Frequent fire outbreaks in Lagos: New fire trucks, fresh concerns
Fire outbreaks have in recent years been a recurring problem in Lagos, wreaking much havoc which included the destruction of lives and property. In most cases, both the Federal Fire Service and the Lagos State Fire Service had failed to rise to the occasion in containing such fire incidents.
Ex-militant leaders say no to Buhari
EX-MILITANT leaders in the Niger Delta region, Wednesday, denied the endorsement of All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari (rtd) by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, for next month’s presidential election.
UNIBEN got three years notice to vacate govt property – Oshiomhole
GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said that the state government served authorities of the University of Benin a notice, three years ago, to vacate 18 property belonging to the state government, but rather than vacate, they took the government to court.
Buhari names Atiku, Tinubu in Presidential Campaign Council
General Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate has named former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu into his Presidential Campaign Council, the body to drive his campaign.
‘Kaduna didn’t benefit from debt relief during Obasanjo’s era’
The Kaduna State government has said that the state was not among those that benefited from the debt relief during the President Olusegun Obasanjo’s era adding that it inherited a debt of N37.5 billion when it came on board in 2013.
Drained foreign reserves: PDP welcomes Obasanjo’s criticism
FOR lampooning President Goodluck Jonathan that the nation’s foreign reserves plummeted under his administration from $60 billion to about $30 billion, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Wednesday took a swipe at former President Olusegun Obasanjo, saying as a government, it was not ashamed of anything.
Former player cries out for welfare of wheelchair softball athletes
Lagos – A former wheelchair softball player, Richard Ndubuisi, on Wednesday called on governments and corporate bodies to come to the aid of physically challenged players of the sport. Ndubuisi in Lagos said that the players were facing accommodation and some other challenges. He said that the challenges were affecting their performances in competitions. “They […]
Global condemnation after ‘barbaric’ Paris attack
The UN Security Council led global condemnation of the “terrorist” shooting at French magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday which left 12 people dead, in a shocking attack on freedom of speech in Europe.
LSHA passes 2015 Budget of N489b into law
The Lagos State House of Assembly, LSHA, has passed a budget total of N489billion into law for the year 2015 as works and infrastructure got the highest allocation with N72.250 Billion.
DSS findings, an embarrassment – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed as hogwash the so-called findings of the DSS following its raid on the party’s offices in Lagos, saying the ‘findings’ presented to the media by the agency,Wednesday, is a great disservice to Nigeria and an embarrassment to all intelligence-gathering organizations around the world.
APC plans to clone INEC database – DSS
The Department of State Services, DSS, has accused the All Progressives Congress of plans to to clone the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC’s database.
