THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MARCH 26, 2018 Lagos senators, council chairmen endorse Ambode for second term (Guardian) All three senators representing Lagos State in the Senate have endorsed Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for a second term, citing the infrastructure projects…
Venus Williams will face British number one Johanna Konta in the Miami Open fourth round. The 37-year-old world number eight defeated 26-year-old Kiki Bertens, of the Netherlands, after saving three match points. Williams came back in style against world number…
Senator Andy Uba who is representing Anambra South Senatorial District, on Sunday, denied allegation that he forged his West African Examination Council, WAEC, certificate. The lawmaker, in a statement by his media aide, Mr. Chike Okeke, said he had consistently used…
Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has raised an alarm that certain faceless and identified persons have sworn to malign his name. Jonathan, who disclosed this through his facebook account, said that truth will surely prevail. Recall that Vice President Yemi…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said yesterday that democracy would be better off without the Peoples Democracy Party (PDP) because its leaders have failed to know when to set politics aside and stand for Nigeria. The…
Blessing Okagbare on Saturday started her outdoor season with an impressive 22.04secs in her 200m race at the Wes Kittley Invitational Track and Field Meet at the Abilene Christian University, which erased the 22-year-old previous African record of 22.07secs set…
The Indigenous People of Biafra on Sunday said Danjuma’s call that Nigerians should defend themselves against killers was belated. In a statement made available to The Punch by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, the group described Danjuma’s statement as “crying over…
A 10-year target set by the Federal Government to boost crude oil reserves to 40 billion barrels and daily production to four million by 2020 is becoming unrealistic due to uncertainties that decrease investments in the sector. Indeed, instead of…
The Peoples Democratic Party has described as undemocratic and completely unacceptable, President Muhammadu Buhari’s comment that security agencies will deal decisively with any person or group that dares to criticise the handling of security under his administration. The main opposition…
More details have now emerged showing how billions of naira and hundred millions of dollars were illegally removed from the public till by the Jonathan administration specifically ahead of the 2015 presidential elections. The information came on the tail of…
