As there are only few hours left to the Christmas celebrations, traders who deal in staple foods are raking in additional profits, as buyers troop into markets to stock food items for the season. Traders who particularly enjoyed notable patronage were those trading in frozen chicken and turkey. A visit to some markets in Iyana…
Lagos CAN Gets New Executives
The Lagos State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN has inaugurated its new set of executive members. Alexander Bamgbala was named the chairman of the new executive inaugurated on Tuesday while Emmanuel Oguntosin is the new Vice Chairman. Other members of the new executive are Israel Akindero, Secretary and Matthew Ogunyase, new Assistant…
Nigeria Has Highest Internet Users in Africa
According to data gathered by eMarkter, Nigeria now has the highest number of Internet users in Africa and it is ranked 10th in the World, with 57.7million internet users. The research also revealed that the world will have 2.8billion internet users by the end of 2014 and it will experience more growth over the next…
Lagos Commissioner of Police Orders Tight Security
Kayode Aderanti, Lagos State Commissioner of Police has directed all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and Commanders of all Police Operational and combat outfits to ensure water tight security during the Christmas Celebrations in the state. Aderanti directed that adequate attention should be paid in places like “House of worship (Churches and Mosques), parks, bus,…
LASU Denies Witch Hunt in PhD Certificate Withdrawal
Professor John Obafunwa, Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University, LASU, has denied allegations of witch-hunting in the process culminating in the withdrawal of 18 PhD certificates from some of the institutions’ graduates. Obafunwa who stated this while addressing journalists in Lagos on Monday, spoke against the backdrop of claims by the Academic Staff Union of Universities…
Ondo Former Speaker Dumps PDP for APC
Ayo Agbonmuserin, former Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for the All Progressives Congress, APC. While addressing party leaders and supporters today at the APC Secretariat in Akure, Agbonmuserin described his defection into the APC as a home coming. Agbonmuserin, who was the Speaker of the…
North Korea Back Online After Internet Outage
North Korean websites have been restored on Tuesday after hours of shutdown that led to speculations that the country’s Internet connections could be under a cyber attack. Though there has been no comment from the authorities in Pyongyang, South Korean officials and US experts reported the restoration. South Korean officials told the Associated Press that…
Algeria Army kills leader of Jihadist group
Algeria’s special forces have killed the leader of a jihadist militant group which kidnapped and beheaded Herve Gourdel, French tourist . Abdelmalek Gouri, the head of Jund al-Khilafa, and two associates were shot dead on Monday night in the town of Isser, a statement said. His group, Jund al-Khilafa (Soldiers of the Caliphate), is aligned…
North Korean Internet Down
A few days after President Barack Obama warned that the US would launch a “proportional response” to North Korea’s hack against Sony, Internet connectivity between North Korea and the rest of world suffered a major breakdown on Monday. Reports say North Korea may have come under a massive cyber attack. “I haven’t seen such a…
Essebsi Wins Tunisia Presidential Election
Beji Caid Essebsi, a veteran politician, has claimed victory in Tunisia’s first free presidential election, with exit polls suggesting he won 55.5 per cent of the vote. Supporters of the 88-year-old celebrated in the capital Tunis, yesterday. Campaigners for his rival, caretaker President Moncef Marzouki, say the results are too close to call. Official results…
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