2015: Jonathan woos South-West leaders
Barely 24 hours after President Goodluck Jonathan officially declared his intention to run for a second term in office, he has started reaching out to prominent groups in the South West to actualise his ambition come 2015.
Power outage hits Lagos international airport
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos was, yesterday, thrown into confusion as an underground armoured cable generating power to some parts of the terminals developed faults, leading to power outage at the airport.
Bids on Chevron oil blocks open Sept 30
U.S.-based Chevron Corp will receive bids on September 30 from prospective buyers of three oil blocks in the Niger Delta, with several local firms in the running, industry sources said yesterday.
N6.4bn scam: EFCC appeals discharge of UBEC officials
The Economic and Finan-cial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has urged the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal to set aside the September 19 ruling of Justice Adamu Bello of the Federal High Court, Abuja, discharging former Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, Prof. Bridget Omotunde Sokan and six others in the N787 million fraud case instituted against them by the Commission.
2015 Polls will be free, fair – Olowojoba
IN this interview with BEN AGANDE in Abuja, founder and General Overseer of the Day Spring Christian Ministries International, Pastor Charles Olowojoba, speaks on a wide range of issues, saying contrary to the fears being expressed in certain circles, Nigeria will continue to remain one indivisible country and that the 2015 election will not only be free and fair, but it will not be bloody. Excerpts…
Maigari: No ‘state of emergency’ in Nigeria football
The Nigeria Football Federation has voided a ‘state of emergency’purportedly declared by the League Management Company and the Club Owners on Nigeria football.
Fayemi assures Ekiti residents of 80% potable water supply
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has signed the State Water and Sanitation Law, with an assurance to increase access to potable water to 80 per cent by 2014.
How will the Itsekiris fare in 2015?
It is not wishful. Neither it is a conjecture that the Itsekiris, whether consciously or otherwise, would prefer somebody of Anioma extraction to a candidate from any part of the state as governor in 2015.
LSG complies with evacuation order on hollow pipe masts
Following the order given by the Urban Furniture Regulatory Unit (UFRU) of the Lagos State government to evacuate hollow pipe masts from the face of Lagos in order to save lives and property, the Lagos State government has complied with the new mast standards that were put in place by the regulatory authority.
Where victims are pronounced guilty
Even though it was tucked away in the middle of other highlights in the online edition of the Vanguard of August 19, the headline seemed sensational enough to draw attention.
NITDL LECTURE: ‘Don’t toy with growth prospects of ICT’
Stakeholders in technology business in the country gathered at the weekend in Muson Centre, Onikan Lagos, to discuss possible ways of taking lead in the generally identified business shift to the emerging markets due to growth potentials in ICT.
