The Lagos State Government on Thursday said the dead bodies of six children reportedly missing in Wednesday’s boat mishap in Ojo area of Lagos, Nigeria have been recovered. The government commiserated with families of the six pupils who drowned when a fibre boat conveying them to school was hit by a motorised boat within the […]
Former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Otunba Femi Pedro on Thursday appealed to the state House of Assembly to revisit the impeachment sanction levelled against him by the 5th Assembly in 2007. Pedro was impeached by the state House of Assembly during the tail end of the tenure of former Governor Bola Tinubu’s administration. In […]
The National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed has denied media reports quoting him to have said President Muhammadu Buhari’s Ministerial list will soon be made public. In a statement he issued late Thursday, Mohammed said his “attention has been drawn to a report in a section of the […]
Ayodele Afoabi, Abuja – The Federal Inland Revenue Service ( FIRS) , has collected a total of N1.8trillion as tax revenues into the national treasury between January and June this year. This was just as money bags in the country like Private jets owners totaling 130, indulge in tax evasion in one way or the […]
The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has condemned newspaper report, claiming he declared as having in possession, N90 Billion as well as owing 40 mansions. In a press statement issued Thursday by his Media aide, Samuel Aruwan, the former FCT Minister replied that he was dismayed by the blatant falsehood being practised as journalism […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged leaders of the APC to shift from extreme positions to a centrist one for the interest of democracy and the party, the new administration and the country at large. The counsel of the former Vice President comes against the backdrop of the APC NEC […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen – The Director General of the Department of States Service (DSS), Mr. Ita Ekpeyong has resigned his appointment. Ekpoyong who was appointed by the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan in 2010 dropped his resignation letter Thursday morning. The latest development in the security outfit has given an edge to another senior colleague, […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – As part of measures to save the State the embarrassment of unpaid salaries as being experienced in some States of the Federation, the Enugu state government has concluded plans to hike all levies payable by the residents by 50 percent. Our Correspondent exclusively gathered from a source close to Governor […]
By Akintokunbo A Adejumo – “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything”. George Bernard Shaw “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek”. Barack Obama […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Calabar – Determined to rid the state of kidnapping, the Cross River State government has sent an Executive Bill to its House of Assembly, seeking death penalty for the suspects convicted for the crime. The bill, sent Wednesday by the State Governor, Ben Ayade, also seeks to empower the state to confiscate […]
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase has mandated all State Command Commissioners of Police to dislodge local government officials operating on the highways in the guise of collecting tolls for their local government authorities. A statement issued by Emmanuel Ojukwu, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja said the order became necessary following complaints […]
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 30 June 2015 – “Providing access to electricity for schools, hospitals, businesses and industries is the single most impactful intervention that can be made to transform the continent. It has tremendous implications for job creation, health, food security, education, technological advancement and overall economic development.” Mr. Tony Elumelu said today in Abidjan. African businessman and […]
Lagos Nigeria, 29th June 2015 – olake Akinkugbe, the Vice President and Head, Energy and Natural Resources at FBN Capital Limited, has stated that local sources of finance have gained in popularity over the past decade as African banks have been better capitalised to take advantage of new opportunities in the oil and gas sector. […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos – The Lagos state chapter of PDP has condemned the Ruling of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which struck out its petition on Wednesday against Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and vows to challenge the ruling at the Appeal Court. The Party described the tribunal’s ruling as a miscarriage of justice and a […]
By Abdul Gaffar Bello – Barely 24 hours after her appointment, the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has rejected the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) acting Chairman, Mrs. Amina Bala-Zakari and subsequently demanded President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately terminate her appointment. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja Wednesday, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa […]
At least, six children have been feared drowned and nine others rescued on Wednesday as a Fibre boat collided with a canoe at Ojo area of Lagos, Nigeria African Examiner gathered that 14 children were in the canoe when the fibre boat ran into it the canoe, with the canoe capsizing and six children feared […]
By Adebiyi Adeseye – Apart from the popular Sports and Movie academies which are meant to discover and train the young and upcoming stars, another “catch them young” sports concept has been conceived and unveiled in Lagos. Referred to as Kiddies Olympic, the sport initiative was hatched by some Lagos based Creative arts experts with […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The Deputy President of Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has asked President Mohammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC), to face delivery of good governance to Nigerians, rather than allowing its representatives in government to continue bickering over sharing of positions , particularly in the National Assembly. This is just as Coalition […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has constituted an Adhoc committee on Media to shore up the image of the House among Nigerians Dogara was represented by the Deputy Speaker Suleiman Lasun at the swearing in of the committee on Tuesday in Abuja. He noted that the activities and […]
