Dr. Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor, the Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, has promised civil servants in Lagos State Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of better welfare condition if elected the state governor in the forthcoming governorship election. The governorship candidate assured that no government worker would be victimised and the existing agencies of the government would be retained and strengthened to deliver on the people-focused policies of his government. Jandor debunked...

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, of Lagos State, speaks tough, asking commercial banks to accept old naira notes from Lagosians or close down. The governor has also directed residents of the state to go ahead and have transactions with the old Naira notes, saying Lagosians should feel free to use the old notes for commercial purposes. Sanwo-Olu gave the directive in a letter he wrote and addressed to Lagosians on Monday. He said his directive on collection...

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has endorsed Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State and Senator-elect for Ebonyi South Senatorial zone, for the President of the Senate, in the tenth Assembly. A press statement on Sunday, issued by Secretary General, Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Mazi Okechuwu Isiguzoro noted that it would be fair if the Senate President in the tenth Assembly will be zoned to the South-East geo-political region. According to the statement, beyond the...

An Ibadan-based journalist, Baba Bintin, has been reported dead after he slumped on his way to work on Saturday morning. The ace radio twins, Komolafe Olaiya and Olalomi Amole announced his death on air yesterday. According to the duo, the radio presenter with Ibadan-based private radio station, Fresh FM Nigeria, was trekking from the Amuloko area where he lived to Ayefele Music House, Challenge, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, as a result of his inability to...