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The crisis rocking the Actors Guild of Nigeria has taken a new dimension as the newly sworn-in chairman of AGN Lagos State, Mr. Don Pedro Aganbi and the former chairman Emeka Rising Ibeh have both alleged that President of AGN Ms. Ibinabo Fiberesima has been sending hired assassins after them. Speaking to news men in a Joint press conference in Lagos, Don Pedro Aganbi appealed to well meaning Nigerians to call Ibinabo fiberesima to order. “She has been threatening fire and brimstone fronting and flaunting the deadly Niger Delta militant Ateke Tom Police AIG Arasse and Her Excellency Dame Patience…
‘N24OM SPENT ON A SENATOR PER YEAR’ Reputable Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Robert Clark has said that the Presidential system imposed on Nigerians by former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has been the rot of this country. According to him, the system engendered a President without any inhibition, adding that besides God, the Nigerian President is the most powerful person we have on earth. “Under the Presidential system you are not accountable to anybody that is how it is run in Nigeria”, the eminent lawyer said today on Channels Television, adding that the President and the governors are holding on…
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued the timetable for the Governorship election in Anambra State slated for November 16th, 2013. According to the timetable released by the electoral umpire, activities for the election will start August 13 with the notice of election. It will be followed by commencement of campaigns by political parties in August 18th. Candidates for the election are expected to collect forms from INEC office in Abuja on 26th August. Political parties are expected to conclude primaries for the election on September 2nd and resolve all issues that would arise from the primaries. All candidates are…
Director General Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Commission (NIMASA), Mr. Ziakede Akpobolokemi today attributed the struggle for political power in Nigeria including insistence that power must be zoned to certain region to oil money which comes mainly from the Niger Delta area. The NIMASA chief who spoke at a workshop on Oil Theft in the Niger Delta put together by office of the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Chairman Presidential Amnesty Programme, Hon. Kingsley Kuku said the discovery of oil in Nigeria has led to nothing but mental laziness. “It is because of oil money that…
Law enforcement officers are known for going the extra mile when it comes to dealing with people with well known criminal records even though things might just go wrong sometimes. Wilson, a notorious criminal is shot and moved to one of the hospitals in a state of coma. He gains consciousness in mysterious circumstances, overpowered armed guards and leaves the hospital. What follows is mayhem. In connivance with his superior leader, he decides to attack Chief Steve and his family. The arrival of Mercy, a house-help sets the stage for strange occurrence in the home. Gina is hypnotised through a…
The Lagos State Governor Mr. Babatunde Fashola has ordered his aides to unseal the Park View Estate property belonging to the former Governor of Abia State, Mr. Orji Uzor Kalu. Fashola also directed that the former governor be given 14 days grace period to pay up the land use charge he is deemed to owe the state government. The order to unseal the property with the 14 days grace period was contained in a press statement issued by Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Remi Ibirogba. According to him, the attention of the Lagos State Government has been drawn…
Stakeholders in the entertainment industry have come out with a resolution canvassing for a strong database of right owners in music and related areas so as to make licensing of musical works less cumbersome. The stakeholders who met in Lagos at an event put together by the Nigerian music coalition also decided that a scheme be devised to immediately deal with the emerging scourge of unauthorized commercial offline digital download of popular music taking place across the country. A 14-member working committee was set up to work for 6 weeks with a view to articulate precise plans for addressing issues…
Lagos State government has advised real estate agents and property consultants in the state to commence their registration with the Lagos State Real Estate Transaction Department (LASRETRAD) in compliance with the law that established the department. The department under the supervision of Special Adviser on Housing, Hon. Jimoh Ajao, also implored Lagosians to patronize only qualified agents that registered with LASRETRAD urging the people to desist from patronizing un–registered agents who can run away with their hard earned money while looking for a decent accommodation. Ajao said LASRETRAD was set up by the state government to checkmate the activities of…
Lagos State Government has commended the Nigerian Police high command for sacking Sergent Chris Omeleze for demanding bribe from a contravened motorist. The Commissioner for Transportation, Comrade Kayode Opeifa said that by this act, the police authorities especially the Lagos State Command under the Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko have demonstrated their commitment to upholding the integrity of the force and showed that any act of indiscipline would not be condoned. Opeifa also said that this action should embolden members of the public to lodge complaints against any uniformed personnel knowing that it would receive the necessary attention and action…
Lagos state government has cushioned the effect of the loss of triplets in year 2010 by Mr and Mrs Olayinka Yussuf Shitta Bay at the Lagos Island maternity hospital in Lagos island with the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Naira. The couple had petitioned the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola on the incident alleging that negligence and nonchalant attitude on the part of the medical personnel at the hospital was responsible for the death of their babies between 5 and 9 hours after they were born and requested monetary compensation. On receipt of the petition, Lagos State Health…