Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday assured that work will commence on the Mile 12 market located in Imota from next week. Ambode made this known when he visited the proposed site for the relocation of the popular Mile 12 Market presently in Ketu. The Governor who was accompanied on the inspection visit by…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has reacted to an editorial of Punch newspaper of Monday, April 11, 2016, titled ‘Audit Report: Tame NNPC Now’. In a statement signed by the Corporation’s management, it said the editorial contains some errors, which it highlighted. Read the rejoinder below: The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) acknowledges the…
Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mrs Ibim Semenitari, on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, paid a courtesy call to the governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson at the Government House in Yenagoa, the state capital. During the visit, the energetic NDDC boss had talks with the governor on how to bring…
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to the headquarters of National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in Abuja. Shettima was accompanied to NEMA office by Senators Abubakar Kyari and Baba Kaka Garbai as well as some top state functionaries. He was received by the Director General of NEMA, Muhammed Sani…
The Federal Government on Tuesday maintained that the controversial Lagos-Calabar rail project was included in the 2016 budget presented to the National Assembly for approval. Speaking on the issue on Tuesday, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, said that because of the “controversies surrounding the 2016 budget, it has become necessary…
Sinisa Mihajlovic has been relieved of his duties at Serie A giants, AC Milan, the club have confirmed. The Serbian was sacked following poor run of results. The former Sampdoria, Fiorentina and Serbia coach, in last five games, could not win one for the Rossoneri, which now keep them sixth in the Serie A table.…
A member of the Delta State House of Assembly, Evans Ivwurie, said he and some security operatives chased some Fulani herdsmen into the forest. According to him, he could not wait for the Federal Government to fight the incessant attacks of the herdsmen on farmers in the community. Narrating how he carried out the operation…
Rivers State capital, Port Harcourt, will host the 2016 edition of the prestigious African Movie Academy Award, AMAA. The ceremony, according to the organizers, will take place on Saturday, June 11, 2016, while nominees would be announced on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Before now, the glamorous occasion had held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, with one each…
The Lagos State Rapid Tax Prosecution Unit says it has commenced prosecution of recalcitrant tax payers in the state. The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Adeniji Kazeem, disclosed on Monday that the Rapid Tax Prosecution Unit has filled all the necessary information at the State High Court for the arraignment of the 28 tax…
Reports say a Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in Ogun State allegedly a female traffic officer for having the effrontery to stop his car. It was gathered that the DPO, Patrick Onwu, who is in charge of Ikenne Division, pounced on the female traffic warden, Inspector Anifat Bello, when his private car was stopped after he…