Magistrate alleges threat to life
ADEOLA Adebayo, the Chief Magistrate handling the trial of two children of the late Lagos business mogul Chief Abdul Rasak Olajide, has alleged that the defendants are threatening her life.
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Chibok girls: One year after
TO the eternal embarrassment of this nation, today marks the end of one whole year since the shocking abduction of 276 girls of the Government Day Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State,
LASAA begins cleanup of political posters, banners from metropolis
WITH the conclusion of political campaigns and elections, the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) has announced plan to start enforcing rules and regulations guiding public display of posters and banners
Rain wreaks havoc in Ikotun
PEACEFUL as the last Saturday Gubernatorial elections appeared in Nigeria, some residents of Ikotun in Alimosho area of Lagos State may have reasons to say no thanks to the heavy downpour that
Jonathan’s handover panel meets, govt denies N3b budget
THE Federal Government Transition Committee yesterday met to fine-tune the modalities for handover of power to the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari.
Fashola, Obanikoro, Ikuforiji laud Ambode’s victory
LAGOS State governor, Babatunde Fashola, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro and Speaker of the Lagos Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji on Monday congratulated the governor-elect, Akinwunmi Ambode, on his victory
‘Cross-border trade, value-chain devt key to industrialisation
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has emphasized the need for African countries to renew focus on cross-border trade and improve value-chain activities as a means of driving industrialization.
Buhari pledges to rescue Chibok girls
President-elect Muhammadu Buhari yesterday restated his resolve to rescue the 276 Chibok school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, the Islamist group. In a statement to mark one year of the Chibok girls’
Fighting picks up in war-torn eastern Ukraine
Fighting has picked up in eastern Ukraine, after more than a month of relative calm, as diplomats gathered in Berlin yesterday to discuss the Ukraine crisis.
Govt receives N9.6 trillion from Shell in four years
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) paid $48 billion (N9.6 trillion) revenues to the Nigerian government from 2010 to 2014.