Nigeria Immigration Service NIS has assured the state government and residents that NIS will ensure tight security at all the Lagos borders and also appealed to the state government to include same in the weekly Wednesday’s State Security Council meeting.

Don’t praise me when I’m no more, but praise me now that I’m still alive.” This is what veteran actor Enebeli Enebuwa seemed to be telling the government, even as he lambasted the powers-that-be, following its inability to accord respect and recognition to his colleague and veteran actor, Sam Loco Efe, while he lived.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan on August 5 inaugurated a council to look into public companies acquired but mismanaged by private investors.

Folorunso Alakija celebrated her 60th her birthday recently along side her blissful marital life. She was born on July 15, 1951 into the family of the Olowus from Ikorodu area of Lagos State in the south western part of Nigeria.

The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has written to the Pipeline and Products Marketing Company Limited (PPMC) notifying it of sanction in the sum of N21. 500m representing a daily penalty of N500, 000 for delaying to report to NOSDRA on the oil spillage that occurred on May 24 this year at the company’s 2A Pipeline Right of Way in Eko – Amukpe in Sapele L.G.A of Delta State.

After about two months of football action across the seven zones of the country, the curtain will today be drawn on the 2011 edition of the Gulder 5—A-side football competition.

Former assistant coach of the Super Eagles, Joe Erico has said that the present crop of players under Coach Samson Siasia still have a long a way to go in their quest to become star players, capable of doing the nation proud at continental tournaments.

Three Indians were killed while 10 others were rescued when a Liberian-flagged ship with 15 sailors onboard exploded off Nigeria’s territorial waters.

In the wake of the reported involvement of two Nigerien nationals in the activities of the Boko Haram sect, Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Mrs Rose Uzoma, Thursday vowed to tighten control of the nation’s 84 land, airports and 7 sea borders, as part of measures to shut out illegal migrants.

Kole Shettima is director, MacArthur Foundation, Africa Office, Abuja, Nigeria. He is responsible for grant making in the Population & Reproductive Health area, Human Rights and International Justice, and the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa.

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has promised to implement within two weeks, the recommendation of a Judicial Commission of Enquiry that investigated the mayhem between factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers , Oyo State branch in June this year.

Former Green Eagles’ left- winger, Felix Owolabi, has said that Nigerians should not judge Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia based on the 3-1 defeat by Argentina.

Today’s Group A match between Al-Hilal of Sudan, and Enyimba International FC of Nigeria, leaders of the group, has ended in ffavour of Enyimba International FC

Major-General Tajudeen Adeniyi Olanrewaju is a retired fine military gentleman. He made his marks first as Commander, Corps of Artillery. He was Chairman, Assets Sharing Committee charged with planning of new states in 1991 and sharing of assets among them.

The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN Friday warned that abusers of the nation’s currency notes risk six months imprisonment or a fine of N50,000.