Shoppers are in for more excitement as Konga, Nigeria’s foremost composite e-Commerce giant, prepares to draw the curtains on its 9th Anniversary Sale with a special edition of its monthly online auction tagged – Konga Last Price. This month’s edition…
Falana to chair 13th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture as Soyinka turns 87
The 2021 Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series will feature eight panellists to engage the theme – ‘Remaking Nigeria: Towards a secure and viable union’ on Tuesday, July 13 at NECA Hall, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos, by 1 pm (WAT), with…
Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria PMI: New order growth quickens to 17-month high in June
June data revealed a positive end to the first half of 2021 with a solid expansion recorded in the Nigerian private sector. Greater client demand in both domestic and international markets led to a sharp and accelerated rise in new…
FG commissions 46 NSIP Independent Monitors in Ebonyi State
Forty-six Independent Monitors for the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) in the Southeast Thursday received engagement letters and monitoring devices in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, reiterated the commitment…
Nwankwo emerges Lagos NIPR chairman, calls for cooperation, synergy
Members of the Lagos chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) have elected Mrs Comfort Nwankwo as the new chairman of the Chapter in the state. Mrs. Nwankwo defeated Mrs. Eniola Mayowa and Mr Jide Benson in the…
*Businessman in court for locking, beating wife (Punch)*Police raid black spots, arrest 144 male suspects in Lagos (Vanguard)
Businessman in court for locking, beating wife (Punch) A businessman, Biola Idris, has been brought before the Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Ita-Elewa, Ikorodu, for allegedly assaulting his wife. It was gathered that the victim on June 16, 2021, made…
*Lagos police warn Sunday Igboho, Yoruba nation agitators against rally (Tribune)*Lagos Yoruba Nation Rally Showdown: It must hold, says Akintoye as Lagos bans rally (Vanguard)
Lagos police warn Sunday Igboho, Yoruba nation agitators against rally (Tribune) The police in Lagos State have warned against any rally billed for this Saturday at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota. The state commissioner of police, Hakeem Odumosu…
2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize announces Kanya D’Almeida overall winner
Sri Lankan author Kanya D’Almeida has won the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for her story I Cleaned The—. D’Almeida receives £5000. The Commonwealth Foundation announced D’Almeida’s win in an online award ceremony Wednesday which featured readings from Zambian author…
Man, 30, docked for alleged child abandonment
A 30-year-old man, Gabriel Avong, on Thursday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, for alleged child abandonment. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) charged Avong with abandonment of a child, contrary to the provisions of…