In picture above: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, having a close look at a damaged store at Adeniran Ogunsanya Mall in Surulere during his inspection visit, on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. The Creative Industry Group (CIG) has appealed to the three tiers of government to assist people whose property were looted or destroyed by Read More…
Chelsea kickstarted their UEFA Champions League group campaign by coasting to a 4-0 win at Krasnodar on Wednesday. This was all thanks to goals from Callum Hudson-Odoi, Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech and a late strike from Christian Pulisic. Having drawn their opening game with Sevilla 0-0, Chelsea got off to a slow start against a Read More…
The World Trade Organization’s bid to select a new leader was plunged into uncertainty on Wednesday after the United States rejected the Nigerian woman proposed as the global watchdog’s next director-general. Three WTO ambassadors, charged with finding a successor to Brazilian Roberto Azevedo, had decided that Nigerian former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala should be the Read More…
Set in the shady underworld of Lagos brothels, Nigerian thriller Òlòtūré gives viewers an inside look at the sex trafficking schemes that ensnare thousands of Nigerian women each year. The film is fictional but aims for a realistic and gritty picture to raise awareness of what is a persistent and little-discussed problem, said 36-year-old director Read More…
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) will be seeking members approval to undertake a listing by introduction at the 59th Annual General Meeting (AGM) slated for Nov. 18. The NSE disclosed this in a notice signed by Mrs Mojisola Adeola, the Council Secretary, posted on its website on Wednesday to notify members of the AGM. The Read More…
Movie-lovers got a turn on the red carpet at Cannes on Tuesday night as the organisers of its famed cinema festival, cancelled earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, kicked off a more low-key three-day event showcasing a range of short films. Usually awash with Hollywood stars who flock to the French city’s “Croisette” Read More…
DAZN, a global sports streaming service, on Wednesday says it will be expanding to over 200 countries and territories in December. In a statement in Lagos by their PR agents in Nigeria, CMC Connect BCW, the streaming service said that by Dec. 1 the platform would debut with back-to-back weekends, featuring boxing events with International Read More…
The Lagos APC, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Seye Oladejo, called on the PDP to show empathy for the state against the backdrop of public and private property as well as businesses destroyed during the protest. Oladejo described the period as an inappropriate and insensitive time to play politics with an incident Read More…
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS) on Tuesday said it averted another fire explosion in Lagos. According to a statement signed and released by Mr Dosumu Jamiu, the Head of Public Affairs Unit of LSFRS, the explosion was averted at Yerevan Petroleum Filling Station at 29, Ajayi Road, Eagle bus stop, Ogba, Ojodu Read More…
The October Purchasing Managers’ Index for the manufacturing sector stood at 49.4 index points, indicating a reversal of five consecutive months of contraction which started in May. This is according to the result of PMI survey released by the Statistics Department of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday. The manufacturing PMI for the month Read More…