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  The Lagos State Government, Wednesday, debunked the allegation in certain sections of the media that some parts of the Ladipo Market in Mushin Local Government area had been demolished and put under lock and key. Executive Secretary of the Council, Hon. Jide Bello in a statement, said business activities …

The Presidency has described as ‘falsehoods’ the allegations of nepotism credited to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) concerning the appointment of Mrs Amina Zakari as acting National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). President Muhammadu Buhari had, late Tuesday, appointed Zakari as Acting Chairman of INEC following the …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Wednesday, expressed ‘shock’ over the ruling by Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia of the Federal High Court Lagos, acquitting Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of Aviation, of the two count charge of money laundering preferred against him by the Commission. In a press statement …

  Following her appointment, Tuesday, by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mrs. Amina Bala Zakari has pledged to continue to work towards the improvement of the electoral process. It would be recalled that President Buhari, late Tuesday appointed Zakari as Acting Chair …

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase has mandated all state command Commissioners of Police (CPs) to dislodge local government officials operating on the highways in the guise of collecting tolls for their local government authorities. In a statement released by CP Emmanuel Ojukwu, the Force Public Relations Officer …

AKHERE Godwin, Benin The family of Comrade Benson Ogedegbe, in Oghara Delta State, have sent a passionate appeal to President Muhammad Buhari to help unravel the circumstance surrounding the death of its breadwinner at the hands of military operatives. According to the deceased’s widow, Mrs Endurance Ogedegbe, and son Stephen, …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wednesday July 1, arraigned the duo of Osaze Akhigbe and Ndekwu Jindu before Justice Lawal Akapo of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja on an 11-count charge bordering on conspiracy to obtain goods and money by false pretence. The defendants, Akhigbe and Jindu …

Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, Wednesday, took a tour of the Coched Farms in Anaku, Ayamelum Local Government Area and assured that the State would soon attract more prominent investors in the agricultural sector. Hinting that Dangote may soon join the array of prominent investors looking for a …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Wednesday, described the confirmation of his victory at the polls as a welcome development which is a reaffirmation of the mandate given to him by the people of Lagos State. In his reaction to the ruling of the State Election Petition Tribunal headed by …

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has warned foreign doctors working in the state to regularise their registration with the appropriate Nigerian supervisory agencies or risk losing their jobs. This, the Governor said, becomes necessary so as to streamline the activities of all the foreign doctors and ensure they …

While on an unscheduled inspection of the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Tuesday, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, said the hosting of choice football matches by the Government will showcase to the world that the state is safe. The Chief Executive said: “Rivers State is a sports city and I believe …

Abia State Government served illegal occupants of government property, particularly the Enyimba Hotel Complex in Aba, and others across the state a one-week notice to quit or risk forceful eviction. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Godwin Adindu, who issued the quit notice to the squatters through a statement …

President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday night, reversed the decision of the immediate past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, to hand over to one of the National Commissioners, Ambassador Mohammed Ahmad Wali, by officially appointing Mrs. Amina Bala Zakari as the Acting Chairman of the electoral …

Lagos is famous and unique in many ways. It is the sixth largest city in the world and is projected to become the third biggest urban conurbation by 2015. Lagos is the leading non oil sector contributor to the country’s Gross Domestic product (GDP). With three lighter terminals and two …

One of the fascinating points of the recently concluded 2015 general election with particular reference to the Lagos State gubernatorial electioneering campaign was the calculated canvass for votes by the two leading political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to convince the electorate on …

The idea to reduce wages and similar earnings in the public and private sectors across board in Nigeria by fifty percent, which I am suggesting, sounds crazy even to me. As a result of decline in earnings from crude petroleum export, Nigeria’s public finance is distressed. The clear manifestation of …

The new Nigerian government headed by General Muhammadu Buhari will have take a close look at the policy issue of deregulation of the petroleum downstream sub-sector, and the attendant removal of fuel subsidies. On the 1st of January, 2012 the Dr Goodluck Jonathan’s administration announced the removal of subsidies on …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the deadline for the Bank Verification Number (BVN) registration. The registration exercise which will now continue till October 31, 2015, had earlier been set for Tuesday, June 30 leading many customers to besiege banks, on deadline day. Many had earlier urged the …

Following rumours of an impending petrol scarcity set to hit the country, barely three weeks after normalization of supply of the commodity, the Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),Tuesday,  has moved to reassure the Nigerian public that it has stepped up efforts to maintain stability in the supply …

AKHERE Godwin, Benin The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Tuesday, threatened to down tools in Edo State within two weeks, if the state government and local government councils failed to pay the outstanding salaries owed local government workers in the state. The State Chapter of the union gave the ultimatum when …

Armed men and some security operatives working in collusion with the Mushin Local Government, stormed the popular Ladipo Auto Spare Parts Market, in the early hours of Tuesday, and demolished shops in and stalls in the area. This is as traders and other property owners in the market denied being …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on September 15, 2015 re-arraign Julius Ola Peters, Emeka Iloegbunam, Ijeoma David Alanza, Jonathan Wallang and Dinijocs Nigeria Limited before Justice Ishaq U. Bello of Federal Capital Territory High Court Maitama on a twelve-count charge bordering on forgery and obtaining money under …

  Former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has described as ‘false, malicious and totally without foundation,’ allegations credited to the National Economic Council that she spent the sum of $2.1 billion with authorization. It would be recalled that the …

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) “to subject Nigerian account holders to untold hardship because of the deadline unilaterally imposed on the so-called Banks Verification Number (BVN).” HURIWA in a statement issued, Tuesday, in Abuja called for …

President Muhammadu Buhari said, Tuesday, in Abuja that his administration will undertake appropriate reforms and implement fresh policies to boost national income from oil and gas production. Speaking at separate meetings with delegations from Exxon- Mobil and the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG), President Buhari listed the removal of …