Lagos State government has reaffirmed its commitment to end violence against children in order to ensure a safe and secured future for them.

Manchester City have turned down an approach from Premier League rivals Sunderland and A.F.C. Bournemouth to sign Nigeria national – teamer Kelechi Iheanacho on loan until the end of the season.

Ever since Lagos State Government took a bold step towards the realization of the Oshodi transformation agenda on January 5, 2016 with the demolition of the Owonifari Market within the notorious loop of Oshodi, there have been hues and cries in some quarters over the development.

The Federal Government has put the death toll from Lassa fever outbreak in 10 states at 40. There were 86 reported cases.

Nigerians have been admonished to appreciate God’s glory especially when facing challenges.

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Super Eagles and Manchester City starlet, Kelechi Iheanacho was among the goal scorers in his club’ s 3-0 win over Nowrich City in a 3rd round FA Cup match Saturday.

FOLLOWING the withdrawal of funding by international donors to keep HIV/AIDS patients alive and to fight the scourge in the country, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, have expressed worry over government’s failure to bring succour to people living with HIV/AIDS.

Rev. Chris Okotie’s recent commentary on the ongoing war against corruption, and the role ‘statesmen’ should play in ensuring its success stirred the hornets’ nest: “It will be recalled that in his Independence Day speech, President Muhammadu Buhari came out clearly to reaffirm his honour and integrity in prosecuting the battle against Nigeria’s enemy No. 1, and his avowed commitment not to be selective or vindictive as being widely speculated.

‘No man is good enough to govern another man without the other’s consent’- – Abraham Lincoln

I am aware that President Buhari’s gov­ ernment is making tough choices in exchange control re­ strictions, altering the absurd recurrent to capital expenditure ratio, reducing the deficit and reducing the overall size of governance.

Anyone who read last column of a former Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Mr Tonnie Iredia, in Sunday Vanguard, entitled: “Uncommon governance: The bane of Akwa Ibom State”, would be left with more questions than answers.

WITH the outbreak of Lassa fever killing over 40 people in 10 states of the country, the National Association of State Assembly Legislators, NASAL, has urged Nigerians to strictly adhere to the rules of personal hygiene at home and market place to prevent the spread of the virus.

BUKKY was busy giving the big bedroom a long overdue clean. She was running the vacuum cleaner over her husband’s side of the bed when the flex caught the corner of a partially opened drawer. It had been loose for months and Mati, her husband, hadn’t come round to fixing it yet. As she crouched to free the flex, something shoved amongst the odds- and-ends in the drawer caught her eye. A long brown envelope of the type school reports came in. Whose report could this be? She opened the envelope and saw the surname was her husband’s, but the first name was none of their five children.

Results from the Supplementary poll in Bayelsa are emerging.