The Lagos State government has marked shanties and other illegal structures in Itu-Mara in the Mainland local government area of the state for demolition. The General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Mr. Gbolahan Oki, disclosed in a statement issued by the agency’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr. Adu Ademuyiwa, on Wednesday. He said…
Daniel Bwala, the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, has described the End SARS protest as the beginning of “irresponsible protesting” in Nigeria. The End SARS protest, which took place in 2020 across major Nigerian cities, lasted for two weeks as Nigerians demanded the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a division of…
David Johansen, a singer known for his Buster Poindexter alter ego and for founding the influential punk band New York Dolls, announced Monday he has stage 4 cancer. The “Hot Hot Hot” singer, 75, was originally diagnosed in 2020 and had kept his illness private, even after it progressed to a brain tumor. However, he decided to go…
The Nigerian equities market extended the bullish trend on Wednesday with investors taking home N779 billion at the close of the day’s trading. This followed a surge in the share prices of stocks like VFD GROUP, IKEJA HOTEL, and HONEY FLOUR amongst others on the trading floor. After five hours of trading at the capital…
US President Donald Trump has dismissed Paul Martin, the independent inspector general for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), a day after his office released a report critical of the administration’s handling of the agency. The Washington Post, CNN, and other US media outlets reported on Wednesday, February 12, that Martin was informed…
