The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized some houses belonging to Senate President Bukola Saraki, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. The houses, which are located at 15a, 15b and 17 MacDonald Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, are said to belong to Saraki.…
Nigerian artist, Emediong’s ‘Lagbaja’ painting makes history at Cyprus Museum (Punch)
Nineteen-year-old Nigerian medical student, Emediong Uduak Uko’s painting of music legend, ‘Lagbaja’ has become the first African work to be displayed at the Cyprus Modern Art Museum. News Agency of Nigeria reports that Emediong is also the youngest artist and…
Lagos judiciary gets training institute (Punch)
The Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Opeyemi Oke, on Tuesday, inaugurated a training institute established to update judiciary workers on developments in the law, as well as to expose them to international best practices. Oke said the setting up of…
People who help sick actors shouldn’t publicise it – Joke Silva (Punch)
It is no longer news that many veteran actors are living from hand to mouth. Whenever they fall ill, they are always at the mercy of the public. But popular actress, Joke Silva, says she prays every day that she…
Bandits should be treated as terrorists – Security experts (Punch)
Security experts have suggested that the bandits operating in the North-West, particularly in Zamfara State and along the Kaduna-Abuja highway, should be treated as terrorists. In separate interviews with our correspondents on Friday, the experts said kidnapping for ransom was…
We are dying of hunger, say retired Lagos teachers (Punch)
Some retired workers from the Lagos State Ministry of Education have lamented the delay in the payment of their pensions. The former teachers said more than two years after retirement, they had yet to receive any communication from the government…
Speaker assures workers of govt commitment to welfare (Punch)
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has assured Nigerian workers of the commitment of government at all levels to the enhancement of their welfare. Obasa, who is also the Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State…
Banditry: FG orders northern monarchs to begin community policing (Punch)
The Federal Government has directed traditional rulers in the North to start community policing and establish local security councils in their domains to tackle banditry and other security crises in the region. The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, who met…
From Ambode, a parting gift to Lagos arts community (Punch)
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday commissioned the Lagos Theatre located in Oregun, in Lagos as part of his official visit to the state and inauguration of major landmark projects executed by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. The 400-capacity theatre is one of…
Research reveals ‘quiet corruption’ in Lagos schools (Punch)
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Trust Africa, through its Human Development Initiatives recently carried out a research on the prevalence, forms and patterns of what it described as ‘quiet corruption’ in government-owned educational institutions in Lagos State and identified how the…