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courtesy Vanguard The six persons, who were abducted from the Lagos State Model College in Epe area of Lagos, last week, have been released. They were released about 10.35p.m., Tuesday night. Though the exact amount paid as ransom could not be ascertained, Vanguard gathered that one of the families paid N1 million for their ailing child. Distraught parents of the ... Read More »

The Management of Vanguard Media Limited, has appointed Mr. Eze Anaba as the new Editor of Vanguard newspapers. Eze Anaba Eze Anaba Mr Anaba holds a Master’s degree in Communication from Leicester University, UK. He was, until his elevation, the Deputy Editor. At various times, he was the Saturday Editor, Senior Deputy News Editor, and the Law and Human Rights ... Read More »

  Leveraging its expansive footprint, pan-African banking group, United Bank for Africa Plc (“UBA” or “the Bank”), announced its unaudited Third Quarter Financial Results, showing a 7% year-on-year growth in profit before tax to N62 billion despite the challenging macro-economic environment. This represents an impressive 18.2% annualized return on average equity. The Bank recorded an appreciable growth in both funding and fee income lines. ... Read More »

The Chairman, Board of Trustees, Alliance for Democracy, Senator Mojisoluwa Akinfenwa, on Tuesday, said that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, deserved his current travails. Akinfenwa in a statement made available to our correspondent said there was no way he would be wooed to work with Tinubu, adding that the former Lagos State governor had ... Read More »

The House of Representatives has cleared three members accused of sexual misconduct in the United States. The three members are Mr. Mohammed Garba-Gololo (Bauchi State); Mr. Terse Gbillah (Benue State), and Mr. Samuel Ikon (Cross River State). The US had in June cancelled the visas of all three members after accusing them of sexual misconduct while they were attending a ... Read More »

    Washington; 10 October, 2016; The European Investment Bank and United Bank for Africa (UBA) have agreed a new EUR 60 million lending programme to support private sector investment across Nigeria. This represents the EIB’s largest ever loan to UBA and will allow UBA to provide longer term loans than currently available to private companies in Nigeria.   The ... Read More »

By Ayodele Ojewumi Sacked judge of the Osun State High Court, Justice Olamide Oloyede has apologized to the Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Aregbesola for her wrong doing. The Judge admitted using wrong words in a petition that opened the floodgate for her  public criticism and eventual dismissal by the National Judicial Commission, (NJC). She spoke on a ... Read More »

…Plans Recruitment Of 5000 Neighhbourhood Watchers To Boost Security …Special Status For Lagos, Only A Matter Of Time- Oba Akiolu … As Governor Holds 5thTown Hall Meeting In Surulere   Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday disclosed that the State Government would begin the disbursement of the much anticipated N25 billion Employment Trust Fund (ETF) and other empowerment programmes ... Read More »

Five regional winners in the on-going maiden edition of a nationwide competition sponsored by Phillips Nigeria for barbers of various categories are set to slug it out for the ultimate prize in the finals of the competition scheduled for Protea Hotel, Ikeja Lagos this Thursday. Tagged Battle of Barbers, the competition aims at promoting innovation, artistry, precision and professional dignity ... Read More »

…Says Lagos Needs 187,500 New Houses To Address Deficit …Falana hails Anti-Land Grabbing Law Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday read the riot act to developers and contractors alike, saying that the Government would no longer tolerate flouting of building regulations in line with its resolve to restore confidence in the building control and supervision process to ensure ... Read More »