Give the right man the job and you can jump into the bed and sleep peacefully and soundly. That is exactly what is happening in the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, where man about town, Mr. Folly Coker, is now in charge. The gentleman who understands entertainment like the back of his…
The leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, a group propagating the spread of Shi’te Islam in Nigeria, Ibrahim Elzakzaky, has been arrested by Nigerian troops, following a siege on his Zaria residence, PREMIUM TIMES can reveal. A credible source in the sect’s hierarchy also told PREMIUM TIMES that a top leader of the movement,…
The Nigerian Senate is currently on the verge of illegally buying various brands of exotic vehicles for use by its President, Bukola Saraki, and the 108 other senators, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report today. The cars will cost taxpayers an estimated N4.7billion that could be spent on vaccinating newborns and save them from dying or…
Winners have emerged in the fifth edition of the UBA Foundation National Essay Competition for Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria. In a keenly contested competition, Miss Emediong Uduak Uko, a 15 year old student of British Nigerian Academy, Abuja, won the coveted prize of N1m education grant. Emediong emerged the winner from over 3,326 entries…
Dr Muiz Banire is a well-known political figure in Lagos where he served the state in the capacity of Commissioner for Transportation before he was moved to the Ministry of Environment. While in these ministries, he established and piloted many agencies. One of them was LASTMA that helped tame the monster called traffic in the…
You are here. Quietly on this Wall. Worrying about my cholesterol, blood pressure and other stuff. Happy that I am still standing whenever I come to your clinic for my full check up. I’ve had near misses. And you’ve warned me about total life change – especially diet. It helps that you are from my…
…Counsels Residents Against False Alarm The Lagos State Government on Wednesday warned residents to desist from holding open processions during the yuletide season, urging them to limit such gatherings to the enclosure of the venue. Briefing Government House Correspondents shortly after an emergency State Security Council meeting, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni,…
· APC chieftain arrives Ooni’s coronation in Lagos State’s newly acquired security surveillance helicopter There is something suspect about the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s mantra of ‘Change.’ It brings to mind the practiced trickery and sleight of mind of the impenitent con-artist. Now that the elections have been lost and won, the APC manifests as…
BARELY 72hours after the conclusion of the supplementary governorship election in Kogi state, the deputy governorship aspirant to the Late Abubakar Audu, Abiodun Faleke who refused to deputise Yahaya Bello who succeeded late Audu in the election, on Tuesday, showed up in the House of Representatives, where he took part in the legislative business of…
