In the upcoming West African Football Union (WAFU) Nations Cup, the Nigerian Super Eagles are all set to renew rivalry with the Black Stars of Ghana . The Draw Ceremony for the tournament meant for senior national teams in the sub–region took place at the Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra on Thursday. The competition has been scheduled for September 9 to 24, and teams are expected to feature wholly home–based professionals. Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn in Group A alongside host nation Ghana, Gambia Siera Leone, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania, Mali and Guinea. The tournament involves a unique format that will…
Author: Kunle Atiba
The Director-General of Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr. Hakeem Dickson, has underscored the need for members of the public to embrace the culture of insuring their properties as a way of reducing dependence on government for compensation in case of fire incidents. He said that embracing relevant insurance policies especially as it relates to fire incidents remains a prudent decision that always leaves the insured party with indemnity benefits to cushion the effect of losses through the provision of commensurate compensations. Dickson made this known recently at a stakeholders’ meeting convened by the Commission with the theme: “Passive and Active…
United States government has ordered the families of its embassy staff in Venezuela to leave as a political crisis deepened ahead of a controversial referendum on Sunday. Violence continued to rage on the street, with another seven persons killed during the latest opposition-led strike against President Nicolas Maduro’s planned election for a powerful new Constituent Assembly on Sunday. Adding to Venezuela’s growing international isolation, Colombian airline Avianca suddenly stopped operations in the country on Thursday due to “operational and security limitations”. Maduro’s critics were planning to pile more pressure on the unpopular leftist leader by holding roadblocks across the nation…
US President Donald Trump’s plan to halt Obamacare failed again at US Senate as the United States Senators early today narrowly rejected a dramatically slimmed-down Obamacare repeal bill, even after being promised by GOP leaders that the measure would never actually become law. The strategy was a desperate and ultimately unsuccessful gambit by Republican leaders, who had run out of options after failing to persuade their majority to pass legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with a promised new healthcare plan. Instead, they said their so-called skinny repeal bill would only be used as a vehicle to…
The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, has been sacked from office by the country’s Supreme Court after a damning corruption probe into his family wealth, saying he is unfit to hold public office. The court also ordered a criminal investigation of his family The verdict truncated Sharif’s third stint in power and a statement from the prime minister’s office said he has resigned. In a surprise move, the court also dismissed Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, one of Sharif’s closest allies who has been credited with steering the economy to its fastest pace of growth in a decade. Sharif’s ruling Pakistan Muslim…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Chapter of University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) said five staff of the university were killed by Boko Haram insurgents, after they were purportedly kidnapped. Dr Danny Mamman, the Chairman of the association told newsmen in Maiduguri that four lecturers were still missing. The insurgents on Tuesday attacked a team of geologists who were on an oil exploration exercise in Lake Chad basin. The team comprised staff of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), geologists, members of Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and military personnel. However, the Nigerian Army, in a statement on Wednesday, said it…
The former US Secretary of State and Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton has confirmed the release of a book titled “What Happened” in September 2017 in which she opens up on her stunning 2016 election defeat by Donald Trump. The book, to be published by Simon & Schuster in September, will explain how Hillary came up short again in her fight for the White House. “Writing ‘What Happened’ was hard, so is what we see every day. As we move forward & fight back, I hope this helps,” Clinton posted on her Twitter account on Thursday with a link to the…
Engr. Olalekan Shodeinde who is the General Manager of Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), has warned Building Owners and Developers to desist from adding other floors or structures to old and existing buildings without obtaining necessary approvals which are given after a thorough engineering appraisal and integrity test on the structure. Speaking on the recent collapsed building at No. 3/5 Massey Street, Lagos Island, Lagos, Engineer Shodeinde said the building, a four-floor structure built with bricks, collapsed due to foundation failure when the bearing capacity of the soil could not sustain additional structure. The occurrence, he stated, was due…
The Lagos State Government (LASG), through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, commenced the remodeling of Late Chief Gani Fawehinmi and Late Chief MKO Abiola statues into a new but bigger, better and more aesthetic sculpture of the two prominent Nigerians for better appreciation of their contribution to the development of Nigeria. The State Acting Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Adebimpe Akinsola, who disclosed this at a recent meeting with civil society groups on why the old statutes were removed, explained the government has commissioned a group of artists to remodel the entire park and erect a…
The governors of the South-West zone of Nigeria met on Monday, July 24, 2017 in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, to deliberate on how to chart a common agenda to fast-track the development of the region. The meeting, hosted by Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun, was attended by all the six governors in the region, including Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo), Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Akinwunmi Ambode (Lagos), Ayo Fayose (Ekiti) and Rauf Aregbesola (Osun). They met under the aegis of Western Nigeria Governors’ Forum, a meeting put together by Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN), a technocratic institution for the sustainable development…