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Abuja residents applaud Glo for bursting stress with Laffta Fest… Residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja last weekend eulogised telecommunications giant, Globacom, as its stress-busting flagship comedy show, Glo Laffta Fest, hit the capital city. The event which held at the Old Parade Ground in Garki, was witnessed by a capacity crowd which came from all the nooks and crannies of the FCT and as far as neighbouring Nasarawa State. Excited residents attested to the fact that in the more than three decades existence of the Abuja landmark, only very few corporate organisations had achieved the feat that Globacom…

VP receives Bangladeshi Army Chief *Countries with insurgency experiences can present credible force against terrorists Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has renewed the call for international collaboration aimed at tackling the menace of terrorism, stating that Nigeria will continue to cooperate in the global fight. Prof. Osinbajo who made the call earlier today when he received on a courtesy call to the Presidential Villa, the Bangladeshi Chief of Army Staff, General Abu Belal Muhammad, added that networking among terrorists groups has increased the need for countries to close ranks to counter the threats posed by their activities. “We are concerned…

Chelsea extended their lead over Tottenham at the top of the Premier League to seven points as Diego Costa ended his recent goal drought with a double to cap a 4-2 win over Southampton. Antonio Conte voiced dissatisfaction over his team being back in action three days on from the 4-2 FA Cup semi-final win over Spurs and Claude Puel’s Saints were sure to ask plenty of questions of them despite falling behind early to Eden Hazard’s 17th goal of the season. Puel had compared midfielder Oriol Romeu to PFA Player of the Year N’Golo Kante in the build-up to…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has approved the redeployment of 4,072 senior officers to commands across the four zones of the service. The deployment is contained in a circular issued on Tuesday in Lagos by Mrs T.M Isa, NCS Acting Assistant Comptroller-General, Human Resources Department. According to Isa, the redeployed officers are from the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Customs I to the rank of Chief Superintendent of Customs. The assistant comptroller-general said that 2,699 Assistant Superintendents of Customs 1, 227 Assistant Superintendents of Customs 11 and 441 Chief Superintendents of Customs were affected by the deployment. She added that…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday withdrew a motion before a Federal High Court Lagos for stay of execution of a judgment which unfroze the account of a former first lady, Patience Jonathan. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun had on April 6 unfreeze the account after Jonathan’s lawyer, Mr Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN), challenged the propriety of EFCC’s action. He had challenged the commission for joining Patience Jonathan in a suit, which he said, she was not a party to, and urged the court to unfreeze Jonathan’s account. Dissatisfied with the unfreezing order, EFCC had filed an application for a…

The Plateau office of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has warned manufacturers against dumping substandard goods in the markets. Mr Musa George, the State Coordinator, gave the warning on Tuesday in Jos, when he presented Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme certification to Fekaf Nigeria Limited, makers of Royal Bread and Chocolate. He also warned members of the public against purchasing goods not certified by the organisation because such goods had not met the safety requirements and were in the market illegally. George said that SON would continue to enforce stringent measures to force manufacturers to comply with approved standards, and…

Mrs Olabowale Ademola who was recently acquitted by the court of corrupt charges has resumed office as Lagos Head of Service, HOS. Ademola was charged alongside her husband who is judge. She stepped down as HOS in December 2016 as she was battling a case of corruption along with her husband, Justice Adeniyi Ademola. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC had last year arraigned the couple over allegation of corrupt practices. However, Justice Jude Okeke of the FCT High Court, Maitama, three weeks ago dismissed the 18-count corruption charges preferred against Justice Adeniyi Ademola, his wife, Olabowale and Mr…

The Lagos State Government has placed embargo on approval for construction of fuel stations in all parts of the State till further notice, while a definite action will soon be taken on indiscriminate construction of event centres across the State, Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Wasiu Anifowose has said. Anifowose, who said this on Tuesday at the ongoing Ministerial Press briefing in Alausa as part of activities marking the second-year anniversary of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration, said government had already resolved not to grant construction permit for fuel stations pending the inventory of existing ones. Responding to issue…

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he is working on transfer targets for next season, despite no confirmation that he will be staying with the club. Wenger is out of contract at the end of the season and has been offered a new two-year deal, although he is yet to announce whether he will continue. “I work until the last day of the season for the present and future,” said the 67-year-old. “Transfer targets are the future of the club and are very important.” He added: “That (my future) is secondary, what is important is the future of the club.” Wenger…

Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos State, has redeemed 57.5 billion naira ($183 million) worth of local currency bonds it issued seven years ago, it said on Tuesday. Finance Commissioner Akinwunmi Ashade said the state was paying off its debts to create space for new issuance to raise funds for infrastructure investment. He said the state has saved more than 103 billion naira in a sinking fund to redeem bonds maturing in 2019, 2020 and 2023. Lagos State, which accounts for around a third of Nigeria’s economic output, sold the bonds in 2010 to fund badly-needed infrastructure projects, Ashade said. Nigeria is…