1.8m now travel by water monthly in Lagos – LASWA
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) on Friday said that an average of 1.8 million passengers now travel by water monthly around the state, up from the 1.5 million recorded as at June.
Denrele denies gay photo shoot with Charley Boy
After it went viral for close to two years, popular Channel O VJ Denrele Edun has finally emerged to deny locked-lips photos of himself and Charles Oputa saying it is the handiwork of mischief makers.
2014 World Cup: Keshi hopes on Dike, Omeruo, Reuben’s return
Super Eagles boss, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi has said he cannot wait for the trio of Bright Dike, Kenneth Omeruo and Gabriel Reuben to get back into full fitness as the Brazil 2014 World Cup beckons.
3 killed, others injured as building collapses in Lagos
A three-storey building at 16, Alli Street, Tinubu, Lagos Island, collapse on Wednesday night, killing three of its occupants and injuring many others.
S-East states disagree on revenue sharing formula
THE two-day public hearing on the review of the Revenue Allocation Formula for the South East zone commenced in Enugu, yesterday with states in the region disagreeing on the formula to be adopted in sharing revenue accruing to the federal government.
Delta Central by-election: Emerhor wins APC ticket
CHARTERED Accountant and insurance guru, Olorogun O’Tega Emerhor, has emerged All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for the Delta Central senatorial by-election billed for October 5.
SFU arrests Chinese bizman for fraud
Special Fraud Unit, SFU, Milverton, Lagos, has arrested a Chinese Chief Executive Officer of a manufacturing company in OgunState over an alleged $644,171 Dollars fraud in China.
Kidnapping, oil theft down in Delta – Uduaghan
DELTA State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, yesterday, said that kidnapping, piracy and oil banditry have reduced, while security has improved tremendously in the state.
968 oil tankers lift 82.1m metric tons of crude without piracy attack — Navy
The Nigerian Navy declared, yesterday, that following strong surveillance and response capability of the force at sea with regards to ensuring security and safety, over 968 crude oil tankers successfully lifted 82, 122, 452 metric tons of crude oil on behalf of the federal government between January and September 2013, without being attacked by pirates or robbers.
Borno awards N2bn contract for state university
The Borno State Government has said it would soon award a N2 billion contract for construction work at the permanent site of the proposed state university.
Army begins full scale operations in Kokori – Uduaghan
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of DeltaState said, yesterday, that the army had commenced a full-scale military operation at Kokori, the country home of arrested kidnap kingpin, Kelvin Aniarah, in Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state to flush out his associates and other criminals.
