Lagos has said it plans to hold local government elections in July. A statement by Chairman of the Lagos State Independence Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Justice Ayotunde Phillips (rtd), said election into the offices of chairman, vice chairman and councillors in the 20 councils and 37 LCDAs would hold that day. The statement reads: “LASIEC is committed to conducting a credible ... Read More »

A racially-diverse jury of seven women and five men in the Midwestern city of Minneapolis took less than two days at the end of a three-week trial to find the white officer guilty in unanimous decisions on all three charges he faced. Chauvin, 45, could be handed decades behind bars for Floyd’s May 25, 2020 killing, which sparked protests against ... Read More »

The incident occurred on March 29, 2021. Sagwak had also petitioned the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to probe the incident. Senator Istifanus Gyang (Plateau North) submitted a petition on the incident to the Senate on behalf of his constituent, Sagwak. Sagwak, had in his petition dated April 9 2021 and signed by his lawyer, Samuel Ihensekhien, accused the CCT ... Read More »

Ryan Mason has been appointed as Tottenham’s new interim manager following Jose Mourinho’s sacking on Monday. Mourinho was relieved of his duties at Spurs after 17 months in charge, just six days before he was due to oversee the team’s appearance in the 2020-21 Carabao Cup final. Mason, who had been serving as the club’s head of player development, will ... Read More »

FirstBank, Nigeria and indeed West Africa’s premier financial inclusion services provider has announced the launch of its newly designed website at https://www.firstbanknigeria.com/.  The new website is upgraded with features that are streamlined to reinforce its role in delivering seamless banking and technology solutions to its customers across the world. The website is configured with modern design and improved functionality that eases ... Read More »

Nigerians are divided over trending videos and reports about the Minister of Communications and the Digital Economy, Isa Pantami alleged ties with terrorist groups, Taliban and Al-Qaeda. But Pantami denied links to extremist views, saying criminals and other ‘entrenched interests’ are behind the attacks on him. He explained forces against the Federal Government policy of compulsory National Identity Number (NIN) ... Read More »

Shareholders of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) Plc at the weekend endorsed the payment of a total dividend of N3 per share to shareholders for the financial year ended December 31, 2020. This was at the bank’s 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos. The bank had proposed a final dividend of N2.70 per unit of ordinary share held by shareholders ... Read More »

The Supreme Court has reversed disqualification of Chukwuma Francis Ibezim as candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the December 5, 2020 by-election in Imo North Senatorial District of Imo State. In a unanimous judgment on Friday, the apex court set aside the February 6, 2021 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja which affirmed the December 4, 2020 ... Read More »

• Property owners, tenants affected by project get compensation • Rail project becomes operational next year Lagos State Government has commenced another journey towards improving mobility across the metropolis. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, flagged off the construction of Red Line of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) project, which starts from Agbado and terminates at Marina. The 37-kilometre-long rail ... Read More »

Emmanuel TV, the YouTube channel belonging to Pastor TB Joshua of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) in Lagos, has been suspended from the platform. A statement by the church on Thursday said Emmanuel TV was suspended for allegedly propagating ‘hate speech’. The announcement however led to public outcry from Joshua’s followers who vented their frustrations on social media ... Read More »