Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday approved the appointment of Engineer Peter Nkedishuka Okonji as the new General Manager of the State Electricity Board. In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Habib Aruna, Okonji’s appointment which takes immediate effect, follows the resignation of Mrs Damilola Ogunbiyi as the General Manager of Board. Engineer ... Read More »
The tension in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) heightened yesterday as there are moves to bar National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu from attending the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) scheduled for today. The parley was postponed from last Tuesday. A group of angry leaders, backed by former governors of the party, are set on a collision course with the ... Read More »
Fresh facts have emerged on the horse-trading and trade-off that led to the emergence of Senator Bukola Saraki, Ike Ekweremadu and Yakubu Dogara as Senate President, Deputy Senate president and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively. A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee, Olisa Metuh, in an exclusive interview with Daily Sun had alleged that ... Read More »
Kola Popson The Senior Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina is being extremely criticized by Nigerians, following his unwarranted tweet on his twitter handle, where he had described PDP members as “Wailing Wailers” for questioning the credibility of the new INEC Chairman appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari. Below are his tweet and responses from ... Read More »
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Director General of the State Security Service, Ita Ekpenyong. In his place, he has appointed Lawal Musa Daura as new head of the agency, which services as Nigeria’s secret police. The appointment was conveyed today in a letter by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Barrister Danladi Kifasi. Lawal Musa Daura was ... Read More »
The war of words between Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State and the former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, continued, yesterday, with Oshiomhole challenging the former minister to explain what happened to the $4.1 billion she presented in her last report. Governor Oshiomhole also challenged the former minister to explain why she never published simultaneously what was accrued to ... Read More »
The online space has been awash with stories of Kaduna State Governor, Malam El-Rufai, declaring his assets to the tune of a whooping N90bn. The story was published by The Union, allegedly owned by Deziani Alison-Madueke, the embattled former Minister of Petroleum. Not one to allow smear campaigns on his person linger for too long, El-Rufai has denied the reports ... Read More »
The Lagos State Government on Thursday commiserated with families of six pupils who drowned when a fibre boat conveying them to school was hit by a motorised boat within the Ebute Ojo waterways in Ojo Local Government area Wednesday. In a joint press briefing at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa, Managing Director of the Lagos State Waterways Authority ... Read More »
The West and Central Africa’s number one independent media specialist, mediaReach OMD has given further insight into its partnership agreement with Google Global Services Nigeria Limited on brand marketing. The agreement, which was consummated last Thursday at an event christened “Google Day” at the mediaReach office in Lagos, will see the two companies collaborate on survival strategies for different brands ... Read More »
The season 2 for Fanz Championship Africa ‘BetterMe’ series has just ended with the Amuwo Odofin FC becoming the new champion of the most watched fans quiz game show from the stable of Abelinis Limited, a project intelligent company. The final game last week that climaxed the season 2 between Amuwo Odofin FC and Olumo United FC is presently still ... Read More »
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