Reports

Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Command of the Nigerian Police, Ngozi Braide has praised members of the public for actively collaborating with the security agents, as the joint partnership is responsible for the general decline in kidnapping, car-snatching and other criminal acts in the state. Speaking in an interview shortly after her appointment, Braide […]

The Federal House of Representatives Thursday unveiled plans to commence the consideration of the 2014 Appropriation bill on 4th February 2014. Zakariu Mohammed, chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Media and Public Affairs, gave the hint at the weekly press briefing held at the National Assembly complex.  Zakari said that consideration of the budget was put on hold […]

…Filipino Gets four Months over Issuance of Dud Cheque Justice Babatunde O. Qaudri of the Federal High Court, Gombe, on Wednesday convicted and sentenced Habila A. Mamman aka Luka Audu, 53, to seven years imprisonment without an option of fine. Mamman, who specialises in using different identities to defraud his victims, is to serve his […]

The Senate on Thursday confirmed the four Service Chiefs nominated by President Goodluck Jonathan. The four are Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshall Alex Badeh; Chief of Army Staff, Major General Kenneth Minimah; Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Usman Jibrin and Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Adesola Amosu. The ratification was made after the […]

The Osun Government has budgeted N400 million for the payment of the  West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) fees of students in the state in 2014, the government said on Tuesday. The state also budgeted N350 million for bursary award for final year students of the state in higher institutions, and another N100 million for scholarship award for students […]

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Monday lent his weight to the directives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to all its National Assembly representatives to block all Federal Government legislation, stating that the withdrawal of support by parliamentary representative from the executive does not in any way threaten democracy Speaking in an interview with newsmen […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola on Monday handed over the Ejigbo-Ajao Estate Link Bridge with a pledge that his administration would continue to increase the network of inner city roads where the ordinary people live in the state. He named the bridge January 27 to immortalise victims of the bomb blast that happened in the state […]

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has described the massive infrastructural projects of the Senator Ibikunle Amosun led administration in Ogun State as unparallel in the history of the state.

Obasanjo gave the commendation in Abeokuta during a special prayer session organised for Amosun to mark his 56th birthday.

The former president noted that things are now better […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will emerge victorious from the 2015 presidential elections despite the challenges currently confronting the party, Governor of Niger State, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has boasted. Speaking on Thursday during the disbursement of grants for SURE-P Youth Development Programme and the passing out ceremony of Community-based Traffic Vanguard in Minna, Aliyu expressed confidence […]

Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has applauded the appointment of former National Chairman of Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Bamanga Tukur as Chairman of the Nigerian Railway Corporation.  While, commending President Jonathan for the appointment, he expressed the hope that, Dr. Tukur will bring his long standing experience in the private and public […]

Smoking in areas designed as public places in Lagos state It is now an offence punishable by three months imprisonment or a fine of N10,000, as the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday passed a law prohibiting public smoking. While the above punishment is for first offenders, those who repeatedly go against the law would face […]

The Lagos State Government has announced that it closed 2013 with an impressive 125 per cent last-quarter budget performance and a cumulative year round record of 85 per cent. The State, which ran a N507.105billion budget at a Capital to Recurrent ratio of 54 to 46 per cent, said further that it recorded a cumulative […]