FIFA, Nobel Prize, British Prime Minister, Theresa May, and others on Wednesday joined the world to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 100th posthumous birthday. Taking to Twitter, lovers of the apartheid activist have been sharing photos, quotes and wishes for the legendary statement,…
Mandela lecture: 5 things Barack Obama said (BBC)
Barack Obama has used his first high-profile speech since stepping down as US president to take swipes at “strongman politics” and politicians’ disregard for the facts. His comments are seen as thinly veiled criticism of the current US administration’s use of…
2019 polls to cost N242bn, Buhari tells National Assembly (Punch)
President Muhammadu Buhari has presented a supplementary budget to the National Assembly in which he sought the approval of N164bn out of the N242bn budgeted for the 2019 general elections. Buhari said the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies…
* Monitor children during holiday —LASG (Punch) * Ambode congratulates ex-IG, Smith’s confirmation as chairman police service commission (Vanguard)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JULY 18, 2018 Monitor children during holiday —LASG (Punch) The Lagos State Government has called on parents to monitor their children, during the long holiday, saying there is going to be an increase in the…
Men are scum… except for Dangote and Otedola-Viola Okolie
Confusion is an average Nigerian woman. First, we all pretend to know what we want; then we realize that what we want may not really be what we want as in: it was what we wanted a few minutes ago,…
Thugs warn Melaye not to enter Kogi (ThisDay)
Some unidentified political thugs have warned Senator Dino Melaye not to enter his home state, Kogi, threatening to attack him. In a swift reaction, Melaye said he had formerly informed the police command of his coming to the state to…
Ekiti election: SERAP urges INEC to probe alleged vote-buying (Punch)
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project on Tuesday, urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to investigate and prosecute perpetrators of alleged vote-buying in Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti. Executive Director of the organisation, Mr Adetokunbo Mumuni, said in a statement…
Fayemi gets Certificate of Return Wednesday (Nation)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will present the Certificate of Return to the Ekiti State governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday. The deputy governor-elect, Chief Bisi Egbeyemi, will also receive his Certificate of Return at the ceremony. The ceremony…
2019 polls to cost N242bn, Buhari tells National Assembly (Punch)
President Muhammadu Buhari has presented a supplementary budget to the National Assembly in which he sought the approval of N164bn out of the N242bn budgeted for the 2019 general elections. Buhari said the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies…
ExxonMobil Lagos hq shut by protesting workers (Vanguard)
The Lagos headquarters of ExxonMobil has been shut down by the company’s workers’ unions over the sacking of 860 spy police without entitlement. The workers besieged the office of the oil company, protesting the sacking of workers, mainly Nigerians, on…