The residence of popular playwright and filmmaker, Ola Balogun, at Sabo-Yaba in Lagos, was yesterday razed by fire, which also burnt down a nearby three-storey building housing the secretariat of two labour unions.

Three persons were shot dead in a violent clash between street urchins battling for supremacy at Amukoko-Ajegunle area of Lagos State, while several others sustained severe injuries.

Fourteen more Nigerians have emerged millionaires in the ongoing Airtel Red Hot promo, a loyalty and reward promotions created by leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria, to appreciate its customers and empower them financially to fulfill their dreams and reach their goals.

The Lagos State Executive Council yesterday held a valedictory session for two of its members who resigned to pursue their desires to continue to serve people at higher capacities through elective offices, with Governor Babatunde Fashola applauding the selfless and invaluable contributions they made to the development of the state.

Nigeria’s online retailer, Jumia.com and FirstBank of Nigeria Limited has entered into partnership to enable online shoppers with FirstBank Naira credit cards to shop on the Jumia website and pay later in installments.

Mr Dickson Oarhe of Social Democratic Party, SDP, in Edo State, who emerged consensus candidate of the party at the November 29, 2014 primary election for House of Representatives, Owan federal constituency, of the state, yesterday, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, to list his name as the rightful candidate of the party for the February 14 polls.

THE coming elections hold vast handles for assessing fairness and readiness of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The most important issue appears to be the permanent voter’s card, PVC, which INEC has not delivered to prospective voters. More than 30m – almost 50 per cent of the registered voters – have not collected the cards.

Chairman, Board of Directors, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), Chief Kanayo O. Kanayo, has advised the Federal and state governments to have unified laws guiding operation of hospitality businesses in Nigeria.

The Federal Government has said it held back from taking stringent action against Indonesia over the execution of two Nigerians for drug related offences because of the need to engage the country in order to secure the lives of 12 others on death row

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, yesterday, said that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has run out of lies and was fishing for new ones, after failing with the School Certificate lie they tried to pin on the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari.

Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Peter Onwusanya, has called on members of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to forget their differences and come together to record a landslide victory in the February 2015 elections.

CHAIRMAN of House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said that except the Federal Government intervenes, more Nigerians who are on death row in Indonesia may still be executed.

THE Anambra State committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, was yesterday in Awka inaugurated by the South East coordinator of APC PCC, Senator Chris Ngige.

Former Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) head coach, Amelia Edet has reiterated the need to invest in the youth, sportwise.
“….There is no substitute for talent hunt. There is a limit to the recycling of athletes. It is about age and performance and sooner or later, if you don’t invest in the youth, failure catches up with you…..” she said

All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari (ret), has promised to boost infrastructure and social services through funds realised from blockages to corruption in government.