Lagos State APC Caretaker Treasurer Hon. Sumbo Ajose reportedly comfirmed dead on Tuesday, 13th July, 2021 in the United States of America where she was ongoing medical attention as a result of an undiclosed illness. The sudden news of her demise was announced by Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who expressed dismay over the death of his fellow APC member.

However, it was also announced that the APC Treasurer departed at the age of 55.

Furthermore, The Governor, in his statement signed Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, commended the efforts of his deceased APC fellow, describing as someone who is “trustworthy, committed, extremely loyal politician and an invaluable asset to Lagos APC”.

Sanwo-Olu also expressed his deepest condolences to the immediate family and friends of the departed, Lagos APC caretaker chairman, Hon. Tunde Balogun and the entire members of the party executive over the death of the late Ajose. 

The Governor also added that the deceased, who was his personal friend and co-traveller in progressive politica was accountable and rendered selfless service to the party during her tenure as Treasurer without any blemish record. 

 

 

A petition to make ID a requirement for social media accounts has hit more than 650,000 signatures in the wake of trolls targeting England’s Euro 2020 stars.

The petition, however, was first raised by Katie Price and later other celebrities like Love Island and Laura Whitmore supported, calling for personal accounts on social media networks like  Facebook and Twitter to be linked to a verified form of identification.

According to them, this proactive measure, if implemented,  would help to prevent harmful activity across the various platforms and it would also help to provide traceable and reliable identity of a user if an offence is committed.

As at the time of this post, the petition have recorded over 600,000 signatures. This petition became necessary because some England players like Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukayo Saka were racially abused on social media after missing penalties during the Euro 2020 final on Sunday.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson then held showdown talks with social media firms yesterday, demanding they ‘up their game’ over the abuse suffered by the Three Lions stars.