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                          BY LEO EZEKIEL   Speaking to the members of the Fourth Estate of the Realm at Ikoyi Cemetery, Obalende, Ikoyi, Lagos Island, Lagos. South West, Nigeria where the last remains of Prince Kazeem Ademola Akinloye is lewd to mother earth the President of Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) Comrade Alex Omotehinse on behalf of Civil Society Stakeholders is deftly and critically asking who are the killers of Prince Akinloye, who was brutally assassinated on black Monday, August 26 th 2024, in a broad day light on the ever busy Chevron Drive Along the Lekki Axis of Lagos State.  The assassinated Prince Akinloye was the son of His Royal Highness Oba Tijani Akinloye, Sateru II, Ojomu Community of Ajiran Land, Lagos. Furthermore, Comrade Omotehinse states that the deceased was waylaid by his Assailants who wickedly shot and machete him to death adding that the motive of his kil...

    BY LEO EZEKIEL   Speaking to the gathering at Akinwunmi Dapo Ambode Hall the Executive Chairman of Ojokoro Local Council Development Area, Ijaiye, Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Lagos, South West, Nigeria, Hon. Hammed Idowu Tijani deftly and critically states that the council is ever willing to render uncommon assistance to the National Youth Council of Nigeria, Ojokoro Chapter whenever the need arises.  He pleasantly made the submission at the International Day Celebrations with the theme: “From Clicks to Progress: Youths Digital Pathways for Sustainable Developments” averring that the 2024 International Youth Week Symposium which several speakers have brilliantly delivered workable information with which the youths need to advance their digital spaces.   He adds that ICT Centre at the council is purely for all and sundry to come in and have access to learning of how to master the digital spaces via technologies. He adds again that the council wishes the ...

    The latest public outburst credited to Matthew Aigbuhuneze Iduoriyekemwen, Director General of the 2024 Governorship Campaign Council of the state’s chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), weightily ignites and belies some issues, pertaining the gruesome murder of one Onu Akoh, an Inspector of Police and orderly of Senator Monday Okpebholo (a.k.a.) Akpakomiza. In broad daylight, like the style of the Gestapo, he was shot down by yet-to-be-identified gunmen, on the ever-busy precincts of the airport of Benin City, Edo State capital.  Humanity had been shock-ridden and mournful by the cold-blooded shooting of Akoh, at his duty post. with Okpebholo, a sitting Senator of the Federal Government of Nigeria and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the state’s guber election, holding on 21 September, 2024. Iduoriyekemwen, in a press statement issued on August 18, 2024 accused the police of unlawful arrest and kidnap of chieftains of th...

  BY LEO EZEKIEL   Speaking with Iconblazemagazineonline, the General Secretary of Ntional Youth Council of Nigeria, Ojokoro Local Council Development Area, Ijaiye, Off Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Lagos, South West, Nigeria Comrade Sodiq Tayo Aremu states that Lagos Youths are for peace, not violence adding that they Lagos Youths have adopted the attitude of constructive dialogue with the Government whenever the need arises.  Furthermore, Comrade Aremu states that the International Day of Youths is usually August 12 th , 2024, but, the whole month of August is earmarked to celebrate various Youths activities locally and globally adding that they of Ojokoro LCDA arm has their theme as “ From The Clicks Of Progress: Youth Digital Pathway for Sustainable Developments” which is the theme for International Youth Day celebrations.  He states that they had a unity and peace roadwalk to largely sensitize the Youths within Ojokoro LCDA for the purposes of imbibing peac...

  BY LEO EZEKIEL   Speaking to the uncommon audience of learned colleagues, members of the Fourth Estate of the realm and general public, the current Chairman of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Benin, Lion Bar, Benin-City, Edo State, South South, Nigeria Edo Nosa Osagie states that he has three more days to officially pilot the affairs of NBA Benin, Lion Bar before officially handling over to the new Chairman elect in the person of Idemudia Iredia Osifo.  Furthermore he states that their gathering at Island Club, Onikan, Lagos Island, Lagos, South West, Nigeria for the Annual General Conference (AGC) in honour of Osanadion Ogie Esq the immediate past SSG to Edo State Government and now presently the Deputy Governorship Candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Edo State Chapter excellently welcome the Edo State Delegates at the NBA Annual General Conference with an evening of unimaginably exchanging of banters, wafters, pleasantries, greet speeches et’al in honour ...

                                                                         BY LEO EZEKIEL   Ward F of Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area OLCDA defeats Ward A on penalty shootout of 4-2 after the opening ceremony match ended 0-0 at a full regulation time at the Opebi Primary School, Ikeja, Lagos, South-South, Nigeria as the Hon. Executive Chairman Cup is keenly contested by six Wards that make up OLCDA in conjuction with Synergy Ultimate Sports that kicks off Monday 26 th August to 30 th August, 2024.  The referees for the opening bout between Ward A and Ward F are Akande Abeeb Cebtre Referee, Adeniregun Jimoh Assis...

                                                                         BY LEO EZEKIEL   Speaking to the audience at the Secretariat of Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Ikeja, Lagos, South South, Nigeria the Head of Service (HOS) to the Lagos State Government Hon. Agoro who is largely represented by Hon. Ogunsakin Irewole at the send off ceremony for the year 2023 retirees states that Lagos State Government is the only State in the entire Federation that has pleasantly being paying over N70,000.00 as salary to her workers before the Federal Government recently jerked the National Minimum Wage to N70,000.00 ad...

                                                                         BY LEO EZEKIEL   Speaking with Iconblazemagazineonline at Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos South West, Nigeria the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (GMD/CEO) of White Scope, Dr. Oluwasegun Alaba Musa states that they all need to serve as advocacy groups to Government adding that at every fora they have the opportunity to engage the government, that the truth should be told to them at all given times.  Furthermore, he resonates that they need to talk straight to Government adducing that they do not...

  BY LEO EZEKIEL   The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC on Thursday August 22 nd , 2024 at Vichi Gate Hotel and Suites at Ihama Road, GRA, Benin City, Oredo East Local Government Area, Edo State, South South, Nigeria unveiled her preparedness towards the Edo State Gubernatorial Election come September 21 st , 2024 “As various personnel did speak to the members of Media Executives with all their pragmatic plans to conduct free, fair, credible and peaceful election regardless the challenges that the citizenry are facing presently in the Republic.  Speaking to the Audience the Administrative Secretary Emmanuel Ogbodu states that the fourth estate of the realm, the media is not just a conveyor of information but also a vital player in the democratic process, particularly during elections,” adding that the importance of ethical journalism is of high paramount to both the commission (INEC) and the Electorate in general.   The Media Executive Parley also...

  BY LEO EZEKIEL Tuesday, August 20 th , 2024 at the Edo State headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is not just another day. It is a day of high drama as the Supervising National Chairman of the commission, Prof. Rhoda Gumus from Abuja also in charge of Edo, Delta and Cross River State decline to give the voters’ register to the state caretaker chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Mrs. Elizabeth Ativie adding that INEC is not involve in the internal wrangling’s in Labour Party.  Speaking to the members of the fourth estate of the realm, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Anugbum Onuoha, declares that he will present the voters register to the other political parties chairmen present at the fora except for the representative of the Labour party, which has former President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA),  Mr Olumide Akpata  as her governorship candidate in the September 21 st, 2024 election.  The REC Dr. Onuoha avers tha...

  BY LEO EZEKIEL The Regional Pastor of Omega Fire Ministries International, Lagos, South West, Rev. Dr. Fidelis Ayemoba and his spouse, Pastor Gladys Ayemoba have emphasized the need to build a strong Family ties good enough as foundation for the larger society. The well respected Clergy man made this known at his 18th weeding anniversary with couples within and outside Lagos State.  Though it is not a night for long speeches, the man of God used the opportunity to address the long aged decades in moral bankruptcy of many families that have resulted in failure of societal institutions. While acknowledging the facts that the problem of Nigeria is leadership failure, the Man of God states that the leaders in our society are products of different homes and families before becoming leaders in the larger spectrum.  He therefore calls on parents to go back to the drawing board and invest the right upbringing attitudes on their children and wards, thereby fulfilling the scrip...

  BY LEO EZEKIEL Speaking with Iconblazemagazineonline at his office Lagos Street, Benin City, Edo State, South South, Nigeria Chairman Hausa Community, Edo State Alhaji Badamasi Saleh JP states that he personally advised his people not to join the #Endbadgovernance Nationwide Protest of August 1 st to August 10 th , 2024 adding that he and his people did decide not to join the said nationwide protest because when the #Endsars protest of 2020 did take place that they were the targets of the protest where their shops were heavily attacked and large sum of monies were carted away from their shops. Furthermore, he states that when they did learn of the #Endbadgovernance protest that he held meeting with his people and he personally advised them not to be part of protesters, but, that they should peacefully come out and guide and guard their shops averring that if anyone comes near their shops such person should be arrested as a thief and be handed over to the Law Enforcement Age...