Jakande: Nigeria has lost a Titan, Edwin Clark
By Henry Umoru FORMER Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark said Friday that with the death of first Civilian Governor of Lagos State, Chief Lateef Kayode Jakande, Nigeria has lost a titan. In a statement in Abuja, Chief Clark who noted that he was mourning the demise of Jakande with respect […]
Why we’re yet to unfreeze #EndSARS campaigners’ bank accounts — Malami
…Govt had nothing to act on to freeze #EndSARS campaigners’ bank accounts — Falana …Says CBN must desist from jumping into political arena The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has given reasons the federal government was yet to obey the court order to unfreeze bank accounts of 20 #EndSARS […]
Apapa gridlock: Lagos traffic team, NPA, identify six parks for truck holding bays
The newly constituted Traffic Management Enforcement Team, by Lagos State Government, to resolve gridlock in Apapa, and the Nigerian Port Authority Security Team have identified seven holding bays for trucks at various locations around the metropolis for the purpose of decongesting Apapa and environs of gridlock.
Banks’ borrowing from CBN falls 98% to N15bn
…CBN’s interest earnings drop 75% By Elizabeth Adegbesan In apparent reflection of the excess liquidity in the banking system, banks’ borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the Standing Lending Facility (SLF) fell by 98 percent, year-on-year (YoY), to N15.95 billion in November 2020 from N662.44 billion in November 2019. Consequently, the apex […]
#EndSARS: FG, Police, LASG warn against fresh protests
…Warns security agents ready for any eventuality …Don’t cause trouble, LASG warns protesters …No protest’ll hold at Lekki tomorrow, Lagos CP vows …No going back, organisers declare …Reconsider on protests, LCC begs protesters By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor, Olasunkanmi Akoni & Juliet Umeh The Federal and Lagos State governments yesterday warned organisers of #OccupyLekki […]
Pa Jakande was the democracy we yearn for today – Owolabi Salis
Chief Owolabi Saliis, the 2019 governorship candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in Lagos State, said late Pa Lateef Jakande lived the democracy defined by most other leaders in Nigeria. Salis in a statement issued from the U.S. on Friday, said the late Pa Jakande, the first Civilian Governor of Lagos State and former […]
Ohanaeze, Ortom, Ganduje warn criminal herdsmen
Ohanaeze warns herders against destroying farmlands in S-East Stop foreign herdsmen before they plunge Nigeria into civil war – Ortom Ban foreign Fulani herders, says Ganduje, tackles El-Rufai on security in N-West By Soni Daniel & Anayo Okoli The leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has again said that no ethnic or regional group was ordered to […]
Scores injured as transport unions clash in Lagos
…Leaders trade blame over cause of fight …6 persons arrested as Police mount surveillance By Evelyn Usman & Esther Onyegbula Commercial activities were disrupted at the ever-busy Obalende area of Lagos, yesterday, following a violent clash between members of National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, and the Road Transport Employees Association of Nigeria, RTEAN. […]
Buhari, Lawan, Tinubu, Gbaja, NPAN, NGE, NUJ, others mourn as Jakande dies at 91
…How he died – Seyi, son …Buhari, NUJ, NPAN, Afenifere, Osoba, Lawan, govs, others shower tributes …Lagos NUJ names Light House after him …Jakande was last of the titans —Tinubu …Oyetola condoles Sanwo-Olu, Lagos govt over Jakande’s death …To be buried at Volts and Gardens, Ikoyi 4 pm today …NGE mourns its pioneer president …It’s […]
Polaris Bank’s promo produces 61 winners
MONEY MARKET Polaris Bank said that the its nationwide Save & Win promo has produced the first set of winners, including the first millionaire, Mr. Lucky Okunzuwa, a customer with its Akpakpava branch, Benin, Edo State The bank in a statement said that other 60 lucky customers who also emerged from across the six geo-political […]
The Fulani problem
By Donu Kogbara I RECENTLY mentioned the widespread fury that is being generated by rogue Fulani herdsmen who rape, pillage, kidnap and kill; and I said that because some Fulanis have been extremely kind to me over the years, I cannot join those who have decided to hate all Fulanis…even though I am the product of […]
