Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) is to host Africa’s most anticipated signage & outdoor conference and exhibition at Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, between June 22 – 27th this year. The initiative, the first of its kind in Africa, is tagged “Sign and Outdoor Conference & Exhibition Africa (Lagos 2014)”. In addition to 4,000 visitors expected ... Read More »
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Centenary: Jonathan rolls out the drums as Nigerians mourn slain school children, says ‘We shall overcome
The Jonathan administration has no intention of reducing the scale of scheduled celebrations to mark 100 years of Nigeria’s nationhood. The indication emerged this night as President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan made a national broadcast on the country’s centenary. Nigeria has been in a mournful mood since news broke yesterday of an overnight dastardly terrorist attack on the Federal Government ... Read More »
Obama sends delegation to Abuja for Nigeria’s centenary
U.S. President Barack Obama has designated State Counsellor Thomas Shannon as the leader of a presidential delegation to Nigeria’s centenary in Abuja. A statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the State Department said Shannon would meet with government officials and participate in high-level activities with other world leaders during the centenary. The U.S official, who is expected to deliver a message from Obama ... Read More »
CBN Gov’s Suspension: Court declines to re-instate Sanusi
Suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s bid to return to office suffered a setback,Wednesday as the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, dismissed an ex-parte motion that sought for his immediate reinstatement. In a ruling, Wednesday, Justice Gabriel Kolawole, said it would not be in the interest of justice for him to grant ... Read More »
NDLEA arrests Ghanian Comedian for drugs,as barons target Enugu airport
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two foreigners with narcotic drugs, as narcotics officers warn that drug barons might have shifted their operation to the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA) Enugu. The two suspected drug traffickers were caught during inward and outward screening of Ethiopian airline passengers. They are a 54-year-old Ghanaian comedian, Musah Iddrisu, ... Read More »
PICTURES: GOV. FASHOLA RECEIVES BRITISH MINISTER FOR AFRICA, DEP. HIGH COMMISSIONER TO NIG, ON COURTESY VISIT
Ajimobi seeks re-invigoration of NYSC
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has called for the re-invigoration of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to make the scheme more relevant than ever before. The governor, who gave the charge while speaking at the opening of the NYSC 2014 Batch `A’ Pre-orientation Workshop held at the Banquet Hall of Premier Hotel, Ibadan on Wednesday. ... Read More »
N5.2m Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Pastor Over Forex Deal
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday February 25, 2014 arraigned one Pastor David Ayoade before Justice H.A.Nganjiwa of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt on an 8-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence. The accused allegedly obtained the sum of N5, 200, 00.00 (Five Million, Two Hundred Thousand Naira) at different times from one Mrs. ... Read More »
EFCC Arraigns 1st bank staff for N2.1m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on February 25, 2014 arraigned one Kanu Jacob Okoro before Justice S.M Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, Owerri, Imo State on a 5-count charge of conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretence. Okoro, a staff of First Bank Nigeria Plc is alleged to have fraudulently collected the sum of N2.1 million from ... Read More »
Boy, 15, Exchanged For 2 Bags Of Rice
According to Pmnews A yet to be identified man on Monday successfully traded a 15-year old boy, Seun Aderinwale, for two bags of rice valued at N20,000 at Igando in Alimosho area of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria. According to eyewitness account, the man, whose address is unknown, went to 4, Ifesowapo Street, Igando, on Monday morning to buy two bags ... Read More »