zone.

Specifically, Disu was said to be resolving a land dispute between members of Okunraye community and some private companies embarking on various massive projects within the LFTZ.

Governor Ambode, it would be recalled, had set up a five-man Panel of Inquiry chaired by a retired judge of the Lagos State High Court, Justice Adesuyi Olateru-Olagbegi, to look into the remote causes of the civil disturbances, and recommend steps to be taken to permanently resolve the issues connected to the clash.

Justice Olateru-Olagbegi, while submitting the report of the panel to Governor Ambode, had said members looked into the remote and immediate causes of disturbances which claimed the life of Disu.

He said that the tribunal also considered ways and means to be adopted to prevent a recurrence.

Olateru-Olagbegi said that the tribunal received 22 memoranda and had 33 witnesses, while 24 recommendations were made.

According to him, the LFTZ has vast potentials to transform the economic landscape of the state in terms of job creation and revenue generation, among others.

Speaking on the planned release of government white paper, Governor Ambode appealed to residents of the state to continue to live together in peace and avoid any act that may result in loss of lives and wanton destruction of lives and property.

He said: “I also make a special appeal to you all especially our community leaders for your cooperation to allow development to come to your communities. 

“The disturbances we have had at the Lekki Free Trade Zone are not acceptable as we must join hands together to allow peace to reign.

“A government white paper into the panel of inquiry into the recent civil disturbances will soon be released,” Governor Ambode disclosed.

The Governor also said himself and his team would soon commence a tour of all the Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas in May to inspect and commission projects.

Governor Ambode assured that he would also utilize the opportunity of the tour to listen to community leaders, adding that his administration remained committed to run an all-inclusive government.

SOURCE: LAGOS STATE GOVT.

LIGHT UP LAGOS PROJECT: AMOBODE CONNECTS 64 COMMUNITIES IN IBEJU LEKKI TO NATIONAL GRID

On Thursday  24^th March 2016, The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode commissioned an electrification project connecting 67 communities in Ibeju-Lekki area of the state to the national grid.

Governor Ambode, who commissioned the project amidst fanfare form joyous residents, also announced the readiness of the state government to pay the electricity bill of residents until the installation of meters in all homes in the affected communities.

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The Governor said the project was another success story of the Light Up Lagos Project, an initiative of his administration.

The Light Up Lagos Project, which is a key programme of the Ambode administration, was built on a tripod which included Community Electrification, Street Lightening and   Power Advisory Committee made up of key stakeholders from the public and private sector.

The Advisory Committee which was set up in December 2015 by Governor Ambode is being chaired by the state Deputy Governor, Dr (Mrs.) Idiat Oluranti Adebule and its major role is to develop a roadmap to provide sustainable power supply to homes and businesses in Lagos  in the medium to long term.

Speaking at the commissioning, a visibly elated Governor Ambode recalled that the attention of his administration was drawn to the plight of residents of Ibeju Lekki, Ise and Ode-Omi comprising 67 communities in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government and Lekki Local Council Development Area (LCDA) some few months back to the fact that the communities have been without electricity for over five years.

The Governor said: “After a due assessment of the situation, we commenced work last year October and we promised to ensure that these 68 communities are connected to the national grid.

“Today, we are delighted to say that these communities have been connected to the national grid.

“To make this project a reality, 33kv dedicated high-tension lines were laid from Ajah sub-station to Eleko junction and from there spread to 68 communities a high tension network covering 131.5 kilometers was rehabilitated and 86 transformers were installed at a total cost of N600million.

“Beyond fulfilling our promise to these 68 communities, we have also demonstrated our commitment to run an all-inclusive government which no one will be left behind.

“It is expected that the commissioning of this project will boost the socio-economic activities in this area after having suffered untold setback for over five years,” Governor Ambode said.

The Governor, who said he was fully aware that lack of access to electricity was not peculiar to the said 67 communities alone, disclosed that the State Government, through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, was currently attending to similar challenge involving 34 communities in Badagry.

He said before September of 2016, the communities would be connected to the national grid.

“As we do this, we shall continue with the street lightening of the Light Up Lagos Initiative. The vision is to ensure that we light up all major roads and border towns in the state,” the Governor said.

Besides, Governor Ambode commended officials of the State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Light Up Lagos Power Advisory Committee and management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company for working tirelessly for the completion of the project.

He also reaffirmed the full commitment of his administration to the wellbeing of all Lagosians irrespective of their locations within the boundaries of the state.

Earlier, the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Wale Oluwo, recalled that after residents of the 67 communities complained about their plight, Governor Ambode issued a directive for investigation, and that the result revealed that the Sub-station supplying electricity to the communities was vandalised which resulted in the power outage for about five years, until the intervention of the state government.

Oluwo said the state government was seriously committed to the sustainability of the Light Up Lagos Project and urged residents to take ownership of the electrification project and imbibe the culture of prompt payment of their electricity tariffs.

He said the next phase of the Light Up Lagos Project is to take electricity to public institutions such as water corporations, schools, hospitals among others.

Responding on behalf of the residents, Dr. Tola Kasali, one of the community leaders, said the commissioning of the project confirmed Governor Ambode’s love and readiness to address the plight of the people.

“This is a typical example of a Governor that listens; this is a typical example of a Governor that cares; this is a typical example of a Governor that reacts to the needs of the people,” Kasali said.

Also, a representative of Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOS), Engr Charles Momoh, said the commissioning was an eloquent confirmation of walking the talk, and expressed the readiness of DISCOS to partner with the state government and make the Governor’s dream of lighting up every part of Lagos a reality.

Source:Lagos State Government.

5 FACTS YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT LAGOS

1    1. Lagos, which means “lakes”, was a name given to the settlement by the Portuguese. The state first came to the attention of the Portuguese in the 15th century when Portuguese explorer Rui de Sequeira visited the area in 1472 on a trade expedition, naming the area around the city Lago de Curamo; indeed the present name is Portuguese for “lakes”

    

L    2. Lagos was originally inhabited by the Awori subgroup of the Yoruba people. Under the leadership of the Oloye Olofin, the Awori moved to an island now called Iddo and then to the larger Lagos Island.

Sunset Picture taken by LEKKI PEOPLE magazine at ATICAN BEACH RESORT. LEKKI.

5       3. In the 15th century, the Awori settlement was conquered by the Benin Empire and the island became a Benin war-camp called “Eko” under Oba Orhogba, the Oba of Benin at the time. The Yoruba still use the name Eko to refer to Lagos.

6       4 Lagos was formally annexed as the British Lagos Colony in 1861, 26 years before the other parts of Nigeria were annexed in 1887, and Lagos was made the capital. It remained so after Independence in 1960, until the federal capital territory was moved to Abuja in 1991.

5.    Lagos is a port which originated on islands separated by creeks, such as Lagos Island, fringing the southwest mouth of Lagos Lagoon while protected from the Atlantic Ocean by barrier islands and long sand spits such as Bar Beach, which stretch up to 100 kilometres (62 miles) east and west of the mouth. 

INSIDE THE POSH PALACE OF OONI OF IFE, OBA ADEYEYE ENITAN OGUNWUSI: EXCLUSIVE PICS!

The palace is located at the centre of a city called Enuwa in Ile-Ife. Historians and archaeologists have proven that the palace of The Oni Of Ife has existed since about 500 Bc. This is the palace and home to His Imperial Majesty, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi and his new Olori Wuraola Otiti Zynab Obanor. The palace also serve as the abode of the kings immediate family. The Oloris and children. LEKKI PEOPLE brings exclusive pix!

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ONLINE APPLICATION FOR NAVY BASIC TRAINING COMMENCES

Interested indigenes of Lagos State desirous of a career in the Nigerian Navy now have the opportunity to actualize their dreams as online application forms for the Nigerian Navy Basic Training Batch 25 recruitment exercise has commenced since 5^th March, 2016.

In a statement issued from the Office of the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello on Thursday, the online application would end on 2^nd April, while aptitude test for qualified candidates holds on 9^thApril, 2016.

The statement advised prospective candidates who are indigenes of the State to register online free of charge within the designated period. It implored them to comply strictly with the instructions contained therein, adding that they can also log on to the website www.joinnigeriannavy.com for additional details on the exercise.

Meanwhile, the Entrance Examination for the 68^th Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy holds on Saturday, 23^rd April, 2016 at the Command Children’s School/Command Day Secondary School, Ikeja and Navy Secondary School, Ojo Town, Lagos.

“Only candidates that are indigenes of the State who have scored the minimum cut off mark from the JAMB UTME examination should return to the NDA applications portal and log-in with their e-mail address and password to download the examination admission card to gain access to the examination venue”, the statement adds.

It also states that candidates are expected to reach the examination venue by 7.30am for the screening which will take place between 7.45 am and 8. 45 am, while the examination proper commences at 9amprompt.

The statement enjoined the candidates to come along with the Acknowledgement Form (downloaded from the internet), JAMB result slip, examination admission card, two postcard size (3.5 x5 inches) photograph with the candidate’s name, State of origin, chosen course and name of exam centre written at the back.

STORY SOURCE: lagos state govt.

LAGOS MEGA CITY INITIATIVE: EXPRESSION OF INTERESTS

LEKKI GARDENS IN DEEP TROUBLE AS LAGOS STATE ASK RESIDENCE TO VACATE BUILDINGS

ONI OF IFE WELCOMES HIS NEW BRIDE TO ILE IFE..SEE EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS!!!

Ile Ife once again stood still as the Oni of Ife,  Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, took to wife beautiful Wuraola Otti in a traditional ceremony that rocked the kingdom of Benin on March 12, 2016. The king had met Wuraola during his days as the boss of essential homes, while she was an architect based in Dubai.  The friendship had blossomed into a union favored by their creator. LEKKI PEOPLE MAGAZINE furnish you with exclusive photos of the beautiful bride and the royal welcome at Ife.

THE COMPLETE AFRICAN: An interview with the BEAUTIFUL NUBIA

nterview by Ojo Abayomi

1.Sir, you have come a long way, from your first Album  'Seven Lifes' in 1997, to 'Soundbender' your latest studio work released in 2015. With more than 10 Albums behind you, what was the journey like?

It has been a colourful journey with many challenges and successes. I started writing songs 40 years ago and always knew the path I would follow but one can never totally predict the nature of the challenges that would come. However, I have been blessed with the kind of attitude that engages and surmounts any challenge with courage and positivity.

2. Your music is deeply spiritual, like a dot connecting this world with the world unseen, how do you get your inspirations?

Songs come to me in many ways - sometimes I get a song in full, with melody, rhythm and lyrics in one package, just like that, a flash of inspiration and I will sit down quickly and write the lyrics. But, many times, I get a melody (tune) in my head for years before eventually filling in the words. Often, it's the other way around - I write a poem and, over time, work in a melody. Songs come to me anywhere and at anytime - while I'm walking, in bed, in the bathroom. Sometimes I respond to what I see, hear, smell, experience, I am especially always touched by the struggles that people go through in search of happiness and fulfillment.

3. I have been a lover of your songs and poetry very since 2004, when I came in contact with ''What A Feeling!". One major similarity, also well manured in your latest work 'Soundbender', is the use of ancient traditional folktales and wisdom to pass across key messages. How have you managed to keep so close to the eternal traditions of our forefathers against the backdrop of today's  culture-less pop-age?

When something is deeply embedded in you and you are willing to walk the walk, you don't have to work too hard to bring it out and share with the world. I was given a gift, I can dip into the eternal pot of traditional wisdom, find a truth, coat it in a contemporary garb and present it for the enlightenment and enrichment of all of us. I have been doing this for a long time so it has become second nature. Everywhere I perform or speak, I always impress it on my audience that if folks in Africa want to make any progress and step into their higher selves, then we must re-embrace traditional wisdom; the best equipped African is the one who is a perfect amalgam of ancient traditional wisdom and modern knowledge. I was blessed to have been raised in this way and my music is a reflection of that perfect combination.

4. It is said that every great artist has their favourite works, although your fans enjoy all your works (I do), which among them do you personally hum to, or sing alone in your closet? Why?

It is always difficult to pick one. I love each one for a different reason and, sometimes, that has nothing to do with the melody or rhythm. Also, as I am always thinking of the next recording or album, I don't spend much time admiring what I have done so far.

5. For me, it appears that your music seek to achieve more than mere auditory satisfaction, do you think that 'art as a radically tool' of positive influence, can help salvage Nigeria from ethic/religious crises?

Music has a powerful effect on the human mind, especially music with a message. If the message is negative, it can turn a people into greedy and selfish mass who can only create a chaotic and backward society. But positive messages serve to guide, enlighten, educate and help to build a society of people who care genuinely for one another and exhibit true love, selflessness and good neighbourliness. True social change and development come from the ground up, not top down. We need to pursue total change in what we think, say and do. We need a THOUGHT REVOLUTION - a change in how we engage with our community, our society, our country. If we want that change and progress, then each one of us must be ready to give all we've got, all your energy, talent, ingenuity, make all the necessary sacrifice so that those coming after us can meet a better land. We cannot keep dipping in the pot and not replenishing it. In "Ohun Oju Nri" (from the 'Fere' album) I say, "Everyone of us has a share in the blame for the failure of society" and I plead that we must teach the children the right values - honesty, truth, hardwork, patience, perseverance and good neighbourliness - so that the future can be better than our present. More of such music is sorely needed in a country at a crossroads like Nigeria. We must build our people's minds with high quality music not continue to dumb them down.

6. Taking you back in time to the lover's favourite, 'Oh what a feeling...", was the song inspired by some love adventures?

I wrote the Yoruba part of the song while in high school in 1984. It wasn't about anyone or any specific romantic adventure. The words and melody just came to me like that and I kept them in my head until about 1994 when I added the English lyrics and then the song felt complete. My early inspiration for the Yoruba part was a female classmate with whom I was very close but there was never anything romantic there.

7. In your latest work 'Soundbender', we have 15 hot tracks, was any of these dedicated to lovers? What is the inspirations behind the album?

The songs in "Soundbender" speak for themselves. Anyone who listens to the album will emerge feeling emotionally stronger and lifted - that's the power in music that is performed with honesty of purpose. I don't think of what will sell when writing or recording songs - I record what I like, I follow the inspiration that comes to me and, because of that, those who listen with a keen mind develop a deep connection that is hard to explain to those who don't get it. You mustn't be impatient with your friends or family who don't understand your obsession with this music though. We all come to musical and emotional maturity at different times - they will get to love and embrace the music when their minds are ready.

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IBEJU LEKKI GETS SURVEILLANCE CAMERA..see exclusive pix!

In his desire to consolidate on the status of Lagos State as the most secured state in Nigeria, the governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has approved land to the Nigerian Navy at Ibeju Lekki for the installation of surveillance equipment to monitor activities on the Nigerian territorial waters and a little beyond the exclusive economic zones of the country.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (right), and the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas, during a courtesy visit, at the Lagos House, Ikeja on Wednesday, March 09, 2016.

During a visit to Alausa by the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas, the governor highlighted the importance of the surveillance cameras citing that the abducted students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School in Ikorodu who were recently kidnapped but rescued by security agents were hidden in the creeks for six days, a scenario which the availability of surveillance equipments would have nipped in the bud.

This move which many pundits have praised, is seen as the beginning of a new initiative that will ensure that the whole state is properly secured with the use of state of the art surveillance equipments. See pixs.

L-R: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (3rd left), Commissioner for Commerce, Industry & Cooperatives, Prince Rotmi Ogunleye; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas; Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command,  Rear Admiral Ralph Osondu; Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello; Commissioner for Physical Planning & Urban Development, Mr. Wasiu Anifowose and others during a courtesy visit to the Governor, at the Lagos House, Ikeja on Wednesday, March 09, 2016.

R-l: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (middle), with Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas; Director of Information, Nigerian Navy, Commodore Odogwu Ezekobe; Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello; Commissioner for Works & Infrastructure, Engr, Ganiyu Johnson and Navy Secretary, Rear Admiral Ferguson Bobai during a courtesy visit to the Governor, at the Lagos House, Ikeja on Wednesday, March 09, 2016.

LAGOS STATE COUNCIL OF TRADITIONAL RULERS VISITS AMBODE ... EXCLUSIVE PIX!

On Thursday March 9^th 2016, the Lagos state Council of traditional rulers visited the Lagos State governor Mr Akinwunmi Ambode at the Lagos State house Alausa, Ikeja. The courtesy visit which our correspondent affirmed, discussed the security matters in the state, also was aimed at boosting up the moral of the state governor in his gallant effort so far in securing lives and properties within the state. The Council of Obas who were led by their Chairman the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu I, commended the effort of the governor and his security forces for their prompt respond and recovery of the kidnapped school girls in Ikorodu area of the State, while also pledging their undiluted support to the administration. SEE PHOTOS.

 OBA RILWAN AKIOLU, THE OBA OF LAGOS WITH THE STATE GOVERNOR AKINWUNMI AMBODE DURING THE VISIT

GOVERNOR AKINWUNMI AMBODE IN A  CHAT WITH THE ONIRU OF IRULAND OBA ABIODUN IDOWU ONIRU, WITH THE OBA OF KETU, OBA ISIAKA ADIO BALOGUN.

MR AKINWUNMI AMBODE IN A CORDIAL HANDSHAKE WITH OBA ONIKOSI OF IKOSI, OBA ALAMU OLOYEDE(RIGHT) WHILE THE OLUBESHE OF IBESHE OBA RICHARD OGUNSANYA (MIDDLE) WATCHES.

LAGOS STATE COUNCIL OF TRADITIONAL RULERS WITH THE GOVERNOR AKINWUNMI AMBODE