The Police Command in Lagos state says it has detained a 30-year-old newlywed man, Motunrayo Olaniyi, for allegedly stabbing his 25-year-old wife, Olajumoke, to death. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the murder case to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. He said that...
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As Emirates Airline returns to Nigeria after two years, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, has said more destination options will be opened for indigenous carriers. Keyamo made the remarks on arrival aboard an Emirates aircraft from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday...
Emirates Airlines has resumed its Dubai-Lagos daily flights after a two-year hiatus. The flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) resumed flight operations to Nigeria on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. The airline’s flight landed at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos on Tuesday afternoon as Nigerians...
Real estate investor joins effort to bring Port Harcourt at par with Lagos in entertainment business
Real estate investor joins effort to bring Port Harcourt at par with Lagos in entertainment business
By BARBARA KALU, Port Harcourt – The Mayor of Housing, My-ACE China, has outlined plans to help the Rivers State capital, Port Harcourt, to achieve equality with Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, Lagos, in the entertainment industry. In this regard, the renowned real estate investor has thus pledged to join...
Legendary music icon, Onyeka Onwenu, has been laid to rest in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Onwenu, popularly know as the “Elegant Stallion”, died on July 30, after collapsing at an event. The funeral service held on Friday at the Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju,...
By BASSEY EFFIONG, Uyo – The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, Waheed Ayilara, has passed away. According to sources close to the family, Ayilara died in the early hours of Thursday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, after undergoing prostate cancer surgery on Wednesday. The...
The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has explained that the N35,000 wage award in the state should not be taken as part of or in lieu of the N70,000 new minimum wage recently passed into law. NLCn Lagos State Chairman Funmi Sessi explained this in...
Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCiN) won the coveted Best Exhibitor award at the 2024 Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) held in Lagos August 5 – 7, in addition to seven trophies won by employees. The Shell exhibition combined educative posters with...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Multiple consignments of illicit drugs concealed in tins of Cerelac baby food and cloths going to the United States and United Kingdom have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, and...
President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has asserted that products refined at Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals are of superior quality compared to imported equivalents and meet international standards. Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Dangote Group, Mr Anthony Chiejina, quoted Dangote in a statement on Sunday in Lagos....
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has attended a solemn reception in Lagos to honor the life and legacy of Madam Florence Saraki, mother of former Senate President Bukola Saraki. The event brought together dignitaries and well-wishers to pay tribute to the extraordinary woman...
President Bola Tinubu has renamed the National Theatre, Iganmu, Surulere, Lagos, as Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts. The President disclosed this in a tribute personally written and signed by him on Friday in Abuja to mark Soyinka’s 90 birthday. “I am delighted to announce...
Access Holdings Plc on Tuesday encouraged its shareholders to participate in the group’s rights issue offer, aiming to strengthen its bond with them. Mr Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Chairman of Access Holdings, stated this at the group’s “Facts Behind The Rights Issue” presentation to the capital market community at...
Awka Development Union, Nigeria, (ADUN,) Lagos State chapter, the umbrella body of indigenes of the community in Lagos has outlined series of events to celebrate the rich cultural heritage and traditions of Awka town at its 12th biannual Awka Day celebration. The events lined for this year’s celebrations are...
Lagos is set to host the exclusive screening of the highly anticipated film “The Man Died” on Friday, July 12. This invitation-only event serves as a flagship of the global celebrations for the 90th birthday of Africa’s first Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, who turns 90 on July 13, The...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has commissioned 12 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations across Abuja and Lagos State to provide cheaper and cleaner fuel to Nigerians. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr Ekperikpe...
Meaning of FGN Bond An FGN (Federal Government of Nigeria) Bond is a debt security issued by the Nigerian government to raise funds from the public. These bonds are considered low-risk investments as they are backed by the government’s credit. Investors purchase FGN Bonds with the expectation of...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 1,598 suspected cases of cholera across 107 local government areas. The cholera outbreak is characterised by a case fatality rate of 3.5 per cent, significantly higher than the national expected average of one per cent, underscoring severity...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had to cut short his Eid-el-Kabir celebrations in Lagos as an international duty beckoned. His South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, had sent a special invitation to him to attend his inauguration, following the election and successful coalition talks that ushered Ramaphosa into office for a...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – A total of 230,600 pills of tramadol 225mg and 200mg were recovered from the duo of Yasir Rabi’u, 23, and Abubakar Ado, 30, who are major distributors of illicit drugs in Kano and Jigawa states, when they were arrested by NDLEA operatives on...