May 2024

Soldiers kill six terrorists in Kaduna

Troops of the One-Division Nigerian Army and Operation Whirl Punch have killed six terrorists and arrested three others in a special operation in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs,…

Tinubu’s silent and unreported achievements

By Tunde Rahman But for the ministerial presentations on the achievements of the President Bola Tinubu administration in its first year, christened Ministerial Sectoral Update, which began on Tuesday May 21 at the National Press Centre in Abuja, many may…

FG commissions CNG Plant in Lagos

The Federal Government today commissioned a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) plant in Lagos. The commissioning was done by Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo at the Isolo Industrial Area, Ilasamaja in Lagos. The plant is…

Glo named Champion Telecom Company of the Year

Globacom on Saturday chalked up another deserved honour as it received the 2023 Champions Newspapers Telecommunication Company of The Year award. The award was received by Globacom at the annual award ceremony organized by Champion Newspapers Limited at the Eko…

2024 Hajj: Lagos loses male pilgrim

One of the Lagos State pilgrims for the Y2024 Holy Pilgrimage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mr. Oloshogbo Isiaka Idris died on his return from Tawaf (circumambulation) of the Holy Kaaba in Makkah on Tuesday. The painful loss was…

5 things to know about the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway

By Ifeoluwa Adebayo The Lagos-Calabar coastal highway is a massive sectional construction, aiming to be the largest infrastructure project in Nigeria’s history. It is designed by the Hitech construction company Limited, spanning 700 kilometres (435 miles) to connect Lagos with…