Engr. Rasheed Teslim-Balogun has been named as the Acting General Manager of the Lagos State Material Testing Laboratory, LSMTL. Teslim-Balogun was deployed from the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to head the agency. Until now, Engr. Teslim-Balogun was a Director in the Ministry overseeing project monitoring and evaluation. According to a statement from the Ministry…
Ambode Begs Occupants To Vacate Lekki Gardens
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday appealed to occupants of Lekki Gardens to leave the premises immediately as the government begins a stability test on all buildings constructed by the developer to ascertain their structural integrity. Ambode said any of the structures found to have failed the test would be demolished. He further set up a…
Nigeria Signs Maritime Policing Deal With E/Guinea
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed a deal with Equatorial Guinea on the establishment of a combined Maritime Policing and Security Patrol Committee between Nigeria and the Central African country. The pact was sealed on Tuesday in Malabo between Buhari and his Equatorial Guinean counterpart, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Shortly after the historic occasion, President Buhari…
Ex-Super Eagles Player John Ene Okon Dies
The death of a former Nigerian international, John Ene Okon, has been announced. His demise was made known on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. The deceased was said to have died on Tuesday of a liver related disease. According to reports, the late Okon had been receiving treatment at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital in…
FY2015: UBA Grosses N60b In Profits, Pays Additional 40kobo Dividend
United Bank for Africa Plc; the pan African financial services Group with operations in 19 African countries has delivered another strong and impressive financial performance. In its Audited Full Year results for the year ended December 31, 2015, released to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday, the bank recorded a 10% growth in gross…
James Ocholi: Time For Righteous Anger!, By Phrank Shaibu
March 6th, 2016 was another bad day in Nigeria for road users and its nation’s leadership. Indeed, If put in candid and fearless perspective, it will remain a vital remembrance day that Nigeria citizens ought use to ask its leadership to conscientiously examine its concern for their safety on the roads. The referenced day, best…
Top 4 Ways to Overcome Notification Fatigue
You must have received unsolicited notifications from emails, calls, text messages, Facebook and tweets. These notifications are irrelevant to you but you will still receive them. Your phone beeps every second due to these. This can be frustrating. If you are tired of this, jovago.com, Africa’s No 1 hotel booking portal shares four ways to…
Six Tips to Never Lose your Photos While Travelling
Your camera’s storage often holds sweet memories of trips around Nigeria and discovering that the memory card is broken or missing can hurt a little, all these memories, gone forever. To help preserve fond moments, Jovago.com, Africa’s No 1 hotel booking portal shares 6 ways to keep your pictures safe for longer. Shoot with more…
I’m In Serious Relationship With God—Ashabi Olorisha
Mother of one and actress, Aderonke Ajenise-Oduborisa, fondly called Ashabi Olorisha granted shybellmedia.blogspot.com interview few months back but was misinterpreted by a popular website. However, the America-based actress cleared the air on the issue and she again spoke on her estrange hubby, son, job and her Christian life. What’s your take about the negative publication…
Big Timi Quits BHM, Floats New PR Firm
Young, intelligent and vibrant Public Relations consultant, Timilehin Bello fondly called Big Timi has left Black House Media, BHM, owned by Adekunle Ayeni. Big Timi resigned from BHM last Friday to set up his own PR company, Media Panache. According to him, “It wasn’t an easy decision. I’m really proud of working at BHM, It’s…