DOWNTURN IN GLOBAL ECONOMY DEVASTATING - BUHARI

President Muhammadu Buhari says the current global economic and political environment is far from being favourable, particularly to developing countries.

E-VOTING IS INEVITABLE, BUT.....INEC CHAIRMAN

The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says electronic means of voting was inevitable in Nigeria.

COSON WEEK KICKS OFF ON SUNDAY

The much advertised, reviewed and talked about 2015 COSON Week is finally here with us. The 7 days of explosive events over 7 venues in Lagos will begin this Sunday

I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC GRIDLOCK, ROBBERIES - AMBODE

Lagos State Governor, Mr. AkinwunmiAmbode on Thursday released the policy direction of his administration for the next three and half years, just as he appealed for the support and cooperation of all Lagosians in moving the state forward.

WHY WIKE LOST AT THE TRIBUNAL

The Rivers State Election Petition Tribunal sacked Nyesom Wike as the governor of Rivers State on Saturday and ordered a fresh poll.

MY TEN KOBO;THE DEMYSTIFICATION OF EXPERIENCE

The received wisdom is that experience is the best teacher. This is true in almost all instances, except when it comes to governance in Nigeria.

WITHOUT A CABINET, NIGERIA IS ON HOLD

Seven months after Muhammadu Buhari was elected president on a promise to "fix" Nigeria, a policy vacuum has brought decision-making to a halt, hampering everything from national budget planning to new roads and art exhibitions.

BOKO HARAM: LAGOS STATE URGES CITIZENS TO REMAIN CALM, VIGILANT

The Lagos State Government has urged citizens in the state to remain calm but very vigilant as the Police and other security agencies intensify their efforts to rid the state of hoodlums, armed robbers and suspected terrorists.

LAGOS DECLARES TOTAL WAR ON TRAFFIC OFFENDERS

Sequel to the rising traffic misconduct by some motorists and motorcycle operators, popularly known as okada riders, the Lagos State Government has began intensive enforcement against those in the habit of flouting traffic laws, just as it has also declared war on men of the underworld who seize traffic situations to rob unsuspecting citizens of their possessions.

AMBODE HAILS SUPREME COURT RULING ON ELECTION PETITION

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday described the Supreme Court ruling upholding his victory at the April 11, 2015 governorship election as a welcome development, saying that the people's mandate which was expressly demonstrated on Election Day has been reaffirmed by the highest court in the land.

WE WILL LIVE UP TO EXPECTATIONS - AYORINDE

The newly appointed Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde resumed office today with a pledge that he and his team of professionals would live up to expectations of the people by selling the brand called Lagos State since we are the “Faces and Voices” of the State.

TWO PILGRIMS CAUGHT FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IN SAUDI ARABIA

Two of the 1,191 pilgrims from Oyo State who performed this year’s Hajj were detained by the Saudi Arabian authorities for a drug-related offence.

AMBODE SWEARS IN COMMISSIONERS, SPECIAL ADVISERS

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has sworn in 23 commissioners and 14 special advisers to constitute his cabinet, with a charge on them to be accountable and be loyal to the people .

AMBODE TO SWEAR IN COMMISSIONERS, SPECIAL ADVISERS MONDAY

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode will on Monday, October 19, swear in 23 Commissioners and 14 Special Advisers, who will constitute the State Executive Council.

SPECIAL REPORT[ " CORRUPTION WILL FIGHT BACK"

ABUJA, Nigeria — Private jets that used to crowd the airport here have been grounded, their wings clipped by the new government’s crackdown on corruption. Rolls-Royces, Range Rovers and Jaguars are gathering dust in the showroom of this capital’s top car dealer. Luxury villas are left unsold, as is the fine Italian marble used to bedeck the homes of Nigeria’s newly rich.

Since assuming power in May on a pledge to root out the

MY TEN KOBO; ABULE EGBA T-JUNCTION AS A METAPHOR

Yesterday, Commuters living mostly at the Otta axis spent hours at the notorious Abule Egba T-Junction, most of them not getting home until the wee hours of the morning.

MY TEN KOBO; THE ADVERT WAGON

in the late 90s, at the dawn of the emergence of Punch as an advertisement powerhouse, there were very few cars in the Punch premises, and even fewer owned by the staff of the advert department.

MY TEN KOBO; THE MEETING: A SIMPLE STORY WELL TOLD

In the last few years, I have turned off majority of Nigerian Movies, especially the ones done in English language. I found them tedious and predictable.

CLARK THE FATHER, JONATHAN THE SON BY REUBEN ABATTI

I have tried delaying the writing of this piece in the honest expectation that someone probably misquoted Chief E.K. Clark, when he reportedly publicly disowned former President Goodluck Jonathan. I had hoped that our dear father, E.K. Clark, would issue a counter-statement and say the usual things politicians say: “they quoted me out of context!” “Jonathan is my son”. That has not happened; rather, some other Ijaw voices, including one Joseph Evah, have come to the defence of the old man, to join hands in rubbishing a man they once defended to the hilt and used as a bargaining chip for the Ijaw interest in the larger Nigerian geo-politics.

FRESH BOMB BLAST KILLS 18 PEOPLE IN MAIDUGURI

Four women suicide bombers blew themselves up early Friday when challenged by soldiers as they tried to enter Maiduguri, Nigeria, killing at least 18 people and themselves, civilian defense fighters, the National Emergency Management Agency and witnesses said.

WHY WE KIDNAPPED CHIEF FALAE - SUSPECTS

It was a pay back time yesterday for the suspected abductors of the former Secretary to the Federal Government, Chief Olu Falae, as they were remanded in prison.

HID MADE AWO SERVE IN MY GOVT - GOWON

A delegation of the Obafemi Awolowo Foundation headed by former Head of states, General Yakubu Gowon, on Thursday morning visited the Ikenne home of the Awolowo family to condole with them on the death of their matrirach, Chief (Mrs) Hannah Idowu Dideolu (HID) Awolowo.

The delegation which include; Prince Bola Ajibola, Chief Arthur Mbanefo, Prof. O .O Akinkungbe, Chief Richard Okafor, Prof Funmi Soetan, Pa Olanihu Ajayi, Mr Olatomiwa Ashaolu among others were received into the Efunyela Hall within the Awolowo’s sprawling compound by Mama’s daughters – Mrs Omotola Oyediran and Dr Tokunbo Awolowo – Dosunmu, a member of the Foundation.

OBSERVER RECOMMENDATIONS VITAL TO IMPROVING ELECTORAL PROCESS – AMINA BALA ZAKARI

Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mrs Amina Bala Zakari, has lauded the contributions and recommendations of Observer groups to the Commission’s efforts at improving on the successes achieved in the 2015 general elections.  She revealed that the Commission was already factoring some of the recommendations into its strategic plan.

UNDERSTANDING AMBODE’S NEW APPROACH TO UNLOCKING TRAFFIC GRIDLOCK= MUSIBAU RAZAK

In the Lagos of old, townsfolk could enjoy romantic or meditative evenings at the Lagos Marina, enveloped in celestial ambiance from the cool Atlantic Ocean breeze. That was when the population was barely 350,000. However, as people continue to flock to the state in search of the proverbial greener pasture, the geometrical increase in population, together with political instability, diminished Government’s capacity to enforce law and order. Swiftly, the State became more known for traffic jams, heaps of refuse and decayed infrastructure rather than for the proverbial “Eko for Show”.

BAD WEATHER, NOT ENEMY FIRE, CAUSED PLANE CRASH - AIR FORCE

An aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force has crashed in Yola, the capital of Adamawa state, in North-East Nigeria.

TOP JOURNALISTS CELEBRATE HAKEEM BELLO AT 50

The Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) on Saturday lauded Mr Hakeem Bello, the former Senior Special Adviser on Media to former Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State as he turned 50.

FIVE REASONS LIVERPOOL SACKED RODGERS

Brendan Rodgers was sacked as Liverpool manager after travelling from the brink of history to Anfield oblivion in the space of 18 months.

AMBODE TO MEET LAGOSIANS IN TOWN HALL MEETING TUESDAY

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode will on Tuesday, October 6,  meet with Lagosians at the maiden edition of his quarterly Town Hall Meeting, in the Lagos West Senatorial District.

SPECIAL REPORT; BEHIND DEZIANI MADUEKE'S ARREST IS THE SHADOW OF UMARU DIKKO

For some Nigerians, there’s an inevitable feeling of deja-vu about their country’s former petroleum minister, Diezeani Allison-Madueke, being arrested in London on charges of money laundering.

WHY YOU NEED TO RECHARGE YOUR REPORTING IN 50 WORDS

Nine days to his 35th birthday and, remarkably, on the day Nigeria turned 40 as an independent nation (1 October 2000), Hakeem Bello was appointed editor of Nigeria’s Daily Times.

ARSENAL TRASH MAN U 3-0

Arsenal produced a scintillating start to overwhelm in-form Manchester United 3-0 in the Premier League on Sunday and give embattled manager Arsene Wenger something to smile about.

ABUJA BLAST; 15 PEOPLE DIED - NAMA

Several bombs in two locations of the Nigerian capital, Abuja, killed at least 15 people, the National Emergency Management Agency said Saturday.

NIGERIAN PILGRIMS MAY NO LONGER PARTICIPATE IN JAMARAT - EMIR SANUSI

The Emir of Kano and head of Nigeria’s 2015 Hajj delegation, Muhammad Sanusi II, has said that he would recommend that Nigerians stop participating in the Jamarat (symbolic stoning of the devil) rite of Hajj in Mina, except they are given accommodation close to the site. 

BUHARI CONDEMNS TERROR ATTACKS IN THREE STATES

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday condemned the latest terror attacks in Abuja, Maiduguri and Yola.