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Lagos woos investors to water transport project
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state is calling on investors to support the state in its ongoing efforts to rev up water transportation sector. Ambode made the call Friday in a roundtable on Water Transportation organised by the state government, at Eko Hotels, Lagos. He said his administration is committed…
Read More »Police seek Dino Melaye’s whereabouts
Nigeria police is seeking the whereabouts of controversial Senator, Dino Melaye who has been allege to have been abducted. The lawmaker representing Kogi West district, had been reported to have been abducted according to a tweet by Senator Ben Bruce who represents Bayelsa East. The tweet read: “I have just…
Read More »Allianz calls on Africans to run for health, SOS Children’s Village
The third World Run, has been slated from July 26, and the event organisers, Allianz Global is calling on running and walking enthusiasts from all sectors of society in Africa to join in the biggest global running event. The event which is expected to end on October 24, 2018 is…
Read More »3 arrested over acid attack on three-year-old
British police have arrested three men in London after suspected acid attack on a three-year-old boy in the English city of Worcester. The boy was taken to hospital with serious burns to his arm and face after an incident at the Home Bargains store in Worcester, central England, on…
Read More »Employers’ association changes guard
A change of guard has emerged in Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), following a successful Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM, which is the 61st, was held July 17, 2018 at NECA House, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos. The event heralded a change of guard in the Association’s leadership from Mr. Larry…
Read More »FG seeks N242.4bn to prosecute 2019 general elections
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that the 2019 general elections would cost about N242.4bn. The President stated this in a letter sent to the National Assembly, seeking that the funds be drawn from the 2018 and 2019 budgets. In the letter he explained that implementing a budget of 9.12…
Read More »Suspended police officer held for robbery
A suspended police officer was nabbed as a suspect in the robbery of “hundreds of thousands of dollars” from a couple in Forte district, Portland Wednesday. Jamaican police force said a man, confirmed to be a suspended police constable who was stationed in St Thomas, has been arrested in…
Read More »ACSPN task communication professionals, political parties on issue-based election campaign messages
As 2019 General election approaches, communication stakeholders under the auspices of Association of Communication Scholars & Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) have called on Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) practitioners, Political parties and other stakeholders to ensure that election campaign messages are not about hate speech but issue based. The association made…
Read More »Benedict Peters: Court grants “stay of action” against EFCC
The National Crime Agency of the United Kingdom, The Crown Prosecution Service (UK) alongside other foreign-based defendants and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been dealt a huge blow in the case against Aiteo Boss, Billionaire Benedict Peters. A High Court sitting in the Federal Capital…
Read More »SARS banned from conducting stop and search operations
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has been banned from conducting stop and search operations on roads by the police IG, Ibrahim Idris. This is according to a report by Lindaikeji quoting the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Some group of Nigerians recently on social media, called for the scrapping of…
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