The Mayor of Housing has become the first real estate investor to take close look at the social housing proposition floated on May 29, 2023, by the new governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara. The governor had mentioned social housing as one of the highpoints his administration would pursue....
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By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – A man, identified as Naziru Mohammed, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly robbing stranded passengers with a cutlass. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the arrest in a Tweet on Thursday, said the incident occured at...
CoCo Lee, the star singer from Hong Kong whose song in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” received an Oscar nomination has died at age 48, her family announced. Lee died Wednesday after attempting suicide on Sunday, according to her sisters. “CoCo has been suffering from depression for a few years...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Super Falcons of Nigeria have undergone their first training at the Gold Coast Sports Centre Brisbane in Australia, hosts alongside New Zealand, for the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Some members of the team departed Nigeria on Sunday, while others left on Tuesday for a...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, fixed July 18 for ruling in the trial-within-trial of the money laundering suit filed by the EFCC against Malabu Oil and Gas Limited and seven others. Other defendants in the criminal charge include A Group Construction Company Limited; Rocky Top Resources Limited;...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, admitted suspended DCP Abba Kyari to a N50 million in a charge filed against him and two others by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). in which he and two of his siblings are accused of failing to declare assets to...
The federal government says it will support Nigerian firm, UTM Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Limited and its foreign partners fo he timely completion of their gas project. President Bola Tinubu said this on Wednesday in Abuja during an audience with the management of the company and its foreign partners....
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says Nigerian Army under his watch will stamp out oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the country’s Niger-Delta region. Lagbaja gave this assurance during an interactive session with media executives on Wednesday in Ibadan as part of activities marking the...
NBy TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – In its bid to make the oil-rich Niger Delta a prosperous region in Nigeria, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has so far completed over 7000 projects valued at N1.663trillion since its inception. The Commission has also conceived other important projects including the Niger...
President Bola Tinubu has signed four Executive Orders one of which is the suspension of the five per cent Excise Tax on telecommunication services as well as the Excise Duties escalation on locally manufactured products. The Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Dele Alake...
A Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja, Lagos on Thursday sentenced a 27-year old teacher, Bright Emelogu, to life imprisonment for sodomising a 14-year old boy. Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Ikeja held that Emelogu was amoral, callous, reckless and everything a teacher should not. Soladoye said...
The Multi National Joint Task Force is unable to sustain large-scale operations against the Islamic State of the West African Province(ISWAP), due to inadequate, inconsistent, and insufficient funding. Amb. Mamman Nuhu, Executive Secretary, Lake Chad Basin Commission and Head of Mission, of the MNJTF, made this known on Wednesday...
The Ekiti Government has sent a strong warning to a group planning to host a three-day Kiss-a-thon (prolonged period of kissing) in the state.The Ekiti Government has sent a strong warning to a group planning to host a three-day Kiss-a-thon (prolonged period of kissing) in the state. This is contained in...
The African Development Bank(AfDB) Group’s Board of Directors has approved a 7.88 million dollars grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) for the Africa Energy Transition Catalyst (AETC) Programme. The bank in a statement, said the programme is aimed at increasing renewable energy generation across the continent....
The Police Command in Lagos State, has confirmed the killing of three suspected cultists on Wednesday night at Bariga area by another suspected group. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Command Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, Hundeyin said that the command...
Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe must sign a new contract if he wants to stay at the club as the French champions will not let him leave for free next year. Club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi made the remarks on Wednesday. Mbappe sent a letter to PSG last month...
There are clear thinkers, muddled thinkers and people that fall in between. Clear thinkers -are the ones that can cull everything down into the right points-are very hard to find. But if you get yourself a team of clear thinkers, the possibilities are endless. These are men who see...