The Lagos Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has signed into law Life Imprisonment or death penalty for the offence of kidnapping and forceful extortion in Lagos State as he signs into law the state kidnapping prohibition bill, 2016. The law provides for death penalty for kidnappers whose victims die in their custody, and life imprisonment for … Read more
Damilola Oluwaseun became the spotlight of the 2nd Access Bank Lagos City Marathon A seven-year-old, Damilola Oluwaseun, became the spotlight of the 2nd Access Bank Lagos City Marathon when she finished completed 10km of the 42km race. Oluwaseun, who joined the race at 32km which is at the end of Lekki Bridge, said she was … Read more
No fewer than 9, 579 people were tested positive to HIV of the 616, 318 that attended the HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) awareness programme from January to June, 2016. Dr Oluseyi Temowo, the Chief Executive Officer, Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA), made this known on Wednesday in Lagos. Temowo spoke at a news … Read more
A cross section of Nigerians say the prevailing hardship in the country has made it fashionable for them to dump the convenience of using cars and opt for commuter buses. Investigations by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja indicated that some Nigerians preferred to join commuter buses to cut down their … Read more
While speaking to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, Dapo Oyebanjo aka D’banj advised artistes to put making money from music first before anything else. D’banj, who has just been sued by technology company MindHub, said artistes should be able to make money from their creative efforts. He said: “A musician is supposed to … Read more
Africa’s top tomato paste maker, Chief Eric Umeofia, has set machinery in motion to set up manufacturing concerns in four additional African countries—Kenya, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire and Ethiopia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the venture into four other African countries is a fallout from Umeofia’s decision to close shop in Nigeria. Umeofia, … Read more
The brief exchange (as reported by the News Agency of Nigeria via PUNCH newspaper on October 30, 2016) between Former President Olusegun Obasanjo – Onyejekwe and Mrs. Folorunso Alakija at the 2016 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum last weekend was very instructive in so many ways. It was very instructive because it underscored the kind … Read more
Sokoto State Government has disbursed N11m for the purchase of cows for the provision of meat to 4,205 orphans on the Eid El-Kabir Day. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the Chairman of the State Zakkat and Endowment Committee, Alhaji Lawal Maidoki, on Saturday said, “N130,000 was given to each of the 85 districts … Read more
A woman, who got married two weeks ago in Adamawa, Faisa Mohammed, was killed on Tuesday in Lagos when mudslide occurred in the Agidingbi Area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said that three persons, a male and two females, including Faisa, aged 24, were trapped under the mud but the … Read more
Ghana has been handed a fine of $250,000 by an ECOWAS Court in Nigeria over the death of a 15 year old student Ogukwe Obioma, who was studying in Ghana. President of the court, Hon. Justice Micah Wrights, established that the rights of Obioma was violated which led to his death. Justice Wrights also noted … Read more
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS on Friday said notable progress has been made in its plan to establish a single currency by 2020 and the adoption of a single biometric identity card for member states. The Liberian Ambassador to Nigeria, Professor Al-Hassan Conteh, stated this in Abuja, while speaking on behalf of … Read more