The immediate past governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (BRF) has reacted to the allegation that he used more than Seventy Eight Million Naira (N78, 000, 000) for the upgrading of his website, www.tundefashola.com. Read the full text of his statement below… Read More »
The terror group Boko haram left a letter at the scene of the explosion that killed over 50 people at a market in Sabon Gari, threatening Borno residents to join the group or die. According to Local vigilante the threat letters at the site of the blast cautioned the locals to wake up and join force with the terrorists to ... Read More »
Kola Popson The Organisers of Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) have chosen August 14, 2015 for the unveiling of the nominees for the 2015 edition of AFRIMA. This information was made known in an invitation message passed across by the organisers. The message reads below “You are specially invited to an international press conference to announce the NOMINEES of ALL AFRICA ... Read More »
There was drama on Wednesday at the Delta State National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal when a witness presumed to be dead showed up in court. Christopher Anirah was subpoenaed by the tribunal to give evidence an election petition matter between Hon. Gibson Ighofose Akporehe of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Hon. Evelyn Omavowan Oboro of the People’s Democratic Party ... Read More »
The legacy of innovation at Heritage Bank Limited was reinforced last week as the bank received the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, PCI DSS certification, in addition to the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 award. The PCI DSS is a proprietary information security standard for organizations that handle branded credit cards from the major card schemes including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, ... Read More »
On Thursday, August 6, 2015, the Senator representing Akwa Ibom North East, [Uyo] senatorial district in the Senate, Mr. Godswill Obot Akpabio, addressed a Press Conference as leader of the 49-member senate caucus of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. In it, he made absolutely false and damaging allegations against the Federal Government and the Department of State Services, DSS. ... Read More »
Nigeria’s Senate has set up an ad-hoc committee with Senator Abubakar Kyari as chairman to carry out a holistic investigation on the management of funds appropriated for power sector since 1999 and the unbundling of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN). Senate President Senator Bukola Saraki announced the members of the members of committee during plenary on Thursday. The ... Read More »
We have read with disappointment and mixed feelings some of the uncharitable statements credited to the Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka in Zero Tolerance, a publication of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In the said interview, we noticed what has now become character about the respected literary Icon, the disparaging reference to Otunba Gbenga Daniel, former Governor of ... Read More »
The management of Bristow helicopters limited, owners of the helicopter that crashed into the Lagos lagoon yesterday August 12th have released a statement regarding the mishap. The statement signed by the company’s Regional Director for Africa Duncan Moore below “Our thoughts are with those affected by the unfortunate accident. We regret the loss of lives in the air crash and ... Read More »
The Lagos State Government has lamented the resurgence of hoodlums and the attendant insecurity in the Oshodi area of the state. The government stated that a review of its strategy had been done to bring back sanity to the area. The new Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences Unit, Olubukola Abe, said this on Wednesday ... Read More »
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