The late former group political editor, The Guardian Newspapers, Omovuakpo Esajere, will be buried on Friday, May 3, in Lagos, family members have announced. Aged 71, Esajere’s service of song is …
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Witness tells Lagos court how father-in-law defrauded him of millions of naira, cars
A prosecution witness, Gafar Ademolake, yesterday, told a Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, how a 72-year-old estate agent, Muritala Adebayo (popularly known as Oloriebi of Ajah) allegedly defrauded him of …
Read More »Lagos begins removal of illegal structures along Ojota, Ogudu drainage channel
Lagos State government through the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources has commenced the removal of all contravening structures under the system 1 drainage channel midstream (Odo Iya Alaro) …
Read More »Biometrics and SIM registration deadlock: Endless enrolment gulps N57b in 13 yrs amid complaints, protests
Despite the over N57 billion that has been spent on the registration of Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) cards in the country in the last 13 years, frequent calls for biometric …
Read More »Nigerian attempts breaking two Guinness World Records
Mayodele David, initiator of Crocslake Business Pitch Marathon, has unveiled plans to break two Guinness World Records simultaneously.David said this during a news conference in Lagos. He said the goal …
Read More »Tinubu’s wife unveils Renewed Hope Initiative scheme for S’West women
No fewer than 120 women from the six Southwest states are to get the sum of N60 million from the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), a social intervention programme of the …
Read More »Dangote crashes diesel price to N1,000 per litre
In an unprecedented move, Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a further reduction of the price of diesel from N1,200 to N1,000 per litre. While rolling out the products, the refinery …
Read More »Africa deficient in climate resilience infrastructure, says expert
Environmentalist, Grace Mbah, has re-echoed the need for a renewed strategy and investment in clean energy to avoid the catastrophic effect of exceeding the global mark for temperature level. The …
Read More »Again, soldier allegedly stabs colleague in Enugu
Less than four days after a soldier, Private Mohammed Adamu, reportedly killed his pregnant lover, Hauwakulu Tabra, in the barracks of the 82 Division of Nigerian Army headquarters, Enugu, another …
Read More »Only 196 out of 1,045 PHC functional in Cross River
The Cross River State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Egbe Ayuk, has disclosed the state has 196 functional Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) out of the existing 1,045. The post Only 196 …
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