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Lagos State Government yesterday commenced enlightenment campaign to educate the residents on the importance of using electronic ticketing.Speaking with Newsmen in Lagos, the Managing Director of e-Purse Systems, Mr. Dayo Aderugbo said there is need to enlighten Lagosians on the importance of the Lagos Connect Card which was launched recently by the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola in the state. He said the campaign is to intimate commuters that with their personalised cards, they could travel cashless on the various bus routes. “Apart from being a cheaper way to travel because commuters will be able to pay…
There was a slight increase in the amount of money made by the highest selling film at the Box Office this week compared with the figures churned out last week. Coming at number five this week is the film 2Guns. Distributed by Universal Pictures, 2Guns made 11.12 million Dollars after featuring in 3,028 theatres worldwide to make it to the number 5 position. At number 4 is the film Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. Distributed by Fox Pictures, that film made 14.6 million Dollars after putting up an average showing in 3,031 cinemas worldwide to get to that spot. Planes…
Governorship candidate of the Democratic People’s Party (DPP) Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru has said that his party was defeated in the last governorship election in Delta State not by legitimate votes but by invalid votes. Ogboru who spoke in Abraka, Delta State said that the party will take advantage of the visit of Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Attahiru Jega later this month to show the electoral umpire that DPP won the January 2011, adding that the votes that came from the river-rine areas were nothing but voodoo votes. “It was from these river-rine communities that…
Delectable Nollywood actress, Chika Ike who recently got the nod to divorce her husband, Tony Ebireri has opened up on why she decided to opt out of her marriage of over ten years. The pretty actress decided to open up on her Tweeter page following pressure from fans when she announced the termination of her marriage. She said she was subject of domestic violence in the past three years by her husband adding that she has worked hard to build her carrier and self esteem and that she was known as the sweetest kid on the block before she ventured…
Access Bank, which acquired Intercontinental Bank not too long ago, has laid off 160 staff. We gathered that the affected workers were sacked earlier this week for failing to meet up with target set by management of the bank under the frightening management parlance, Operation Just Cause, OJC. Sources told our correspondent that the sacked staff failed to at least 100 percent by way of profit set for them at the beginning of the year. Access bank, we are told has very aggressive management staff that set crazy and sometimes impossible targets for members of staff who are often overworked…
Two former Heads of State, General Ibrahim Babangida and General Abdulsalam Abubakar today paid condolence visit to the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola over the demise of his father , Pa Ibrahim Ademola Fashola. The two generals visited the governor at his residence in Marina. Speaking during the visit, Abdulsalam Abubakar (rtd) emphasised the need for peace and tranquillity in the country. “I keep saying that without peace there wouldn’t be any country, without peace, there wouldn’t be people and without peace there wouldn’t be means of livelihood”. Abubakar commended the governor for transforming the state, stressing that he…
The Lagos State Government has alerted its residents on ocean surges in Lekki beaches , saying danger looms in the beaches and its environs . General Manager Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, (LASEMA) Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu who disclosed this to Newsmen noted that accidents and emergencies that occurs mostly during period such as this, is attributed to the nonchalant attitude and carelessness of the people during holiday celebration. He warned Lagosians to be safety cautious and stay away from the affected areas especially, Lekki beach, Alpha beach and Elegushi Beach, urging fun seekers not to go near the beaches to…
It was prayers and tributes galore at the 3rd day Fidau prayers for Alhaji Ibrahim Ademola Bayo Fashola, late father of the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola. The event which held in Surulere, Lagos, had prominent Nigerians from all walks of life in attendance In his exhortations at the occasion, Missioner of the Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Sheik Abdur-Rahman Ahmad, called on Nigerians to shun corruption and pursuit of material possessions and positions saying such pursuits would only lead to frustration. Sheik Ahmad who spoke on’ Signs of the End-Times’, said the only valuable possession a man should seek…
Not less than 43 films were pushed into the market this week by the Film and Video Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria(FVIPMAN) with effect from Monday, August 5, 2013 . Among the films are Tears in My Heart, Love Mood, Prince Njideka, The Regent King, Making Wars, The Village Boy I Love and Game of Throne. Others are Bloody Night, Open Truth, Spirit of Royalty, Family Tears, Cross of Royalty, Nurse Club, House Without Home, Open Wound, Big Girls on Campus, Eye of the Eagle, Painful Kingdom, Dragon Lord, Sorrow in Me and Secret Romance. Also on the list…
Chairman of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, Justice Afolabi Abdul Fatai Adeyinka, rtd., has said that he has never been influence by anybody on the outcome of Local Government elections in the state. The chairman made the revelation while speaking with our correspondent in Lagos. He said there is bound to be complains about the outcome of any election, stressing that politicians in Lagos State are matured and as such see no need to influence the commission in any way. “No, I have never been influenced and in Lagos we have matured politicians. They are matured. If you look…