The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has declared that contractors to the ministry insisting on using asphalt in road construction, despite the new directive to use concrete, will face the consequences if the roads fail within a short time. The minister stated this while meeting with 46 contractors handling road projects in the Southeast region […]

The Isale-Eko Descendants’ Union has called on the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, to support the group’s programmes on education, urban regeneration, culture and health. A statement on Friday indicated that the Chairman of the union, Mr Adeniji Kazeem, spoke during a short visit to the monarch at his residence in Iga Idunganranran. Kazeem was […]

Nigeria’s top ranked badminton player, Anuoluwapo Opeyori, in this interview with JOHNNY EDWARD, talks about his rise to stardom and ambition of becoming the first Nigerian badminton player to feature in two Olympics How disappointed are you not to have qualified for the semi-finals of The Lagos Badminton Classics?  It was sad to lose in […]

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has extolled the virtues of the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima on the occasion of his 57th birthday. Senator Barau, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, said the Vice President, who was born in Maiduguri, the Borno State […]

The new Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has admitted that she is a corps member following the call for her removal over her active status in the scheme. Musawa insisted that she had not broken any part of the laws of the National Youths Service Corps in a statement titled, “My […]