Lagos State Government has said all is set for the prosecution of a Danish national, Peter Nielsen, for the murder of his Nigerian wife, Zainab, and their three-year-old daughter, Petra. The incident took place in the Banana Island area of Ikoyi on April 5, 2018. The government, in a statement on Wednesday by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, …

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Dayo Emmanuel A presidential hopeful, Fela Durotoye, has appealed to Nigerians to get their voter card as soon as possible, declaring that the voter card is their weapon of change. Durotoye made the appeal during the meeting of the Full Gospel Businessmen Fellowship International organised by the Victoria Island Executive Chapter at the Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos recently. …

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The Lagos State government on Tuesday said its internally generated revenue for the first quarter of 2018 was N103.476billion. This is as against the N96.7billion recorded in the previous year, accounting for 81 per cent of the total revenue of N141billion generated in the quarter this year. Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Segun Banjo, made this known in …

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The Federal Government has said the news making the rounds that Ministers who were invited to the US-Nigeria Investment Summit in Washington, DC, on April 19, 2018 shunned the forum is untrue. Speaking through a statement from London on Monday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, added that most of the Ministers “slated to attend the event …

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Tayo Olanipekun Nigerians have been reminded that proper disposal of recyclable waste such as plastics, glass, cans will not only protect the future of their children but can also give them additional income in the immediate. This was highlighted on Saturday during the events to commemorate Earth Day 2018 at the Lekki Urban Forest and Animal Sanctuary Initiative (LUFASI). British …

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Folake Sokoya Troops of the 81 Division Nigeria Army apprehended 23 suspected cultists at the Egirin Depression area of Ikorodu on April 16, 2018, where over 50 suspected cultists of the “Eiye” confraternity were conducting physical training for new recruits. The new members were being initiated to be able to plan and carry out robbery and kidnap activities,according to the …

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—Vendors Need About N7bn Funding Amidst Regulatory Void Tayo Olanipekun Solar and hybrid electricity will provide the country with about 24 megawatts of power through off grid and mini grid this year, it has been revealed through the USAID/Power Africa-funded Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Project (REEEP). This is in addition to the roughly nine megawatts hours of electricity supplied …

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Doyin Opebi Choscharis Group Chief Executive Officer, Cosmas Maduka, is among speakers to facilitate at the Men’s Conference 2018 holding on May 1 in Lagos. The event, scheduled to hold at Aieda Hall, Ogba, Lagos, is convened by Lawrence Onochie and tagged “Unleash The Superman in You…become the man God created you to be.” According to the organisers, the event …

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Doyin Opebi A missionary outfit operating in Benin Republic, Jesus Missionary Commission, has established a bilingual school in Goure, northern part of the country. Pastor Olusina Sadiku, after the foundation laying of the school, told newsmen that the school was long overdue and the people are fortunate to have missionaries operating in the area. “The name of the school is …

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Tayo Olanipekun The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, has said the narrative about the defeat of Boko Haram insurgents is now a matter of what people chose to believe as the insurgents’ propaganda now makes more headlines in the media than the successes achieved by the government troops. Buratai stated this in Abuja on Wednesday during a …

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