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Former Lagos Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has taken his time to defend allegations of corruption and immorality levelled against him by some civil society groups and politicians maintaining that he had since moved on. He likened his accusers and critics to pigs which would excitedly remain soiled even when those they seem to harm remain […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday urged the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to do more to publicise its inventions for the benefit of Nigerians. Speaking in Abuja after NASENI presented its recent works to the President and his delegation, Buhari observed that unless the agency’s inventions are adopted and further developed by […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated the appointment of the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Alhaji Sanusi Ado Bayero.   The president announced the termination of appointment on Thursday through his Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. The termination of Bayero’s appointment is with immediate effect. “He (Bayero) is to hand over […]

Nigerian central bank Governor Godwin Emefiele says he’s on a mission to transform the economy. That’s not what investors are seeking. While the collapse of oil revenue in Africa’s biggest crude producer has limited the bank’s ability to prop up the currency, Emefiele, 54, has resisted pressure to devalue the naira. Instead, he has imposed […]

Amidst the prevailing poverty and under-development in the nation, the plan by the National Population Commission (NPC) to spend a whopping N273 billion to conduct a national census in 2016 is outrageous and scandalous and should be shelved. Census statistics are central to political configuration and socio-economic planning indispensable to national development. But to contemplate […]

The Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC), an anti-corruption coalition in Nigeria, has sent a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) demanding that the anti-graft agency should look into the questionable expenditures of the immediate past administration in Lagos, led by Babatunde Fashola.   According to the petition dated 10th August and […]

Rescue workers at the site of the crashed helicopter in Lagos on Wednesday recovered the occupants of the ill-fated chopper with four dead. Six others sustained serious injuries and are now receiving treatment at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, located in Ikeja, Lagos after their transfer from the Gbagada General Hospital.   The Bristol […]

A yet-to-be identified helicopter has reportedly crashed into the Lagos lagoon minutes ago. Sources around Oworonshoki said the crash occurred behind the police station in the area. It was learnt that the helicopter made a loud noise before nose-diving into the lagoon at the Third Mainland Bridge. At the time of this report, officials of […]

Sometime last year I watched the Hollywood blockbuster titled ”12 Years A Slave” starring Brad Pitt and the Nigerian-born actor Chiwetel Ejiofor. After watching the film I was at a loss for words. It was a masterpiece. It was a powerful rendition of a true and heroic story. After watching the film I could not […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday declared that the faces of those who stole Nigeria’s funds while holding various government positions would be exposed in the coming weeks. He said they “will be in court in a matter of weeks and Nigerians will know those who have short-changed them.” Buhari said he was resolute on ensuring […]

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to disband the Presidential Taskforce Implementation Committee on the alienation of Federal Government Landed Properties. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Habib Aruna, the governor said members of the Task Force are carrying out duties inimical to the interest of […]

Lagos State Government on Tuesday denied sponsorship pilgrims for the 2015 hajj as being speculated in some news media, even as the Amirul Hajj restated the state’s readiness to conduct a hitch free hajj.  Reacting to publications in some dailies that some pilgrimage forms allocated to key officials of the state government have been hijacked, […]