| Mon, 6 Jul 2009 Lagos-Badagry 10-Lane Expressway Gets Support Stakeholders, including property owners, opinion leaders and traditional rulers in the over 50 kilometre Lagos-Badagry Expressway, which is billed for expansion into a 10-lane super highway, on Friday, unanimously gave the go-ahead to the Babatunde Fashola (SAN)-led sta... | Behold Kimwonder - New Pop Sensation The music scene is set to welcome a new pop diva. Fondly called Kimwonder, she has worked tirelessly in studios in USA and Nigeria to package a four track album aptly titled Right Time Party, which she solely composed and arranged. | ... | Constitution Review to Address Duration of Petitions - Ekweremadu Chairman of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Constitutional Review (JCCR) and Deputy Senate President (DSP), Ike Ekweremadu, has disclosed that current efforts to review the 1999 Constitution would address the issue of time limit for election petitions. | ... | Defection - ANPP Moves to Strip Bauchi Assembly Members of Status Speaker of Bauchi State House of Assembly, Babayo Gamawa and 17 of his colleagues, who defected to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) a fortnight ago with the state Governor Isa Yuguda, may soon land into trouble. | ... | Banks Owned Insurance Companies Not Arrogant In this interview with Patience Saghana, Alhaji Auwalu Muktari, Managing Director of Fin Insurance Plc relays the vision of the company, where it aspires to be in the nearest future and also delves into topical issues such as post consolidation reform in the insurance s... | Group Tasks Mimiko on Good Governance A non-governmental organisation, Ondo State Study Group (OSSG), has urged Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State to make good governance and respect for the wish of the people the major focus of his administration. Executive Director of OSSG, Dr. Tuyi Mebawondu-Olowu, i... | Oshiomhole Accuses LG Bosses of Withholding Deducted Taxes GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State weekend in Benin accused local government chairmen of refusing to remit into the state government's coffers various taxes deducted from their employees and contractors. | ... | Nimasa 2009 Budget to Enjoy Senate Approval Strong indications emerged Friday that the Senate Committee on Marine Transport will, within the next one week, approve the 2009 budget proposal of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) seven months into the year. | ... | 700 Motorcycles Bought for Kidnapping in Abia It has been revealed that no fewer than 700 motorcycles used for transportation in Abia State were purchased by their owners principally for kidnapping in different parts of the state. | ... | NDDC Board - Yar'Adua Means Well for Niger Delta - Princewill Chieftain of the Action Congress (AC) in Rivers State, and a member of the Niger Delta Technical Committee, Tonye Princewill, has lauded President Umaru Yar'Adua for the calibre of people he appointed into the governing board of the Niger Delta Development Commision (ND... | | |
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