Badagry community gets Oba-elect

Chief Ibikunle Ajose has been presented as the 9th Oshuku Alale of Araromi-Aleland Kingdom by the Oshuku-Iyonbu Alejugbe royal chieftaincy family. Chief Ibikunle Ajose, a direct descendant of the founder of the town and first Oshuku, Oguntolu Adeleye Alejugbe, was proclaimed as the choice of the royal house. The Oba-elect said: “I feel fulfilled for … Read more

#May Day: Chris Okotie advocates productivity

As the nation joins workers worldwide in celebrating May Day, Pastor of the Household of God Church, Rev. Chris Okotie, has urged Nigerian workers to be more productive and efficient. In his May Day message, Okotie said: “A productive workforce deserves decent pay; employers should also respect labour rights so as to avert disruptive strikes, … Read more

VOHAF makes case for people affected by leprosy

Voice of Humanitarian Aid Foundation(VOHAF) has urged Nigerians to show love and care to people affected by leprosy rather than stigmatising or discriminating against. National Coordinator of VOHAF, Evangelist Franca Emekobum, said this during an Easter sensitisations outreach to Okobaba Leprosy Centre in Lagos. According to her, “early detection and treatment will prevent deformities so … Read more

8 injured in Ibadan building collapse

Eight persons were seriously injured yesterday in a building collapse that occurred at an ongoing construction at Jericho area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The workers, all males, according to New Telegraph, were rushed to the Jericho Specialist Hospital for treatment while many other workers at the site were protesting and asking the Site … Read more

VIDEO: President Buhari visits Lagos to commission projects today

Lagosians welcomes Buhari as he commissions strategic projects today The president, Muhammadu Buhari will be in Lagos today to commission strategic projects in some areas in the state as part of part to consolidate the good works of the outgoing governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode. Among the projects to be commissioned by the president are institute … Read more

Friends Host Retirement Party for Supercop and Former Lagos CP, Mr Fatai Owoseni

Cheers and applause reigned supreme at the Radisson Blu Hotel, GRA, Ikeja as former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, was treated to a lavish retirement party by close friends and associates. Mr. Owoseni delivering his speech The amiable gentleman and thoroughbred professional who took a bow after 35 years of meritorious … Read more

FG Rescheduled Abuja Annual Carnival

The Federal Government has rescheduled the annual Abuja carnival to hold from November 23 to November 25. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Grace Gekpe said the postponement was to enable the ministry plan adequately for a robust event. Gekpe expressed regret at the inconvenience caused by the postponement, however, assured the public of a robust … Read more

APC To Probe Amosun Last Minute Transaction

Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday announced that it would probe last-minute transactions by Governor Ibikunle Amosun. A statement by the APC Publicity Secretary of the Caretaker Committee, Tunde Oladunjoye, alleged that the administration had engaged in late awards of contracts, withdrawals from treasury, sales of land and illegal recruitment … Read more

Rotary Club Donates Clinic to Ifako-Ijaiye Hospital

Environmental Sanitation: No Restriction Of Movement On June 29, Lagos Govt Says

  The Rotary Club of Omole Golden has performed the foundation laying ceremony of a new Neo-Natal Clinic in General Hospital, Ifako-Ijaiye in addition to donating a new incubator to the facility. The President of the Club, Rotarian Ibironke Alaba said the Club decided to donate a new clinic to the hospital to facilitate the … Read more

Okorocha Gives APC Chairman New Appointment

‘Imo Govt’s Property Worth N50bn Missing Under Okorocha’

Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, has appointed the chairman of his faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dan Nwafor, as the head of the governing council for Owerri Capital Development Authority, OCDA. The appointment came with less than two months to the end of Okorocha’s administration. Inaugurating the OCDA governing council and that of … Read more

‘I gave birth to him at an old age’ — mother of slain LUTH doctor breaks silence

The mother of Stephen Urueye, a medical doctor stabbed to death in Lagos, says she experienced difficulty while giving birth to him. The grieving woman simply identified as Aderonke had initially refused to open up on the tragedy that befell her family shortly after they were at the peak of celebration. On Tuesday, Urueye lined … Read more

Saraki leads National Assembly delegation to IPU meeting

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, during a bilateral meeting with the President of the IPU, Ms Gabriela Cuevas Baron, at the ongoing 140th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting in Doha, Qatar… yesterday. Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, yesterday, arrived Doha, Qatar, as leader of the National Assembly’s delegation to the 140th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) … Read more

Dino Melaye Warns CBN Against Granting Bello Loan

Dino Melaye, Senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, on Saturday raised the alarm over the latest move by the State Governor, Yahaya Bello, ahead of the state’s governorship election. Melaye said Bello requested a N30bn loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. In a tweet, the controversial lawmaker alleged that the loan … Read more

Okorocha, Uche Nwosu Have No Political Value in Imo – Senator Uzodinma

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Imo State governorship candidate in the last general election, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has said Governor Rochas Okorocha and his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu have no political value in the state having failed to win elections despite the deployment of state resources to their advantage. Uzodinma said this in a statement issued … Read more

Buhari Receives Criticism Over Killing of 50 Nigerians, Members of CJTF in Zamfara

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Reno Omokri, ‪a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has blamed President Muhammadu Buhari for failing to act over the killing of 50 people and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) by bandits in Zamfara State. It was earlier reported that the Speaker of the Zamfara State House Assembly, Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji, on … Read more