Roger Federer said Thursday retaining his world number one ranking is no more than a “mini-goal” as he prepares his bid to defend the ATP Miami Open title. The 36-year-old Swiss star needs to advance to the quarter-finals in Florida…
The Lagos State Government on Thursday indicated its intention to go into full-scale legal battle with the Incorporated Trustees of Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria, a.k.a. Private Sector Participation operators of waste. The counsel for the state, Adetokunbo Ladega,…
Fire gutted a section of Binukonu Ultra Modern Market, Ojota in Lagos in the early hours of Friday, destroying goods and property worth millions of Naira. This was the third fire incident at the market in three years. Previous incidents…
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MARCH 23, 2018 We’ll always reply APC lies with facts, PDP replies Lai Mohammed (Vanguard) The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has told the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government that it will always reply its lies…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has said he would not be distracted by the antics of Senator Dino Melaye, who represents Kogi West senatorial district of the state. This followed a video recently released by the senator in which…
A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), said the Federal Government had given him and a consortium of lawyers the go ahead to start legal proceedings against foreign banks that colluded with Nigerian officials to loot the nation’s treasury. Specifically,…
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Ibrahim Idris, has suspended by one month, the withdrawal of policemen attached to VIPs across the country. The suspension of the order, which was billed to be immediate, when announced last Monday, followed Idris’ meeting…
The Senate thursday confirmed the nominations of Mrs. Aisha Ahmad and Mr. Edward Adamu as deputy governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria, paving the way for the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank to hold its meeting slated…
The senator representing Ekiti South, Mrs. Biodun Olujimi, has condemned the demolition of houses in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, by Governor Ayodele Fayose. Mrs Olujimi, who is a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant, said physical development is a welcome…
CO-Chair of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates has harped on the need for Nigeria to invest in its human capital. Gates, who stressed that Nigeria has unmatched economic potential, said growth would come naturally when Nigeria maximises its…
