Defective Lekki Gardens buildings to be demolished – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday directed that stability test be conducted on all building constructed by the Lekki Gardens to ascertain their structural integrity, saying that any building found to be defective will be demolished.
Pope Francis approves sainthood for Mother Teresa
Pope Francis on Tuesday approved sainthood for Mother Teresa, the missionary nun who became a global if controversial symbol of compassion for her care of the sick and destitute.
Kokori replies Tompolo I stand by what I said
Irrepressible former Secretary-General of the National Union of Petroleum Energy and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, Chief Frank Ovie Kokori, Tuesday reiterated his call on erstwhile Niger Delta militants leader, Government Ekpemukpolo, aka, Tompolo, to come out of hiding and face the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, eye ball to eye ball, saying, “I stand by what I said.”
Wife seeks dissolution of 12-year-old marriage over in-laws’ attitude
A 36-year-old fashion designer, Shakirat Abdulsalam, on Tuesday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve her 12-year-old marriage over her in-laws’ bad attitude towards her.
Don raises concern over FG’s plan to import grass seedlings
A former Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academics, at the University of Ilorin, Prof. Kayode Ayorinde,
on Tuesday expressed concerns over plans by the Federal Government to import grass seedlings from Brazil.
CBN to give N3m each to eligible youth on empowerment programme
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is to give three million naira each to empower eligible youths under the Youth Initiative Empowerment Development Programme (YIEDP), the Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has said.
UTME : We ‘ll not compromise standard, says JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will not compromise the standard of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), irrespective of pressures from any quarters.
S. Africa’s Supreme Court dismisses government’s appeal over Sudanese President
The Supreme Court of Appeal on Tuesday turned down the South African government’s appeal against an earlier decision by a High Court that found it had breached the constitution when it failed to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir during his visit to the country.
Boy 14 rapes neighbour’s five years old daughter
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 14-year-old teenager (names withheld) at the Boys Correctional Centre, Isheri, a suburb of Lagos, for allegedly raping a five-year-old daughter of his neighbour.
I was scared meeting Terry, Drogba, Shevchenko — Mikel
Nigerian star, John Mikel Obi has revealed that he was consumed with fears on his first day at Chelsea’s dressing room becuase of the presence of superstars, such as John Terry, Michael Ballack, Didier Drogba, Michael Essien and Andrily Shevchenko among others.
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