Cash crunch hits African masters in Lagos
The second African athletics masters is set to begin with over 150 athletics oldies from Nigeria and Cameroon waiting to relive memories at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos this is just as organisers are banking on the ‘die hard’ Nigeria spirit to make things work.
Maiduguri residents express joy over return of GSM services
A cross section of residents of Maiduguri on Wednesday expressed happiness over the restoration of GSM services in the state.
FEC approves $1.3b for construction of Lekki deep sea port
The Federal government Wednesday took the initiative to decongest existing ports in the country as it approved a $1.35billion contract for the construction of a new Deep Sea Port in Lekki- Lagos State.
Minister of transport Senator Idris Umar who briefed state house correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting said the project which is expected to be completed within the next four years is to constructed under a public private partnership PP arrangement on a concession basis for a period of 45 years after which it will revert to the federal government.
Man, 28, jailed for stealing shoes from mosque
An Abuja Grade 2 Area Court in Kado on Wednesday sentenced a 28-year-old man, Isah Abdullahi, to four months in prison for stealing seven pairs of shoes from a mosque.
Pastor docked for impersonation
A 50-year-old pastor, Keiggy Ogarekpe, on Wednesday, appeared in a Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates` Court, charged with pretending to be a brother to the Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS).
LASTMA slammed N200,000 fine for impounding vehicle
Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday awarded N200,000 damages against the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) for unlawfully impounding a vehicle.
