Lagos State Government on Monday said its annual end-of-the-year entertainment event tagged “Greater Lagos Fiesta” will hold next week in all the five divisions of the State. Speaking to journalists at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa, Ikeja, the Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr Femi Martins, said the…
One of Nigeria’s leading airlines Dana Air has been awarded as the Best and Most Resilient Airline in Nigeria for the year 2022, by the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) at its Abuja chapter’s end of the year party in Abuja. The award which according to the association is well-deserved is in recognition…
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to announce a new $304m package of military aid for Ukraine to bolster its counteroffensive against Russia. The package includes “hundreds of thousands of rounds of artillery” and aims to ensure “a constant flow of critical artillery ammunition to Ukraine throughout 2023”, a statement from the prime minister’s…
Celebrations have gripped Argentina where tens of thousands of fans flooded the streets of Buenos Aires after the Argentinian team’s World Cup win – their first since 1986. Drone footage on Sunday showed thousands of Argentinians gathered at the city’s iconic obelisk and outside the home of the late footballing legend Diego Maradona.Millions of Argentines…
By Ayomide Otitoju Affinity Art gallery has announced a group exhibition featuring three emerging artists from from Nigeria and South Africa. Tagged ‘FINESSE’, the exhibition will open on Sunday, December 18th, 2022. It is the final exhibition of the year in the gallery’s programme. FINESSE will feature Daniel ‘Pengrapher’ Oshundaro, Muofhe Manavhela, and Valerie Etitinwo,…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari, on his 80th birthday, describing him as a courageous and passionate leader, whose commitment to the growth and development of Nigeria is worthy of emulation. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a congratulatory message issued on Friday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has recovered N134.3 billion and $121 million, among others, from proceeds of crime between January and October 2022.The EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja, while featuring in the 62nd session of State House briefing organised by the Presidential Communication Team.Mr Bawa said…
Aliyu Bello, Governor Yahaya Bello’s nephew, and Dauda Sulaiman have been remanded in prison custody by Justice James Kolawole Omotosho of the Abuja Division o the Federal High Court for fraudulently withdrawing N10 billion from Kogi’s treasury.Economic and Financial Crimes Commission disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.Mr Bello was arraigned alongside Abdulsalami Hudu, the…
….Yahoo School Proprietor, 13 ‘Students’ in EFCC’s Net in Benin Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today, December 15, 2022, arrested Ese Isaiah, proprietor of a ‘Yahoo School’, and 13 of his ‘students’.The suspects are Alex Aimuanosa, Jeremiah Umoru, Destiny Aghayere, Christian Oghenekevwe, Wisdom Christopher, Daniel Matthew…
