Massive Rural Fibre Deployment Begins In Lagos

Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in the country are engaged in a heated race to deploy broadband fibre infrastructure in unserved and underserved parts of Lagos, the commercial nerve-centre of Nigeria, BusinessDay has gathered.

MTN, Airtel, Etisalat and Globacom have all begun massive fibre infrastructure deployments across the length and breadth of the state with a view to improving the quality of broadband internet and telecommunications services and garnering more revenue.

26yr Old Graduate Murdered In Lagos, one Month To NYSC

The life of a 26-year-old graduate of Federal Polytechnic, Idah, Kogi State, Muhammed Adamu, has been cut short by hoodlums who stabbed him and dumped his corpse on Ijora Road, in the Apapa area of Lagos.

Muhammed was said to be awaiting his call-up letter for the National Youth Service Corps scheduled for November when he was murdered on Sunday evening.
A community leader in the area, who saw the body, was said to have alerted policemen at the Layeni Police Division from where it was taken and deposited at a mortuary in Yaba.

C.A.R.E Initiative Set To Empower 5000 Female Students In Lagos

Organisers of the yearly Walk Against Rape (WAR) campaign, Rubies Ink Initiative in her usual fashion is set to impact the lives of young girls through her Project Show C.A.R.E initiative.

Why We Shut Down Linda Ikeji’s Blog – Google Explains

Over weekend, Linda Ikeji was accused by a number of people of constantly plagiarizing and lifting articles from websites without giving credit to original sources.

As a result, the blog was shut down yesterday.

The action has since sparked lots of controversies as many of her fans took to the various social media pages to lament and blame ‘witches’ and ‘haters’ for the tragedy.

Jonathan Faults Sixth Richest African President Claim, Demands Apology

The Presidency on Wednesday faulted the listing of President Goodluck Jonathan by a website, RichestLifestyle.com, as the sixth richest African President.

It described the publication as another attempt to portray the President as a corrupt leader and incite public disaffection against him.

The Presidency’s position was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati.

Abati said there was no factual basis for Jonathan to be listed as the sixth richest African Head of State with a net worth of about $100 million.

He therefore demand a retraction and an unreserved apology from the website and all those who have reproduced the article he called offensive.

He threatened that the Presidency would not hesitate to institute a libel case against the authors if they failed to retract the article.

The statement read, “We have noted with consternation the listing of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan by a website – RichestLifestyle.com – as the sixth richest African President with an estimated net worth of $100 Million.

“The Presidency condemns the totally unwarranted inclusion of President Jonathan in the publication titled ‘Africa’s Richest Presidents 2014′ as another attempt to unjustifiably portray the President as a corrupt leader and incite public disaffection against him.

“We categorically assert that there is no factual basis for ranking President Jonathan as the sixth richest African Head of State with a net worth of about $100 Million.

“As is well known, President Jonathan has never been a businessman or entrepreneur, but a life-long public servant. The President has held public office since 1999 and has regularly declared his assets as required by Nigerian laws. He has had no personal income since 1999 other than his official remuneration as deputy governor, governor, vice president, acting president and president which are matters of public record.

Global Acclaim as Kwara Wins OECD Health Innovation Prize in Paris

Kwara State's Community Health Insurance Scheme secured more global acclaim on Tuesday when it won a finalist prize at the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD) Development Assistance Committee awards for taking development initiative to scale.
The scheme which entitles beneficiaries to subsidized year round basic healthcare for a N500 premium had earlier received commendation from the UN and Bill Gates Foundation for its creative approach to pro-poor health care.

FRANCHISE BATTLE ; TM LEWIN SHOPS RAIDED IN LAGOS BY COURT ORDER

Three TM Lewin franchise shops in Lagos  were  last Wednesday raided by bailiffs from the Federal High Court, Lagos on the orders of Hon. Justice O.E. Abang   concerning Suit No. FHC/L/CS/1258/2014 following an application brought by EQUIPOISE NIGERIA LIMITED AND T.M. LEWIN (NIG) LIMITED,   seeking redress from the court for breach of contact against TM LEWIN AND SONS UK LIMITED, the British shirt makers and outfitters, for itself and all class of persons engaged in the use of the trade name TM Lewin and selling T.M. Lewin products in Nigeria.

Corruption: Waziri, Ex EFCC Boss Gives Uduaghan’s Administration Clean Bill of Health

A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mrs. Farida Waziri has commended Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan for running a transparent administration.

Speaking at the maiden edition of The Sun Women Leadership Summit in Asaba, Waziri gave the Dr. Uduaghan administration a pat on the back for following due process in its financial transactions.

EX-GOV. DANIEL IN HEROIC RETURN TO PDP

...APPEALS TO OBJ TO FORGET THE PAST
Former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, together with some of his supporters from the Labour Party on Wednesday, formally returned to the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in a move to re position the party in the State towards electoral victory in 2015.  

How Taiwo Oshadipe Died, Her final moments

Last Friday, October 2, was a black Friday for family members, friends and even fans of Taiwo Oshadipe as the news of her sudden death hit the Nigerian music industry.

Taiwo was half of the singing duo, the Oshadipe Twins. At the time news of her death broke, the cause of her death was not certain, but her manager, Olu Akinsanya, has finally opened up.