President Muhammadu Buhari and his Cameroonian counterpart, Paul Biya, opened a bridge between Nigeria and Cameroon on Thursday in Etung local government area. The bridge cost several million dollars. The bridge, which has two lanes and is worth approximately 44 million dollars, is situated at the Nigeria-Cameroon border in the communities of Mfum in the Read More…
Politics
Desmond Elliot provides free health insurance for 400 elderly people in Lagos
Mr. Desmond Elliot, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has provided extra free health insurance to 400 senior citizens of the Surulere Local Government Area. Elliot (APC-Surulere 1) stated this during the Mega Empowerment Programme he organised for Surulere locals on Thursday in Lagos. Recall that 250 Surulere people benefited from Elliott’s Read More…
Lagos APC remains unbeatable – BAT
APC presidential candidate Sen. Bola Tinubu said on Wednesday that the party could not be stopped in Lagos. Tinubu said this at the party’s caucus meeting on Acme Road in Ogba, at the Lagos APC secretariat. Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, the chairman of the Lagos APC, welcomed everyone to the meeting, which was headed by Lagos Read More…
2023: I will end extremes of touts in Lagos – Jandor
Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), the PDP candidate for governor of Lagos State, declared that if elected in 2023, he will put an end to the abuses of transportation unions and car park touts. Adediran said he is ready to offer inhabitants of the state a new lease on life while speaking on Sunday night at Read More…
LP updates 2023 presidential campaign list
The Labour Party (LP) released its final list of Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) members for the general election in 2023 on Wednesday. The list includes 1,453 members who have been added or changed. LP first published a list of the Campaign Council’s 1,234 members but then withdrew it to make room for additional people.Mr. Julius Read More…
Police looking into attack on Lagos PDP gubernatorial candidate
The Lagos State Police Command says it is investigating the attack on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate Mr. Olajide Adediran aboard his campaign train on Sunday. This was revealed on Monday by its spokesperson, Mr. Benjamin Hundeyin, on his verified Twitter account. “It is imperative to clarify that the party notified the Divisional Police Read More…
2023: INEC invites international organisations for election monitoring
International organisations from all over the world are invited to monitor the general elections in Nigeria in 2023 at the invitation of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made the call when he welcomed the delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Pre-Election Fact Finding Mission to Read More…
Rishi Sunak becomes first British Asian PM as Penny Mordaunt draws back
Rishi Sunak will be the first British Asian prime minister after his only surviving challenger dropped out of the Conservative leadership race. Before the nomination deadline on Monday, nearly 200 Conservative MPs publicly backed the former chancellor. Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt withdrew after failing to garner enough backing from MPs. It means that Mr. Sunak Read More…
Reps Committee confirms Polaris Bank sale followed procedure
The chairman of the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee looking into the sale of Polaris Bank, Mr. Henry Nwawuba, stated on Thursday that the sale of the bank was proceeding legally. The politician made this remark at a press conference held at the National Assembly in Abuja. He allayed investors’ concerns about the financial Read More…
Sanwo-Olu, Wike urge women to pursue leadership roles
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has challenged women to assume leadership roles in all spheres of society. Sanwo-Olu provided the counsel at the 22nd National Women’s Conference in Lagos, which was sponsored by the Committee Of Wives Of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) and had as its theme, “Spring Forth, Stand Out.” He advised them to Read More…