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Pictures from some wards in Lagos where  All Progressives Congress (APC)  members trooped out to vote at the gubernatorial primary to decide the party flagbearer in the 2019 election. 

Dr Idiat Adebule,  Dep.  Gov. Lagos State As members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State went to the polls  to choose their flag bearer for the 2019 governorship election today, deputy governor of the state, Dr. Idiat Oluranti Adebule has said that the people of Iba Local Council Development Area where she cast her vote have voted in line with the dictates of the party . Adebule who cast her vote at Ward (A & D) in Iba Local Council Development Area (LCDA) shortly after accreditation, noted that the supremacy of the party on the guber primary is sacrosanct, adding that she totally aligned with the dictate and position of the party, promising that she would support who ever that emerged as the winner after the primary election. ‘’ I have no doubt that anybody that emerged today as the candidate of the party will have my support , I have no doubt as exhibited by my people today that they are standing with the party position on this pri...

Lagos-based rights activist, Mr Femi Falana said he was ready to collaborate with the pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndi-Igbo, to sue the British government over alleged killings of Nigerians in the Eastern Region during colonial rule. Falana said this at the 19th Annual Lecture to mark the 73rd birthday of Dr Mike Okonkwo, Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM) held on Wednesday, in Lagos, under the theme: ‘Nigeria’s Unity, Matters Arising’. He said that the colonial regime engaged in the ruthless exploitation of Nigerians and those who opposed them were killed. The  Senior Advocate of Nigeria said the survivors of the  Mau Mau  operation in Kenya who sued the British government over killings of their people had been recently compensated. According to him,  the Ohanaeze Ndi-Igbo group can sue the British government over the killing of some Aba women, during the Aba Women  riot of 1929, and the mine...

By Lucy Osuizigbo Mr Wale Ogunade, a constitutional lawyer and president, Voters Awareness Initiative, said on Monday that the gale of defections in the nation’s polity was exposing selfish politicians. Ogunade told Luchee  in Lagos that many of the defections were about personal interests and not in the interest of the masses who elected them. He, however, noted that such defections were good for the nation’s polity and would strengthen democracy. According to him, these defections will help Nigerians make informed decisions at the 2019 general elections as they can separate the wheat from the chaff. “The gale of defections demonstrated that these politicians are not ready to work for the interest of Nigerians. “How can somebody just decide and say he does not think he has interest in a particular party, without even consulting with the electorate who elected him. “These are aggrieved politicians who have not done well in terms of living up to their mandates as el...

By Lucy Osuizigbo The Consumer Protection Council (CPC), on Friday, said estimated billing system otherwise, known as “crazy’’ bills formed bulk of the complaints lodged at the council. Mrs Susie Onwuka,  Head,  CPC Lagos Office made this known at a workshop on Effective metering in Nigeria organised  by the Nigerian Society  of Engineers (NSE), Apapa Branch,  Lagos. “The bulk of the complaints we receive in Lagos office on daily basis is majorly power related cases and estimated billing. The complaints lodged are overwhelming. “It was initially product complaints that had topped the chart, but services are beginning to get better. At the moment, complaints on estimated billing have taken over. “Consumers’ complaints have not been primarily about supply, but about billing for non-existent supply. Unmetered electricity consumers in the state have been lamenting what they described as outrageous electricity bills’’, she said. Onwuka, theref...

By Egbogota Clara Rt. Rev. Humphrey Olumakaiye, Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Lagos (Anglican Communion), has urged Nigerian youths to vie for leadership positions without violence in the 2019 General Elections . Olumakaiye said this while briefing newsmen after a courtesy visit to the General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, at the Redemption Camp, along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. “I don’t know how elderly persons that are above 80 years can make policies that they will not be part of. “There should be a drastic, revolutionary and spiritual change that can bring this country to the Promised Land, the youth should come all out and seize their future without violence. “They should stop all these recycling of leaders that have nothing to offer the country except their stomach, they don’t have the interest of the people at heart, and they are only after what they will get. “Enough is enough, the young, the youth, the vibrant people should be...

 Ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo has said that giving women their rightful place in the political, economic and social space would drive meaningful development in the country. Obasanjo said this at the 2018 Women Power Launch, entitled "Smart Economics: Empowering Women in A Changing World" in Lagos. According to him, unless women are given that space in the politics of the country, they will continue to be shortchanged. ''Women need to be given their rightful place not just the other room but in the boardroom. ''When women get education and are empowered they should be allowed to contribute to the political and  socio-economic sphere of the nation. '' Women are more reliable in politics than men, men believe in duplicity in politics. We have to do more than education and throw out of our way of life those culture and traditional or aspect of our religion that put down women. ''Women constitute an indispensable force in the ques...

by Lucy Osuizigbo Obstetricians and Gynaecologists on Friday called for increased attendance to Antenatal care by pregnant women to reduce the high rate of infant and maternal mortality  in the country. The experts made the call at a presentation of four books entitled ‘ ‘Step by Step Approach to Obstetrics and Gynaecological Ultrasonography’,  ‘Bullet Point Answers to Exam Questions in Obstetrics’,  ‘Bullet Point Answers to Exam Questions in Gynaecology’  and ‘What Mama Didn’t Tell You About Pregnancy- the Myth, the Truth and the Lie’. The books were written by Dr Gregory Ohihoin, a Chief Research Fellow and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Yaba, Lagos. Prof. Osato Giwa-Osagie, Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, described the high infant and maternal mortality rate in the country as unacceptable. Giwa-Osagie said the book whi...

Dr Bamidele Iwalokun, a Medical Researcher with the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Yaba, Lagos,  called for stiffer regulation of slimming drugs to safeguard the health of consumers. Iwalokun told LUCHEE in Lagos that there was the need for evidence of safety, effectiveness and approval from drug regulatory agencies in the country before such products were sold or consumed. ''The mechanism of action of these drugs and pills should be known but people lack this awareness and that is where the concern lies. ''We are now in an era where medicine is evidence-based. So, any medicine without evidence is not worth taking. ''Therefore, the habit of taking slimming drug without evidence of safety or effectiveness is not a good practice. ''There are various mechanisms through which one can slim, one of which is these drugs which confer slimming benefits with the fact that they have high cellulose content which fills the stomach thereby...

  A nutritionist, Mrs Ada Ezeogu, on Wednesday advised nursing mothers against giving water to their babies during the first six months to prevent malnutrition and stunting. Ezeogu, who works with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Akure Office, told LUCHEE in Lagos that babies should be fed exclusively on breast milk. According to her, breast milk contains 88.1 per cent of water which an infant needed in the first six months of life. She defined exclusive breastfeeding as a situation where the baby was being fed with only breast milk for the first six months of his life without water or any form of liquid. Ezeogu said that the nutrients contained in breast milk were adequate in quantity and quality to promote optimal growth and development of infants. She highlighted the percentage composition of breast milk to include: Water- 88.1 per cent; protein– 0.9 per cent; fat – 3.8 per cent; lactose – 7.0 per cent and other nutrients- 0.2 per cent. “Breast mil...