Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), on Sunday called on Nigerians to demand improved health care from the regime of the President Muhammadu Buhari. Falana said it was unfair that Buhari “always travels abroad for medical care while the generality of Nigerians have no other choice but to go …
Read More »Lagos commissioner, Ajibola Ponnle’s marriage crumbles, moves in with new lover
Ajibola Ponnle These are certainly not the best of times for Lagos State Commissioner for Establishment, Training, and Pensions, Ajibola Ponnle, as information reaching this newspaper revealed that her marriage to Lagos big boy, Michael, who was the chief executive officer of defunct Origin Oil and Gas, is at the …
Read More »Salary padding scandal rocks UBTH, UNIJOS, UI, others
Many Federal Government agencies, including universities and teaching hospitals are involved in the inflation of personnel budget running into billions of naira, according to Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, the chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Investigation Commission(ICPC). In a startling report made public late last year in Abuja, in …
Read More »Heritage Bank empowers 2000 female entrepreneurs via financial inclusivity initiatives
Taking into consideration the importance of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to the economy, Heritage Bank Plc has continued to structure financial inclusivity initiatives in empowering over 2000 female entrepreneurs towards economic enablement and self-realization. This move is in line with the people-oriented policies of the Central Bank of …
Read More »Keystone Bank, Afreximbank, others partner to promote African Creative Industry
Keystone Bank Limited has re-emphasised its commitment to the growth and development of the Africa’s creative industry as the lender recently partnered with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and other multilateral agencies to host the maiden edition of the Creative Africa Exchange Weekend (CAX WKND) in Kigali, Rwanda. According to …
Read More »Ekiti APC insists on Aluko’s choice for deputy national chair
The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State on Thursday described as untrue reports that former governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, had been endorsed as the party’s deputy national chairman. The APC State Chairman, Paul Omotoso, said nothing of such came up at the APC zonal meeting in Osogbo, …
Read More »Amotekun: Recruitment forms ready next week, says Akeredolu
The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has said the recruitment forms for the Operation Amotekun outfit will be ready next week. The governor, who spoke through his Special Adviser on Security Matter, Alhaji Jimoh Dojumo, said the recruitment on the operation process had begun. He said, “We are yet …
Read More »161 Nigerians return from Libya —NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency has received another batch of 161 stranded Nigerians from Mtiga in Libya. The acting Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office, NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, received the returnees on Thursday night in Lagos State. Farinloye said that the Nigerians arrived the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International …
Read More »Man to die by hanging for killing Uber driver
The High Court of the Federal High Court in Nyanya, Abuja on Thursday sentenced one Obinna Echianu to death for killing an Uber driver identified as Edwin Ali in Abuja on December 26, 2016. Delivering judgment, Justice Peter Kekemeke convicted 42-year-old Echianu for armed robbery and culpable homicide. But the …
Read More »Fashola backs Sanwo-Olu on okada, Marwa ban
The Minister of Works and Housing and former governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has advised Lagos residents to support the state government’s renewed enforcement of the restriction on motorcycles in some local government areas in the state. He noted that while the discomfort created by the enforcement …
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