Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday directed that stability test be conducted on all building constructed by the Lekki Gardens to ascertain their structural integrity, saying that any building found to be defective will be demolished. Governor who addressed Government House Correspondents at the Lagos House, Ikeja, shortly …
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By Dara Adenekan I remember while growing up in Lagos as a child and teenager during the 1990’s and the first decade of the new millennium, the Mile 12 ethnic pogrom and NURTW frequent riots are prominent signatures of violence in the centre of excellence, called Lagos. The frequent clash …
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It is strange but the break-up of Africa’s most popular duo, PSquare is upon us. Paul Okoye, one half of the Nigerian RnB act, PSquare, has decided to release a solo single, ‘Call Heaven’,to break the silence from his part and confirm to all that indeed,all is not well. …
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An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 14 year-old teenager (names withheld) at the Boys Correctional Centre, Isheri, a suburb of Lagos, for allegedly raping a five year-old daughter of his neighbour. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias, who remanded the accused, over the alleged defilement, then adjourned …
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PRELATE of Methodist Church of Nigeria, Dr Samuel Uche, has alleged ‘grand plan’ by President Muhammadu Buhari to turn Nigeria into an Islamic state. But in a swift reaction, the presidency dismissed the allegations saying there is no such plan in the offing. Speaking with Vanguard, the president’s Senior Special …
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh (retd), to the tune of N2billion. Badeh is facing trial over allegation that he diverted about N3.9billion from accounts of the Nigerian Air Force within 2013. In a ruling this …
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The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Solomon Arase, has said the Nigeria Police Force had spent over N600 million on the procurement and maintenance of foreign dogs in the last few years. Arase made the disclosure at the inauguration of the Police Dog Breeding Centre and Ultra Modern Mounted Troop …
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A World Bank Specialist on Welfare Economics, Prof. Foluso Okunmadewa says Nigeria loses 1.5 billion dollars in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually to vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Okunmadewa said this at the Stakeholders’ Dialogue on the reviewed Draft National Policy on Food and Nutrition (NPFN) by the Federal Ministry of …
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The National Examinations Council (NECO), has released the results of the November/December 2015 Senior School Certificate Examinations. Prof. Abdulrashid Garba, NECO’s Registrar and Chief Executive, disclosed this on Wednesday in Minna while addressing newsmen. He said that a total of 50,060 candidates registered, out of which 47,507 sat for English …
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Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu has said government has not unbundled the Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation, NNPC yet. Explaining the development at the oil sector in an interview with State House correspondents after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the …
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