Edo APC: Youths put Obaseki on the spot
MEMBERS of the youth wing of the ruling APC in Edo State have in the last few days been enmeshed in verbal war over the performance of the almost two years old administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki, who in the eyes of non-party members have performed creditably in terms of infrastructure, sanity in public behaviours and traffic management among others.
Ikeja Golf Club unveils 50th anniversary plan
The management of Ikeja Golf Club has announced activities scheduled for the club’s 50th anniversary celebrations. The announcement was made at a press conference, which held in the Committee Room of the club at Ikeja GRA. The anniversary celebration, according to Mr. Bola Temowo, club captain, has as theme: “Half a Century of Growing Friendships through Golf”.
Now he sees me as a friend
I had a good friendly relationship with an old school friend and one evening, after we’d had a few to drink, we started larking about and I blurted out that I really fancied him. Things progressed from there and we spent the evening getting a bit more than friendly.
Nigeria loses N2.6trn to crude oil theft in 2 years – NNRC
Nigeria lost N1.6 trillion in 2016 and N995 billion in 2017 to crude oil theft, translating to a loss of about $8.9 million daily and a combined loss of N2.6 trillion over the two-year period, according to a draft report presented yesterday, by the Nigeria Natural Resource Charter, NNRC.
Global certification opens Nigerian products to export market
Exports of Nigerian products and services may receive a boost following the successful accreditation of Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA’s Nigerian Global Certification Limited, NGCL.
Vote Okowa for 2nd term, Imagoro urges Urhobos
HOUSE of Representatives aspirant, Ethiope federal constituency in Delta State, Mr. Victor Imagoro, has called on Urhobos in the state to re-elect Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in 2019 to guarantee more dividends of democracy to Urhoboland in the years ahead.
Uber marks 4yrs with new campaign
Uber has unveiled a new thematic campaign to mark four years of plying the Lagos metropolis. The campaign tagged Moments that Matter will be beamed across different mediums like television, cinema, radio and digitally.
PMS dominates cargo arrivals at Lagos ports
A total of 12 vessels out of the 29 arriving at the Pilotage District of the Lagos ports yesterday are laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol.
Why CUPP’ll not work —OWIE
FORMER Chief Whip of the Senate and now National Leader of the Action Democratic Party, ADP, Senator Roland Owie says the recent coalition of about 30 political parties with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) known as Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, to rout the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, was a coalition of deceit that would not work.
My daughter’s father is better equipped to raise her
We were never married, but we lived together before the break-up. He has now gotten married and done so well in his job that he lives in a big company house. His wife also has a good job and is from rich parents. I live in a one-bedroom flat and income is really tight. My child’s father is willing to take her if I so wish.
Lingering traffic chaos from Lagos ports: Ambode’s case for revival of other ports
LAGOS State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, recently added his voice to the call for ailing ports in other parts of the country to be revived to enable them take some of the load off Lagos which is presently choking on account of unabating traffic gridlock caused by tankers heading to or leaving the ports at Apapa. According to him: “As it is now, other ports in Nigeria must begin to work immediately to decongest gridlock in Lagos”.
