AMBODE MOURNS PASSAGE OF HID AWOLOWO

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday expressed shock and sadness over the death of Chief Mrs Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, wife of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo.

MAMA HID AWOLOWO DIES AT 99

Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, wife of the legendary politician, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, is dead.

LACASERA SACKS 700 WORKERS

Scores of workers at Lacasera Company Plc staged a protest on Monday in Lagos, moments after at least 700 workers received their sack letters, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

AMBODE ATTRACTS N14B GERMAN INVESTMENT TO LAGOS

The investment drive of the Lagos State Government received a major boost on Monday when the representative of a German company, Knauf Group International, Mrs Isabel Knauf expressed her company’s readiness to commence work on a N14 billion manufacturing firm in the state.

NEW OONI TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON - KINGMAKERS

The new Ooni of Ife will emerge within 40 days in line with the customs and tradition of the ancient town, a kingmaker and the Obalufe of Iremo Quarters, Ile-Ife, Oba Folorunso Omisakin, has said.

NEWSPHOTO; BUHARI IN FRANCE

AMBODE TO RENDER QUARTERLY ACCOUNT OF STEWARDSHIP TO LAGOSIANS

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday unveiled plans to commence a quarterly rendering of account of stewardship of his administration to intimate Lagosians on the journey so far as well as his plans to take the state to the next level. 

MORE BOKO HARAMISTS SURRENDER - ARMY

Following sustained offensive by ground troops and pre-emptive air strikes by the Nigerian Air Force, scores of Boko Haram terrorists have continued to surrender to the Nigerian troops even as more have indicated willingness to lay down their arms.

THE HAJJ CONTINUES AS MECCA DEATH TOLL RISES TO 107

Saudi authorities said yesterday that Islam's annual hajj pilgrimage will go ahead despite a crane collapse that killed 107 people at Mecca's Grand Mosque, where crowds returned to pray a day after the tragedy.

SCHOOL BUILDING COLLAPSED IN JOS, FOUR DEAD

An Islamic school building collapsed in the town of Bukuru in Nigeria’s Plateau state on Sunday afternoon, killing at least four students and injuring 14 others, the state coordinator of emergency services said.

SUSPECTED CULTIST NABBED BY RRS IN LAGOS

As part of efforts by Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, to ensure the safety of lives and properties in the state and its environs, the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), of the state Police Command, has apprehended one Oworoba Abdul Kareem, 20, alleged to be a member of notorious gang, Eiye Confraternity, which had past threatening the peaceful atmosphere in Akala area in Mushin.

LAGOS CLARIFIES LAW RESTRICTING TRUCKS, TANKER FROM TRAVELLING DAYTIME

The Lagos State Government at the weekend clarified the Section of the Road Traffic Law 2012 which restricts trailers and long vehicles from plying the metropolis between the hours of 6am and 9pm. 

LATE AMBASSADOR TO USA TO BE BURIED SEPTEMBER 18

The family of late Professor Adebowale Ibidapo Adefuye, former Nigerian ambassador to the United States of America, who died on Thursday, August 27, has announced the burial arrangements.

Late Ambassador Ade Adefuye

According to the burial programme signed by Mr. Babatunde Adefuye on behalf of the family,

LENOVO LAUNCHES ONE CHANNEL TO STREAMLINE OPERATIONS

Lenovo Africa has launched One Channel, its new channel programme set to streamline operations and offer a ‘Channel Engagement Model’ for all managed and unmanaged partners.

TSA FALLOUT ; BANKS BEGIN DOWNSIZING OF WORKFORCE

Commercial banks in Nigeria have commenced laying off some of their staff, following the federal government directive to ministries and agencies for a Treasury Single Account.

BUHARI ORDERS TIGHTER SECURITY AT IDP CAMPS AFTER YOLA BLAST

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed authorities to tighten security measures in all camps harboring internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the country to guard against the sort of incident that occurred in Yola, Adamawa state today.

TIMELINES OF THE CRANE COLLAPSE IN MECCA

At least 107 people died and 238 more were injured when a crane collapsed at the Grand Mosque of Mecca ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the Saudi Interior Ministry said on Friday.

WHY POVERTY IS A NORTHERNER - SHETIMA

The Northern Governors’ Forum, NGF, is holding its maiden meeting in Kaduna since the governors were sworn in last May.

AMBODE APPOINTS NEW HEADS OF LASIMRA, SAFETY COMMISSION, WATER REGULATORY BOARD

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday appointed new heads of the Lagos State Safety Commission, Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Authority (LASIMRA) and the Water Regulatory Board.

MY TAKE ON BUHARI AFTER 100 DAYS- ARIBISALA

It is time to admit it. Electing Buhari as president was a big national blunder.

POLICE CRACKDOWN; MASSOB MEMBERS GO UNDERGROUND

Following the crackdown on the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, by the Nigeria Police, members of the Igbo self-determination group have started going into hiding.

POLICE TO CRACK DOWN ON UNAUTHORIZED SIREN USERS

The Nigeria Police Force said in Abuja on Tuesday that it would arrest any person not listed in the categories of persons authourised to use siren in the country.

The Federal Government had in 2012 listed the categories of persons entitled to use siren.

CHRIST EMBASSY SUES CAC FOR IDENTITY THEFT

The Incorporated Trustees of Christ Embassy Church International a.k.a “CHRIST EMBASSY, led by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has dragged the Corporate Affairs Commission(CAC) and its registrar before a Federal High Court in Lagos, southwest Nigeria.

AMBODE SIGNS, APPROVES RELEASE OF 2500 CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode on Tuesday signed and approved the

​immediate ​

release of 2500 Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) to property owners across the state from Wednesday, September 9, 2015.

ONDO, FCT TOP SEMI FINALISTS IN COWBELLPEDIA QUIZ

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Ondo State have recorded the highest number of contestants who have qualified for the semi final in the ongoing maiden edition of the weekly Cowbellpedia TV Quiz showing on 14 stations across Nigeria. Three representatives each of the FCT and Ondo State have scaled the huddle to the semi final stage of the competition.

ABUJA GETS A BRAND NEW TRADE CENTER

Nigeria's capital city of Abuja is about to get a new heart: a brand new World Trade Center complex.

The development is expected to open to the public early next year after the completion of the first phase of construction. It will join a network of 323 locations in 89 countries, started in 1970 with the inauguration of the first World Trade Center in New York City.

Funded by local and foreign financial institutions, as well as private investors, to the tune of 200 billion Nigerian Naira, or just over $1 billion, the WTC Abuja will be the largest mixed-use development in West Africa.

UNINSPIRED EAGLES FORCED A DRAW AGAINST TANZANIA

Sunday Oliseh’s first competitive match in charge as coach of the Super Eagles failed to end in happy ending. The former Eagles captain could not inspire his side as they only managed a 0-0 draw against Tanzania in Dar es Salaam.

BOKO HARAM HORSEMAN KILLS 80 IN BORNO

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen on horseback shot dead nearly 80 people in attacks on three villages in Nigeria's restive northeast at the weekend, a vigilante and residents told AFP on MondaBabakura Kolo, a vigilante fighting Boko Haram, said 68 people were killed in the attack on Baanu village in Borno state late on Friday while residents said another 11 people were shot dead in two other villages on Saturday and Sunday.

SERENA AND THE BECKONING OF HISTORY

As Serena Williams left the interview room Monday evening and walked down a long corridor, I asked her if she had seen the Althea Gibson documentary that is making the rounds.

LATE ANTONIO DEHINDE FERNANDEZ (1936-2015)

Billionaire businessman, Chief Antonio Deinde Fernandez, has passed away at the age of 79.

MAN JAILED FIVE YEARS FOR SETTING PREGNANT WIFE ABLAZE

An Egor Magistrates’ Court sitting in Benin, Edo State Monday sentenced one Lucky Esonahae, to five years imprisonment for setting his pregnant lover, Stella Isaac, ablaze.

BOKO HARAM ON ITS LAST THROES - ARMY SPOKESMAN

Nigeria’s military said its forces Tuesday retook from Boko Haram the economic and strategic town of Gamboru Ngala on the border with Cameroon.

WHY I LEFT GOVERNMENT - REMI BABALOLA

A former Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Remi Babalola, on Tuesday explained why he left the cabinet of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

THREE DIE AS GROUPS CLASH IN ONITSHA

No fewer than three persons were feared dead in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Sunday evening when a group, Independent People of Biafra, clashed with security operatives.

It was gathered that 20 persons were injured in the clash.