The Lagos State Government has urged all cinema owners to strictly comply and abide by the stipulated safety standard guiding the operation of same in the state. The Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Film Video Censors Board (LSFVCB), Bamidele Balogun, made this appeal during his working visit to some cinemas in the state, noting…
Day: June 3, 2016
Lagos Closes Ajah Roundabout June 7
**Begins Flyover Construction The construction of Ajah Reinforced Concrete Flyover has commenced. The project is being handled by Hitech Construction Company Ltd. The bridge, on completion, is expected to alleviate the traffic gridlocks being experienced by motorists in Ajah and its environs. Meanwhile, vehicular movements in and around Ajah roundabout has henceforth been disallowed from…
Lagos To Make Yoruba Language Compulsory In Schools
The teaching of Yoruba language in public schools in Lagos will soon be made compulsory, the state government has hinted. This, it said, is part of effort to restore lost Yoruba cultural value as well as preserve the custom, language and heritage of the people. The government lamented that the imposition of western culture and…
Marriage Crisis: I’m Still Going Through Tough Times—Toke Makinwa
Lagos-based media personality, Toke Makinwa, has disclosed that she is yet to get over the issues she had in her marriage in 2015. Last year, Toke’s husband, Maje Ayida, was reported to have welcomed a child from his former girlfriend, Anita Solomon. The Rhythm FM presenter, on her latest Vlog, apologised to her fans for…
Shina Peller To Shut Down Quilox
Acclaimed king of nightlife in Lagos, Shina Peller, will close down his popular fun spot tucked inside Victoria Island, Lagos, Quilox. This, according to him, is to give room for him and his team to re-strategise and reposition the hangout to a higher ground. However, the club would be reopened in July 2016, Peller disclosed.…
BREAKING: FG Orders Banks To Stop Retrenchment Exercise
Financial institutions in Nigeria have been ordered to put a halt to the mass retrenchment exercise embarked upon by some of them lately. A statement issued on Friday by Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, disclosed that this decision is coming due to issues in the industry. “Following spate of petitions and complaints from…
Buhari, Jonathan Hold Secret Meeting
Immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday night had a closed-door with President Muhammadu Buhari. The meeting took place at the Presidential Villa, but details of it were not disclosed at anxious State House Correspondents. However, there are speculations that both men discussed the renewed attacks in the Niger Delta region by the Niger Delta…
EFCC Arraigns Army General Over N8.5b Fraud
A serving military officer has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The officer, Major General Emmanuel Atewe, was taken to court by the agency on Friday, June 3, 2016 alongside three others, including the former Director General of NIMASA, Patrick Ziadeke Akpobolokemi. The two other persons are Kime Engozu and Josphine…
Giwa Chased From NFF Glass House
Members of staff of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on Friday, June 3, 2016, prevented Chris Giwa and his group from taking over the Glass House. Giwa had stormed the NFF premises in a convoy of cars and with thugs in an attempt to take over the offices of the football ruling body in Nigeria,…
6 Nigerian Meals For Your Weight Loss Regimen
No one wants to be the fat or obese person that draws the attention of everyone on every street. Almost everyone would prefer to be the one with the hot slim body, the fit one who gets a lot of compliments and followers on social media. A majority of people therefore put themselves on different…