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The Supreme Court has dismissed an application filed by Patience Jonathan, wife of former president, Goodluck Jonathan, seeking to upturn the interim forfeiture order by a Federal High Court, Lagos placed on the sum of N2.4 billion linked to her. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had traced the said sum to her […]
Authorities in China have arrested almost 13,000 “terrorists” in the restive far western region of Xinjiang since 2014, the government said . The announcement was made in a lengthy policy paper again defending Beijing’s controversial “deradicalisation” measures. China has faced growing international opprobrium for setting up facilities that United Nations experts describe as detention […]
Lagos State Government, through the Alimosho General Hospital, Igando joined the rest of the world to mark the World Kidney Day recently with a free medical screening and awareness creation exercise as well as an enlightenment campaign on effective management of kidney related ailments. Speaking at the event, Dr. Jane Bakare, a Nephrologist and Head, Department […]
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), says almost 18 million people underwent surgical and minimally invasive cosmetic procedures in the United States in 2018. As was published in Medical News Today, this total means that there were almost a quarter of a million more procedures in 2018 than in 2017. Cosmetic surgical procedures have […]
SUNU Assurances Nigeria PLC, a pan African insurance company with presence in 14 African countries has sentout its deepest sympathy to the Government of Lagos state and the families of victims of the tragic building collapse which took place on Wednesday, March 14th 2019 at ItaFaji area of Lagos Island. As rescue efforts officially come […]
The death toll from Cyclone Idai continues to rise as southern African countries struggle to deal with the devastating aftermath of the torrential downpours. The powerful storm has killed at least 64 people in Zimbabwe in recent days, government officials say, while in neighbouring Mozambique the death toll has jumped to 48. Idai made landfall in Mozambique on […]
Access Bank Plc has released its audited financial results for the full year (FY) ended December 31, 2018 showing an increase of 58% in Profit after Tax(PAT)to N95.0 billion from N60.1 billion in the corresponding period of 2017. The Bank’s audited results which was released to The Nigerian Stock Exchange on Friday also showed thatGross […]
The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) announces the exit of its Executive Secretary, Mr. Akintunde Oyebode, who leaves the Fund on March 31 2019, to take up a senior role with the Ekiti State Government. Commenting, the Chairman of the LSETF, Mrs. Ifueko M. Omoigui Okauru said; “We thank Mr. Akintunde Oyebode for his work […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that work on the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport (NAI), Abuja second runway would commence as soon as the agency secures clearance from the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). He also disclosed that the project has been included in this year’s budget, hoping that it would get the […]
Survivors of the collapsed building incident which occurred on the 13th of March 2019 at Ita-Faji in Lagos Island local government area of Lagos State are stable and responding to medical treatment. This was disclosed by the Hon. Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr. Jide Idris while visiting the survivors at the General Hospital […]