Yudala Eagles, the football team of composite e-commerce company, Yudala, has once again demonstrated its growing pedigree on the pitch after pipping their consumer finance counterparts, RenMoney to a 3-2 victory in a tough encounter on Saturday, March 17th 2018.…
Buhari sends ministers to Dapchi , as Lai Mohammed says it is actually 91 girls (Vanguard)
President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday, dispatched three ministers to Dapchi to assess the true situation of events and come with updates on the development. President Buhari’s action was as a result of the release of 91 out of the 110 abducted girls…
* Training in managing time, stress (Nation) * LASG partners WHO to eradicate measles (Punch)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MARCH 21, 2018 Training in managing time, stress (Nation) Lagos State Governor Akinwumi Ambode yesterday urged civil servants to maximise their time and avoid being stressed. He enjoined them to live good lives and cope…
#BBOG welcomes release of kidnapped Dapchi girls (SUN)
The #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) movement has welcomed the release of the abducted female students of Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, in Yobe State. The group, in a statement by its Spokesperson, Sesugh Akume, however, said it would investigate the…
Parents confirm release of Dapchi schoolgirls (Punch)
Boko Haram Islamists who kidnapped more than 100 schoolgirls in Dapchi, Yobe State, just over a month ago have returned the students to the town, two parents said on Wednesday. “The girls have been brought back. They were brought in nine…
Dapchi girls reportedly released (Nation)
School girls recently kidnapped in Dapchi, Yobe State may have been released by their captors who have reportedly returned them to the town. The leader of the parents of the missing girls told our reporter that he has been told…
NURTW murder saga: Court grants bail to alleged accomplice (Nation)
An Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday granted bail to Rafiu Bashorun, 48, a.k.a. Abija, one of the alleged accomplice in the murder case of the aide to NURTW chairman, Ganiu Ayinla. Ayinla, an aide to Mr Azeez Lawal (a.k.a.…
* ‘Ambode means well for Lagosians on land charges’ (Punch) * World Water Day: Water Corporation carries out free water tests in Lagos (Vanguard)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MARCH 20, 2018 ‘Ambode means well for Lagosians on land charges’ (Punch) The Special Adviser to the Governor on Communities and Communications, Akeem Sulaimon, on Monday said Governor Akinwunmi Ambode meant well for Lagosians, adding…
Konga appoints Corporate Guru Ijogun as Chairman
Konga, Nigeria’s leading e-commerce giant, has announced the appointment of frontline corporate guru, Olusiji Ijogun as Chairman. The appointment takes effect from April 1st, 2018. Konga has dominated the news recently after its recent acquisition by the Zinox Group, Nigeria’s…
* Lagos CP probes teenager’s killing during protest (Nation) * Adeboye visits Benue, says ‘I wept when I saw people weeping’ (Punch)
THISISLAGOS EVENING NEWS UPDATE MARCH 16, 2018 Lagos CP probes teenager’s killing during protest (Nation) Lagos State Police Commissioner, Edgal Imohimi, has ordered investigation into the alleged killing of a 16-year-old boy, Emmanuel Chukwu, by the police. Chukwu allegedly…