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The Lagos State Government has given out 140 transformers that cost N975m to members of the State House of Assembly, ministries, agencies and parastatals to boost energy generation. Commissioner for Rural Development, Cornelius Ojelabi, at an event to mark the handover in Badagry, said the transformers were a fulfillment of ...

We had earlier announced the unveiling of Congo based VMK�s Africa designed Elikia smartphone. You can read the post here: VMK unveils Congo designed Android Elikia smartphone VMK�s Elikia smartphone has officially launched. According to the company�s C.E.O.,�Verone Mankou,�VMK wants to be for Africa what Apple is for the U.S. ...

The multi million naira Hilltop Mansion of former President Olusegun Obasanjo is presently on fire. The house located in Abeokuta is the official residence of Chief Obasanjo. The cause of the fire is still unknown

The Cross River Government spent over N1.5 billion on the going carnival in Calabar, the Chairman of the Cross River State Carnival Commission, Mr Gabe Onah, said on Thursday. Onah told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar that the money was spent on facilities and logistics for the ...

As part of cautious efforts taken to combat insecurity, the United States has warned all its citizens to avoid travelling to Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Plateau, Gombe, Yobe, Kaduna, Bauchi, Borno, and Kano states during this festive period. The United States also restricted its officials from visiting any of the 19 ...

Super eagles player and West Brom playmaker, Osaze odemwingie has been slammed with a life ban from the super eagles after he posted some insultive comments on micro blogging website, Twitter. Unhappy at being left out of the provisional 32-man squad that will begin camping in Faro this week, Osaze ...

Governor Abdul Aziz Yari’s magnificent home (You see only part of it), which he acquired a few months back, is situated on Owena Close, off Ehiopia Street, Maitama, Abuja. They say the house is worth over N500 million. His people aren’t doing so well in his state.

Pro-Gun activists in the US want outspoken CNN host and British national, Piers Morgan, deported from the country following anti-gun comments he made in the wake of the Newtown tragedy. Close to 70, 000 people have signed the petition demanding that Piers be deported immediately because according to them ‘He ...

Our president came under serious criticism from Nigerians after he posted his Christmas message on his Facebook page yesterday. See what he wrote below… I want to seize this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a merry Christmas and a happy New Year in advance. I feel the ...

3 blood brothers, a female cousin and a friend who all came from Lagos for Xmas drowned and died in the Omambala river at Umuezeanam, Anambra west, yesterday as they were swimming for fun having. God will give their families fortitude to bear the loss See picture below Share your ...

A little squeeze may be all that it takes to prevent malignant breast cells triggering cancer, research has shown. Laboratory experiments showed that applying physical pressure to the cells guided them back to a normal growth pattern. Scientists do not envisage fighting breast cancer with a new range of compression ...

Mayan scholars have updated their doomsday prophecy, and are now of the opinion that the world would end on September 3, 2015, instead of yesterday. A new critique, published as a chapter in the new textbook �Calendars and Years: Astronomy and Time in the Ancient and Medieval World� argues that ...

Two explosions rocked the northern city of Kano this morning leaving residents with fear and apprehension. The first one, which occurred at about 8:00am shattered, the Airtel office located at the Mallam Kato area within the heart of the commercial city. An hour later, our correspondent heard another explosion bringing ...

Fire is presently ravaging the Lagos head office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). An eye witness who confirmed the fire incident said both the federal and state fire fighters have been contacted but they are yet to arrive. the source also said the ...

The Europa League draw for the first round is done, and it’s thrown up some interesting ties. Zenit St Petersburg vs. Liverpool is probably the most alluring, but Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Lazio and Tottenham vs. Lyon should also be enticing contests. BATE Borisov v Fenerbahce Inter Milan v CFR Cluj ...

The round of 16 has been set, and there are more than a few interesting match-ups here. The undoubted tie of the round is Real Madrid vs. Manchester United, but there are also some other intriguing games to be played, with Shakhtar Donetsk taking on Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal facing ...

An electrical fire�was on Thursday morning�reported at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. An eyewitness said the fire emanated from some cables, which apparently melted under heat. This led to a blackout in the airport terminal while fire fighters deployed swiftly in the affected area to quench the inferno. ...

“Whilst I feel tongue tied that we are witnessing another ‘air mishap’ that has taken the lives of fellow Nigerians, I am utterly shocked to hear of the jubilation in certain Northern political quarters and muslim youths in Kaduna State. Just too too cruddy and it is beyond the fugacious ...

President Barrack Obama of the USA has been named Time magazine’s man of the year for 2012.

Principal, Ajuwon Senior High School, Ajuwon, Ifo Local Government Area, Ogun State, Rev. Olufunke Oladeojobi, has been quizzed by the police for allegedly conducting virginity tests on the pupils. �PUNCH Metro�learnt that Oladeojobi, who was described as a strict disciplinarian, by her pupils called in a nurse and jointly carried ...